The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-10
DOLLARS IN SHOWERS
Soil citing Committee ofStreet
Fair Raised $500 Yesterday
TOTAL OF S4,OO7 GIVEN
Fair Enthusiasm Spreads Like
Prairie Fire.
Subscription for street Fair

Subscription for street Fair
Previously Acknowledged. "a, 1SS %
Given Yesterday ... ...............SsS.Oo
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The executive committee OF the Wichita
Street Fair and Carnival will hold g
meeting Friday night at the Commercial
club. which will be open to the public and
it is especially desired that large num-
Der should attend the meeting, so as to
become better acquainted with the plans
and intentions of those who are working
to make the fair big success.
The transportation committee will meet
the same night at s o'clock at the club,
and the advertising committee win make
a report Of their work since Monday.
They have been securing many spaces
and privileges for advertising the street
fair.
Yesterday was a rushing day for the
soliciting committee. They were out on
the streets for a few hours and added
over $500 to the $3ls2 already subscribed.
The merchants are fast waking up and
coming to the aid OF the fair. Consider
able more money will be necessary TO
meet all the expenses OF the fair, carni-
val, flower parade and midway. The
committees have all OF them gotten
down to good hard work and from now
on plenty Of work stares them in the
face The county committee will have
their share to do. They must interest
the farmers, and get them to bring in
their big pumpkins, squash, apples and
other fruit to show What Sedgwick coun-
ty has raised and is waiting to be shown
to the outside world.
The fair is on In full blast. Secretary
Lockwood's office is filled all day long
by those VINO are making inquiries for
booths and space in all the departments.
One OF the novelties offered the fair
management is a quill toothpick and on it
appears the name Of the Wichita Street
Fair and Carnival. The idea is that
every time a man places the toothpick in
his mouth the name of the fair and
carnival Is there too. That is what Is
wanted to make every man q walking
Wichita Free Street Fair and Carnival
with midway attractions. There will be
so much for every one to see who visits
the fair that they will go home telling
each other about II for weeks, and when
they compare notes, some will surely
have to say "why, 1t beat anything
Wichita ever had and one year is too
long to wait for another"
Band concerts, music In the air from
morning until night is what everybody
says must be one Of the features. The
Wichita Street Fair and Carnival will
have music to give away. money will be
burned up as If 1t was only worth fifty
cents on the dollar. The bills will be
paid by WIchita's thrifty merchants. The
banks here have over a million and
half surplus and can't find anyone to
loan II TO. The street fair will give them
touch Of high life and make them
think everybody is after them when the
checks begin to come In, for Wichita is
going to have one week of high carnival
street parades, flower parades and bal
loon ascensions, parachute leaps from the
clouds, a genuine live circus in the
New York will be here all the week.
Hackenback's trained animal show will
probably be another one OF the big fea-
lures that will be secured. The street
fair and carnival is sure to be a big sue
cess and everybody Will be there.