The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-09-24
FAIR ASSOCIATION
CHANGES QUARTERS
All Arrangements for Fair and
Races Completed.
GOOD STREET CAR SERVICE
Many Special Trains Will
Bring Visitors to City.
GOOD STREET CAR SERVICE

After 10 o'clock this morning the secre-
tary and president of the fair associa-
ton will have Offices at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms instead of at the Com
mercial Club rooms as heretofore.
Practically all the arrangements for
the fair have now been completed and all
that is necessary to the opening is the
carrying out Of the plans already formed.
Fully one-fourth of the stock has al
ready arrived at the fair grounds for the
stock exhibit" said c. NJ. Irwin last
night There is now more on the grounds
than ever there was before. At least half
Of the race horses are on hand and in
training
Commencing Saturday morning the
street car company will install a fifteen
minute through car service to the grounds
and commencing Monday morning there
will be a three car service every ten min
utes, lasting until the closing Of the fair
Mr.. Irwin received word last night that
there would be two more car loads OF
thoroughbreds, containing about ten
horses, here for the races in addition to
about fifty already entered. They are
coming from Leayenworth and st. Joe.
Another race has been opened since the
entries were closed last week Il is to be
a 224 trot and 1t already promises to be
one Of the most interesting of the meet.
All horses making records of better than
2:24 before noon Of the twenty-eighth will
be eligible to the race. Ten entries have
already been filed and that number is ex-
pected to be doubled for the event before
it takes place.
For the display booths at the fair
grounds said Mr.. Resing, I'VE have just
secured four valuable additions. The man.
ayers of the Avery, Gar-Scoctt, Case and
Russell threshing machine concerns have
decided to take space at the grounds.
The railroads are arranging schedules
for special trains and additional equip
ment for regular trains during the week
of the fair The Orient expects to han
die large crowds from the south and as
many trains as are necessary to carry
those desiring to attend will be operated
that week.
The Santa Fe has arranged for six spe-
cial trains on the Wichita & Western
branch. One will leave Pratt Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday mornings at $50
a. m 1t will reach Wichita at $50 a. m
In the evening of the same days train
will make the return trip leaving Wichita
at 10:45 o'clock.
A special train on the Englewood branch
will leave Englewood October l at 8
o'clock in the morning. 1t will reach
Wichita at Il a. m. Returning the train
will leave Wichita at II p m.
On the Oklahoma division September
80 there will be a special train operated
as far south as Arkansas City. 1t will
leave Wichita at II p. n. and will go via
Mulvane, Belle Plaine and Wellington.
An annex special will be operated from
that place to Tonkawa, o. T.
On October l a special train will leave
Wichita at II p. going to Alva, o. T.,
via Winfield. Connecting specials will be
run from Winfield to Arkansas City and
from Wellington TO Tonkawa.
All railroads have made rate of one
fare plus fifty cents for the round trip
excepting where one and one-third rate
is less, to all points in Oklahoma. Indian
Territory Kansas. St Joseph, Mo-, and
Kansas City, Mo.