The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-27
CHANCE TO PUSH.
Great State Fair Hangs in the
Balance.
Campaign Being Carried Into
the Country.
FARMERS SEE ISSUE.
Beginning to Appreciate I'M
pOrtaRce of Project.
I'll. O. JOslin Talks About Neces-
sity for Fair.
FARMERS SEE ISSUE.

| The campaign in the interests of the
county aid for State fair purposes is
now being pushed with a vim. Satur-
day will be big day at the CONNER
cial club. Representatives of the
eight oranges of Shawnee county will
hold a meeting at the noon hour, and
they have been invited to attend the
regular monthly meeting of the Shaw
nee Alfalfa club at 2 o'clock. when
the State fair will be the topic of dis
cuSSion
/ Invitations have been sent out to
thirty farmers of the county by the
| Commercial club committee appointed
to work for the bonds, asking them to
attend a noon hour luncheon at the
club Saturday.
1--WE believe that there is no greater
service you can render to the county,
reads the invitation, than assisting in
carrying this bond issue We want you
| to be sure to be on hand Saturday
and you will then be informed as to
what you can do to help this good
cause along.'
| Samuel E. Lux, Secretary H. L.
Cook, Scott Hopkins and H. w. Nc
Afee attended a meeting last evening
| of the farmers of Oak grange. They
I found the sentiment to be strongly in
favor of the fair, and when the tillers
/ of the soil and their wives left the
meeting they did so as workers for the
bond issue.
II explained to them" said Secretary
| Cook, that the money would not he
| decided to any private individual or cor
poration, but would be put into the
| hands of the county commissioners,
and that whatever improvements would
| be made would still be the property of
| the county.
81 want this emphasized as this IS
| the point in connection with which a
| Y1,i- HooY,oc fO oriSo
on the part of some of the people"
| Scott Hopkins spoke on the benefit
! of a great fair to a county. 1T would
advertise the county in a way that
nothing else could do he said. THE
returns would be greater by far than
the money expended"
Let's Help Push.
H O. Joslin who was reared III
| Shawnee county and is now farming a
small tract of land one mile south,
wants to go on record as being in favor
| of the state fair bond issue of $4,000.
Like practically every one else he
wants to see the fairs grow until they
become in reality great fairs supported
| by legislative appropriations.
I'VE have not had fair in Shawnee
county for years that was worthy Of
| the name,' said Mr.. Joslin, until last
| fall and I understand that this was
| brought about by an entirely new man.
| to do is to encourage the new associa-
ton in every way possible. It is an
| evident fact that several thousand dol
| lars must be expended upon the
grounds before another fair is given,
and one or two new buildings are badly
needed.
After these bonds are voted and sold
| the proceeds go into the hands of the
| county commissioners to be expended
on permanent improvements on the fair
grounds. That looks fair enough. The
| county owns the grounds and will get
| the benefit of every dollar expended in
| improvements.
by erecting new buildings on the
grounds the board of managers of the
| state fair can demonstrate to the mem
bers of the legislature that Topeka and
| Shawnee county are in earnest when
| they say that they will do more than
their share towards locating a state
supported fair here. AS far as 1 have
seen there will not be any amount
/ of opposition to the bond issue and
if the voters are enlightened as to how
! the money is to be handled and ex-
! pended I believe the bond issue will
| carry by big majority. 1t seems to
me that there is every reason why it
should and not a single one why it
should not