Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-09-19
THE FALL FESTIVAL.
The Big Show Will occupy Twenty
Acres of Land.

has in the past been called upon to
entertain as many visitors at one
time as will attend the coming fall fes-
tivities. Never before in the history
of the city has there been so large I'm
outlay of money for advertising pur-
poses as has been expended this year
in heralding the Fall Festival Ex-
position, which will be held under the
auspices of the Kansas City Retail
Merchants Association from Septem'
her 29 to October II. The site chosen
for the big show is the twenty acres
of land east of the Paseo to Woodland
avenue, and from Fifteenth to Eight
eenth streets, and is in the heart or
the residence district of the city.
The Exposition will be the biggest
show of it's kind ever held in the city.
To enumerate the hundreds of things
to be seen there would occupy col
umns of space, but reference to few
of the main features will give one an
idea of the magnitude of the great
two weeks carnival of genuine enter
tainment and instructive exhibition.
The MANAGEMENT has closed con-
tract with the Bostock-Ferari Mighty
Midway Carnival company, which
carries eighteen big shows, each COM
plete within itself. Not only does the
company include the entire "Bostock
No. 1" famous trained wild animal
shows, but added to this is the most
gigantic street fair entertainment
ever transported from one place to
another. One of the features OF the
animal show department is perform
ance by twenty-five trained lions in a
forty foot steel cage. An ordinary
circus. or combination of circuses,
carries from five to fifteen lions.
Then there are trained elephans, mon
keys, goats, kangaroos, dogs and other
animals enough to satisfy the widest
dream of a child fond of that sort OF
amusement.
The street fair and Midway" de-
partment of the Bostock-Ferari SHOWS
will be a revelation to Western peo-
nile. as this combination has never
before showed farther West than chi
cago. A Streets of All Nations,
1.-THE Beautiful Orient" "A Trip to
the Moon," Japanese theatre, the
Ferris wheel, and the Original Wild
Girl" are among the attractions to De
found in this department of the ex'
position.
The old-fashioned county fair de-
partment, which will occupy about ten
acres inside the Enclosure, and which
will be in charge OF Judge >. W.
Hudson. of Buckner, Mo-, Will be on q
larger scale than even the fairs held
in the palmy days of the old Elk
position building. Everything to be
found at a county fair will be there
with the added features OF various
sorts of entertainment for the wo
men and children. From prize pump
kins, apples, peaches, corn, and Other
products to the fatted cattle and
blooded horse department, nothing
will be omitted from Judge Hudson's
show, and the management OF the
exposition has provided tempting
prizes for each and every class, which
will not fail to bring in many an ex
hibitor. Though this department has
been named the County Fair" 1t will
in no wise be confined to that, for
indeed, many exhibitors from all ovel
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, lndlar
Territory and other places will entel
their stock and products, and will
stand the same chance to win prize'
as though they lived within the cor
porate limits of Kansas City. Al
agricultural department, women's ant
children's department, and an old
fashioned country store and postofiic'
will be found in the county fall
grounds.
The Western Bench Show Associa
ton, which owns the finest kennels
of blooded dogs in the entire West
has Joined forces with the Retail Mer
chants, and instead of holding an in
dependent exhibit, as they intended
will show all of their fine animals
during the two weeks of the exposi
ton. Besides these kennels, man!
others from various points will ente
for the purpose Of pulling down some
of the handsome prizes.
A poultry and pet stock show viii
be among the larger features. TIT
Kansas City Fancy Poultry and Pc
Stock Association will have genera
charge of this department, which will
be personally supervised by Charles
Hunting, secretary Of the association
Fine chickens, pigeons and .othe
birds from all parts OF the Middle
West will be entered, and this depart
ment alone will be sufficiently larg'
to interest a visitor for whole day
A fruit exhibit along the most mod
ern lines will be on the grounds. ant
entries from as far away as Arkan
sas have already been recorded.
In short, Kansas City has never be
fore undertaken to give a show lik'