The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29
LOOKS GOOD.
A Big Meeting Fairly Inaugur-
ateS New Fair.
Enthusiastic Gathering at Com
mercial Club Takes
IMPORTANT ACTION.
IMPORTANT
Wiring Committee at Chicago
to Go Ahead.
Prominent Breeders and Stock
men Are Interested.

1T isn't question now whether it
shall be done. but how it shall be
done,'' said President Scott Hopkins
| of the Commercial club this noon in
speaking of the project on foot which
! has as it's object the taking over of
| the leases, assets and affairs of the
old State Fair association and in
cooperating a new 100000 company.
| 1t was on the occasion OF the
gathering of 80 members of the old
association and Is gentlemen who
have been selected to act as an ad-
visory board to make the preliminary
arrangements for putting into opera
ton a proposition which would as
sure a real state fair that would be
great credit to Topeka and the state
| of Kansas.
| The idea is to make the new state
| fair association as representative OF
the entire state as possible.
Prominent breeders and others over
| the state have expressed their willing
| ness to stand behind the new project.
The people of the state are begin
ming to realize that Kansas is sadly
behind the other leading agricultural
states of the union when it comes to
a state fair that is full credit to the
commonwealth.
In order to create enthusiasm for
the project a big smoker will prob
ably be given in Topeka on January
TO- at which time Secretary l.. F.
Simpson of the Iowa fair, and G. S.
Cosgrove of the Minnesota fair will
speak.
The stockholders of the old fair asso-
citation decided by a large majority
that it was the sense Of those present
that the association turn into the hands
Of the new association it's stock, lease.
personal property, and all assets pro-
vided that the new association VIII as
sumo the indebtedness which amounts
to about $4,000.
tee of five be appointed to attend the
business meeting of the stockholders OF
the old association to be held next
Monday. December 6. with the object
of ascertaining the best terms by which
the old company may be taken over.
The motion carried. and it was fur
Their recommended that the Commercial
club be requested TO loan Suffc7ent
sum of money to pay for charter Tor
the new company.
The new company will probably De
formed early in December.
A committee of six men representa-
tive of live stock interests of the state
left last night for Chicago to represent
the Kansas Fair association at the ma
tional live stock show this week to en-
deavor to secure for the Kansas fair
prize money from the different breed
ers' associations Of the country.
The committee will also arrange for
the date of next years fair, which they
hope will follow the Nebraska fair.
The following are the members of the
committee who went to Chicago: I. d.
Graham chairman; Senator c. A. Stan
nard, Emporia; Charles E. Sutton,
Lawrence; H. w. Avery, Wakefield !;
Ralph Mckinney, Glen Elder, and H.
w. McAfee. Topeka.
A telegram of confidence and in
structions to go ahead with the full
understanding that Topeka will have
big state fair next fall was sent to
the above committee Immediately on
the adjournment of the meeting at
2:20 o'clock.