The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-02
FOR INDIANAPOLIS DAY.
A Letter to Be sent Manufa cturers
and Business Men.

Chairman McGettig gan, of the state fair In
dianapolis day committee to arrange for the
closing of the manufactures and business
houses on Wednesday, Sept. Is, and Messrs.
Carnahan and Merrifield of the committee
held a meeting yesterday afternoon. The
gentlemen all reported satisfactory prog
ress. The Atlas engine works and the Par
ry Cart Company will close their factories
and the committee has received information
that the shops of several of the railroad
companies will close on the afternoon of the
day designated and give their employees an
opportunity to attend the fair and witness
the great Star Pointer-Joe Patchen race
arranged for that day as a special attrac-
ton for Indianapolis people. as wei as the
general exhibit, which is to be especially
good.
The committee decided upon the following
communication which is to be addressed
to every merchant and manufactures in the
1--WE, the undersigned committee. repre-
senting the committees appointed by the
Board of Trade, the Commercial Club and
the press of the city of indianapolis, beg
to state that the object OF our appointment
was TO request the Governor OF Indiana,
mayor of the city, the Board of Public
Works, the banks, manufacturers, whole
sale houses, railroad shops and freight de-
partments street contractors and the retail
houses TO arrange for a half holiday Tor
their various employees on Wednesday art
ernoon Sept. 10, commencing at II m. mis-
is INDIANAPOLIS day for the state fair. We
make this request, believing it is right and
proper that the employees OF the various IN
situations mentioned above should pe gwen
at least one half holiday TO enable lnem
to attend the state fair; we DO not believe
that this is asking too much as the capital
cities of other States invariably give one
full day of their state fair. The programme
arranged by the fair association Tor INDIAN
apolis day is practically limited TO con-
test between the CITIZENS OF 1nuldnalolis.
To this is also added one OF the greatest
pacing racing events that has ever occurred
in the United States-a pace between the
two great PAGERS, Star POINTER, 'ogt4 (ln5ue
last week. and Joe Patchen, 2:Ol12. The
fair association deserves great credit Tor
its indianapolis day programme, Whlcn
the capital city. The indianapolis day
entertainment would do credit 10 any State
fair association in the country. IA view
of this. and in order that indianapolis, the
CAPITAL city of the State, will not be behind
her sister cities in the encouragement or
her state fair, we sincerely trust tnat your
answer of the inclosed postal card Will be
favorable so that We Will be enabled TO
nut YOU in the list of those desiring 10 be
reported as closing on that day
Governor Mount and Mayor Iaggart were
both called upon by the members of the
committee and both approved OF tne eIQrts
OF the committee. and both stated that they
would give their hearty support 10 the
half-holiday movement. Governor Mount
will do all that IS possible Tor nm 10 60
In Securing the closing of the state offices
upon NJ that day, and Mayor Taggart said
that the afternoon OF Sept. 10 would be con-
sidered half holiday by the CITY, SO far as
Chairman McGettgan said yesterday:
"A list will be furnished the daily papers
each day of business firms and maaufac-
turing concerns who will accede TO the re-
quests of the commercial bodies OF the
city through the committee appointed.
These will be published, showing the spirit
of the business men to boom the interests
of the city We hope 10 get the consent
Of an the railroads centerlng in the city TO
close their shops and freight houses so far
as possible on this one afternoon.