The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-04

pany, Kansas City, NO. stock spray
ers; the Wahle Foundry & Machine
works, Davenport, Iowa, washing ma
chimes; the Walker Manufacturing
company, Council Bluffs. Ia, farm i'm
plement specialties; Goodlett & Bowles
Kansas City, Mo-, economy fruit jars;
B. G.. Krapf, North Topeka. corn
feathers; the z. H. Horn company,
Topeka, interior finishingS; the One
Minute Manufacturing company, New
ton, Ia, washing machines, churns,
wringeers, etc.; the White Lily Manu-
featuring company. Davenport, Ia,
washing machines and gasoline en-
gines; the Ideal Lighting company.
Davenport, Ia, gas lighting plants; J..
K. Wheeler, Cerro Gordo. Ill, steel
gates; D. r. Clark, Linneus, Mo-, ma
chinery; George Ertel company,
Quincy, I'LL. baling presses and man
ure spreader; the John Deere Pillow
company, Kansas City, Mo-, farm ma
chinery; Rock Island Implement COM
pany, Kansas City, Mo-. general farm
machinery; Corn Belt Shredder COM
pany, Beatrice, Neb., corn shredder.
A large force of worlkmen, under the
supervision of Mr.. Gillespie, the artist.
has been engaged all of this week In
constructing the battleship Kansas on
the big auditorium stage for the pro-
duction of ''Pinafore" on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings during the fair.
No expense is being spared to make this
the most elaborate production of Gill
bert and Sulivan's popular comic
opera. ever attempted in the west. Mr.
M C. Holman, the musical director, IS
drilling the chorus and those taking
the character parts, every night, and
expects to have everything ready for
the musical event of the season. Re
member the day and the date, Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings, fair week.
Popular prices will be made, 20 cents
will secure reserved seat. The chart
opened at Stansf1eld's drug store this
morning. TT will take a lot of money
to stage and costume the opera and it
will take big house to pay the BILL"
said Major Anderson Instead of go
ing to the circus and seeing the same
old performance, why not save your
money for 'Pfnafore' and spend your
'shekels' for an entertainment that viii
keep the cash in Topeka? While about
it don't forget Esther. She was great
queen and will appear in all her glory
on Friday evening. The same prices
and seating arrangements will be made
as for Pinafore."
D. M. Howard of Rossville, formerly
a representative in the legislature, says
that it is the duty of the people to see
that: I'VE have a state fair that is
worthy of the state, as an agricultural
state, a mining state, a state that is up
and doing and not asleep and waiting
till the other fellow has stepped in and
won the laurels and gone home.
Our fair commences the 18th of this
month. You need to go to see what
Kansas has to show. We pay fifty
cents to get onto the grounds and then
some begin to find fault at once.
There is nothing to see.' Why? Be-
cause you or your neighbors have not
contributed anything to the fair to be
seen but have left the matter to the
other fellow to bring in the stuff. Now
don't wait for the other fellow to bring
in his show articles but get up and be
doing yourself and don't wait for the
governor or some one else to contribute
81 600 Don't refuse to contribute some
thing because one of the officers is a
Republican, q Democrat, or a Socialist.
but put your shoulder to the wheel and
help to make the fair a success.
IF you have something you think
ought to be seen and is worthy of the
state, send it or bring it along. Horse,
colt, cattle. dog, sheep, hogs, corn,
wheat. rye, potatoes or anything that
is produced in Kansas. We have it in
Kansas, then bring 1t along so that
the stranger that comes from abroad
will say Kansas is a live state; just
see what she can produce. Look at her
horses, cattle, sheep, swine. etc. She
can not be beaten in the world.
1.-THE state fair is an influence to the
whole country for the simple reason
that the show we have will go out to
the world and it will be said what can't
Kansas do?
Don't kick but bring in your articles
to exhibit and let the world know
what Kansas can do, do not stay at
home till show day and then come to
the fair and say at once 1t is a humbug.
nothing to be seen. Kansas has pro-
duced some of the fastest horses on
record. best cattle and sheep, also fine
corn and wheat and some of the best
orators and also ball players. and in
fact anything that Kansas undertakes
she accomplishes.
Come and make this the great show
of the age. We have the material and
why not do it? Don't stay at home
and tell your neighbors there is moth
ing in it, for there is something, only
come out and help push 1t along.
TT shows the other part of the coun-
try what Kansas can do. They go
home to the several states and tell
their neighbors what they saw in Kan
sas. Bring your produce from a