The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-15
FAMILIESHAVE WON
STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION GRANTS
THEM REDUCED RATES.

It Was Decided Yesterday to Grant Family
Tickets at the Rate of 25 Cents Each to
Families of Four-Executive Commit
tee Also Lets q Number of Contracts
List of Men Who VIII Exhibit Herds of
Cattle at the Coming Fair, Which win
be the Largest Ever Shown Upon Kansas
soiI-Swine Exhibit More Than Double.
The proposition to sell family tickets
IF admission TO the state fair at the rate
IF Is cents was carried yesterday at
meeting of the executive board. IhiS
has been a proposition long asked 1or
BY the farmers who claimed That they
eould not afford to attend the fair on &C
count of the price of admission. 1t was
held yesterday that the increased at
tendance by the reduced rates wouid
tully repay the management for the re-
6uction and when they realized that
fhey could not only attend the greatest
ttate fair ever held in the state, but they
could meet all their friends within
radius of 100 miles on account OF the
rhcap passenger rates, that there would
not be a farmer in the county who would
hot attend and bring his family.
The meeting of the executive board
Fras a very enthusiastic one and they at
pnce began arrangements for entertain
ing the great crowds. They have Sc
pured the greatest attractions and have
fully decided that this meeting shall be
made OF special interest to all farmers,
and by the reduced family rates, which
are made good for all families of fouri
the crowds will be here and the farmers
of southern Kansas will join hands with
the management in making the Kansas
state fair a farmers fair instead OF SIM
ply racing course.
OF course the races are not to be
overlooked and liberal purses have been
hung up and will be contested for by the
best f1orses-in the country, and lovers OF
the speed ring will have their enthuSl-
nsm stirred TO the highest pitch.
Contracts were let yesterday for the
building of eighty new stalls; two ex-
ira clerks were engaged to send out the
premium list in answer to the thousands
of letters which have been sent asking
that they be sent. A committee was ap-
pointed to secure Autographs and extra
advertising matter, and force of men
were set to work to clear the grounds
md make them ready for the fair
AS an indication of what win be on
the grounds which will attract the in
terest and admiration of lovers OF fine
stock, the following have already sent
their orders to the secretary for the COM
Ing fair. which were found on the books
yesterday:
G. W. Harlan, Otterville, No.. Here
Fords.
Sunny Slope Stock farm, Emporia, |
Herefords-
r. oliver Dearborn, Mo-, Jerseys.
o. ]. Seton, Wichita, Jerseys.
Fred L. johnson, Wichita, Jerseys.
]. D. Stodder, Burdin, Shorthorns.
Elm Beach Stock Farm, Wichita, |
Shorthorns.
W. P. Harmed, Buncelon, No. Short
horns.
Maxim, Brothers, Florence, Herefords, |
Peter Sims, Wakomus, Shorthorns.
w. II. Miller, Baynesville. Jerseys.
Windsor Brothers. Garden Plaine,
Gerefords.
]. C. Hyde, Sunnydale. Shorthorns
West & Duncan, Windsor, H., Here
fords.
HOGS.
L. H Malson, Kechi, Poland China.
w. H. Wren, Marion, Poland China
w. S. Sims & Sons. Wichita, Chester
Whites.
Irwin Stratton, Wichita. Poland China.
Elm Beach Stock Farm, Poland China
Sunny Slope Stock Farm, Poland
China, Berkshire and Chester Whites.
R. l.. BIodgett & Son, Beatrice. Neb.,
Poland China, Berkshire and Chester
Whites.
P. A Pearson, Kinsley. Poland China.
J. T. Koppenberger. Panatosa, Po-
land China.
Bailey Brothers. Calispa, Poland
China
Dawson Brothers, Endicott, Neb.,
Poland China, Chester Whites and Berk-
shires
Robert Cook. Wichita. Poland China
K. n. Freisen. Halstead. Poland
China.
H w. Cheney. North Topeka, Po-
land China.
w. A HILL Bolton. Mo-, Poland China.
j. NJ. Weisch, Luclide, No, Poland
China
VIM Mcclure, Haven. Poland China.
]. 2. Hogeland, Whiting, Poland
China.
j. E Risk. Weston. Mo-. Poland
China
j. f. Risk. Weston, No. Poland China.