The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-18
Want A FAIR.
Prominent Kansas Breeders Ex.
press Themselves.
Urgent That State Have a
Creditable Show.
OTHERS FAR AHEAD.
Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, All
Well Represented.
Legislature Should Not Neglect
This Feature.

The sale of Hereford cattle at the
fair grounds held under the auspices of
the Shawnee Breeders association
turnd out rather better in regard to
prices secured than did the sale of
Shorthorns the day before although the
consigners were by no means satisfied
with the prices which prevailed. The
rains which we're topped off by cold
weather kept many persons from the
sale who would otherwise have been
there. AS it was, however, the prices
on Hereford cattle were slightly in ex-
cess of those which the cattle COM
manded at a similar sale year ago.
The top price for a single animal was
$1S5. which was paid by L. H. Anderson
Of Mcpherson for Bean Mystic 32nd,'
IA months bull owned by c. A. STAN
nard of Emporia. The average price
paid for 20 bulls and cows was $S1 .62.
that on IL COWS s61O4, and that on s
bulls s112.50.
Need of a State Fair.
Every one of the cattlemen approach
ed on the subject expressed themselves
as believing that Kansas should come
in line with the other agricultural
states and have a great state fair. and
it was generally considered that the
capital city is the logical place for hold
ing a state fair. Here are the express
sions of some of the prominent stock
breeders:
G. w. Berry of Lawrence, now con-
nected with the Daily Drovers' Tele-
gram of Kansas City, who acted in the
capacity of clerk of the sale: II would
like to see business men and stock
breeders get together and establish
great state fair. putting up permanent
buildings of a fire proof nature. There
is not the slightest doubt about such
venture proving a success They should
begin by erecting a coliseum for exhi-
bition purposes and then add comfort
able stock barns and buildings in which
merchants could display goods of inter
est to the people"
G. W. Jones of Jones Brothers. Coun-
Gil Grove, who claim to have the largest
herd of Herefords in the state: Kan
sas ought to have a good state fair. Ii
anyone will vote for a big state fair we
WILL ~
Cliff Thomson of Cherokee, a real
estate man: TT looks as though we
ought to have a great state fair. KAN
sas is getting to be one of the greatest
states in the union-''
State Fair i'm Fact.
Senator C. A. Stannard of Emporia:
'I. should like very much to see a
in fact. We have now three fairs in
Kansas that claim to be state fairs.
The state legislature should take the
matter up and give us fair on
par with that in Iowa. Illinois and
other states. Nearly all the agricul-
tural states have fairs supported by
the state except Kansas. I believe
that if 100000 is raised for fair
association the legislature will take
hold.
L. H. Anderson. Mcpherson: 'I
think that we ought to have a state
fair"
W. T. Dickson: 1--WE ought to have
state fair
Col. c. M. Crews, Topeka: eff we
show the people we are going to have
good thing we can get the breeders
anywhere to exhibit. Everyone seems
to be in favor of a state fair
J. E. Clark, Topeka: Il think that
Kansas is in the first rank in an ag-
ricultural way in all things with the
exception of state fair. and in that
she is far behind. All the breeders
want to see a real. genuine state fair"
W. r. Fisher of Topeka, ranch own
er in Colorado, western Kansas and
elsewhere:
II think that we are dragging along
and all we want is the snap to make