The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-30
WILL HAVE A FAIR
Topeka Business Men Are
Actively at Work.
Determined That a State Fair
Will Be Held.
COMMITTEE is NAMED.
The County Commissioners Will
Again Be Visited.
Believed That Project Will
Soon Be on Its Feet.

The state fair project has taken a new
lease of life At a joint meeting of the
committees of the Commercial club and
the Topeka Exposition company at the
Commercial club rooms last evening the
following resolutions were adopted;
Resolved, BY the entertainment COM
mittee Of the Commercial club and the
Topeka Exposition association. that the
proposition TO hold state fair this year
is entirely feasible, and that we viii pro-
ceed to do so if the board Of county COM
missioners Will eNpend the 1000 received
as insurance on the grand stand and the
5000 collected as insurance upon the cat-
tie barn in rebuilding the grand stand and
Resolved. That a committee of six be
appointed by the chairman OF the enter
club 10 wait upon the board OF county
OF this proposition if possible.
commissioners and secure the acceptance
club and the Exposition company, con-
posed OF A. A. Low. O, r. lpdeeraiL.
George Neil. a. Demuth II. LaWlor and
Dr.. George G. Pritchard ware appointed
by Chairman Crosby to secure the writ
ten opinions Of the county attorney and
the best legal talent of the city Ia re-
gard to whether the board of county com
missioners may legally appropriate money
from the general revenue fund OF the
county to make the needed repairs at the
fair grounds. 1T is claimed that the couu-
ty has about $4,000 which was secured in
the payment Of insurance. which can as
well as not and ought really to be app
Piled on the repairs of the grounds and
The Committee will endeavor TO show
the commissioners where they viii be act
ing in accordance with the sentiment OF
the people of the county If they finally
decide to make the appropria tion.
The arguments Will be prepared and
the committee will meet with the com
missioners at o'clock Monday.
hold Of this thing and show the people
that the enterprise is backed up by them.
said Major Anderson. we would be able
to go out on the street and in IS hours
sell all the stock in the company.
And we should have a state fair. lf
people
City or some other town TO the airs
they will spend outside the county more
money. two or three times over. than the
amount of taxes would be for this eDprn-
priation. while if we can give as good
get at other places. they may just as wen
home That is the way TO build up your
city, or county Keep the money az home.
board of county commissioners, We're pres.
ent at the meeting last night Mr. Rain
voted for the appropriation at the hrst
The members of the committee who
were present last evening questioned Mr.
Haines relative to the position he takes
on the matter. Mr.. Haines would prom
Il am personally satisfied that the fair
will be a good thing, he said. But
do not feel that / should vote for the APP
preparation unless it is shown that IT may
The street fair project was not dis
cussed "a this meeting at all The pub
lie seems to be unanimous for a fair in
Topeka this fall and not for street fair.
which has been worked to death
There has never been more Oppor-
tune time for holding a fair. " said G.. r.
Samson. than the present. Not for ten
years before have the people seemed to be-
so united I'm wanting any one thing The
farmers have had good crops and they
want to 60 to some kind of a show this
fall.
''They are preparing their fancy stock
to make the rounds of the shows this talt
and if we can have a show here at home
it will more than please the stock breed
ers and stock raisers Of the state
ssThe National Hereford. Shorthorn and
Galloway association ~ said O. 7. Upde-
graft. ''will each duplicate All the premi-
ums offered by the State Fair association
and will give a S5A0 cash bonus besides.
Major Anderson suggested that instead
of giving large cash prizes that the expo
ftiOn association give diplomas to the
owners of the best stock after the awards
have been made by those who are COM
petent to judge the cattle.