The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-30
Secretary Cook of State Fair
Makes Polite Request.
Asks People to Decorate for Big
Show.
SENATOR AVERY HERE
Says That Horse Exhibition
Will Be Large.
Entries Are Pouring in Thick
and Fast.

"The people should put on their
spike tall coats-in other words. they
should decorate" said Secretary H. L.
Cook of the Kansas state Fair associa-
ton, in speaking of the preparations
for entertaining the multitudes fair
week.
There should be some systematic
plan of decorating adopted" continued
the secretary. land 1 don't think the
fair management ought to have to ask
the people to decorate as they ought
to take the initiative on account of the
vast amount of good advertising IL VIII
give the city.
at is natural that Topeka should be
recognized as the convention city OF
the state on account of its advantage
Gus location and the fact that 1T is the
seat of government. The people who
come to the state fair and spend a
week getting acquainted with the city,
are those who if faVorably impressed
Will eventually rent their farms TO
their sons and come here to live.
IF a systematic method of decorat-
ing is adopted it will give the visitors
the Impression that Topeka is alive.
The Commercial club or the city
should get 'moveon.'
The advance sale of season tickets
has begun, and it looks as though
thousands of the citizens of Topeka
would avail themselves of the oppor-
tunitv of getting $3.50 worth of tick
cts for 50, and avoiding the rush at
The tickets are good for so many
admissions, and it doesn't make any
difference whether they are used Mon
day or Friday. They are on sale at
the Prudential bank. and at leading
drug stores along Kansas avenue
Senator H. w. Avery of Wakefield,
Superintendent of the horse depart
ment, is in the city today, having ask
ed for IL hours off from his official
duties in connection with the fair to
mix in politics.
He was not so busy. however. talking
politics that he could not stop long
enough to express the opinion that his
department would be the best ever at
a Kansas fair.
Senator Avery and possibly Secretary
Cook will make a flying trip to the Lin
coin fair the week preceding the To-
peka show. 1--WE expect to get some
big shipments of displays for the fair
at Topeka said Senator Avery, (which
might otherwise go to other fairs IN
Kansas.
II think am safe in saying that q
large majority of the horse exhibitors
in Kansas will be represented at the
state fair. Entries have been coming in
from points as far away as Illinois
There are already more than 3OO IN
tries in the cattle department.
1.-The Helpful Hen" which has beer
all but immortalized, in song and story
by F. D. Coburn, secretary of the state
board of agriculture, with her kin will
be accorded a royal welcome at the
fair.
Entries have been pouring in thicl
and fast from far and near, and thu
fair management has concluded to turf
over the old dairy building to the poul
try department.
Several hundred dollars in improve
ments will make the building serve it
purpose adequately. Skylights are be
ing put in. and the building painted.
The poultry exhibits will include ev
erything from the smallest 'Banties'
to the largest breeds of fowl. Thoma
owen of Topeka is superintendent o
the department and he says that he will
have some show"
Work started today at the fail
grounds on big dining pavilion which
will be run by one of the church or
CARNATIONS. The new bandstand neal
the agricultural building is now com
pleted having been given two coats o
white paint.
The Office force of the fair associa
ton is now kept busy answering in
quiries which are constantly comins
and receiving entries