The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-24
Every Section OF State Wants
Kansas Exposition.
Senator y. R. Burton Tells Why
He Fayors 1t.
MEETS THE COMMITTEE
Promoters and Friends Have
Session With Senators.
Prominent Citizens Tell Why
Kansas Wants the Show.

Senator Burton appeared before the
vice presidents and directors OF the
Kansas Semi Centennial exposition ana
made a short address heartily endorsing
the exposition proposition yesterday
He assured the exposition people tnar
he was heartily in favor Of the enter
prise and that he would do all IN MS
power to secure an appropriation from
congress providing the state legislature
did what was right. He cited the pre-
cedent the national body OF law makers
had made when they made the appro-
priation Tor the st. Louis fair and sara
that it was his opinion that congress
could not consistently refuse TINS appRo-
priatIon. And besides" he said, kan
sas has more claim for help In this d.
rectfon than st. Louis anyway Inc
fftieth anniversary of the state or Kan
saa recalls events which are Of national
consequence and Of which every one VINO
studies history must be aware
Those who were present at the meet
ing were. John E. Frost, IQpeAA's T.
M. Philips. Topeka A. T. ox,LaWrencei
X. q. Pipp, BurlingaIne; j. =. kennedy
Burlingames Sam k1mbies Mannaltahi
John r. Dalton, AIankato; #. D. Coburni
Kansas City G. d. Walker. Atchisoni
II. f.. Sheldon, Ottawa; g. g. Moore Ga
lena; A. p. Collins, Salina; William
Scott. Larned; O. L. Atherton, Russell;
g. E. Cole, Harper W. II Mcclure
lola II. B Ward. BeiIeviIle; Tom r.
Longshore. Fort Scott J. IT, Pender-
CAST. Abilene- George w. Watson, kim
sley: O. M. Beeson. Dodge City F. M.
Wright. Dodge City l. z. Countryfnan,
Fhfilipsburgs ID. w. Blaine. Pratt. W. f.
Kenyon. Jetmore; w. e EDWARDS
Larned; J.. a. Biggss Hutchinson; .. A.
HoagIanG. Horton
The stock certificates OF the number of
shares OF stock owned by each member
OF the company were distributed yester-
fNrafar IN
his earnest and effective efforts was
given certificate No. ! for the first ten
shares OF the stock.
The delegates to the meeting called on
the senate ways and means committee
In body to express to them the feeling
of the people in the various parts OF
the state relative to the appropriation
bill. President John E. Frost began by
saying that the committee had not come
to argue the merits OF the bill at this
time, that that would be reserved for
later time. Mr. Frost requested the OPP
porEunity of being assigned half day
some time when the members Of the as
ISOLATION could meet the committee and
go over the whole ground with them and
present all the arguments IN favor OF
the exposition Tt was decided that the
chairman OF this committee, Senator
Clancy, and Mr.. Frost should select a
day for the purpose.
Mr.. Frost then asked for an express
sion from the various members OF the
committee. Mr.. D. w Blaine of Pratt
was the first He said: The people in
my section OF the country are in favor
Of the appropriation. Recently A spent
an hour and 2 half and secured rs sub
scrtbers to the capital stock OF the as
ISOLATION among the business men in
Pratt The exposition viii be a great
thing for our part Of the country which
IS thinly populated"
Otis i. Atherton, OF Russell, said: II
have not much to say. The 1--WE c0un-
ties adjoining my own and my own are
IN sympathy with the movement and
the appropriation"
G. M. Beeson. Of Dodge City, said:
THE business organizations OF Dodge
City. the board Of trade. the stock mems
association and the teachers association
have expressed themselves in favor of
the appropriation"
IT, r. Longshcre said that the people
OF Fort Scott and vicinity were almost
unanimous for the Exposition and the
appropriation.
w. q. Edwards, ex-secretary OF state,
said that he came to the meeting al the
solicitation Of the committee and that
he was not a director OF the association.
He said that he had been appointed on
the auxiliary ways and means bureau
and that he could say for Pawnae coun-
y that the people were in favor Of the
celebration That they were DESTROYS OF