The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-07
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Street Fair Location Causing
Trouble to Committee.

Three or four people on Quincy street
between Fifth and Sixth avenue are
making the. street fair committee of
the Commercial club a great deal of
trouble, and their action may result in
depriving that part of the city of the
street fair. At the last council meet
ing a protest against the location Of
the street fair at that point was pre-
sented and it contained % signatures.
Since then the committee has explained
the matter to those who protested, and
all but these three or four have with
drawn their objections when they I'M
derstood that instead of being a detri-
ment to their business it would be an
advantage. The merchants along Sixth
avenue are especially anxious to have
the fair located on Quincy, because it
will then bring the people along in
front of their stores, while if it is
taken to some other location it will de-
prive them Of the crowds
The street fair executive committee
is considering two plans. One is to
move the street fair to a new location
entirely, and the other is to cut off all
on Quincy street from Sixth avenue to
within so feet of Fifth, and running the
fair east on Fifth as far as is neces-
sary to make up the room needed for
booths and exhibits. This plan would
throw the entrance on to Fifth street
near the postoffice, and consequently
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| business center
The burning of the convention hall
| in Kansas City has stopped the home
products show that bad been started to
be given there in a few weeks Many
| manufacturers in Kansas City and
| other points in the west have already
| prepared exhibits which they intended
/ for that show, but as that has been de-
/ clared off they are now applying to the
| Topeka street fair committee for space
! at the street fair here. The committee
has received a number of such applica-
| tons.
One of the features of the fair will be
/ an automobile exhibition, which will be
made by an eastern firm which desires
to sell automobiles to take the place of
delivery wagons.
The association of farm implement
manufacturers is preparing to make a
/ display of farm machinery, which will
| be especially attractive to the farmers
| of Kansas. The latest inventions in
farm machinery will be shown at it.
On each day of the fair there will be
| from four to six events, each of which
will be of especial interest to a different
| crowd of people. There will be ElkS
day, and Shriners' day, and grain deal
ers' day, and military day, and other
like features.
On grain dealers day an exhibition OF
Kansas grains will be made, and the
| Kansas City board of trade has signi-
| fed it's intention of attending the fan
in q body on that day.
| The Topeka Commercial club believes
| especially in Kansas and Topeka manu-
features, and an effort will be made il
the Topeka street fair to put them
especially to the front "Patronize
Home Industries is one of the cardina
principles of the Commercial club, and
the promoters of the Topeka street fail
will especially endeavOr to introduce
Kansas people to Kansas made goods
Already APPLICATIONS for space for ex-
hibits have come from Emporia, Abb
lene, Lawrence, LeaVenworth, anC
Home, Kansas, manufacturers.
The principal feature of military day
will be reunion of the Twentieth Kan.
sas boys. It will be their first reunion
since they were mustered out.
The subcommittee which is working
up the trolley car parade believe tina
it can be made a success, but definit,
plans concerning it have not yet beer
perfected.
The different lines of railways enter
ing Topeka have under consideration
the subject of rates during the stree
fair week, and it is expected that the.
will grant a rate of one-half fare from
Kansas City and all points in the state