The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-20
The Hutchinson Fair Is Prov
ing a Wonderful Success.
The Town and Grounds We're
Overlooked Thursday.
THREEBANDS PRESENT
Great Display of Live Stock in
All Departments.
Fine Arts, Fruit and Machinery
Made a Good Showing.

Hutchinson, Kan, Sept. 2O.-Thursday
saw the biggest crowd that Hutchinson
hasever had at the fair or on herstreets
since the townsite was staked out For
the thirty-six years of her existence
the Salt City has never before had such
a big increase in her population in one
days time.
The late trains Wednesday night be-
gan to roll them into town
The Lyons band came in. in the reg
ular Missouri Pacific train in the
morning. The cars were all packed
when the train pulled out of Lyons and
at Sterling no one could get on at all.
1t was the same way at NfckersOn- PeO-
pie tried 10 get on there and failed, for
there was no room to do business on
that train.
The morning mixed train on the Santa
Fe from the east had the biggest jam
you ever saw. There were lot of freight
cars in this train and people were rid
ing all over them, in any place they
could hold on Women were riding in
the baggage cars and on the steps and
platforms. There was room for no one
else II was a sight.
The excursion from the east on the
Rock Island had every space taken and
people were riding on top Practically
all Of Mcpherson county is here. many
of them driving from the nearer dis
tsnces-
The Rock Island train from the west,
which had a long bunch of extra cars,
was packed. as II has been nearly every
day this week The Missouri Pacific
morning train from the east brought all
that could be packed on. The regular
trains on all the roads were filed to ths
guards.
II is estimated that there were 49,
coo people In the grounds in the af-
ternoon- There was scarcely any place
to get around at all.
Three bands are present. the Lyons
band. Frank Tyler's band from Dodge
City and the Greensburg band
II the Varied Arts building are the
handsomest displays at the fair. at
least those which interest women
most The textile fabrics department
this year is larger than ever and there
vas not nearly enough space TO dis
play 10 good advantage for the visit
ors TO see the pretty needlewOrk
which is entered in this department.
At this day and age almost every wO-
man has some particular accomplish
ment with the needle. and to see such
a pretty collection as is at the fair is
q hard task TO tell which one excells-
The department has entries from all
over the state as well as the states
surrounding Kansas. and there are
even some displays which were sent
all the way from Kentucky
The fine arts department is as big
as ever this year and the judge says
contains a very fine quality of work
And there are large collections of oil,
crayon and water color pictures Chi
IA painting and burnt wood These
prove that the Kansas women are de-
voting an equal share of their time to
the finer arts.
The jellies and preserves depart
ment Is just a little bit smaller this
wear than Of former years. but this is
satisfactorily explained by the scarcity
OF fruit in this vicinity
The showing made by the fine cat
tie exhibits this year exceeds last