The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-15
HELP THE FAIR.
Commercial Club VIII EncOur-
age the Promoters.
Show Will Surely Be Given in
September.
IN RACING CIRCUIT.
Why Fair Must Be Given Early
In Season.
President Roosevelt Thanks
Club For Ware Resolution.

The regular May meeting Of the Com
mercial club was held last night and
resolutions adopted favoring the plans
of the Kansas State Exposition COM
pany to give a big race meet and live
stock show at the fair grounds the week
Of September S-13. This to be supple
mented by whatever features may be
worked up in the short space of time
still allotted to the management Space
on the grounds will be rented to manu-
facturerS or merchants who will build
permanent structures for the display of
their goods from year to year. It is
planned to put all the earnings OF the
association into a permanent fund for
the improvement of the grounds, and
with the help which is anticipated from
the next legislature, 1t Is planned 70
gradually work up the state fair until
it viii rival in magnitude the state
fairs of any state.
There was some hesitancy upon the
part of the merchants to agree to the
dates, which are so early IN Septem-
Der 1t was impossible however to SET
the date of the fair later for it would
have thrown Topeka out of the racing
circuit and it would have been impossi-
bic to have brought the fine horses and
stock to this show that will be here in
September.
A committee of the entertainment
committee OF the Commercial club will
assist the State Exposition company to
dispose of the capital stock of the COM
pany.
CLUB WON'T INTERFERE.
The committee on state and municipal
legislation made a report on the bill
before congress looking towards the re-
organization of the consular service. I.
F. Carver. chairman of this committee,
in his report to the club said that IN
the opinion of the members of the COM
mittee it was not deemed necessary for
the Commercial club to either recon-
mend or oppose the bill. The committee
expressed the opinion that the matter
might best be left to the members Of
congress.
CARTER IS TURNED DOWN.
A communication was read from P1in-
cipal Carter Of the Topeka Industrial
Institute. It was sim liar 10 letter
read to the city council at the last meet
ing asking for financial aid. The re-
quest was turned down as 1t VAS ia the
council with the passing Of Il motion
recommending it as a worthy institu-
ton that deserves the support of the
citizens Of Topeka In his conn unica-
cation to the Commercial club Principal
Carter says that it requires about $500
per month for the running expenses of
the school. An appropriation of SIPS
per month was made for this school by
the last legislature. Ten teachers are
employed at the school to teach the 16
regular students who live at the dOrTni-
tory of the school and the few enrolled
from the city. The report is given out
that 125 scholars are enrolled at the
school this year. However the regular
attendance at the school has seldom
reached 40.
Resolutions were passed inviting the
grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias
to meet in Topeka in 1903.
New members were elected to men
bership as follows: Ferry & Doran. at
torneys; J. Kirk White, plumber; J. H.
Curran.