The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-16
He PLANS PARADES
Col. ToIer'S Idea For Next
Years Fair.
EXHIBIT AND CARNIVAL
Matter to be Taken Up Mon
day by Association.

Col II. G. Toler returned Friday from
: tour OF the big cues which have the
oast few weeks held their annual fail car
hlvaIs His mission was entirely 10 study
she pans ana methods Of carrying out
his .dea, 10 investigate thoroughly and
Are. uily al me details Of the workings.
ana 50 thoroughly inform himself as 10
i:.te3Agenuy recommend 10 the board OF
directors OF the Fair association, as well
a. The citizens generally. similar plans for
next years entertainment Of visiting
guests. The principal points Mr.. Toler
VISITED were Kansas CITY and Omaha.
where there have been held the most
Elaborate and complete csrnivals Of any
where in the world he was present dur
ing the Priests OF Pallas carnival al Kan
kas City and made a careful study Of Al!
points. There he met and talked with the
managers Of this affair. the four costun-
srs ia charge OF The decorating, and IN
Fact every one having hand in the yearly
festival. The oae paramount feature
which he says was always apparent was
The dissatisfaction and disappointment Of
The merchants Of the city ana all classes
benefits coming from the affair OF course
the only results from such an undertaking
are indirect. There is nothing charged.
and the only revenue TO the city must
come frem the increased trade brought
by the visitors. The merchants Of Kan
sas city complain bitterly Of the poor at
tendance this year and the consequent
falling off in the trade. 1t was not half
this year what it was last. Topeka and
Sioux City also suffered losses, and Mr..
Toler's explanation for il is the simple one
Of the Omaha exposition. At Kansas City
be found an almost universal desire foT
= return to the old-fashioned pumpkin and
red apple county fair. supplemented by
some sort of special side issue attraction
Mr.. Toler is convinced after talking with
AL the mana gers and directors of the TWO
~ festivals that The winner Is big and
well planned street parade at night. His
idea for next year in Wichita is for the
usual agricultural fair with racing, fat
stock exhibits and fair ground speclalties.
and in addition some sort of an uptown
special attraction. be il a street fair or a
carnival viii parades, etc. Col Toler's
idea is to call the gathering by the sig
Princess Paraders," and these to have a
Hne parade on carnival night, Thursday
night Of fair week. The business parade,
If there is one, should come off on the
forenoon Of Tuesday. and these features
would. he is convinced, be the best win
GERS TO be suggested.
On next Monday week. at the annual
meeting, Col. Toler will present his plans
and reconme nda tons to the board of d.
rectora Of the Fair association. The rest
Of the arrangements must be taken UP by
the citizens and business men, and Nj.
Toler believes that the Commercial club
rs theZ most natural and logical organiza-
ton to make the initial movement.
Should it be determined 10 take up the
street fair plan. this could be satLsfactor-
BY arranged also. but Mr.. Toler hinted
sud very cogentiy, too. that either plan
WOULD mean a liberal contribution Of
tunds fro mthe local merchants and bust /
Ress firms. First and last. ne is con
yinced that the state or county fair /
5cheme must be maintained. here in the
6eart of an agricultural country, pu, he
is equally positive that a supplementary
plan Of extra uptown attractions would
and houd 90 hand in hand with it. With
the two together he is confident Wichita
you'd have an Influx Of out OF town vis-
itors greater than any similar undertake
mE i'm its history. For a radius Of 300
Ieues around Omaha the citizens this
year were disadvantageously affected by /
tae Nebraska exposition. but next year, /
I'll things being equal he sees no reason /
|hy this city should not put forth an ef- I
fort. and a successful one. to receive thou /
pnds Of visitors which would mean 10 the /
business interests an inestimable benefit.
Mr.. Toler has an original idea which ne /
has suggested to many OF the most prom /
.nent stock breeders. and in every in