The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-29
Topeka and Kansas Men Will
Push the Plans.
Stock Company Proposed With
Capital of 100000.
A FAIR WORTH WHILE.
Get Farming and Live Stock
People Interested.
Men Like Secretary Coburn
Desired Back OF 1t.

1t was decided at meeting held
last night at the Commercial club
quarters that there is no reason in
the world why Topeka should not
have one of the largest and most
successful state fairs next fall, and
every fall. that has ever been given in
this portion of the country and con-
this portion of the country.
This was the opinion of the advis-
ory committee composed of five
representatives each from the Com
mercial club State Wide Fair associa-
ton and Midwinter Exposition Co. 1t
was the emphatic opinion, also, of
those present that the Midwinter ex-
position should be continued and
every effort made to make it greater
success with new features.
The members of the committee are:
Commercial club-L. M. Penweli, P. 1.
Bonebrake, H. A. Auerbach. Arthur
Capper and Frank P. MacLennan. Fair
assoc1ation-T. a. Borman, E. H. Cros-
by, w. 1. Miller. H. A Heath and A. NJ.
Patten- Midwinter association-S. E.
LUX, Mayor Green, T. J. Anderson, NJ.
c. Holman and c. P. Adams.
All the members We're present except
ing Mr.. Capper.
Practical Plan Proposed.
The plan of the advisory committee
DIS HOW WOTkSQ out IN DrleI IS TO nave
the State Fair proposition backed by a
100000 stock company, representing nol
only citizens of Topeka, but the agri-
cultural, manufacturing. live stock, min
eral and material interests of the state.
The chairman, Scott Hopkins, who
had appointed the committees and pre-
sided over the meeting, was directed to
appoint a committee of fifteen to push
the plans and arrange details; the COM
Elittee to act as a sort of first board Of
n lfr-Ao - aNf~,
executive committee of five and possibly
aod to the board.
1t was pointed out in the lively talks
during the evening that Topeka was the
natural place for a big fair; that To-
peka, thirty wears ago, had presented
one day than had recently attended in
week: that the great state of Kansas
should have as good-ass fair as Iowa:
that the recent fairs here have made
splendid displays of poultry, sheep,
swine and live stock. but had been ham
by a lack of suitable buildings,
being obliged to depend upon tents and
wooden structures; tina. the
present management had been impeded
in it's efforts by lack of funds and by
cid debts.
Topeka Has the Grounds.
1t was the prevailing opinion that the
present grounds in Topeka were beauti-
full with the water and natural grove
of trees and general lay of the ground,
but were inadequate as to buildings;
that possibly q One-mile track should
be constructed; that while the size, rs
acres. was as large as many splendid
fair grounds, additional land adjoining
might possibly be desirable for better
mentS; that the location was ideal and
easy OF access
1t was decided to help arouse public
enthusiasm in regard to the reorganized
state fair proposition to arrange for an
early meeting to which are to be in
vited farmers, stockmen and business
men generally, to be addressed by Sec
retary Simpson of the Iowa state fair
and the secretary of the Minnesota
state fair.
T. A. Borman of the Kansas Farmer
and the Continental Creamery COM
pany presented a concise and compre-
hensive plan on the stock company
basis advocating procuring man who
understood the selling of stock to dis
pose of fair stock.
C. P. Adams favored a broadening Of
the scope Of the annual fair in Topeka.
II believe said he, that the only way
to make the enterprise great success
would be to make it state fair with
an executive committee. 1t is too
simply by one or two, or by Topeka
people alone"
We Have the Nucleus.
I'VE have here,' asserted H A.
Heath. simply the nucleus for a state
fair. We have the grounds but not the
accommodations. We should reorganize
and do things on a big scale. Topeka is
the logical place for the state fair and
if we get back Of the enterprise and
rebuild the association on a broad
scale, think that when we ask the
state legislature to back us it will
do So"
L. M Penwell: What energies and
means have are at the disposal of this
enterprise to the best of my ability
E. H. Crosby, w. I. Miller, A. NJ. Pat
ton. s. E. Lux, Mayor Green, T. J. An
derson and NJ c. Holman all spoke
fair with new blood and plenty of cap
itaI and favored the Midwinter ex-
position
No Steps Backward.
Mr.. Auerbach said: 1--WE cannot af-
ford to take any step backward. We
must not think of abandoning the Mid
winter exposition and we must have &.
great state fair. I believe the manu-
facturers and jobbers' association, that
strong body of enterprising men, should
get back of the Midwinter exposition
and assist the stock company which
has this matter in charge. The manu-
facturers and jobbers of Topeka are
the people Interested in exhibiting To-
peka made FOODS.
P. I. Bonebrake, in a brief talk, high
1y commencing the state fair PROPOSE
ton and relating what Topeka had
done in the past and ought to do in the
future, said that he considered that it
would first be necessary to raise some
funds in order to assure a successful
fair next fall and that he thought at
least $4,000 should be in sight before
anything was DONE
100000 Is Demanded.
The chairman asked Mr.. MacLen-
nan to give his ideas on the subject.
In response he said in part:
'I will tell you what my ideas are:
In the first place, agree exactly with
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