The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-30
BIC STATE FAIR.
Plans Under Way for a Revival
Next Year.
Association May Be ReOrganiz ID
for This Purpose.
LOOK TO MR.. COBURN
Proposed to Make Him Presi'
dent CT Association.
Understood That Mr.. Low
Desires to Retire.

II the plans Of the stockholders of
the Kansas State Fair association ma
tertalize F. c. Coburn. secretary Of the
State Agricultural society. will succeed
NJ A Low as president of the associa-
lion at the next annual meeting. 1t is
understood Mr.. Low will decline to
serve longer in that capacity. There
nave been runors of this change for
some time and they have in a measure
oeen verified by statements made ny
Members of the association
hen seen today Mr. Coburn was re-
ticent about discussing the matter and
attempted to turn it off as a joke. If
SUCH are the plans 1 know nothing OF
Them
But haven't you heard the matter
mentioned" persisted his qucstioner.
Well, some one did suggest such a
thing TO me Saturday but looked upon
IL as joke and further than that
know nothing OF the PLAN
would you accept the place il it
was offered your" was asked
We'll, I don't know, I haven't Civ
en- the matter any consideration. but
1t is not on record that have ever re-
fused much that has been passed my
way"
But" continued the reporter, cit
has not been a great while since you
refused the offer of a United States
senatorship."
We'll. that was different PROPOSE
ton from this one. but 1 would not
care to say anything about this late
rumor until 1 find out whether there
is anything to it
of his resignation so that Secretary
Coburn could succeed him as presi-
dent of the association. NJ A. Low,
the present president, said: Haven't
heard a word about IT. 1t may be so
or it may not. 1 haven't discussed the
matter with any one"
Mr.. Low has been at the head of the
association for a number of years and
under his direction it has prospered.
though 1t is understood that there has
been some feeling among the stock
holders on account of the fact that the
agricultural features having been drop
ped.
1t is proposed to make the fair one
of the good old-fashioned kind where
the display of the farm products will
be one of the main features instead of
racing. At the time that the appropri-
alton for state fair was asked for last
tary COburn at the head of the pro-
ject and this lent strength to the claims
of the supporters Of the bill.
The Commercial club in this city is
back of the proposition for an old
fashioned state fair. 1t is claimed that
if Mr.. Coburn is at the head of the as
ISOLATION at that time that 1t will carry
a great deal of weight on account of
his standing as an agriculturallSt.
The talk OF a change in the head OF
the association has revived the idea of
a state fair which will be fostered by
the state and become a permanent af-
fair. 1t was said that at the time that
Charles Samson was deposed as secre-
tary that NJ. A. Low was slated TO fol-
low and IL was afterwards claimed
that he rendered his resignation which
was not accepted. At any rate if the
change is made there will be renewed
a CtfVitV among those who are auxiOus
that a state fair should be held every
year at Topeka.