The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-22
SAMSON CHOSEN.
Topeka Man Made Secretary
Western Fair Association.
viii Have Charge Of the Racing
Attractions.
KANSAS THE ONLY ONE.
All Other Fairs in Organization
Get Help From State.
Shawnee Farmers to Be Invited
to a Mass Meeting.
KANSAS THE ONLY ONE.

c. H. Samson, secretary of the KAN
sas Exposition company, has returned
from Des Moines, where he was elect
ed secretary of the Western State Fair
association circuit, comprising the state
fairs of Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Hi
nois, Kansas and Kentucky.
This association was organized at the
Des NIoines meeting and will have full
charge of the racing attractions for the
state fairs mentioned. W. H. Mellor,
of Loop City, Neb., was elected presi-
dent. Each fair will afford a weeks
racing, and the circuit is continuous.
The entire circuit viii be advertised to-
gether. a page advertisement being de-
signed for each of the leading horse
papers of the country.
The Topeka State fair will be held
from September IL to September 16. Mr..
Samson said today to a reporter for the
State journal;
of the six states which comprise the
newly organized Western State Fair as
sociation circuit, Kansas is the only
one which does not get an appropria-
ton from the state 1 must confess that
l was considerably ashamed to make
this admission, when / saw what the
other states were doing for their state
fairs. Iowa at the last session of its
legislature gave its state fair $4,000 for
a sale pavilion. and $3.50, 900 for other
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Illinois, where the legislature voted half
a million the first dash out of the box.
And yet the Kansas legislature turned
down a little appropriation for $4,000 a
year. Isn't it sad?
Nothing very definite was done
about the special SideShOW attractions
for the circuit, but it was decided that
the officers of the association should
correspond with desirable attractions,
and try to arrange a plan by which the
shows which are desired can be put
right through the whole circuit The
character of the shows put on the cir
cult will be thoroughly investigated be-
fore any contracts with them are
made
Mr.. Samson did not attend the meet
ing of the entertainment committee Of
the Commercial club which was held
this morning. He says that he had two
carloads of paper to attend to, and for
got about the meeting until too late to
attend it.
Mass Meeting With Farmers.
1t was decided at the meeting of the
entertainment committee this morning
to invite all the farmers of Shawnee
county to come to the Commercial club
rooms on April s, and tell the members
Of the entertainment committee just
what sort of an agricultural, horticul-
tural and live stock display they want.
I'VE are willing to put up the money
for the show here in Topeka, said one
of the members of the committee, but
we can't get a good exhibit together
unless the farmers of the county will
stand by US and take a big share of the
interest in the enterprise. Unless the
farmers will furnish the exhibits, we
might Just as well give up the idea of
raising $40 here in Topeka"
The following resolutions were unan-
imously adopted:
Whereas, The Commercial club has
been asked by the Kansas Exhibition
company to contribute funds to assist
in defraying the expenses of the state
fair in 1905. the funds to be used ex-
clusively in paying premiums on agri-