The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-27
Mid Winter Exposition will Be
Again Repeated.
Business Men Are fin Favor of
the Big Show.
WILL MEET OCTOBER 5.
Detail Plans Are Then to Be
Arranged.
Mr.. Brigham VIII Undoubtedly
Be the Manager.

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Winter exposition this winter. The
Auditorium has been reserved from
January 80 to February IL. On We'd
nesday afternoon. October 5. the an
nuaI meeting of the stockholders will
take place and the machinery set in
motion for another exhibit
The business men of Topeka are
more than enthusiastic over the inten-
adon to have the fair again A large
number were consulted and in every
instance they quickly and unhesi-
fatingly announced themselves as in
favor of another show.
Interviews with a few of them are
printed and they follow:
w. H. Davis. Yes. indeed. I favor
another fair 1t is a very good thing
They have been such marked success
an the past and there is not a single
reason why they cannot be made so
Fl. A. Auerbach: 81 want to see the
naid-Winter again. The town needs it.
1t has my hearty support"
Joab Mulvane: Il am in favor or
the fair again 1t is all right"
Otto Kuehne: THE town needs
1ivening up at that time of the year
@nd the Mid-Winter seems to do it
1T has been a great success and faVor
having it again"
7. J. Anderson: "Of course it is the
xhing TO have. Got to have the show
again"
very much in favor of another fair. 1t
as a very good thing The people
need a good, successful amusement of
ehat kind during the winter int t.,
Warren NJ. Crosby 1t brings peo-
pie to Topeka 1t helps business and
trade. That has been proven. 1t was
n success. Why not have another?
NJ F. Rfghy: Yes I think it a mighty
0rrfr a
Mayor BergundthaI: 1T is fine
thing for the town. We want another
George Stansfeld: Yes. indeed. 1t
has been too marked a success to even
think OF dropping it. l favor it again
w W. Mills: They have been a sue
cess all along. why not have another?
7 am heartily in favor of it"
william Green: Il think 1t fne
thing for the town Yes. indeed 1 IA
e. n. Crosby: 7 am for another
fair. 1t brings people to the city 1t
has been proven a success 1 want TO
try it another time"
thing That fact is indisputable-
Facts and figures galore can be shown
as evidence. Subscriptions are not ask
ed of any one The big show is en-
profits exceeded $1,000 The u and
club earned almost $500 last winter
from the fair from concessions and this |
sum was expended entirely upon
worthy charitable objects
But one of the fairs great results is
the outside attendance which it brings 1
TO the city. The official reports of the /
railroads showed that over 10000 WISH
tors came to Topeka during the fair In
1908. The year previous the total was |
1000. while the first year, in 1902, $500
visitors came. That proves conclusive 4
~ the growing popularity of the fair 1t 4
emphasizes and affirms the statements
OF the business men that the show is /
worth while and good thing for the /
commercial interests of Topeka
But the greatest share of praise for /
IN q success of the fair is due to Secre- /
tary Ralph Brigham. He has done
about 99i& per cent of the work each |
year To his management can un-
questionably be attributed the fine and
Ia sting results of the now three times /
tried and three times successful show
Mr. Brigham was asked to talk this
morning. concerning the show. Char |
acteristically he referred the reporter
10 the results. He is always willing to |
talk about what Topeka has done and
what can still be done with the Mid
Winter. but he always eliminates him
self.
{. Il am glad he said, ito know that
Ene business men of the town feel that /
the fairs have been successes. l will
do my best, if the committee again 1
sees nit to elect me secretary, to give /
the city the best show possible again |
this winter BY pulling together 1T
will not be hard to get results
There is no question but Mr.. Brig |
ham will again be secretary and man
ager of the Mid-Winter Fair asSocla- |
ton. Practically all the stockholders
name his selection again, as one of the |
conditions for their interesting them ]
selves in the big exhibition.