The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
He is OPTIMISTIC.
secretary Cook Pleased With
State Fair Outlook.
declares Farmers Interested in
Coming Show.
PLAN NEW BUILDINGS.
viii Begin Work on Big Cattle
House Immediately.
subscriptions Pass the $4,000
Mark.
PLAN NEW BUILDINGS.

Prospects look brighter each day
raid Secretary H L. Cook, of the Kan
sas State Fair association, today in
speaking of the big fair to be held
In Topeka in September. Il find the
farmers and stockmen all pleased to
near of the new enterprise and they
express themselves as preferring to ex-
hibit i'll Topeka rather than in other
kansas cities
i am well pleased with the way the
campaign for funds has progressed, and
! believe that the amount will be rails
ed If the business men keep right after
1t. am more firmly convinced than
ever that we can get a big crowd of
people in Topeka. bu- we must work
hard and work fast in the meantime.
We simply have to have a stock
building, and we must commence to
get the material on the grounds i'm
mediately in order to get the building
completed in time for the fair. While
in Lincoln have been getting general
plans for fair buildings which 1 will
submit to the board of directors for
their consideration.
The building that we will probably
put up at once will accommodate at
least 600 head of cattle. and will be
constructed Of concrete or concrete
Rocks There will be sanitary ar
rangemcnts and rest rooms for the
convenience Of the people.
Outlook Encouraging.
TT is encouraging to note that
breeders associations are now recog-
nlzlng Topeka as a state fair center,
and when it is generally known that
the state fair is permanent, all asso-
ciatons that have money to place in
kansas will recognize this fair
Mr.. Cook showed a reporter an ar
tfcle written by a fair man which CO.
1ncides with his ideas in regard to the
amusement features of a fair. A few
extracts follow:
while the main object of a state
fair is to promote interest IN agricul-
tural and stock products too many fair
associations overlook that the patron
azirg public expects to be amused while
visiting the fair. as well as to get new
IDEAS in regard to scientific farming
Must Amuse People
Horse races are all right and every
fair should offer purses sufficiently
large to attract horsemen who will
provide good contests, but-ther time has
past when harness horse events are the |
all-fmportant feature of a show. Some ,,
thing more is necessary, and it is the
fairs that augment their racing pro-
gram with several clean moral vaude-
Vile acts that are proving successful.
THE fairs that are proving most sue
open both day and night and put on an
evening entertainment in front of the
grandstand. A large attendance is Sc
cured at night on account of the fact
that there are many persons who find |
1T impossible to take in the fair during
the day. A vaudeville entertainment |
could serve as one attraction and ar
engagements could be made for a fire |
works display.
Cites Minnesota Fair.
ct asst wear the night maid atfanda0ca !
at the Minnesota state fair was $33,- |
013.75. an increase of $9,5525 so over the |
day grandstand attendance. Night en-
tertainments have successfully been |
tried in the Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, |
Colorado, Utah and many other state |
fairs"
Additional prizes have been offered |
by breeders associations over the |
country to the Kansas state fair ex-
hibitors aside from those mentioned in |
last Saturdays issue of the State Jour
nal.
The American Association of Import
ers and Breeders of Belgian Draft |
Horses, offers a 500, SO and a IS prize |
for stations 4 years old and over; the /
same prizes for stations for 3 years old /
and under 4; and similar premiums for
stations years old and under 3.
A 500 gold medal and reserve ribbon |
is offered in stations, all ages Compel
ing, and in mares, all ages competing; |
similar inducements are made to ex-
hibitors. This makes a total of $315 Of
fered by this association.
The Red Polled Cattle Club of Amer
lea has no prizes to offer in Kansas this
year, but next year when it has been
shown that the fair has made good
premiums will be forthcoming. The
Holstein-F'riesian Association of Amer
lea writes that the matter of prizes for
the Kansas fair is being taken up. The
American Duroc-Jersey Record asso-
citation of Perio, ILL.,, will decide upon
the question of prizes for the Topeka
fair on the first of May.
Many stockmen and farmers are ex-
pressing their intention of exhibiting IN
Topeka next fall, and prospects, as