The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
Promoters Decide to Charter an
Association.
Capital Stock viii Be Placed at
$4,000.
ONE MILE RACE TRACK.
One of the improvements Which
viii Be Made.
New Grand Stand and Buildings
to Be Erected.
NE MILE RACE TRACK.

The Kansas Exposition company has
decided to give a magnificent revival Of
the old state fair this fall at the fair
grounds at Seventeenth and Topeka ave-
nue..
The initial steps towards the organiza-
ton Of the Kansas Exposition company
were taken last night At a meeting of
the shareholders of the Topeka EXPOSE
ton company at the Topeka Commercial
club rooms last night it was decided to
allow the charter which runs out onJune
10 to lapse. In its stead new company
to be known as the Kansas Exposition
company will grow. A charter win be
secured for twenty years authorizing the
sale of $4,000 worth of stock divided up
into 900 shares at $25 each.
ChaS. Samson, Vincent KaczyEski, W.
/ Miller. Frank Foster and George
Prftchard were appointed a committee
to solicit subscriptions to the capital
stock and make arrangements to secure
the charter. About two-thirds or three
fourths of the capital stock will be sold
in the city before any one outside the
city will be asked to subscribe 1t was
thought that if Topeka showed an earn
eStnesS in the affair outside parties
would like to enter the company. Stock
men all over the state have been clamor-
ing for state fair and this gives them
an opportunity.
The committee appointed at a recent
meeting reported through it's chairman,
".
missioners had been visited and were
favorable to the project.
The county commissioners" he said,
will make the necessary repairs on the
present buildings on the grounds and
will require of the company that they
maintain them in an equally good con-
dition''
An effort viii be made to induce the
county commissioners to erect other
suitable. buildings and replace the
grdnd-stand which was destroyed by
fire last year. The commissioners have
received the money from the insurance
company for the loss Of the grand-stand,
and it Is believed that the county should
use this money in rebuilding the struc
ture.
1t was suggested at the meeting last
night and in all probability the plan to
change the ona-half mile track to a one
mile track will be adopted.
The greatest expense in changing the
shape of the track will be in securing the
lies level and would require very little
grading.
IF we propose to hold a state fair and
race meet that viii amount to anything,
we must have a one mile race track
said M A. Low, who was appointed
chairman of the meeting.
We cannot expect to get the fast
horses of the world here unless we have
mile track and give liberal premiums
there is no reason why we should not
have race meets here as large as in
some of the eastern cities"
The company proposes to secure by
subscription or otherwise the sum of
5000 in cash from the city Of Topeka to
be used in offering premiums in the va
riolIs races.
The state fair will include fat stock
show and will probably end with a
fancy stock sale, such as are carried on
in other cities.
we viii give a state fair for a couple
Of years said Mr.. Low, upon our own
responsibility, and after that we will
undoubtedly be able to secure state aid.
The state of illinois appropriates an
nually the sum of $4,000 for a state fair
Iowa and Nebraska each give SIS 600 to
maintain a fair. and if 1t is shown to
the legislature that it is the intention
of the company to give a creditable
show it is not unlikely that the state
VIII make an annual appropriation"