The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-18
Taxpayers will Appeal to the
Commissioners.
VIII Again Ask That a Fair
Levy BE Made.
HOW PEOPLE STAND.
Over Two Hundred Taxpayers
Sign Petitions.
Few Who Are Approached Re-
fuse to Support Proposition.

To have or not to have a state fair
IS the question just now with which
the taxpayers of Shawnee county are
confronted and if the subject is de-
cided in the affirmative it will be
necessary to convince the board of
county commissioners that their stand
against making a two mill levy as au-
thorized by the legislature is wrong.
With this end in view petitions are
being circulated in the city and coun-
try by the Commercial club and the
signatures which have already been
secured should convince the commits
ssiQners5 that. they have made a mis-
take +
A canvass among the business men
of the city resulted in a list of 252
names among which are the sig
natures of many of the heaviest tax
payers in the county. Almost every
man approached signed the petition
and the exceptions were two firms
whose lines of business are among the
smallest of their kind in the city and
they could give no excuse other than
that they are opposed to signing petit
tions of any kind.
A committee from the Commercial
club will again wait on the board of
county commissioners Monday and
present the petitions which they now
have and ask them to recede from
their present attitude. Petitions have
been prepared which viii be sent to
every part of the county.
Those Who Want = Fair
A careful perusal of the following
list of names will show the signatures
of MANY of the heaviest taxpayers of
the city and county:
NJ. F. Rigby W. F. Roehr Music
Nelson Giles, Jr.. Co,
J weiss Weiss. ,,,-,,,n G. ca Schmidt.
II. G. Thompson, P. Heinz,
Fred A. Snow, J. Wilson.
J. d. Leahey, ]. P. Rowley,
J. E Bradley, Clearinghouse Real
James G., Baker, ty Co,
Chas. W. Graves, D. H. Forbes,
H. S. Montgomery, Arthur McCabe,
r. H Montgomery, D. H. Thomas,
N. w. Loubach, Wolf Bros,
ID. c. Nellis. A. c. Klingaman,
Topeka Wooden Heron & Mid
Mfg Co, daugh,
Thomas Page, T. A. Beck.
David Bowie, Willis Edson
T. l.. Cooper, Seery & Morton,
d. NJ. Dibble, F. NJ Spencer
a. HOhnbaum, Warner & Potter
Mrs. o. NJ. Capron,C. D. Skinner,
]. c. Harding COD. o. Coe,
j. Stewart. H. Often,
G F.. Kimball, S. l. A. Samuel
David G. Page, son,
A. V. Lindell. NJ L. zercher.
H. G. Buechner, T. L. Pattison.
w. NJ. Gideon, Emahizer & Spiel
E. L. -Gertz. man,
John Nystrom. B. F. Pankey.
J. r. Spetter, w. P. HemphiII
NJ. Thompson. F. s. Thomas,
A. f. Robinson. A. B. Whiting P. &
c. A. Henshaw, G. Co.,
Thos. Voiland, Amos Longaker,
J. A. SheetZ, r. T. RivenS
L. E Thomas H. F. Guthrie,
NJ. E. Harding, H. B. Howard,
Sturgis Hardware d. B. Simpson.
Co., Jas. NJ French,
Fred o. Morns, oliver c. Wyatt,
H. c. Green, E. B. Guild
T. ]. Bickel, John Macdonald,
c. F. Adams, Geo. Sutherin & Co.
w. H. Rutter, c. L. Scott
Forbes Bros, Crane & Co.,
w. A. Forbes, Topeka Coal Co.,
J. o. Wolfe, VIM. Green.
Chas. Mer. Co., c. E. Jewell,
J. c. Snediker, c. E. Strauss.
Chas. Gerteisen, r. I. JONES'
Petro & Woodford,C. Smith.
Oran Layton. Jno. c. Rogers,
c. P. Antrim. w. c. Ralston,
P. d. FOUGHT. c. H Titus,
E S. Klussman, Topeka Supply
VIM. H. Johnston, House,
American Linseed w. T. Conklin,
Oil Co, Irwin & Pyles,
c. w. Armstrong, Peter He'll,
E. B. H. Remley. Jasper Mix,
Dibble Grocery Co, C. H Phelps
G. H. Matthreo, Kansas Book Co.,
J. c. Moore. r. 2, Geo. L. Seymour,
H H. Glenn, F. P. Clark,
d. ]. August, Palace Clothing Co
The Merriam Mort H. A. Auerbach,
gage Co., c. NJ. c. L. Short.
Merriam, treas. F. NJ. Connell,
John c. Harmon, c. E. Malenberg.
Wheeler & Switzer, Edwin A. Austin,
Ferry s. Doran. ]. G. Payne & Co..
E. T. BoImar. J. 6; Payne.
Merchants NatIM. Hawkins,