The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26
THEY ARE HAPPY
DIRECTORS OF THE STATE FAIR
HOLD A LOVE FEAST.

HOLD LOVE FEAST.
Secretary smith Gives Them Full Repor
of the Work BeinE Done by the Town
ship supcrintendents - Also How tn,
Big Wholesale Merchants as Well q,
Those From the City are Sending In
Big Orders for Tickets - What thu
Horssmen Have to ssy-Partial List OF
Special Attractions.
An important meeting Of the executive
committe Of the State Fair association
was tald yesterday at the Office Of the
secretary and every member presen;
was not only encouraged, but he was
enthusiastic over the meeting this fall.
And they had much 10 cause them to
! feel as thought the hard work they had
devoted to the success of the great state
fair, without one cent remuneration for
their services was appreciated by the
people Of Southern Kansas. and that
| now they found willing hands in every
direction ready and willing to push the
great state fair meeting to a pronounc-
| ed and realistic success.
The secretary read the reports from a
large number of township superfntend-
ents, showing how the work was being
pushed in their neighborhoods and how
the action Of the executive committee
IN placing the admission for families of
for at only Is cents, and the admission
OF children under 10 years Of age free
had made every farmer in their neigh
borhood determined to attend the meet
ing. That they would not only at
tend, but were determined to make
EXHIBITS One township superintendent
said that they had corn In his town.
chip with ears that would shell peck
and were thirty-six inches in length.
while three men had raised Irish po-
ua'toes 50 large that one end could be
placed in the fire and roasted while
person sat on the other end and far
enough from the fire to keep perfectly
cool, and that IL the secretary would
grant them room enough upon the fair
grounds that they would bring the larg-
est sweet potatoes to the fair ever ex-
hfbited on earth. and want the executive
commtte to prepare plenty of room
as the farmers this year would make
travelling many mics to see.
OF course this made the executive
committee feel good. but when the sec
rotary began to read letters from the
wholesale merchants, as well as those
from the city asking that board to issue
to them blocks of tickets in punches OF
from 80 to 200 Mr.. Throckmorton could
restrain his enthuSia sm no longer, but
cried out: "Amen!" and the big tears OF
gratitude stood out in bold reflection
upon the weather-beaten cheek of Presl-
dent Powell, and Dr. Johnson gave O
grin that was simply immense and show
ed that William j. Bryan was not the
only man Of prominence who had ar
large mouth
''They are all coming" said Secretary |
Smith, "and I want to tell You, gentle |
men, that have secured some of the |
finest attractions that were ever given |
upon the fair grounds of any state in |
the Union. The horse men are simply |
carried away with the prospects of the |
next Kansas fair and they are not only |
coming with the hopes Of earring away |
the purses, but to break records. They |
an realize that the track here is one Of |
the best in the world and with the work |
that is being done on 1t this year 1t will |
not only be one of tine best, but the
fastest. wish you could hear them
talk.
'I have also secured Prot. Simpson,
the greatest aerenaIt in the world, who
win not only make balloon ascensions
each day of the fair, burt when the bal
DON Is a thousand feet In the air the
the professor will be shot from cannon
and descend in his parachute.
81 fSo SAc1Yre1 prof Nash fte \. |
EST horseback rider IN the world. who
has trapeze hoisted upon four horses
and will give trapeze performance
while the horses are at full speed. He
has company With him, and those
who attend the fair win simply see the
greatest riding on earth. There viii be
shariot races, and, and,-well, just wait
md see how the 20. 900 people who attend
he fair go Wild over the specialties
hat Will be given"
THIN the board got down to business
ma the secretary was kept busy making
notes Of what would transpire They
!rst changed the rules 80 that an reco-
DIS made after Sept. /, would not inter
ere with the horses entering the races
n the classes 30 which they were entitl-
ID at that time: thai 8 per cent should
'e paid when the entry was made and
PER cent the evening previous to the
ace; they ordered Autographs and
greed TO secure " P McNair for starter
provided he would leave the coast AMI
they could not secure him that o. P.
Ipdegraf of Topeka would be the nan. |
II. johnson promised 10 put up a good
nd sufficient bond that he would give
he association good weather all week.
The railroad fare Is an assured fact and
happier body of men than the direc-
ors of the State Fair association were
yesterday 1t would be hard to find.