The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-02
FOR 1T! WHY NOT?
County Commissioner O'NeiI on
Fair Proposition.
Permanent Buildings of Lasting
Value to County.
BONEBRAKE TALKS.
Why 1t Is important to Make
improvements.
Mr.. A. +. COIsOn Tells What
Fair Means.

81 am satisfied said Edwin l..
O'Neil, county commissioner, today,
that a great many taxpayers in this
county are being impressed with the
honest, straightforward, dignified man
ner in which the state fair bond propo-
sition is being presented to the voters
of the county.
ct should not be difficult for anyone
to figure out how the sum of $4,000,
judiciously spent for permanent build
ings, and other needed improvements,
will be of great and lasting value to
the entire county.
Il believe the present management
has a clear and honest desire to estab-
lish a fair of high character, and one
that will be a credit to the state of
Kansas"
From Mr.. Bonebrake.
p I. Bonebrake said: 1.-The proposed
investment of $4,000 on the county,
ground for state fair purposes will be
a splendid investment financially as
well as otherwise.
Shawnee county gave 100000 in
bonds to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad: Result, 1000 residents of
the county are now given employment.
1.-THE city gave the state of Kansas
four blocks of ground in the city. AS
a result We have a state capitol build
ing costing two millions and a half.
ffThe city gave Bethany college sew
eral blocks of ground. Result, Bethany
college, a first class educational inSti-
shawnee county gave the state of
Kansas eighty acres of land west of
the city: Result, an institution of one
thousand patients and five hundred at
tendants, spending nearly all their
money in the city of Topeka.
1.-The state made an exhibit at the
centennial at Philadelphia: Result it
brought the worlds attention to the
state of Kansas, resulting in thousands
coming to Kansas because of it.
"At an early date Kansas held state
fairs at Topeka. The fine cattle, horses,
hogs and sheep at the present date are
results of those fairs. The expendi-
lures of strangers attending state fairs
held in two years will pay the $4,000
voted. The county and city's invest
ments have been bread CH5t upon the
waters and the fruits thereof will be
seen for all time to come.
Assessed property of the county and
city 100000 to pay $4,000. Pay
able in ten years. The tax will be so
small that the taxpayer will not no
tice it,
MI COIson'S Idea.
A F. Colson, proprietor of the Hotel
Throop, tells why from a business
standpoint Shawnee county should
vote bonds to the value of $4,000 to
be expended by the county commits
sioners on their own property.
Every State fair visitor" said Mr.
CoIson. "leaves from five to twenty
five dollars in the city, and this is dis
tributed throughout the city and the
county and indirectly we are all bene-
flied. The farmer supplies the grocery
men and hotels with his products and
in this way he receives a direct bene-
fit from the State fair.
From my viewpoint there are a
hundred reasons why Shawnee county
should extend aid to the State Fair
| association Thousands of people are
brought to the city from every section
of the state to attend these events and
as they grow in size the number will
! increase proportiOnately
I'VE were all pleased with the fail
this fall and I do not believe that there
| is man, woman or child in Shawnee
county who does not wish to see {
| larger and better fair next fall.
want to see the bonds voted and if the
| issue was twice as large I think that
/ it would be in the end p wise move
Mayor Billiard Talks.
ST am in favor of the passage of the
| fair bonds" said Mayor j. B. Billiard
IT think that the passage of these
bonds is one of the things that should
be voted for by every voter in Shawnee
county. The State fair in Topeka i: