Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
SENTIMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPOSE.
TON GROWING.
1T SHOULD BE HELD HERE
PLANS FOR RACES IN CONNECTION
WITH FAIR.
Helms and j. E. Riley Project Tracks
and Two Other Propositions Are
Under Consideration-Would
Draw Many Thousands
to the City.

The race track and fair ground senti-
ment, which was told of in The Journal
some two months ago, seems to have de-
veloped so largely that this season is like
ly to see Kansas City will the Missouri
state fair and two mile race tracks. a.
+. Morrow. who started out about that
long ago to work up a sentiment faVoring
a fair and fall race in Kansas City, has
found a practically unanimous feeling
among the leading business men of the
city favoring races and a fair. and nearly
all of them agree to support some reason
able project which will bring about such
an addition TO the list of fall amusements.
The Helm brothers who. as first told IN
The Journal, began work upon a race track
proposition when their street car plans
We're first formed, have revived their plan.
They have in view a tract of ground in
the East bottoms which would be upon the
route of their electric line, and would also
be easy of access by the Missouri Pacific,
the Suburban Belt and Air lines of rail-
way, thus making it easy to handle any
sort of crowds which might desire to at
tend the races. The location is also easy
of access by vehicles.
The other mile track scheme is headed by
James Z. Riley, who has had experience in
the Management OF several Of the half mile mile
We're given. Mr.. Riley has secured a lease
upon Twenty-Five acres belonging to Mrs:
Of anf The aa Esekr aha u fRanm "a to su. Tiye ple amSuo Of
ground for the enterprise. The ground Is
located in the neighborhood Of Prospect and
and by but little extension Of lines could
be reached by the Prospect. Troost and
Brooklyn avenue lines of cars.
In addition to these two tracks. parties
interested in the race and fair proposition
are also considering two others, one In the
sSeta eaI PART BART Of along shs si TIE f B1ae t riveq other in
Neither of the race track propositions
carries with it any plan for a fair. though
tn the eel aei the p ssPs . Mi w : ass STATE IN fair ,hy'iR os
Gated In Kansas City, and at their grounds,
if possible.
There was sprung up quite a demand
over the state for a Missouri state fair
which shall make annually an adequate
showing of Missouri's matchless resources
aaar, pre erefH othe on IMPORTANT 1hs Raah state 1eaiew in t Rs
Union. The matter was given a start by
the Missouri Improved Breeders Associ-
since met with general favor. The state
fair project is to be pushed in the legis-
lature and an appropriation for the es,
II possible. Already sedalia and ST. Jo-
seph are making ready to try to get, the
fair should it be decided upon; but there
the greatest cattle market of the country,
and here is the natural place for a big
live stock snow. here IS the greatest rail-
road center of the country, and here the
people could gather more easily and the
products Of the farm. the mine and the
factory be gathered more readily thar any
city in the state. and here could easily be
given the greatest state fair. or interstate
fair for that matter. in the entire counry.
The business men who have signifed their
approval of a fair and races have not COM
mitted themselves to any definite propo-
sition. They simply say they will favor
whatever seems to be. the best plan for
bringing about something which will at
ment given them and increase abroad the
popularity and at home the prosperity of
the city In which all take SO much interest.