The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
blu TAIN hEAUI.
Grounds Are a Scene of Activity
Now.
People Busy Putting the EXhlD'
its in Place.
THEY WILL DECORATE
Business Men Promise to Put
Out Bunting.
Minnesota Will Make a Showing
Here.
THEY WILL DECORATE

"The eve of the opening of the great
state fair and all is we'll" This is the
word which goes out from the office
of the board f managers of the ex-
position.
please decorate This is the re-
quest of these gentlemen. eff the mer-
chants would keep all lights going in
their store windows evenings during
fair week. would use red, white and
blue bunting freely, and would display
the national emblem" said Samuel Z.
Lux, one of the members of the board
of managers, "it would make good
impression upon the thousands OF VS.
itors in the city.
IF the people on the streets leading
to the fair grounds would decorate
their residence with flags it would add
immeasureably to the general appear
ance of things and would let the guests
of the city know that we are glad TO
have them here"
Those Who Will Decorate.
A committee of the Commercial club
has been at work interesting the mer-
chants in decorating their places Oh
business and below is a list of those
who have consented to do so, which
with an exception or two are all of
those which the committee has had
time to call up. The list follows:
T. V. Campbell's, Flad's, OUTLOOK
Cloak and Suit Co, Crockett's, Fellx q
SONS. August's, Robinson, Marshall
& Co. Crawford, Gerstley Shoe Co.,
Eagle Cigar Co, Rosser Bros. Row
ley's. StansieId's, VIM. Green & Sons,
Warren M. Crosby Dry Goods Co.. w.
F.. Roehr Music Co., F. B. Gulld s.
Halls, Blitz, the jeweler, F. w. Wool
worth's store, Rigby's, Mrs. G. H
Union Tea Co.
If visitors are unable to procure
hotel or rooming house accommoda-
tions in the city, they will find an
available list of rooms at the Com
mercial club.
The street railway company has
brought their seats from Vinewood
park and placed them around the
bandstand on the fair grounds in read
iness for the opening concert of sacred
music tomorrow afternoon This
company is also arranging for the
lighting of the streets for the fair,
having put in about 25 arch lights.
The electric commissioner of the
fair, H. B. Howard. reports that all
electric appliance will be in readiness
for the fair this evening" The main
buildings will be lighted with electric
ity and the concessions are doing away
with the old gasoline method of light
ing and are using electric lights. The
Topeka Edison company has recently
extended one of it's mains to the fair
grounds.
The secretary of the fair and his
force of assistants have been rushed
to the utmost capacity today. When
breathing spell this morning he let
out long drawn out sigh and ex-
claimed: strenuous life around here!"
AirShip Is Ready.
Ginter, the aeronaut, when asked to-
day if he would be ready to make his
sensational flight around the state
house dome Sunday afternoon said,
Yes, but I can't say at just what
time. never know myself so long be
forehand, but there is no reason why
the flight cannot be made with ease"
Senator H. w. Avery of Wakefield.
when questioned in regard to the horse
exhibits of which he is superintendent,
said: 1.-The horses are coming in like
a hurricane. We will have everything
from 2,20O pound draft animals to 400
pound Shetlands. Last night we found
that our available space was all taken,
and there are the exhibits from Lin
coin. Wichita, and Hamline yet to
come.
Some Of the horses will be housed
where the swine were last year. A new
roof has been put on the structure and
other improvements made.
"We will have to provide in some
way for the housing of all the horses.
I am told also that in the stock de-
partmen. the same conditions prevail. -
At o'clock Monday all judges will
meet at their respective departments
and receive books from their superin-
tendents and will proceed with the
Judging which continues each day until
the work is completed
Coming From Minnesota.
Aside from the exhibits which are
expected to reach the grounds from
Lincoln and Wichita this evening word
has been received from c. N. Cros-
grove, secretary of Minnesota's fair,
the greatest institution of the kind in
the United States, to the effect that
exhibitors at that fair are shipping
displays to Topeka. The telegram re-
ceived follows:
''St. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 9. 1910.
secretary Kansas State Fair, Topeka,
Kan.
Immense crowds at the Hamline
fair. Exhibition of livestock and horti-
cultural entries larger than ever A
great many exhibitors here are ship
ping to your fair and will arrive Sun
day. Every one here more than pleas
ed that the state fair of Kansas is be-
ing held in Topeka and promises to
aid by exhibiting with you.
(Signed) &C. N. COSGROVE,
Secretary"
For Old Soldiers.
There will be something doing all the
time fair week.
From Tuesday to Thursday the old
soldiers will be in the city in force
making their headquarters in Garfield
park where a city of tents will be
maintained. According to w. j. Stage
secretary of the First Congressional
District Reunion association there
snould be at least three or four thou
sand of the veterans present.
Every "comrade" who registers al
the Headquarters at Garfield park and
received the proper badge will be ad-
mltLed free to the state fair on Wed
nesoay The veterans will help swell
the throng which will be in Topeks
fair week.