The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-16
COURT OF HONOR.
It VIII SuppIant State Fair
This Year.
Plan For an Enormous Free
Out Door Show.
THE FAIR is GIVEN UP
Meeting Held Today and POST
ponement Is Taken.
Improvements on Fair Grounds
to Go On.
Races and Horse Show May Be
Given In Fall.
THE FAIR is GIVEN UP

The first annual state fair to be held
by the Kansas State Exposition Will be
given in the fall OF 1902. This was de-
cided upon at a meeting of the direc-
tors and the executive committee Of
the association this morning.
The sole reason for pOstpOning the
first event is on account of the present
dismal crop prospects. We cannot af-
ford to 90 ahead and start in with q
show that will be practical failure, "
said Chas. H. Samson, treasurer of the
association. this morning. Our first
event must By all means be a big
event And we are determined to make
it so.
Our preparations Will be carried on
just the same as though the postpone
ment had not been made. The improve
ments at the fair grounds viii be look
ed after this fall and next spring The
new grand stand and necessary addi-
tional buildings for exhibits and stable
room viii be built as soon as is posi-
BILE and the race course viii have what
necessary improvements that are need
ed made.
1T is a deDlorable fact that the
weather has been such as to knock in
the head all the plans made for the
fair this year. The spring opened up
with the brightest prospects for a crop
and a consequent successful fair, ever
known in Kansas. few weeks with
out rain, however, soon put things in
another light We are going to give
the fair next year and there is no rea-
son why we should not have a larger
and better show than we could have
given this year. We viii be in the lists
earlier for entries to our races and we
viii consequently be able TO get some
better horses here next year than we
could have had this year on account of
the short time to give notice TO the
horse owners"
The Commercial club viii almost inn
mediately begin work on the plans for
an entertainment Of some kind here
this fall.
It Will most probably be In the nature
of Court of Honor The idea was
suggested by Mai jor Anderson who at
tended a street carnival of the same
nature in St Paul several years ago.
The plan is to close uD one or two
blocks on Quincy street to heavy traffic,
but leave open space at the sidewalks
to permit of admittance without charge
Establish on the steps to the entrance
to the auditorium a Court Of Honor, over
which viii reign mock king and queen.
Erect paviliOns through the streets and
have them rooted over with canvas.
Make the columns IN support of the
structure for the roof of imitation mar
Bile or something similar, and illum-
mate the place with hundreds of cleo
trio lights.
My idea" said Major Anderson.
would be to spend a considerable
N+.--O~Ht ~ AAJAS9 III DcdullA4luS the
place and make # an attractive fea-
ture.
The Banda Rosa wants to come here
for a three days engagement. and the
carnival may be held at the time when
the famous Italian band comes
Alman Barrett the Kansas CITY the
-atrical manager, who is managing the
western tour of the Banda Rosa will
be here Thursday or Friday to make
arrangements for the Topeka engage
ment
At this time a meeting of the Com
mercial club viii be called and the in
itlai steps in starting the street car
nival VIII be taken
1t is believed that the Gentlenen's
Driving club. a local organization Of
horse fanciers, may be induced to ar
range for an excellent programme of
races and give a series of rnatinees
and horse show during the after
moons, wGle the street carnival fea t1ra
could be carried out in the evenings.