Kansas City journal., 1897-10-11
NEXT YEARS FESTIVAL.
Somebody Suggests II Big Expo-Fair,
Not an Exposition, for the
Whole Southwest.

| For weeks before the Carnival which just
closed those directly interested in the pa
rades had discussed something along new
| lines, something bigger and better than
| ever, something with new blood and new
| ideas in 1t. though retaining the chief fea-
lures Of the attractions, for next year. Not
the slightest fault has been found with the
manner in which the festivities have been
| arranged and carried out, but the men who
| have given their time and money and have
| worked night and day to make Carnival
week success. were the ones who were
| most pronounced in their opinion that
something on larger scale must be car
ried out. if Kansas City wishes to MAIN
the matter of autumnal attractions.
suggestions without number have been
made in the direction of new attractions.
1t has been proposed to hold thirty days
exposition in the new convention hall,
which everybody hopes to see erected long
before this time next year. This sugges-
thusiasm. There is a feeling that if any
departure is to be made 1t should be on
experience with expositions has not been
SUCH as to warrant running the risk of
failnre: hali1ie. Besides the trans-MisSouri ex-
tremendous scale, and Kansas City does
not want to be placed in the light of fol-
lowing In the wake of such an undertake
ing, Tor which preparations have been go
ing on Tor year and half. 1t would
be much better that old lines were adhered
to than that this city should suffer dis
astrously by comparison in a similar under
taking.
There has been suggestion of a fair on
was made. a consolidation of a number of
enterprises which provide attractions at va
rlouS times during the fall could be effected
.a,,I F,,y tr -
would interest and engage the entire South
west, something which would be commen-
surate with the extent and magnitude of
the resources of the immense territory
if desired.
1t has been several years since anything
of this kind has been given. Several who
approve the plan say that the great South
west is sufficiently diverse in resources to
ried SHOW, No one building. would be ad-
equate to hold a representative display of
the products of the great Southwest. No
convention hall would accommodate the at
fractions which would go to make up such
an exhibition. 1t would require a number
of buildings. The mineral resources of Kan
sas and Missouri could not be adequately
displayed unless in building of their own.
An immense structure could be filled with
products , t es Of Missouri, % K Kansas @ and oRlal
homa. Such a display would interest the
people of the entire Southwest and this is
something that must be done 1t is not
enough to invite the people of the country
to look at spectacles in which they have no
part.
The horticultural interests of the great
Southwest are of sufficient interest to en-
title them to separate building, which
would have to be large in order to hold
representative display of this sort.
To great fair of this sort, lasting three
months, could be added number of i'm
portant features which are already fixed
events in Kansas City. The Mid-Continent-
al Poultry and Pet Stock show could give
its splendid exhibition during this fair,
Nx-ht trh n fhn
entire country. The Home Products show
on a grander scale than given during the
past summer would make an interesting
and appropriate part of the fair. A flower
show would prove an attractive feature
and grand concerts, musical festivals and
similar events could be arranged.
In fact, there is no limit to the possible
tiles of such fair as would draw to Kan
sources of the great commercial empire
of which Kansas City is the center. At
any rate, that is one suggestion.