The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
He Is Elected President of State
Fair Association.
Well Known Workers Are
Chosen as Officers.
CHARTER TO BE FILED.
Necessary Steps Taken to Push
the Project.
Work of Securing Pledges Com
menced Today.

The officers of the Kansas State Fair
of the stockholders at the Commercial
club rooms last evening. They are:
President, M. A. Low. of Topeka.
First vice president, B. +. Pankey, of
Topeka.
Second vice president. T. 2. Babst. of
Dover.
Secretary, o. P. Updegrafr, of Topeka
Treasurer. G. H. Samson. of Topeka.
Executive committee. H. A. Heath
DR.. G. c. Pritchard, Vincent Kaczynski
and A. B. Quinton
Board of directors. w. I MiMlIer.
John b Sims. VIM Bradbury. L NJ
Penwell, A. B. Quinton. r. L Lee, Thos-
Voiland, F. D. Merriam, c. A. Garvin,
D. 0. Crane, Geo. Neil. H. A. Hodgins,
Otto Kuehne, Arthur Capper. C.. w
Hanley, R. T. Kreipes F. H. Foster,
Geo. Burghart, d. w Kent, Dr. w G.
Hamilton, A. F'assler, James Warner,
Chas. Wolff, R. E. Cowdrey, W. A. Nc
Arthur, w. A. Morton and d. J. Green
Wald.
Upon motion of R. I. Lee the office of
auditor, or director general for the as.
ISOLATION, was created. The duties of
the auditor will be to audit all bills
against the company and no money viii
be expended without an order from this
officer. Every purchase made for the as
ISOLATION will have to be made on an or
der issued by this officer. No one was
selected at the meeting last night, and
the board of directors with the execu-
tive committee was empowered to APP
point some one to fill the position, as
well as to fill all vacancies as will occur.
The constitution and bylaws are be-
ing drawn uD today and at a meeting
held at o'clock this afternoon, the
charter was presented to the members
Of the board Of directors at
Columbian building, for approval The
necessary steps will be taken this week
to file the charter with the state charter
board, and the Kansas State Exposition
company will then be regularly or
ganized corporation and ready to Degin
active operations for the state exhibit
here this fall.
The capital stock of the association
has been placed at SIS, 000, of which
nearly six thousand has been sub
scrlbed-
Letters have been directed to all the
leading stock and horse men of the
state asking them to subscribe literally
to the stock of the association. Nearly
all the subscribers at present are To-
peka men, who have taken from one to
four shares of the stock
The stockmen of the state have sig
nified their willingness to help the state
fair through the various stock falSerS'
associations. The Kansas breeders
have for a long time been unable to
exhibit their cattle and horses and
swine at a fair where they will attract
more than a local attention without
taking them from the state for several
years. Consequently an interest has
been exhibited in the Topeka fair from
over all parts of the state.
The executive committee of the ex-
position association was empowered to
make the arrangements with the county
commissioners relative to the lease on
the fair grounds. The lease will be
made for the term of ten years with the
privilege allowed the Exposition COM
pany to extend the lease another period
of ten years at the end of the first term
II it is so desired. The county commits
sioners will be able to get the fair
grounds after five years should they
ever have an opportunity to make
sale.
The Commercial club committee COM
posed of E. H. Crosby and James War
ner, who were appointed to secure
pledges from the Topeka merchants to
the amount of over $4,000 began to can
vass today. They report that no trouble
will be experienced in getting pledges
for the required amount from reputable
business men of the city. The pledges
are to secure the lumber and hardware
ia1 needed at the fair grounds, should
by any chance the proposition to levy
a small tax for this purpose at the next
election fail.
The large number of petitions to the
county commissioners for the PROPOSE
ton to be put on the ballot is evidence
that the proposition will be carried at
the next election and that the business
men of the city will not be called upon
to redeem the pledges.
The fair will be held here during the
week beginning September 80 and end
ing October 3.