The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-03
The Wichita Street Fair
and Carnival will be
held October 10, ~, 70,
10, 40 and Al.

The meeting settled down to business
promptly and despatched everything as
rapidly as possible. Many important mat
tiers had to be discussed and disposed Of.
Nearly dozen committees were suggest
ed and their appointments ordered.
The all important question, the settling
Of the date Of holding the Fair and Carni-
val was disposed of and the date fixed
for the week beginning October 1s and
continuing for six days.
Several additional representative busi-
ness men were selected to act on the exc
cutive committee Of fifty as It will be
known when completed.
President Cohn was authorized by
vote TO select the balance Of names to
complete the full committee when it will
be published In full. A committee Of sew
en- will be selected today who viii act on
ways and means. Other committees will
also be selected as follows: Auditing,
county, building and contraction, decor
alton and press.
The question OF locating the Fair and
Carnival was discussed for some time
but was finally continued until the next
meeting when a committee will probably
be appointed to select a suitable street forS
holding the fair on.
The county committee will be composed
Of FIVE who will see to the interesting of
the farmers In every one Of the IS town
ships and endeavor to have each town
et,f T., -,
ducts Of SedgFick county.
The advertising committee will be com
posed OF four persons one Of which will
be the secretary.
The building and construction committee
will be composed Of five persons.
The decoration COMMITTEES win have
three members.
The press Committee will have three
members.
The ways and means committee win be
made up OF seven persons.
Auditing committee will have three
members. Transportation committee three
members.
These committees will take a large
amount OF detail work OF the hands of
the secretary and give to him as we'll
large assistance.
The various soliciting committees re-
port generous subscriptions on the part
OF the citizens and a great deal of work
ahead Of them yet. They hope TO be able
TO complete their work by the end OF the
week when the sum Of s.. 900 is expected
will have been raised.
The headquarters of Secretary Lock
wood has been established at the Com
mercial ~. where he can be seen at
anytime between the hours Of 2 a. m. and
5 p. m. The secretary will be pleased at
all times to give what information he
has at hand 10 those who may be inter
estsd in the movement on the part OF WI
chita to hold the best and biggest fair
and carnival including a midway attrac-
ton. ever given in any city in this South
western country, and everything Is going
with a whoop. The necessary money will
soon be raised. Il is now over $500 and
will be $4,000 by tonight IL the committee
Is assisted in their work by quick and
generous response. from those who viii
be called upon today to subscribe. The
names az those who have already been
seen and signed the subscription blanks
are as follows:
Wallenstein & Cohn ......................S10 800
George Innes & Co.......................19 l
Ben Eaton .-......................... f) !
Mahan Supply Co......................... 2 .
Jet & Wood. ............................ %
]. Gross & Co...-............-....... n
Union Mills -........-.-........-....-. p
Eagle ......................... o.
.. Haythorne ....-..-........-.....-...... .
Fourth National Bank .................. p
Wichita Produce Co ..................... =
Kansas National Bank .................. q /
;. +. Moves & Co.. ........................ . l
Z. II. Frost ..................-..-..... In
Jack Davidson ............................ 1o1 !
Casey & GRrst. ............-.....-.......-. 81 I
Wichita Wholesale Grocery Co... 80 /
Lehman-Hisgiusou Grocery Coz. 81
MuSSeif1an Bros ........................-. q /
H. J. Roy ..-.--...................... - I
]. w. Tapp ............................ 9
J. Goldsmith ............................ . 1
Barnes & Newcomb ................. q /
Whine & Whine a5 I
Chartes Lawrence .....................s.. q 4
PARROT q sons. ..s-..................... g /
Davidson q Case ...s..........s.........S
c. W. Southwark ......................... 8
Peter Getto ..-.......-..-.......s...... 8
Tom shaw ......-...................... 8
Henry Schnitzler ......................... 50
W. A PoIk, .........-................ 50
o. ]. Arnold .........-................... II
Dean Gordon ............................ % !
H Imooden s.-............s....s.s..... 5
United sash and Door Co................ 8
Lee HAYS ...........ss.ssss.s........- :
J. p. Allen....s.s..ssss.sss..ss. 3
Charles Ayiesbury ......................-. 81
Herman 4 Hess. -...-..-.-.-...-.-.,---.. 50
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