The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-26
HERE'S THE TALK
Bank President BOnebrake Says
That in Five Days
He Can Raise All the Money
Needed
FOR FALL FESTIVAL
If He Be Allowed to Select His
Assistants.
Santa Fe Celebration Has Not
a Single Opponent.
PRESIDENT E.P.RIPLEY
To Be in Topeka Tomorrow and
His Consent
Is Expected for the Big Jubi-
IatiOn.
If He Be Allowed to Select His
Assistants.
Santa Fe Celebration Has Not
a Single Opponent.
Observation-Disclosures
To Be in Topeka Tomorrow and
His Consent
Is Expected for the Big Jubi-
IatiOn.

President P. I. Bonebrake of the Cen
trail National bank is satisfied that the
Festival Will be bigger and better than
ever. and he does not apprehend any
difficulty in raising the money.
ALLOW me TO select the men to as
sist me- said Mr.. Bonebrake to Jour
nal reporter, "and we can raise all the
money necessary in five days"
I suppose that the money does come
hard because people are hard up, but it
can be raised. The Fau Festival will
be held; have no doubt about that
w no says there will be no Festival
this year? I do not believe it is any
one who has the best interests of the
city at heart. L have seen no one who
said that there should or would be no
Festival I believe that everything viii
work out all right"
Chairman Greenwald of the Finance
Committee says that the work of can
vassing for funds will be commenced
very soon
L am not blue about the Festival
said he. There are a great many peO-
pie who DO not seem to appreciate that
We are working without pay and for the
good of the Whole city The last time
we We're out We encountered several
people of that kind and of course we
felt somewhat depressed. I believe that
when we start out again everything
win be all right"
Last year We naQ MAYOR ANDERSON
to help US secure subscriptions, but this
year he has not been able to do much.
Secretary DOran was also an active
worker, but he has quit and the natural
result is that we are somewhat thandi-
capped.
Il have never had any doubt about
the success of the Festival this year,
but more of the business men in the
city should take an active part in the
work of the Committee of Fifteen. This
is one OF the things that should be pass
ed around
President Fellows of the Committee
of Fifteen says that the Committee
will be ready to do its share of the work
If the people Will do theirs.
Il have the utmost faith in the Fes-
tiVal this year" said Mayor Fellows.
Some members of the Committee have
been somewhat discouraged. but be-
leVe that everyone feels better now
and will be ready to get down to work.
Following are some of the comments
of. the people on the approaching Fes-
tiVal:
John W. Shaffer. agent Barber As
phalt cOmpany-Im getting all the
pavements mended up in shape for the
Fall Festival It will be a bigger one
than last year and we want the streets
TO look as nice as possible for the thou
sands of people who viii come from all
over the state to the Festival.
Police Judge W. z. AtchisOn-It was
a wonderful success last year and we
ought to have a bigger Une this year.
I think Topeka people will do 50.
hear from all over the state that lots of
people are coming to celebrate with US.
Let the good work go on.
f, S. McCHntock-The Festival has
been so largely advertised and the mat
ter has been so thoroughly agitated
that it would be a pity not to give the
Festival. The people OF the state are
expecting it, and there ought to be no
doubt in anyOne's mind as to the ad-
vantages of such a thing. It helps ev-
eryone. Yes, we viii have a large eel
ebration this year. You can depend on
that.
Frank Ellison-We'H have a big Fes-
tival and a big time. Don't you forget
that. The people want a Festival and
the state will support it.
A X. ROdgers-Of course there will
he a Festival Who said there Wouldn't?
DO you suppose these people who are
opposing it are really in earnest?
President Ripley of the Santa Fe is
expected in Topeka tomorrow, accom-
panied by Paul Morton third vice pres
ident. to attend the rate conference be
fore the state board of railroad COM
missiOners. While here an effort will
be made by the local officials of the
Santa Fe to enlist these two gentlemen
in the proposition to celebrate the 25th
anniversary of the completion of the
road in Kansas in connection with the
Fall Festival
c. s sutton, auditor of freight re-
Ceipts, said today:
Z sincerely hope the plan will be
successfully carried out. A celebration
of the kind proposed would bring hun
dreds. perhaps thousands. of people to
Topeka who would not otherwise come
Such q celebration would help the town
What helps the town helps the state |
and whatever aids in promoting the
welfare of the state certainly adds ma
terial benefits to the Santa Fe
1T seems to me that this is in reality
the proposition which we are confront
ing Assistance from the company
combined with the effort which will be
made by the people of Topeka. in my
opinion, would make this feature of the
Festival a. great success
I s. Lauck. auditor of disbursements.
is in sympathy with the idea and
pledges his individual effort towards its
support. He said today:
Il believe that the plan to have the
silver anniversary celebration is a good
one. and unless it should not be sane
toned by the management of the COM
pany, hope that it will be a success.
However. the president and other
officers are usually willing to aid in
such enterprises as Will benefit the
company as well as the locality in
which the road is operated. I am in
cIined to the opinion that no objection
will be made"
f. T. Cartilage, tax commissioner for
the company, said:
THE Santa Fe celebration as pro-