The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-13
WILL Be A FAIR.
Topeka Business Men Hold an
Enthusiastic Meeting.
De eide to Make the Fund
Permanent.
BASIS FORTHE FUTURE
N. A. Low Outlines Plans for
Success Of Venture.
Would Turn Over Grounds and
Everything to State.

Seven thousand Topeka dollars are
yet to be raised for the $4,000 Com
mercia1 club fund for the state fair.
This means that $1,000 must be secured
by each one of the seven committees
organized at a specially called meet
ing of the club this morning. The city
was divided up into districts and a
committee was assigned to each of the
districts so arranged. A chairman for
each of the seven committees was ap-
pointed and the chairman in turn will
select the members of his committee.
They are out for the money.
NJ. A. Low sounded the keynote when
he said: II am in favor of making this
fair a go. / think that We can get
the state to help. First, we must raise
this $4,000. When we have this $4,000
I am in favor of going to the state and
Offering to turn over the whole thing,
grounds and everything to the state.
If the state does not take 1t l am in
favor of raising $4,000 again next year
and have the county raise second
$4,000 until we have got this on
permanent basis.'
The 20 business and professional men
who were present applauded vigorously
for when Mr.. Low says, I'VE must
and Will have it, the having becomes
q reality.
search for dollars arei Councilman @.
E. Jordan, for the district of North
Topeka; G. M. Lawrence, district from
Second street north to Kansas river;
L. M. PenWeIl district east side of
Kansas avenue from Second to Sixth:
c. @. Blakely, district west side of
Kansas avenue from Second to Sew
enth streets; Albert Patten, district
east side of Kansas avenue south from
Topeka avenue; ]. w. Robinson, dis
trict on west side of Kansas avenue
south of Seventh street; H. A. Heath,
district at large, taking in the profess
Sional men
The county commissioners propose to
make a tax levy which will result in
raising $25, 900 to be expended for a per-
manent building on the state fair
grounds provided the city raises e12 000
OF this last about $1,000 has already
been secured, announced President w.
F. Jensen of the Commercial club this
morning.
Two questions were before the meet
ing this morning:
Whether the fund raised should havo
tied to it the promise of portion or all
of 1t being paid.
The twenty business men decided
quickly the answers that should be
made and agreed that the $4,000 raised
should be in the form of a permanent
investment, as a nest egg for the cap
italization of a great big show, and
that city and county should be raked
with a fine toothed comb for the bal
ance of the sum needed, $1,000, by dis
tricting the territory.
This money, too, must be raised by
April l. if the plans contemplated for
the success of the fair this fall shall
be under full steam-this was the as
eertion made bythose who are acQuaint-
ed with the organization of similar
undertakings. The money need not be
paid in then but the fund should be as
sured by that time in order that the
booming of the state fair may be begun
at once.
What They Said.
Here is a symposium of the talks
made this morning: IF we are going
to have fair it is necessary for US to
put up some money and keep it there.
I think that the chances of the state
taking hold eventually are very good.
Twelve thousand dollars would be a
good start but don't think we ought
to have it back said Mr.. Low in the
beginning.
There are about $50 stockholders
I believe in the fair association now.
What do you think about that ?''
asked Mr.. Jensen of Mr.. Low.
''They don't expect to get their
money back, they want to have fair.
will answer for that. We haven't
done any good" replied the latter.
"It seems to me that we should put
in our money, leave it there and do
business with it. That will encourage
others. Though L cannot afford to do
as much as some, am willing to do
my SHARE said L. M. Penwel.
''If the fair is a success we will all
get our money back from the in
creased business that comes as con-
sequence. I don't think we should
get this money back. Though 1 can't
do any work, as 1 am connected with
another committee on another matter
of raising money, 1 am willing to add
$50 to my subscription said Frank
p. MacLennan.
eff you expect to rebate you will
have to do this thing over every year
and on the other hand If you put this
money in and the fair is a success
you won't have to do this over" said
H A Heath.
'I have been around trying to raise
some of this money" said Albert
Patten, "and 1 believe more can be
done if a larger body of men go out
together. We ought to make oul
visits and do it promptly
"If you are going to nave a state
fair this fall we must give out the
news very soon" said 11r. Low.
81 think we have been delayed al,
ready too much" remarked W. 1. Mil
Ter I'VE must have this none.
Law the harder it will be to raise thi.
money"
is Interested in this I know. LIE
everyone in the county who may b.
interested receive one of these let
ters which are being send out on thi
subject"
'I am sure all the business men arr
for this fair for they are going t
gain by 1t. If any profits are to b.
made let them be put back into i
again" suggested Councilman Jordan
at am interested in seeing a goo,
old fashioned state fair" said j. W
Aobinson. 'I don't think it is an ad
In saIfcffinp money f0 haI