The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-06
DATES SELECTED.
State Fair Will Be Held Sept.
80 to Oct. 5.
Trouble Over Fair Grounds Has
Been Adjusted
READY TO BEGIN WORK
Arrangements Made to Have
Lumber Furnished.
A Half Mill Levy TO Be Made to
Improve Grounds.
READY TO BEGIN WORK

At a Joint meeting Of the Commercial
club committee and the executive com
rnittee Of the Kansas State Exposition
association at the Commercial club last
night. the week beginning September 80
and ending October was selected as
the time for holding the state expos1-
ton here
The county commissioners have slgnl-
fled their Willingness to furnish the
money to fix up the fair grounds pro-
Nided il is the wish Of the people OF the
county Petitions will be circulated over
the city and county before the middle Of
the month and il a sufficient number OF
signers are secured to insure the pas
sage of a proposition to levy y mil
tax divided over two years. the county
commissioners viii advance the money
as soon as they can get it in the treas
ury. This proposition will De put on
the ballot at the fall election
The exposition people have no fear
but that such a proposition will meet
with favor from all the citizens of the
county. The levy viii hardly be noticed
individually. and some Of the heaviest
taxpayers in the city and county are en-
thusiastic for the project
Tt Is generally conceded that some
kind Of entertainment should be pro-
vided for Topeka this fall The street
fairs held heretofore have not had the
interest TO the people living in this
county that the state fair and race meet
viii have for them and for that reason
the residents of the county outside the
city are glad TO see the exposition pro-
ject made so. They are anxious to
have an opportunity to exhibit their
fancy cattle, horses and swine This is
also the case with all the large stock
raisers throughout the state. The To-
pexa exposition will be held just pre-
ViOus to the Kansas City fair and other
fairs in the circuit and for that reason
the exhibitors at Topeka Will be able
TO take their exhibits from here to the
other fairs without experiencing any
delav
The lumbermen of the city have sig
nified their willingness to furnish the
lumber at once for use in construction
Of the necessary buildings at the fair
grounds and wait until the tax levy
had been made to get their pay provid-
ed they are secured in some way The
Exposition association has already
pledged the sum of $1,000 and win Sc
cure a much larger amount within a
few weeks. In addition to this the mer-
chants Of the city viii guarantee the
remaining $4,000 to secure the lumber
men in sums ranging from $50 to s2Ge
each The work OF taking these pledges
is in the hands OF z. H. Crosby and J.
8. Warner.
Representatives Of the city electric
car line were at the meeting and ave
the. exposition people every assurance
that adequate arrangements would be
made 40 transport the people to and
from the fair grounds and the depots.
o. P Updegran was appointed to take
charge of the work of securing the sig
natures Of the taxpayers of the city and
county to the following petition.
we che undersigned. residents and
tax payers of Shawnee county, respect
fully petition the honorable board of
county commissioners to submit to the
voters Of the county at the regular cleo
ton in November. 1901. q proposition TO
levy a tax of one-half mill on the dollar
of taxable prOpertv for two wears for
the purpose of making permanent inn
provements on the Shawnee county fair
grounds. And your petitioners will
ever pray, etc"