The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
Topeka will Have ''the Biggest
Show on Earth" Next Year.
Time Fixed is the Final Week
in September.
FAVOR A STATE FAIR.
Arguments For a Revival of the
Old Exhibition Plan.
Committee viii Make a Report
at Next Meeting.

At the meeting Of the Commercial
club last night the week Of september
"A. 1900. was claimed as the week TOT
ToDeka-s annual celebration and Other
cities Will arrange dates for their 1estl-
vals so as not to conflict with the To-
peka date
T-nder the head of What Will the
Harvest Be- the question of an enter
tainrnent for next year was taken up
I have a suggestion to make sald
Frank Foster. we have several large
- r~,isa7-s, associations. These
stockmen generally meet in January
They are all anxious for an old fash
5onad state fair where their stock can
he shown. They are very anxious for
such an opportunity to further the
stock interests of the state. We useu
TO hold successful state fairs. For the
last few years the county Ta1rS nave
been great successes Ihe aSFlculOuI al
interests of the state have Deeh 20
urOsperOus that q renewed interest mas
been taken. I think the stOckmen Woulu
be glad TO help. 1 would ask the SloeA
men to form a. corporation and SUD
scribe stock I am in favor OF appoint
ing a committee to look into the mat
ter Have a street fair on the streets
for the merchants and fair at the 1aIr
Mr. s. II. Downs said: Il agree that
the time is ripe for an old-fashloned
state fair. The poultry, sheep and stock
interests have grown since We had a
state fair 1t should also take in
machinery exhibit The state should De
interested and should aid in giving
such an exhibition and might be placed
under the management OF the state
Board of Agriculture
Il would suggest a new name and
call it the Fat Stock Show" said W.
Az Gavitt-
a state fair is no small business" -"
said Mr Joab Mulvane, and if we 90
into such thing it means something
permanent. A state fair must be han
died in a broad manner and should be
backed by the state and put on per-
maneut basis by the legislature'
Il believe we should give a large fair
even if it is not a state fair" said ". L
! believe that We should claim our
date for the week beginning September
"a" suggested Major Anderson. he
cited the heavy expense of a fair ana
the fact that from $40. 900 to $4,000
would be necessary to put up buildings
that would be needed. He suggested a
free street fair and a stock show at the
fair grounds.
A committee will be appointed to re-
port on the state fair idea at the next
meeting. H NJ McAfee was appointed
delegate to the National Live Stock as
sociation meeting at Fort Worth In
January
a circular was received from the Com
mercial Gable company asking the club
70 endorse their efforts to lay a ca pie 70
which now owns the only cable between
the United States and Cuba Speaking on
the subject Joab NIulvane said: ''I un-
derstand the rates to Cuba are very high.
A single able Is to say the least an un-
d certain means of communication The
present cable has voluntarily reduced its
rates from 50 to s. upon the request of
the Commercial Gable company to lay
q cable. We expect and hope for Cuba TO
become an integral part of the United
States American progress will enter Gu
ba and the Spanish lump will be levened
py American push and energy. In order
TO make that union between Cuba and the
United States the converting of that isl
and part of the union is certain and
desire what General Grant desired.
Everything that tends to make our union
closer viii tend TO make it important to
us in every sense If there is any reason
vhy we should be limited to one cable we
do not know the reason why. We want aC-
cess to their markets and they want our
products There seems to be an embargo