The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-28
STREET FAIR GOES.
Enthusiastic Meeting Was Held
Last Night
825RAISED IN IS MINUTES
Business Men Unanimously y
in Favor of the Fair

Within fifteen minutes last night at tn,
Commercial club rooms SIS was sub.
scrfbed to a fund for a street fair II
Wichita next fall OF course this is only
drop In the bucket, but It was sub
scrfbed 50 readily that no doubt whatever
was expressed Of a grand success for the
undertaking.
A meeting Of citizens was called to as.
certain the sentiment with regard to 2
street fair and that sentiment was not
long In manifesting itself 1t was an en-
thuslastic meeting. ALI were earnest agi.
tators, and no PROSECUTING or drumming
had TO be INDUCED in.
President Cohn Of the Commercial cIub
called the meeting to order at s o'clock
and stated the object Of the meeting In
few choice sentences. He said It was
called principally for the purpose of de-
Gliding whether or not a street fair should
be held. and then to raise the money for
such fair.
Mr.. J. E. Howard Of the Union Mills,
moved that they hold a street fair and
the audience supported his motion unani-
mouSly. The first question had been set
tied promptly.
Before the meeting progressed any fur
Their Mr.. COIN said It would be necessary
70 have general committee enlisted in
the work who would agree to act in any
capacity for the furtherance of the pro-
3ect- Colonel Tom Fitch was selected by
the chair as secretary, in the absence of
Secretary Dean Gordon, and ordered to
draw up a paper for those to sign who
would enlist in the cause. The following
Is the paper with its signatures attached:
The undersigned residents of Wichita
having decided that 1t will be beneficial
20 the business interests Of the city to
hold a street fair during the year 1899,
do hereby pledge to the said enterprise
our hearty support and agree to assist
in the organization and maintenance Of
the same. and agree to serve upon any
necessary committee for the furtherance
Of said object:
G. G. Cohn, J. o. Davidson, c. H
Brooks. Ed Vail. T. @. Fitch. J. E. How
ard, @. NJ. Dickson, r. p. Murdoch, ]. H
Terril, o. Haythorn, ]. l. Johnson, J.
AG. Moon. W. J. weiser, A ]. Musselman,
II. J. Roy, James Tapp. Ike Goldsmith,
.. D. Barnes. Scott z. Winnie, NJ KraiI-
sheimer Charles Lawrence z. E. Bleckley,
@. Gehring, w. J. PARROT. n. A McClel-
Ian. H. E Case. J. Giles Smith. W. H
FIerbig, c. W. Southwark, Fred W. Bent
ley, F. J. Arnold. W. p. lines, Sam w
Hess, F. p. Martin, B. L. Eaton, Frank
e. Woody, W. F. Jett. H. w. Lewis, H.
q. Toler, 3. B. Herndon, Thomas Shaw
and others.
The above are only q few who will be
enlisted In the work. Signatures of the
leading business men Of the city will be
secured. and then an executive committee
win be selected from the list. who will
have entire control Of the street fair
work, being reinforced whenever necessary
BY members from the general committee.
The selection Of permanent secretary.
or manager, Is a grave question. as the
success of the project will devolve prin-
cipally upon that official. A special COM
mittee. consisting Of c. G. Cohn. Sam
Hess, Charles Lawrence. Walter Innes
and Ike Goldsmith was selected to secure
q permanent secretary. The committee
will meet at 10 o'clock this morning at
Air. Cohn's ONCE for that purpose, and
will report at Monday nights meeting Of
the general committee, which will be
held at the Commercial clubs rooms.
No greater enthusiasm has ever been
seen than was manifested last night over
the project OF a street fair. Everybody
wants it and 1t is going with a rush. The
committees will be organized into sub
committees and the city will be thor
oughly canvassed for donations. The can
Lac G-0 hyref
ness men OF the city are interested. The
railroads are on the alert and will pre-
pare to take care Of the immense crowds
that will come to Wichita. It will be
such q street fair'as only the push and
enterprise Of the west and the indomitable
energy Of Wichita can maintain II will
be q corker.
Many good suggestions were made by
different ones who attended the meeting
last night, though OF course the arrange
ments will be strictly In the hands Of the
executive committee.
Mr.. Mcclellan. who has recently re-
turned from the east, was asked 20 give
q description of those he saw In d!nC'ent
cities. He says the street fair at C"iUm-
bus, Ohio, was the grandest thing II the
kind he had ever seen, and attracted i'm
mense crowds. It was held in the Tlin-
cipaI resident street OF the CITY.
The suggestions as to locations show ed
that there is likely to be quite riNelry
between South Main and Market sa eets.
Mr.. Cohn said he thought th3t 500
would be sufficient to build al! the
booths. arches, etc, for the fair. Mr..
q. Haythorne said It would require as
much as S. 900. and that such an amount
could easily be raised by subscription.
II. J. Roy had in his possession print
I'd statement OF the receipts and expen-
ditures of the street fair at Cairo. IL.
which showed that the fair paid its own
way and cleared about $n. Cairo isn't
such town as Wichita
Sam Hess said he thought thirty-six
special booths should be built. one OF
which should be donated to each OF the
townships in the county for a Gispiay OF
its products. This. he said, wvu i INFER
est the farmers and furnish the seri-
cultural interests OF the county a sD,en-
Gid chance for an exhibition OF their ur,-
ducts. Mr.. Hess says he is IN favor of
having the best amusements that can be
secured In the United States, AM a mid
way plaisance. that IS strictly frst-class
in every respect He would also 'nge the |
matter OF securing the attendance Of |
Colonel Funston's regiment and 4 l7and |
exhibition OF army bravery ana skill in
the Philippines. Mr.. Hess says tie ilure
money that is spent for great sttrac- |
lions the larger the profits resulting.
There was not a man present who |
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