The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-25
Enter Into Spirit to Garry
Proposition at Election.
TO BOOST PROPERTY.
Plan Held as Advertisement for
City and County.
WhirlWind Campaign Now Be-
ing Made in Shawnee.

Merchants, real estate men, and farm
ers express themselves as being heart
| lily in favor of the proposed $50, 900 coun-
| ty bond issue for state fair purposes.
| The main reasons they give are that
great fair would advertise the city and
county in a way in which no other in
stitution could; that the property val
ues would be increased; that it would
| be lost opportunity if the bonds were
turned down; and that the voting OF
the bonds would mean that the grounds
could be turned into d park equipped
| for sports and having facilities for the
| accomm odation of persons on an out
ing
The friends of the enterprise are
urging that every voter express him
self on the proposition one way or
the other November 8, and a whirlWind
campaign designed to inform the peo-
pie of the proposition will be urged
within a few days. Fifteen thousand
leaflets are being printed by the To-
peka Commercial club. These will be
distributed among the voters.
Here and there person is found who
argues against the issuing of the bonds
but it usually is the case that these
persons have not been fully Informed
to the facts relating to the purpose
of the bonds. One of the county com
missioners has expressed himself on
the public platform as being opposed
to the proposition, but it is generally
understood that it is simply a personal
matter with him
Opposition Is Weak.
Il met a man on the train the other
day" said Scott Hopkins, who said
that he was opposed to the voting Tor
the bonds on the ground that he did
not believe in voting money to pr1-
vate enterprise He said parks in To-
peka were more needed, and he men
toned Vinewood, saying that work
ing man cannot afford to take his fam
lily out to the amusement resort more
than once year
7 explained to him that this is just
the point in favor of voting the bonds.
for the idea is to convert the ralr
grounds into a big park where pic
ntckers can go and where facilities for
baseball and sports of all kinds will be
provided
Il explained also that the county
really would be voting the money to it
self, as it would be devoted to improve
ments on its own property
Here is what others say about the
George W. stansfeId: Il am for the
bonds first, last and all the time"
| William Forbes: The people VINO
are for building up the city and county
can't conscientiously oppose the bonds
The bonded Indebtedness of the county
| is not large, and it would be great
mistake to defeat the bonds. My taxes
are heavy, but for the public good am
Wiling 10 dOQ AAIN1C ~ Tic NONSlA
amount"
H w McAfee, president of the To-
peka- Shawnee Good Roads association:
I'VE need a big fair in Kansas, in or
der to exploit the resources of the
state For the same reason it should
| be held in Topeka 1t would be great
thing for the country"
For Bonds and for Fair.
E w Rankin: I am for the bond
proposition because I am for fair.
! Like other business enterprises, the
working capital must come from some
source. The farmers of the county
ought to be for it as there is land $50
miles west of here that is not as good,
but which is selling for more than
Shawnee county land Nothing in my
mind would raise the price of land like
a fair which brings thousands of farm
| ers to see what Shawnee county Of
erS."
E. C. Browueu, secretary of the z. NJ.
c. A: For the taxpayer the amount
is so small I don't think we ought to
complain. considering the benefits
which would be derived"
Marco Morrow: TT is good PROPOSE
ton, and I am heartily in favor of it.
I visited the Lincoln fair and the city
was so damned it was difficult to get
rooms. If the speOple of Topeka and
the county could see one of the big
fairs and the throngs of people which
attend, there would be no question
about the bonds carrying"
J. c. Emahizer of Emahizer & Spiel
man: "I think the merchants are
heartily in favor of the voting Of bonds
for the fair We are certainly advo-
Gates of big fair
Arthur Mills, Of the Mills Dry Goods
company: at would be a splendid
thing for the business interests of the
city and county"
George s Badders, secretary of the
Commercial club: 'I have visited the
fairs in Minnesota Missouri, Nebraska,
and Oklahoma, and after observing the
results of these fairs am convinced
that there is no form of publicity which
brings as large returns for the money
! invested"
Secretary H L. Cook: ct feel that
this is such a great opportunity for
Shawnee county to establish a fair 1T
it's own doors. that there should be no
question about the bonds carrying. The
demonstra ton this year was only a
hint of what it will be If we can get the