The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
U. C. 7. WOULD DO IT.
Propose to Take Hold of Nfidwinter
Fair.

In the matter of the Midwinter fair
Tor Topeka, there is now no doubt at
all but that the exhibition will be held
as per schedule the last week in Janu-
airy and the first week in Februa nv
II not by the Midwinter COMPANY then
oy the Grocers' Association of this civ
or the Topeka council of the United
commercial Travellers of America
Both organizations stand ready to take
up the proposition if the Midwinter di-
rectors decide not to handle it. But in
THIS connection it might be said that
rom anderson, who was appointed a
sPeclal committee of one to ascertain
the sentiment of the merchants of the
CITY on the fair, has been greeted with
an aye vote all down the line as far
as ne mas gone. w. H. Davis of the
MldWlnter board, said today that it
was now likely that the exDosition
company would handle the fair them
serves, although this has not been def
in1tely decided.
me Commercial Travellers of the city
nave come forward with a definite nro-
position to pull off the fair NEXT win
Ter on big scale and allow only To-
peKa exhibits on display, that is to
say, only goods and wares handled by
topeka retailers and jobbers or made
by topeka manufacturers.
This is Topeka proposition. got
ten up solely as an advertisement or
boost for Topeka said Secretary Rex
hre1pe OF the local council of the Com
search long time before they find bet
ter boosters for Topeka than the Com
merc1al Travellers. My idea would be
TO allow only Topeka products to be
SHOWN in the exposition hall, barring
all out of town exhibitors. Then our
visitors, and home folks, too, can bet
ter judge of the commercial and manu-
featuring resources of the city from
the showing made at the fair. We can
point with pride to the exhibits and
say that everything in sight is of or
from Topeka.
''The local council No. AZ of the Com
mercial Travellers has 163 resident
members. We have $500 in the treas
ury and are working with the object
in view to build home here and get
the headquarters of the grand lodge
moved to this city. There are $4,000
members under the jurisdiction of the
grand lodge for Kansas and Oklahoma.
If we succeed in building a home here
all the annual meetings of the grand
lodge would be held in Topeka and that
means 5000 visitors every year
What is the use in getting up a To-
peka fair for Topeka products and then
allowing outsiders to come in and dis
play their goods and thus detract just
that much from Topeka advertise
to make a fine display for the Mid
winter fair and should handle the
whole thing ourselves.
IF the Midwinter people decide not
to handle the fair this winter, I hope
they will give the Commercial Travellers
a chance at it. We will surely give
them the best ever"
Reamer Billiard is president of the
local council of Commercial Travellers,
and Rex Kreipe is secretary. Roy Pen
we'll, John A. Worley, Tom Whitteker
and Frank E. Parr compose the execu
tive committee. The council plan to
hold a grand installation ceremony
here November % at which % new
members will be taken into the local
lodge. The ceremony will be followed
by a banquet at the Throop hotel.