The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-30
READY TO COME.
Kansas People Are Interested
In State Fair.
Special Trains to Be Run on All
Lines.
THROUGH THE WEEK.
Crowd Will Be Pretty Evenly
Distributed.
Dan Patch Day, However, the
Center OF Interest.
THROUGH THE WEEK.

The railroads centering in Topeka are
| lending every assistance possible to
make the Kansas State fair to be held
here September IL to II a success.
Special trains will be run in addition
to regular trains by all four railroads
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
September Is, IA and 10 for the accom-
mediation of all those who want TO
come in to Topeka in the morning of
each of those days and return late at
night the same day
Tuesday. September Is, is Derby day.
Wednesday, September IA, is Dan
Patch day.
Thursday, September Is. is Topeka
day.
A rate of one fare for the round trip
from every station in Kansas and from
Kansas City and ST. Joseph has been
made by the railroads for the state fair.
The rates go into effect on September
10 and tickets will be sold to Topeka
and return from every station in the
state every day from the 10th to the
18th. and the tickets will be good to
return on at any time up to September
10. This rate applies on all railroads.
Advices received by local railroad Of
ficials and the managers of the state
fair indicate that a record breaking
crowd win be in attendance at the fair
this year.
The crowd will undoubtedly be spread
out over the entire week but the big
day will be Wednesday,. the day when
Dan Patch will go against his own rec
ord. Topeka is the only city in this
section of the country where Ian
Patch will appear and the event is be-
ing advertised strongly in Kansas City,
St. Joseph, Leavenworth, AtchiSon,
Wichita, Salina and other centerS, and
a great many horsemen will come to
Topeka on that day for the sole pur-
pose of witnessing the exhibition by
Dan Patch.
The Santa Fe railroad has been MAX
ing unusual preparations for this event
and have been advertising the event
thoroughly in all of the cities and towns
along that line. The Santa Fe has dis
tributed thousands of handbills in adj
dition to posters and other matter sent
out by the State Fair association. Be
sides this the railroads are carrying dis
play advertisements in the papers over
the state.
Extra equipment will be added to all
the regular passenger trains OF the SAN
ia Fe on account of the fair. The reg
ular train service of the Santa Fe will
enable those from all of the towns
southwest of Topeka to come in to To-
peka in the morning and return to their
homes the same night.
On three days, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, special trains will be
run to Atchison, Kansas city and OF
tawa, leaving here at 1890 o'clock in
those points and intermediate stations
to return home the same day If they
wish.
On other days people on the Southern
Kansas line of the Santa Fe may re-
turn on No. 116 at o'clock in the even
ing.
on the same days the Rock Island
will run special trains fom Topeka to
st. Joseph late at night to allow those
who live in the towns on the st. Joseph
branch of the Rock Island to return
home the same evening.
The regular trains of the Rock Island
will permit those living along the line
west and southwest to come into To-
peka in the morning and return the
same evening. Extra equipment will
be added to the regular trains to han
die the traffic.
on the Union Pacific the regular
trains from both the east and the west
will be used to bring visitors in. They
all arrive here before the afternoon per-
Torrance begins. Returning the train
leaves for the west at O'Clock in the
evening.
On the Missouri Pacific special ser
vice is being arranged for from Fort
Scott. Coffeyville, Independence, Yates
Center and Garrett, and from Ottawa,
Council Grove, Salina and other points
on the main line to make connection
at LOmax.
The weekly papers throughout the
state have been very liberal with the
state fair, and reading notices and pic
lures have appeared in many of the
leading weeklies in the principal cities
and towns.
The Santa Fe has advertised the
event thoroughly in the weekly papers
The Santa Fe has also advertised the
Sunday baseball game between Topeka
and Fort Scott which will be played in
Topeka on Sunday, September IL, dur
ing the time the state fair excursion
rates are in force. This will undoubt- |
eddy bring many visitors here to wit
ness the baseball game. Some may re-
turn the same day and others will stay |
over for the opening of the races the |
next day.