The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-16
Merchants and Others Tell Why
1t Was Abandoned.
AUDITORIUM OPENING.
It VIII Engross the Attention
This Fall.
One Solid Week of Entertain
ment to Be Given.

No fall festival viii be attempted this
year. The opening Of the auditorium
will be the only diversion to which the
people of the state may be invited and
an. effort will be made to make that
success.
Abe Steinberg said, in discussing the
question: It would favor a fall festival
but I am afraid it is too late. If one
is to be given it would have to be acted
upon promptly and be pushed hard by
the committees I am in favor of any
thing that will bring business to the
town and am willing to aid in a move
ment in that direction, but first class
attractions must be secured and the
show must be in the city and not at the
fair grounds. show at the grounds
benefits the merchants very little"
D. ]. Greenwa1d said: 7 do not be-
lieve that a fall festival such as we
formerly had would be success this
fall unless worked in connection with
something else. 1t might be done in
conjunction with the opening of the
auditorium. 1t is rather late to begin
work on festival, but if the right men
were at the head of it and were on the
cornmittees-I mean men who are work
ers and who do not get their names
on the committee simply for the glory
believe it could be done 1t would re-
quire a lot of hard work, but I think
something in that line could be done
We have always made a success of our
entertainments and can do it again.
/ would favor anything that would draw
the people and help the town.
C. L. Wood said: 4 do not think that
a fall festival such as we have had
would he a success It is late and
the fall festivals are not as much of
a success as they once were. Denver
has decided to give up their festival this
year, and the different cities seem to
be getting tired of it I believe,
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nection with something else, say horse
races, it would be a success We should
have something more than the at
fractions formerly given, and If any
connection I will be glad to help it
along"
E H Crosby said: Il do not think
we can make a success of anything of
the kind this fall The opening of the
auditorium will be the only event this
fall and it will last week This mat
ter has been discussed before, and 1T
was suggested that something in the line
of the fall festival be undertaken, but
the committee on the opening of the
auditorium did not take kindly to it
and it was abandoned I think the
street fair plan is the best one for the
merchants. and the city generally OF
course / would not suggest one for this
fall nor would I have another such as
the one was this spring 1 think the
proper idea and one that am confident
Form a permanent organization SO that
everything relative to the fair could be
handled. Have the booths on Quincy
street from Tenth street to Seventh
street The space should be rented at
81 per foot with ten feet as the mini
mum amount of space and make every
one who takes space shareholder in
the associa ton If any firm wants more
than ten feet they can have it at the
rate of 50 per foot By that plan every
renter would try TO make his booth as
attractive as possible and would do all
he could to make the fair a success. for
he would share in the profits if there
were any, and of course in the losses if
it should be on that side The profits
could be divided or put in a fund for
the advancement of the same PROPOSE
ton the next year. In addition to the
street fair and the usual midway, a
should be given every afternoon and
nittance should not be more than ten
the very best that could be secured
in the country, no matter what lit costs
The auditorium viii seat over 1000 peo-
pie, and with that kind of an enter
tainment it could be packed both in
the afternoon and evening. The trouble
has always been with the different
festivals. fairs and reunions held here
that there has been nothing to enter
nothing in the nature of an indoor en-
tertainment This plan will keep the
people in town and viii give them some
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