The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-13
NO CHANGE IN
DATE OF FAIR
Wellington Delegation Pre-
SentS Grievance to Wichita.
BOTH FAIRS SAME TIME
No Remedy Can be Proposed
for Fighting Matter.


fixing fair dates brought a delegation Of
strong business men from Wellington
yesterday to present a grievance to
Wichita business men, and especially 10
the management of the Wichita Fair as
ISOLATION. The annoying thing about the
complication is that it's solution to the
satisfaction OF all is practically impossi
bic. 1t seems that the fair at yelling
ton and the fair at Wichita-the seats Of
adjoining counties-are set for the same
dates and both associations have pro-
crossed so far in their preparations that
it would be almost absolute suicide for
either OF them to change. Wellington
is tied up in an agres Tnent with its neigh
Dor, Caldwell, where the Chikaskia Vet
Grams associations annual meeting is
10 be held. and Wichita is tied up in
contracts with exhibitors of live stock
that it cannot possibly avoid holding It's
fair on the dates set. Wellington was
the first to set and announce its dates
and the delegation which came here
yesterday argued that it did so adivesd-
ly. having seen in the Bill Board a
semi-official organ OF the fair associa-
lions. an announcement that Wichita
would hold its fair in October. Yelling
ton claims, In addition, that she set
her fair for the dates upon which it
has been heretofore held and that If
Wichita pursued a like course there
would be no conflict or no cause for
grievance. Mr.. Dean of the Wichita
Fair association admitted that ne was
not informed of the dates of surrounding
fairs and set his dates here in conjunc-
ton with the soldiers state encampment,
whose dates were set previous TO either
Wellington or any other town holding a
fair in this section. IN this respect
Wichita claims prior right to the dates.
but in the respect OF previous custom
Wellington insists on its right to prior
ity- wellington claims that it has only
one event every year. its street fair,
ana that Wichita should stand aside,
especially as Wellington assists Wichita
in getting political conventions and meet
ings Of other bodies Of value to a com
munity like this. We have said John
Haughey, the spokesman Of the delega-
ton, always stood by Wichita in bust
ness and in politics and in grand lodge
meetings, and We do not consider 1t quite
fair. now that we need Wichitas friend
snip, to have our fair dates infringed
upon" All the other gentlemen in the
delegation. Messrs. A. Graf. George II.
Hunter, Fred NJ. Smith Charles A. Gam
brill, ]. Polk Winner and II. NJ Lichty,
expressed a similar sentiment.
Mr.. Charles Davidson, president of the
Chamber OF Commerce, met the gentle
men in the parlors Of the Carey hotel
and talked over the matter He consid-
cred that 1t was very unfortunate that
practical solution of the matter. but all
the dates confiicted and inquired for a
done without irreparable injury to either
or both of the fairs. 4-e Wellington
gentlemen seemed TO think that Wich-
ita was promoting the fair. but Mr. Da-
wilson explained to them that it was
entirely and exclusively private man
agemen except that business men con-
tributed a bonus TO it, which contribution
did not carry with IL any right 10 inter-
fere with its management or TO dictate
the policy of such management So far
as the business men of Wichita are con-
cerned they have nothing TO say and
would be willing enough 10 accommodate
Wellington u they could. So far as that
is concerned the association itself would
accommodate Wellington willingly, II
It could Mr. Dean. president Of the
Wichita association, said II would have
given him great pleasure 10 stay OF
he Hgf
been called TO his attention before con-
tracts had been signed with live stock
exhibitors and fair attractions and the
advertising matter sent out and posted
up.
Earlier in the day the Wellington del
egation. composed entirely OF merchants,
called on the wholesalers 10 enlist them
in their cause. II was all new matter
TO the wholesalers. as II was 10 every
body else and they were equally power
less. no matter how willing TO remedy
the unfortunate mistake. They have no
more voice in the Wichita association
than the visiting gentlemen had. and 50
explained themselves They were very
willing to use their influence with the
Wichita Fair association. but that body
mad the tDC0lulGkGa4r diE NtAlctAA A4loN
their contracts were all made and their
out. Il was a clear case
Of everybody being up against a condi-
ton for which there was no practicable
solvent
The sentiment 81 wichita-inciuding
the fair association-ls kindly and neigh
borly towards Wellington. but the com
Of circumstances is 50 intricate
that nobody seems 10 be able TO find a
feasible way cut Of IL Wellington had
planned FOR q great fair. having secured
az a large expense attractions OF rare
merit. and her people. n the midst ~
their marvellous prosperity. expected 70
shine Respondent In the annual festival.
They realize now that they viii be badly
by fair in Wichita al the
same time. and while they are discour-
a Sed over the turn a6sirs have taken
they are determined to do ;he best they
can. And while they feit keen disaD-
pointmeut lsst evening as they returned
home they better understood the fact
that the Wichita Fair association had
no thought o. doing them intended in
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