The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-09
Commercial Club Will Start the
Fair Fight Monday.
Two Hundred Members to Bat.
! tie for Capital City.
EVERYBODY MUST All
Business Men Plan Campaign at
ROusing Session.
Hour at Hand for Topeka to
Show Progressive Spirit.

At the regular monthly meeting of
the Commercial club held last night
the state fair proposition was the all
absorbing topic of conversation, and
the result was that a large proportion
Of those present pledged themselves to
devote the entire day Monday in the
interests of the fair.
A number of enthusiastic speeches
were made, ]. Will Kelley being the
first to express his views. He said: II
don't believe it is necessary to expand
on the value of a state fair. I believe
the value is apparent to all of us.
Topeka is the center of things that
tend towards building up the state, and
is the logical place for holding a fair.
The time has come if we are going to
have state fair we must start it now.
few men have been spending their
time telling the people of the advant-
ages of the fair and are putting up dol
lar for dollar.
81 believe that any enterprise that
will benefit anybody in the city or the
state will benefit everybody at least in
directly. Men outside of the capital
city feel that the primary steps to-
wards the establishment of a state fair
must be taken by the people of Topeka.
Everybody Should Help.
Whether the investment pays 5 per
cent or not everybody should be inter
ested In the fair. Monday we have set
aside a day in which we want every
body to join in a one day campaign.
every citizen of Topeka and we want to
raise the 100000.
1--WE claim to be one of the best cities
west of the Mississippi river. 1t is all
right to claim this, but we must verify
our claim. 1t behooves us now to get
behind it with our money and our
time"
These state fairs are not losing pro-
POSITIONS" said S. E. Lux, "but are
great money makers. When they are
established they can run themselves.
While we now have about 100000, it
was subscribed by a comparatively few
men.
Two Hundred Workers Out Monday.
1--WE plan to get 200 workers out on
Monday, block out the town, and make
a systematic canvass. We must put
forth strenuous effort. When we say
o'clock Monday let's not make it TO-"
N. B. Burge: I'VE can finance this
fair and we are going to do it. There
are a few people in this city who are
infected with the word can't but we
will finance this fair by going out and
canvassing the city thoroughly.
Success comes in Topeka hard
mean that, and 1 have gone through
some of 1t. It comes harder than In
any place 1 was ever in in my life. You
couldn't have gotten 80 cents, so to
speak, three years ago for fair, but
I'VE will meet Monday -morning-at
least 200 of us-there ought to be 500.
We must stick to it like bulldog to
root.
There is a certain class of people in
this city who will never loosen up until
you give them a good cussing-and
there are a good many people who
need a good cussing. I say to you it
is time we had a cussing committee.
There is no use in sleeping or
dreaming in this age of progress"
IT. A. Borman. president of the
Commercial club. stated that there are
two things that the people who are
for fair funds put up to a
committee. the first being that we are
not yet ready for state fair. and the
second that If we were ready we
will you tell us why now is the time to
organize a great state fair?' the
speaker asked.
Rankin Talks
w. E. Rankin. president of the To-
peka AID club: "Other state fairs are
there are no failures. 1t
looks as though nowadays a state
fair can not fail. AS Kansas is third
in agricultural products among the |
states, there should be no reason why
we should fail.
cit is a fact that we boast more in |
than in any other state where |
I have ever been, and the question is, |
DO we live UP to our boasting?"
~. A. BOrman: GU want TO tell
hem when you go out on Monday that |
we have a fair man to run this fair. |
was in Nebraska yesterday and was
old by Nebraska fair managers that |
Z they were to lose Secretary Mel1ar |
hey would want Mr.. Cook. With the |
proper man and an ideal location, the |
fair can not help but be a success"
Below are given extracts from a re-
port made by the committee on agri-
culture pertaining to the matter of
-est rooms:
president Waters of K. S. A. C. re-
ports that he has no data showing |
What is being done in Kansas towards |
he establishment of rest rooms, but
hat in Missouri in almost all the
county seats with more than 1000 in
such rooms are provided,
furnished and maintained at the ex-
oense of the county. They are sup
)lied with sofas, rocking chairs. small
hairs for children, tables for lunches
md tables for magazines and papers,
toilet room and, of course, a matron
II care taker. This woman in charge
IAN generally furnish tea or coffee at
i've cents. The profit from this in part
n largely pays the cost of maintaining
he room.
much the same conditions prevails
n the six cities in Kansas from which
We have information.
"Your committee Is of the unani-
nous opinion such a room should be
on Quincy street. between