The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-06
FOR A STATE FAIR
Commercial Club Goes on Record
Decisively.
Favor Big Annual Event Under
State Patronage.
LEAVE OUT LOCATION.
That May Be Decided Later LIS
the Plan.
Semicentennial Question a
Thing of the Past.
LEAVE OUT LOCATION.

At a special meeting of the CONNER
| cial club held last night that organiZa-
ton went on record as favoring an ap-
preparation for a state fair regardless OF
| the location and pledged their support
to such bill The meeting was called
for the purpose of meeting delegation
from the Commercial club Of Wichita
who are to come to Topeka to work for
a state fair bill designating Wichita as
the location for its establishment. For
some reason this committee failed to
appear and the matter of a state fair
regardless of the location was consid-
cred by those present
The plan which seemed to meet with
the greatest favor was one suggested by
President Charles K. Holiday which
will ask for an appropriation for state
fair. The location OF the fair to be de-
cided upon later either by the work of
the Commercial clubs of the separate
cities which are bidding for the location
or by the state board Of agriculture or
by any other means which will be fair
and equitable to all concerned.
There is little doubt but bill carry
ing with it an appropriation for a state
fair will pass the legislature If it has
are contending for its location. There
is bill before the Legislature at the
present time which has received the
stamp of approval from the state agr1-
cultural society as well as other organ1-
cations of a similar nature. If this bill
becomes a law then the matter of the
location can be settled between the con-
tending cities but as the matter has
stood in the past there is no likelihood
of a bill becoming law which designa-
mates the place at which the fair is to
be held. .rss s,s-, .g
THE question of sernicentennial
celebration seems to be thing of the
past" remarked c. X Holiday, land
through no fault of either the city of
hn 0f-I c1r1h hn
country in general seems to have been
world faired to death and after
thorough canvass of the sentiment in
the different counties in the state the
proposition has been abandoned for the
time being at least.
Everybody in Kansas wants a state
fair and will enthuse and work for its
success regardless of its location and
as a commercial club we should be the
first to encourage such a proposition.
What we want first and must have is
an appropriation from the state and
then We can decide upon location for
the tair but we must have an 6pprOpri-
alton, and then a fair. OF course from
my position can see but one location
for state fair, but L have the IaEsur-
ance of number of gentlemen that it
should be located either at Hutchinson.
Mcpherson or Wichita, though must
admit that l consider them somewhat
biased in their opinions for the same
reason that they may think that am in
mine s.z-
W. l. Mlller one OF the directors OF the
Kansas Exposition company, which is
heartily in favor of appropriation for
state fair, said:
THE state semicentenniaI is dead and
buried SO far as we know. There are
many people here who have wanted n
state fair for years. There is now before
the legislature a bill which has the in
dorsement of the stockmen and all other
similar organizations This bill provides
for appropriation and says nothing
about the location. and that is the one
Topeka wants to work for. Get the ap-
preparation and say nothing about the
board OF agriculture or the legislature
and then go after it in honorable fight
it for Topeka. If Wichita or Hutchinson
get the fair we should help them to make
it as big and successful as possible. The
bill refer to provides for the appropria-
and erect necessary buildings and carries
with it an annual guarantee of $4,000
which is to be drawn upon in rain
or other causes result in failure to pay
out"
The following proposition was proposed
and adopted by the club:
Resolved. That we believe that the time
has come when Kansas should line up
with the other western states and hold
a state fair annually Practically every
agricultural and live stock association in
the state favOrs state fair and an appro-
priation by the legislature. The fair can
only be made a success with the aid of
the entire state. Topeka is in favor of a
claims for it's location to committee to
be appointed by the state board of agri-
culture or in any other manner or be de
termined by the Legislature If the legis-
fair Topeka and Shawnee county will do
their best to make it a success wherever
located