The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-12
RUSH
STARTS FOR BOOTHS FOR
STREET FAIR


In spite OF the rain last night there
committees called together in the inter-
est Of the Street Fair and Carnival. The
ways and means committee mails re-
port showing that A.1SS had been sub
scribed on the blanks Of The merchant
solicitors and also made a verbal report
that the special committee appointed fer
the purpose Of calling upon the profess
sional gentlemen of the city had succeed
ed in getting 500 more, making a total
of over $500 I'd to date. The chairman
Of the transportation committee after
holding their meeting reported to the ex-
ecutive committee, which was in session
in the directors room of the Commercial
club, that the committee had begun to
mako necessary arrangements to get a
satisfactory low rate with the several
railroads running into the city and that
a special effort would be made to ar
range for day rate Of cent a mile, to
be in force for one day only, on each Of
the several railroads. This would bring
a large number Of people to the city dur
ing the fair and help to make 1t a big
success. The advertising committee was
next called upon for a report They have
been doing considerable hard work dur
ing the last few days and Chairman
Barnes report was of some length. The
various items were gone over necessitat-
ing big outlay Of money to advertise
the fair. The committee thought they
should have a fund of 5000, and rather
a spirited fight was put up by the sew
eral members of the advertising commit
tee, but the broadsides of the big execu-
tive committee was turned on them and
when the fatal shot was fred in the form
of a motion the appropriation was struck
In the center and the amount asked for
nearly cut in two. The crippled COM
mittee rallied good naturally and decided
to accept the inevitable, but with a de-
termination to talk more than eyer and
keep the fair foremost in the minds of
the people-first, last and always. Sew
eral other matters were discussed.
The county committee talked over the
interests of the farmers and stock men
and decided TO hold another meeting dur
Ing the early part of next week for the
purpose of perfectlng some plans to work
upon. Corn palaces and corn arches
were talked about. And the exhibit of
every kind of farm product will be dis
played in the street fair industrial this
year. The farmer will be as much inter-
ested as the merchant and everybody will
have show to himself.
The booth sare being sought after by
all who subscribed SIS and over. MANY
privileges are being applied for and It Is
the universal opinion OF everybody that
never before was there ever such q unanf-
nous and harmonious movement on the
part OF the merchants of this city to
make the street fair a tremendous sue
cess for everybody.
Many novel advertising schemes have
been thought of and a large number of
them will be adopted. The travelling men
Will take part in booming the fair. and
three big parades will be arranged for
all of the civic bodies in the city. A
carnival and flower parade will be two
other big features. plenty Of music. band
contests, balloon ascensions. with new
and novel specialties will be engaged,
beside sthe big aggregation that will be
brought here for the Oriental midway.
The whole affair is being pushed by the
strong and enterprising business men of
the city and nothing will be spared to
make 1t the biggest and best fall enter
taInment ever held in Wichita
Plies! Piles!