The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-20
Is Proposed As a Feature of the
Fall Festival
Objection to 1t Made That 1t
Is Old.
MANY TOWNS HAD IT
This Summer and Fall But
None in Kansas.
Commercial Club Discusses
Other Matters.
MANY TOWNS HAD 1T

The Topeka Commercial club has
started a movement to hold a street
fair next year as part of the Fall Fes-
tivaI. The Committee of Fifteen was
formally extended an invitation at the
meeting of the club Wednesday even
ing to meet with the Commercial club to
discuss the project
John r. Mulvane, president of the
Bank of Topeka suggested that the
club could employ its time in no better
way than by discussing plans for
street fair. They have been tried sue
cessfully in the east. First in PennsyI-
vania and Ohio and in Illinois they have
been successfully given. It would be
something new and I believe would
prove an excellent feature
Matt. J. Anderson said;"I see no rea-
son why street fair could not be made
q success. I believe that it is entirely
feasible to have street fair in To-
peka- Kansas avenue should be closed
to vehicles, but the street cars should
be allowed to run. ] let the local COM
Inittee go to a merchant and ask him if he
viii erect a booth in front of his place
OF business at the edge of the sidewalk
on plans furnished by the committee in
charge If he will do so, all right. but
If he does not care to do so the COM
mittee can sell the space to some one.
BY this means we can get enough mon
ey without asking any one to contrib
ute a cent. There should be space set
aside for d Midway. That could be on
Quincy street and at one end of the
street there might be held a stock show
or something of the kind
County Treasurer H. NJ. Philips said:
Il notice that the members of the Com
mittee of Fifteen say there will be 10
vacancies on the committee to fill I
take that to mean that the Fall Fes
rivals will be given up. I do not be
ueVe that would be a wise thing to do
and if we can have a street fair as sug-
gested it would be a good thing
Z W Benedict: Topeka always does
startling things. Can't we get some
thing new. This is an old idea that
has been tried even in Oklahoma
John r. Mulvane: 1T is new here.
1t has never been tried in Kansas and
would prove a novelty and great draw
ing card and understand that is what
the people want"
On motion of Capt. H. NJ. Philips an
invitation was extended to the Com
anittee of Fifteen to meet with the club
TO discuss the street fair proposition.
WaterwOrks Election.
The Commercial club will investigate
the waterworks proposition.
The election is only three weeks off
but the question viii be discussed by
the club, nevertheless.
The suggestion that the club investi-
gate the matter had been placed on the
calendar at the suggestion of one of the
members whose name was not given.
man, asked the members of the club
whether they cared to discuss the Ques-
ton.
S. H. Downs said. '"This Is a very
important matter. We should not do
anything rashly. This election involves
the expenditure of a large sum of mon
ey and we should know what we are
about
z. W. Benedict said: ct think that
the most important thing is to see that
the people get out and vote am
afFT
waterworks and I believe this club
ought to make it a point to get the
people out at the election"
John r. Mulvane: 1--WE should be
careful and not make a mistake Kan
sas City owns its own WaterwOrks and
the rates are higher than they were be-
fore and understand that there is a
great deal or dissatisfaction on that &C
count do not wish to be understood
as being opposed to the city owning the
waterwOrks- I think that the city can
make some arrangement to get the wa
terwOrks by purchase. I believe that
can be arranged but we all know that
the city does not want two waterworks
systems"
How about the telephones ?'' asked
Otto Kuehne.
7 have always been in favor of the
government owning the telephones" re
piled Mr. Mulvane, land I am still in
favor of it. I think that is the proper
method to conduct the telephone sys-
tenn"
On HlOIlOn OF = h. Downs the chair
man was instructed to appoint a COM
mittee OF three to report on the water
works proposition at a special meeting
of the club. Chairman Greenwald
named S. H. Downs, z. w. Benedict
and A W. Dana as the committee.
Annual Musical Jubilee.
The Topeka Commercial club will try
to help inaugurate an annual musical
jubilee next spring and a committee to
prepare a report was appointed as fol-
lows: T P. Gully, NJ. c. Holman and
w. F. Roehr.
The matter was brought up by Mr.
Gully who said that there was no rea-
son why Topeka should not hold
musical festival every year He thought
1t should be held in the spring. AN at
tempt was made last fan to hold one"
said MI Gully, but it was nothing but
an attempt. 1t however shows one
thing and that 1t that Topeka can make
success of musical jubilee The
Hutchinson jubilees have been success
full from the start
Major Anderson: Ct understand that
the Hutchinson jubilee is run on the