The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-29
TOPEKA MEN TALK.
Before Leavenworth Commercial
Club For Kansas Exposition.

The Leavenworth Standard has the
following to say concerning the visit to
their city of the committee of directors
of the Kansas Exposition:
''The visitors were John E. Frost
formerly land commissioner for the
Santa Fe railroad company, president OF
the exposition association; Edward
Wilder, treasurer of the Santa Fe rail-
road company, chairman of the financial
colnnltJee OF the association; Capt h
M. Philips, county treasurer of Shaw
nee county, secretary of the association; f;
F. D. COburn, secretary of the state
board of agriculture, and +. o. POpenoe,
president and business manager of the
Topeka Capital. A recess was taken
during which the visitors were indiVid-
ually introduced to the club men and
L.eavenworth county legislative delega-
tiOn.
when the meeting was again called
to order President Frost after giving a.
history of the exposition movement,
made a splendid little speech in favor
of the exposition, clothing his argument
with the sentiment that ii is a state
enterprise and not for the benefit of To-
peka alone and that all Kansas ought
to take a pride in it. He explained that
Topeka wants to raise $50,000, and has
about $4,000 subscribed. He asked the
cooperation of LeavenWorth to the ex-
tent of taking $4,000 worth of stock,
which is IS per share
Mr.. Wilder followed in a speech
which certainly had the merit of per-
suasion in it. He told how the people
of Massachusetts, his native state made
much of the sentiment surrounding the
memories of Plymouth Rock, Lexington
and Bunker Hill, but Kansas has above
all cause for rejoicing over her admis-
sion to the union The exploitation Of
+ the sentiment of the occasion would
leave US on a higher plane and make US
better men and women.
Secretary Coburn followed in a. well
Worded appeal on behalf of the exposi-
ton scheme During his talk he related
that his first step on Kansas soil was
after he had crossed the ice of the Mis-
souri, river on foot and landed in Leav-
enworth, "a years ago. He quoted from
an article written by Mrs. Royce, Of
Phillipsburg, in which the semi-centen-
NAL was termed 1.-The golden wedding of
Kansas to the union" In his argument
he used the Omaha exposition for an
illustration, saying the subscribers to
that fund got all their. money back and
that fully two million outsiders had Vis-
tied that exposition.
Capt. Philips dwelt upon the fact that
Omaha had not lost dollar and added
that we can do better. People coming
to one of our towns from the east do
not say they are going to Leavenworth,
or Topeka, or Wichita; they say i am
going to Kansas" He predicted that
the exposition will be held and that it
will be a. success.
Mr.. Popenoe followed in a descrip-
ton of his work in soliciting subscrip-
tions in Topeka, saying that he had met
with encouragement from the start.
MIR. Caldwell, Of this city, during the
evening. said he would agree to let To-
peka have the semi centennial celebra-
ton if the committee would commit
itself to a pledge that it would have the
centennial exposition held in Leaven-
worth, which is the logical place for the
one proposed. He said he expected to
be here for the centennial"