The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-23
Action of County Commissioners
Kills the Infant Project.
Promoters Greatly Surprised at
Action of Board.
KELSEY AND HAINEs.
The Two Members Who Refused
Their Sanction.
Charles Samson Says Nothing
Will BE Done This Year.

The managers of the Topeka EXPOSE
ton association have abandoned ali
plans for a state fair in Topeka. this
year. This decision was brought about
by reason of the refusal of the county
commissioners of this county to appro-
pirate the sum of $4,000 to aid in fixing
up the fair grounds
The work and repairs which are need
ed at the fair grounds will cost so much
that without the aid of the county in
the matter it will be impossible to plan
and carry to a successful termination a
state fair. The sum of $1,000 was sub
scribed III Topeka This with the $4,000
asked of the county and the $4,000 which
would have been raised by the CONNER
cial club would have put the association
in a position to have arrange for
creditable state fair. Besides the sub
scriptions taken in Topeka, the commit
tee had the assurance through the as
sociationS that the stock men of the
state would have subscribed largely to
the capital stock of the association
The county commissioners at first
held back on the proposition Of aDDro-
priating the sum asked for the reason
that they were afraid that they could
not legally do so. The men who were
interested in the matter had several
lawyers look the matter up and the
county commissioners were assured by
the county attorney NJ. A Low, A. B.
Quinton, Otis Hungate and other law
yers that they could legally appropira tie
the money for that use. 1.-The commits
sioners," said Chas. H Samson to
State Journal reporter, virtually gave
US to understand that if they could give
the money legally they would do so, and
after being given that assurance they
have backed down without any excuse
except saying that they didn't want to
do it Silas Rain was the only member
of the board who voted for the improve
ment of the fair grounds"
"A great deal of dissatisfaction has
been expressed with the manner in
which S. H. Haines and Scott Kelsey
have conducted themselves in their Of
fetal capacity on the board of county
commissioners, said one of the Expo
Sition men today tand we will have to
wait until another year to attempt Civ
ing a state fair. We hope that in the
retirement of Mr.. Kelsey from the board
this fall that we may be able to fill his
place with a man of more progressive
ideas and be able to secure an appropii-
ation.'
The men who are found among the
stockholders of the Exposition asSocia-
ton are among the heaviest taxpayers
of the city and county, and are willing
that the appropriation be made, and as
there has been no objection by people
of the county the decision was greeted
with a great deal of disaDprOva1.
The following are those who have
subscribed to the capital stock of the as
socia ton:
NJ A Low, president; w. I. Miller,
vice president; F. H. Foster, secretary;
c. H. Samson, treasurer; J. S. Sproat,
r. T. Kreipe, F. D. Merriam, J. d. Han
ley, John ]. Green, ]. A. Van Vechten,
Chas. Blood Smith, A. L. Green, v.
Kaczynszi, D. 0. Crane, J. Thomas J.
S. Warner, w. V. Church. Guy D.
Adams, A. 2 Quinton. George C.Pritch-
ard, Arthur Capper, D. NJ. Duggan, W.
c. Hamilton, J. c. Goings, Porter Cook,
Geo. Burghart H. G. Lindsey. T. S.
Quinton, H. Hedderman H. L. Robin
son, Otto Kuehne, James A. Ramsey,
John Lonnberg, Meriden, Kan, G.. G.
Burton, O. P Updegraff, M w. James,
Willard, Kan, Edward Wilder, T. L.
EVAN, D. w. Kent, DeMoss & Penwell,
r E. Cowdrey, H. A. Warner, F. F.
Wear, Seery & Morton. J. J. Frey, Cha5
Wolff T. Voiland, r. Colvin, J. P. Kas-
ter VIM Bradbury, w. H. Rossington,
c. S Eagle, r. l. Lee, G. A. Garvin, DR..
McCarter, E. S. QuintOn. Chicago Lumber
company, ]. L. Price, James Wall J.
S. Warner Geo. Neil. E. f. Grote. NJ.
Council, G. ". Reed, A. T. Pigg, c. D.
Skinner, Pat Sherman, Geo. Bradshaw,
Ed c. Arnold, r. c. Reinke, Geo. Klein,