The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-13
HAVE z GOVERNORS
Association Trying to Secure
Bailey and Ferguson.
FOR ONE DAY AT FAIR
Low Rates Have Been Granted
on All Railroads.

The officers of the Wichita Fair and
Carnival association are bending every
effort to have a governors day during
the week of September IS, when Governor
Bailey of Kansas and his full staff, and
Governor Ferguson of Oklahoma and his
staff will be present and both will take
In the fair at one time and each will
make short speeches. Correspondence
has already begun looking to this feature
of the week, which will certainly be a
prominent one.
Both governors have been making
good many speeches over their state and
territory this summer, and it is believed
that both can be secured for one day in
this city The officers are also trying
to secure Senator J. r. Burton of Kan
sas and Senator TiIlnan Of South Caro-
lima for a debate one day of the week
on the race question.
The railroads have announced that they
will give a rate of one fare plus so cents
from all points in Kansas and Oklahoma
and Kansas City and St Joseph, Mo.
This rate is only effective from points
where the one and one-third fare would
be greater than one fare plus 50 cents.
The officers are negotiating with the
roads 20 have one day Of the fair named
for each road. This would advertise the
roads and the officers of the association
hope to have a blanket rate put into ef-
feet from all points within 200 miles on
that day. During former fairs each Of
the roads had a day when they made an
exceedingly low rate from points a con-
siderable distance away which brought
in great crowds. This plan has been
abandoned for the past two years but
this year it is hoped to secure the blanket
rates.
The Wichita fair this year is an organi-
cation of business men who want to en-
terrain their friends, and it is not
scheme TO make money for few parties,
and the railroads feel better toward
public affair of this nature and are dis
posed to make better rates. 1t should
he remembered that Wichita pays the
bills this year-the business men have
said so--and those who attend are as
sured of getting their moneys worth,
and will see the best fair ever held in
the southwest.
the use OF the hay market and that the
licenses for the week be turned over to
the association. This is courtesy al
ways granted the fairs and carnivals
and it will he granted at the next council
meeting. The hay market will be con-
verted into 1.-THE Pike" and every one
who visits the city and the fair will of
course be expected to take a trip down
the pike and see the sights, which will
be clean. amusing and entertaining.
The premium lists for the fair are in
the hands Of the printer and will be
ready for distribution of the first Of the
week The lists show some of the largest
premiums ever offered in the west for
fine live stock and agricultural displays
and the purses hung up for the different
races are large enough to make any of
the horsemen with good animals inter-
ested The Arkansas Valley racing cir
cult has commenced its season in the
western part of the state and the week
before the circuit reaches this city they
will be Joined by the Oklahoma circuit
racers which will make this race meet
ing one of the largest ever held in the
west and the fields will be larger and
of higher class than it has even been
possible To bring toether in this section
The lovers of good horse races will find
plenty to delight them in Wichita next
month. and those who want to have a
good time should also be here.