The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
NEW EXPOSITION DATE.
Claim for Auditorium for Janu-
airy 1904 Is Filed.

Today the Kansas N1idwinter Exposi-
ton company filed a claim on the
Auditorium for the month of January.
1904. and asked the city council not to
grant the use of that room for any other
show during that month.
This is done to head off the request
which the State Poultry show has made
for the use of the room for ten days
during January, and which request IS
being held UP.
The communication of the Midwinter
exposition. signed by r. S. Brigham,
manager. is as follows:
Il am instructed by the directors of
the Kansas NIidWinter Exposition assO-
citation to request that you do not grant
the use of the Auditorium for the month
of January. 1904, or any portion of that
month prior to your regular meeting in
October next This request is made for
the reason that it is contemplated that
the Midwinter exposition will possibly
be repeated again next January pro
Vided the Auditorium can be obtained,
but it is a matter which cannot be def
nitely determined until the annual meet
ing of the exposition association next
This request is made in the belief
that the expositiOns of the past two
years have been of sufficient value to the
business interests Of the city of Topeka
to justify the city in favoring 1t and
also that the three months time that
would intervene between the first OF
October and January is ample time for
any Organization to perfect plans for
any purpose concerning the use of the
Auditorium in January"
There is no doubt that the council is
inclined to favor the Midwinter Last
year there was a grand mix up over the
dates for the MidWinter and the State
Poultry show, and the Midwinter got
the best of Ii. Indications are that
there viii be q similar tangle this year.
MUST CHICKEN SHOW PAY?
( When the request Of the State Poultry
show managers for the use Of the Audi
tOrium next January was filed lew
weeks ago the council objected. It was
stated that the managers of the show
I had failed to pay for lighting and heat
ing the room during last years Show, as
/ they agreed to do Consequently the
request Of the use of the building was
held up until this account should be
squared Va.
The poultry show came back with the
claim that the use of the building was
granted entirely free Of charge
The records leave considerable doubt
in the matter, though it is evident that
the intention Of the council was to have
the chicken show pay for lighting and
heating the room for the week.
The show was held January to 10
This was the final outcome of the dick
ering, which started on October 6, when
the show people asked for the use of tbs
I building from January 10 to IT, The
/ MiGwinter exposition asked for the same
/ dates The council referred the poultry
show request to the committee on build
ings
on November 3 the poultry show filed
a new request, asking for the use of the
Auditorium January to 10. This
change was made to avoid conflicting
with the MidWinter exposition The
same night the council granted the re-
quest. without any reservations about
light and heat
On December s. the committee which
had the October 8 request in charge re-
ported the request back to the council
without recommendation. and for some
reason the council ignored the fact
that it had already granted the use of
the room and took I'D the matter Ser
iously. The petition bears this en-
dorsement of the councils action:
Granted with the understanding that
the association pay all the expenses of
opening the room This December 8.
J 1902 J. II. Squires. city clerk"
Evidently The council thought it was
acting upon the January to 10 petit
ton. The proceedings of the council
December printed in the official city
( paper are as follows
THE committee on public buildings
to which was referred communication
of the State Poultry association by
P George H C5ilies. secretary. asking for
T. the use of the Auditorium for the week
of January 10 to Il. 1903. reported back
without recommendation. On motion OF
! Councilman Griley the request was
, granted with the underst tanding that
Z the State Poultry associa ton should
, pay in the city treasury the actual ex-
penSe of heating. lighting and labor
during such occupancy of the building.
From this it evidently was the inten-
> tion of the council to make the poultry
) show pay for the cost of opening this
building, but 1t seems that the poultry
show has considerable justification in
standing on the ground that its request
F for January to 10 was granted with
T out auV such reservation