The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-28
FROST is PLEASED
President of Kansas Exposition
Company Talks.
People Already Taking Interest
in Project.
WILL BOOM THE STATE
Interest I'm Kansas Will Be Re-
awakened.
Several Sites Which Have Been
Suggested.

John E. Frost president of the Kansas
Exposition company, sees success as the
reward if the members of the company
work together to inaugurate the greatest
feature Kansas has ever produced, the
1904 semi-centennial celebration.
Mr.. Frost has always been one of the
public spirited men who has never missed
an opportunity to advertise Kansas. He
TO advertise the state than anything that
has ever been proposed or carried out
Mr.. Frost was elected president of the
company while in Galesburg, III. He tele-
graphed his acceptance. While in Illinois
he found the people already talking OF
the exposition by reason Of the notices in
the eastern newspapers In speaking OF
hem s1~av nnntb and an nov inst
getting my bearings. accepted the presi-
dency with the assurance that not only
leading people of Topeka and the state
viii give their support and cooperation
carried to the complete success hope it
will attain will be. productive of more
that has been Instituted for many years.
Il know no reason why the exposition
it can not be expected to attain the mag
nitude of the Chicago exposition or the
think it viii have many points of excel
lence equal to any of them. We have
senting all parts OF the state, and every
member is taking hold in earnest. with
the determination TO make the enterprise
a notable success. One of the measures
taken by the board at the recent meeting
was to provide for a vice president from
every county Each board of county COM
sioners in the state will be asked to So
lect the vice president from their county.
This is an important matter, and Will
have immediate attention
THE two most important lines of work
at present are the placing of the stock.
which we desire to see well distributed
over the state, and the giving of publicity
to the enterprise within the state and out
This matter is in charge of committee
of publicity and promotion, of which F. d.
Coburn, secretary of the state board of
agriculture, is at the head
las to the matter of site for the ex-
position, it is too early TO take definite
action. 1t will be fnpracticable to decide
this until after the meeting of the legis-
lature. Various sites have been suggest
ed, such as Gage park and contiguous
property, the fair grounds and land adj
joining, the Keith tract, and Garfield park
and adjacent property. think any one
would answer the purpose, but am not
prepared to say which is the best In
securing a site the prime motive will be
to get the very best possible for EXPOSE
tion purposes. The Topeka street railway
company is taking an interest in the pro-
ject and the officers have promised their
hearty support, and will run extensions
to whatever site is selected
During my recent visit in Chicago and
Galesburg 1 found very much interest
evinced in the move, which Illinois people
learned from the newspapers, and / had
innumerable promises of assistance from
ing and wholesale interests of Chicago
will heartily espouse our cause and give
us assistance in securing favorable action
by congress when the time comes"