The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-23
WANTS A PART.
Commercial Club win Ask for
Midwinter Proceeds.
Officers Think They Are En-
titled to Consideration.
ALL GOES TO CHARITY
This Year Ingleside Gets the
Concessions.
Major Anderson Says Club Guar
orsAaoe 10 Moaro H., FRofos+
ALL GOES TO CHARITY
Major Anderson Says Club Guar
antees to Make Up Deficit.

The Commercial club feels that it
ought to get some share of the pro-
ceeds of the NIidwinter exposition.
Why2 Because it guarantees to
make good any deficits.
This. was the topic up before the
executive committee of the adver-
Using entertainment committee of the
club this morning. The action taken
was a request for the board of direct
ors Of the AIidwinter association to
meet with the committee some time
before the present fair is over. prob
ably the first part Of next week.
At first the request for a conference
was directed to r. S. Brigham, the
secretary and general manager. but
upon consideration it was changed to
the board of directors. Mr.. Brigham,
It was feared, would oppose any such
interference.
While there was some little feeling
displayed that might be termed per-
sonal, yet the hook upon which the
matter was hung pertains to the
profits which the charitable organiza-
tons receive annually from the fair.
AS explained by Secretary Anderson
the concessions such as candy. flowers,
check, glass blowing and engraving,
and similar booths are given to some
local. charitable organization, this year
the 1ngleside home. The contract
drawn up fifth Ingieside allows that
/ organization SO per cent of its pro-
ceeds. In case, however, the fair pays
out, the custom is and has been, to also
allow Ingleside or whatever charitable
organization it happens to be. the other
40 per cent of its proceeds as we'll. or
in short, to give it all it makes. .af
The executive committed. of the ad-
vertisemen t-entertainment committee
said this morning that this 40 per cent
ought to go to the Commercial club, as.
! hat
| free.
I'VE back up the fair and guarantee
to make good any deficit, - said Charles
4 Wood, "and therefore I think that it
/ ought to come to US
That is right said w. W. Webb,
/ 'sthe contract made with the ladies' is
/ good enough at so per cent"
/ George w Crane and P. J. Mona
CHAN had the same opinoin, as did J.
/ W. Robinson, chairman Of the COM
mittee. r.a.
IN case the fair should fail to make
money and go into the hole" said Sec
rotary T. J. Anderson" you all know
4 that we would have to make good. If
we have to back it up, we ought to
share in the proceeds. The whole
scheme was fostered by the CONNER
cial club anyway" isSsFa sas III bs.af
All of the members of the commit
I tee agreed that the exposition has been
/ a rema rl1a Bile success and one of the
/ cityS most important enterprises. r.
/ s. Brigham, who has been secretary
/ and general manager, is a, great nus
/ tier and under his direction the Mid
/ winter has proven to be one of To
! peka S most important annual attrac-
4 tons. It has grown consistently until
now it seems to be an esta blished thing
/ for years to come. Mr.. Brigham is
/ almost solely responsible for this fact.
He has practically done every part Of
/ the wOrk-in fact it is true to say that
/ he does it all.
1t is not particularly in a spirit of
criticism on Mr. Brigham that the
/ committees makes its suggestion But
club spends a great deal of money
right along to foster public enterprises,
as it is doing now with the semicen-
/ tennial convention and that it should
receive any proceeds that come from
/ the manipulation of such enterprises.
It feels that the Midwinter is its crea-
ton and that it ought to get some of
the earnings.
The feeling of the committee is that
| the club should have a more direct
part in the handling of the fair. Right
here is where the rub will come in. So
far the exposition association has prae-
tieally handled itself independent of
the Commercial club, and in turn given
full control to Mr.. Brigham. who has
/ done wonders with the exposition. While
the members of the committee this
Inroning plead for harmony above ev-
erything in the proposed meeting, still
there is plenty Of chance for the fur to
fly. Some of the members of the COM
naittee talked about the exposition hav-
inc grown to be a fone-man'' affair.
conference between Brigham and the
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