The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26

the additional tax which it will cause
will not be noticeable and the bene-
fits to be derived from a big state fair
by the county will be worth much
more than the cost.
THE management demonstrated
this fall that it intends to make the
fair real thing and has inspired the
confidence of all of US and for that
reason if for no other we ought to
vote the bonds and encourage the
good work which is being done. I be-
lieve in the fair as an educational in
Vestment for there is not a farmer in
the county who could spend a day in
the big live stock pavilion, filled as
it was last year with the finest grades
of stock, without being greatly bene-
fitted.
IT do not think that there will be any
amount of opposition in the country
when the bond situation is explained
and when the voters realize that the
entire sum is to be expended on prop
erty which is owned by the county. It
is just case of US taxpayers improv-
ing our own property and the fair as
ISOLATION has already placed thirty or
forty thousands of dollars worth IF
| improvements there, which are perma-
nent and cannot be removed if they
were not. 1 would like to see the bonds
carry by a nice majority and in this
| way encourage the state fair manage
/
better fair next year than we have ever
| had"
"Means Much to County,
ct want to see the state fair bond
issue of $4,000 carry with a big ma
! jority,' said T. r. Reed, who has
| farmed in the county AZ years, "for I
| believe that it means more to Shawnee
county just at this time than most any
thing else. The additional tax which
the bonds will cause is so small that It
| will not be noticeable and if it were
| five times greater would willingly pay
my share for the general benefit which
| it will be towards building a big fair
in this county.
THE state fair which was held this
| fall demonstrated the fact that the as
! ISOLATION which now has charge Of af-
fairs is competent body of men, who
| have the betterment of Shawnee coun-
tv al heart. I want to see the bonds
carry and I intend to go out and do
some missionary work among my
| friends to this end. The ice is broken
and a big, successful fair next year
| means a great state fair in the near
future backed by the state of Kansas.
IT do not believe that the proposition
| to vote bonds will meet with opposi-
ton in the country when the situation
is thoroughly understood by the farm
ers. In voting the bonds the taxpayers
| are simply improving the property
which belongs to the county and Incl
| dentallv to the taxpayers, and the
! benefits to be derived from a success
full fair by the community are of great
value''
1t seems that the objection to the
bonds, which has been made on the
part of the farmers has arisen through
a misund They do not like
the idea of voting money to be used by
a private company. The facts of the
case are that the money will not be put
into the hands of the management #
the Kansas State Fair association, for
according to law must be expended on
permanent improvements by the couE-
ty commissioners.
Must Keep Reserve Fund.
1.-THE question has been asked" said
expend the $4,000 or whereabouts we
have on hand in the treasury for i'm
provements. The reason is simple.
Suppose that next September while the
fair is in progress we should have a
week of rainy weather that would keen
the people away, how could we pay the
premiums unless there were a reserve
fund.-"
The Shawnee Alfalfa club will dis
cuss the state fair at the next regular
meeting of the association SatlJrda .
afternoon at the Commercial club. The
representatives of all the oranges a
the county who are meeting at noon If
the club quarters have been asked to
adjourn their meeting at 2 O'Clock and
join the alfalfa men in their discussion
This noon at the Commercial club >
meeting of the campaign COMMITTEE
was held for the purpose of arrangiue
for speeches in favor of the bonds in
various parts of the county