The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-22
THEY'LL BE HERE.
The People Will Pour Into To-
peka By Thousands
Next Week, and By Tens of
Thousands.
COACHESARE ORDERED
Already In Great Numbers By
Special Parties.
Sixty Extras on the Santa Fe
and "a on Rock Island.
THELOWEST ESTIMATE
Made By Railroads Is That
They VIII Haul
Forty Thousand People to To-
peka Next Week.
Already In Great Numbers By
Special Parties.
Sixty Extras on the Santa Fe
and "a on Rock Island.
THELOWEST ESTIMATE
Made BY Railroads Is That
They Will Haul
Forty Thousand People to To-
peka Next Week.

Twenty thousand old soldiers and at
least as many more of their friends are
coming to Topeka's big FAN Festival
and State Reunion. Forty thousand
visitors is the minimum estimate and
the attendance may reach 10000 more.
Nothing ever happened in Kansas
which attracted the public attention as
Topeka's Fall Festival is now doing.
Even the grand old state fairs or re-
unions of the earlier days of the city,
which were attended from all parts OF
the state, Will fade to a mere speck in
Importance when compared with the
Festival week. It will be the one big
celebration so far in the history of
Kansas. and is something for which
the people of Kansas have waited for
years.
Conventions of secret organizations
throughout the state this fall have been
neglected, and county fairs and minor
festivals and reunions proven more or
less unsuccessful And why? Because
the people of the state are saving their
money to come to Topeka's big show
and enjoy the week of festivities,
pageantry. tournaments and fun.
The festival week will be a red letter
one for the railroads running into To-
peka- At the general passenger offices
of the Santa Fe and Rock Island, where
the western business of the roads is
handled. all other business has been
laid aside and with few exceptions
every letter dictated is concerning the
Topeka Festival. Inquiries have been
made and are still being made from all
points in the state, in Oklahoma, and
from parts Of Missouri, Iowa and Ne
braska, and hundreds of letters of this
nature lie stacked on the desks.
The work of distributing extra
coaches at different points for the ac-
cOmmOdatiOn of those who will come to
Topeka has already been commenced,
and it is not at all improbable that
every extra railway coach in the state
will necessarily have to be placed in
service.
w J. Black, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Santa F7e, said to-
day: I'VE have already placed about
80 coaches, and the work is only COM
mencing. At least twice that number
more will be placed before we get
through. Everything is Fall Festival,
and I have been compelled to drop all
other business"
Major T. J. Anderson, assistant gen
era1 passenger agent of the Rock Is
land, said: "Seventy-seven extra
coaches have been placed at our dispos-
al and every one will be needed. Topeka
people don't realize what a crowd win
be here"
The coaches already distributed by
the Santa Fe have been placed at Gar
den City, Dodge City, Wichita, Win
field, Arkansas City, Hutchinson, Cot
tOnwood Falls, ,Burlingane, Ottawa, Bur
hngtOn, Olathe, Atchison, Coffeyville,
Cherryvale, Pittsburg and Girard.
Special trains will be run from Newton
and intermediate territory and Ottawa
and intermediate territory.
The Rock Island road already has
placed coaches at BelIeville, Smith Cen
ter, Phillipsburg, Horton, Clifton, Sa-
bethas Wichita, Caldwell, Hutchinson,
Herington, Marion, Clay Center, Clyde,
Salina and st. Joe. Special trains win
be run from Salina, Sabetha and ST.
Joe.
The Union Pacific has distributed ex-
ira coaches at points along the line in
northern and western parts of the
state and viii run special trains from
BelOit, Junction City and other points.
An arrangement has also been made to
attach extra passenger coaches to west
bound freight trains leaving this city
at night to accommodate visitors re-
turning to their homes.
The Missouri Pacific has placed extra
coaches at CoffeyviIle, Chetopa- Pitts
burg, Fort Scott, Garnett, Council
Grove and Osawatomie and will run
special trains from Fort Scott and in
termediate territory and Osawatomie
and intermediate territory.