The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-03
MAY BRING CURTIS HERE
State Fair Management Considering
New and Novel Move.

| Between June 4 and Topeka may be
thronged with people hailing from all
portions of the state. At a dinner held
monday night at the Commercial club
Dy the members of the Topeka JObberS'
and Manufacturers association, Secrc-
tary COOK of the Kansas State Fair as
ISOLATION stated that as an outcome of
visit here last Friday and Saturday
or Jerome s. Fanciulli, manager of the
curtis Flying. Machine company, sew
erai members of the board of managers
of the fair were seriously considering a
proposition for holding a state aviation
meet IN Topeka during the first part OF
June. He suggested that it might be Il
good idea to hold the third annual
Merchants week. in Topeka at that
time. SO that the visiting merchants
could take advantage of the event.
As this would solve at least to a great
extent the question of entertainment
for the visitors, members of the local
association decided to cooperate with
the fair directors in securing the meet.
A meeting of the board of managers
of the fair is booked for Friday even
ing and at that time a decision will be
made.
"On Saturday, the Curtis manager -
stated Secretary Cook, said that there
never was a time so oppOrtune as June
for the holding. of an aviation meet.
was talking the matter over with some
of the merchants and they said, Why
this is just the thing with which to en-
Members of the board of managers
of the fair thought that something of
the kind might be put on. 1 can see in
1t a wonderful advertisement for To-
peka. There would be a chance to
break a worlds recorder perhaps a
neck, and that would advertise the
city. Eastern papers would publish
news of the meet.
kansas City has been trying to have
meet for a long time, but they have
hPPn fn a
to hold it. A meet will be held in
Kansas this year and Topeka might as
well have it,
AS contemplated there would be two
biplanes on hand for the event. There
would be races, and other interesting
features every day for three days. 1t
is considerd that tens of thousands Of
people would come from far and wide
to see flying machine in action for the
first time. No location for the site has
seriously been considered.
1t was definitely decided to hold a
third Merchants Week this year, and
the following resolution was passed:
Whereas, An invitation was ex-
tended last year by't Jobbers and
association of Topeka
to the merchants of Kansaj to come
to our city to investigate it's advan-
tages as a buying center and personal
" to meet our business men; and
Whereas, The merchants of Kansas
accepted our invitation in the same
spirit of friendship and good will with
which it was offered, laying aside their
business cares for that purpose; and
Whereas, They expressed them
selves as greatly pleased with the
1eartiness of our greeting and the
generosity of the entertainment we Of
tered; and
whereas. We told them that we
would like to have them come again |
md that if they would do so we would !
10 our best to give them as good a |
line as before; and
Whereas, We meant every word of |
t; therefore be it /
Resolved, That the Jobbers and |
Manufacturers association of Topeka |
epeat their invitation to the mer-
chants of Kansas to visit this city |
Turing period to be set aside for that |
purpose and to be known as Mer-
hants' week.
During Merchants week 1908 $50 |
PERSONS registered, in 1909 there were |
ITO registrations, and this year if the
lying machine event takes place it is
merchants of the state will leave
business cares and come to the capital |
ity for q few days.
Aside from the meet, it was sug-
ested that the Auditorium be secured
or one evening and a vaudeville show
e put on. Addresses by prominent
peakers on advertising and other
hases of business may be a feature
f the week. 1t was also proposed
hat the manufacturers of the city ar
ange booths in the Auditorium in
which to display their Topeka made
GODS. Definite arrangements will be
lade at a later date. In the meantime
committee of five, to be named by
will go into the details for
he entertainment of the guests of the
rganization.