The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-09
THEIR TROUBLES.
Hutchinson People Discouraged
Over Fair.
The People Failed to Vote Aid
Desired.
TOPEKA'S ACTIVITY
Is Also Realized - Our Own
Grounds.
Hutchinson Directors and Sec
rotary Disappointed.

The Hutchinson people are having
trouble about their fair. The citizens
this week failed to vote the aid de-
sired to purchase the grounds. There
now seems to be a plan to abandon
| their site and plat the grounds into
| residence lots.
| What the Hutchinson News says on
| the subject is of especial interest to
| Topeka in view of the fact that Hutch
| inson's fair was the best in the state
| last year and the dates they had Sc
| lected for this year are the same
/ dates that Topeka has always taken,
! following Lincoln.
! While Topeka cannot rejoice in the
misfortune of Hutchinson, the situa-
| ticn there emphasizes Topeka's oppor-
| tCnity.
Here is what the Hutchinson News
says:
THE proposition for the city to buy
| the fair grounds for use as a public
| park and state fair grounds was de-
| feated by a small majority. Appar-
\ want a state fair, for public owner
| ship of the grounds Is one OF the eS-
sential elements in a fair that asks
| for a state appropriation. With To-
peka organizing to make a big fight
and Shawnee county owning the To-
peka grounds as an advantage, it
would seem that Hutchinson would
| be solidIy for the proposition. 1t was
understand the Importance of the
proposition until too late and many
do not understand it yet. The COM
! mission and fair directors submitted
the question at the regular election
to save expense. They could not
have foreseen what actually happen
ed City politics picked up the sub
ject and week ago it would have
been beaten ten to one. In the last
few days the business men got their
eyes open and started in to stem the
tide. But many voters will consider
personal politics or the election of
candidate more important than an
important business matter. Yester-
day the fight was Martin and Beebe.
and the state fair grounds were lost
sight of. Hundreds did not vote at
ALL Hundreds that voted against
would have voted for If they had I'M
s'If Hutchinson wants to ask for the
state fair it VIII now be necessary for
the business men to raise the money,
get an option or buy q site, and offer
It to the state. Unless this is done the
state fair business is over. There is
no use disgusting the fact. The rest
of the state will not even consider a
proposition that does not carry with it
a free site for this fair. The state will
make no appropriation for buildings on
private grounds.
"But we insist that this vote was
not taken intelligently on account of it
being a political election The friends
of Hutchinson in the country and in
the southwest will please not be harsh
and jump at the conclusion that
Hutchinson is not in the race for the
fair We will get together somehow
and without politics or prejudice, just
as we are accustomed to do. 1t is up
to the people of Hutchinson in figure
out the way
Directors Discouraged.
we feel that the people of Hutch
inson have injured the chance for a
state fair here, by their votes yester-
day. said President H. S. Thompson,
of the Central Kansas Fair association,
who was in Hutchinson, from Sylvia.
today. We feel that we have nothing
to go before the legislature with to
compare with what some other cities
may present. 1t is impossible to get
an appropriation for a state fair if the
grounds are privately owned. Many Of
the large stockholders live outside of
Hutchinson. They have worked ten ,
years to make a big fair here that
benefits Hutchinson more than any
thing else. Their aim has been to get
the state to take the matter up but the
city has discouraged the larger stock
holders by this action. We feel that.
our work has been for nothing
Secretary A. L. Sponsler telephoned
from his farm west of town that he
was not feeling we'll over the result of
yesterdays voting. We will be unable |
to put up the good improvements that
otherwise would have been made this