The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-03
ONE WAY.
Fair Proposition Receiving Sup
port of All Glasses.
A. A. Graham Explains Shawnee
COunty's Duty.
WORD FROM DIR. ESTEY
Presbyterian Pastor Says Holt
days Are Needed.
Farmers Add Their Support to
Proposed Plan.

Politicians, business men, preachers,
and farmers, continue to express them
selves in favor of voting $4,000 in bonds
for permanent improvements on the
state fair grounds.
If the people of this county now
sit still" said A. A. Graham, Repub-
hcan candidate as a member of the
state legislature from the Topeka dis
tr1ct, they have no right later to COM
plain because the rest of the state
would not get behind and push them
INTO place where they showed no dis
position themselves to go, thus, in a
manner, forcing the state fair upon
them. This is the situation exactly.
If the people of Shawnee county
themselves will not do anything tow
ard the establishment here of a state
falr, some other part of the state, al
though less appropriate. will get the
state fair, because the time is now ripe
for the establishment of a state fair.
Opportunity knocks only once at any
ones door. The state of Kansas has
yet state fair to locate and estab-
lish, and only one for all future gener-
attons. The opportunity to have this
located at Topeka is now knocking at
our doors for the first time, once only
and never more. To the end of the
world we have this only chance to open
the door and let in Opportunity; and,
if we do not, she is gone from US for
ever.
Speaking less fguratively, if the peo-
pie OI OudWn6e county Dy their acClOn
at the coming election, decline to grant
this small aid now asked of them, rath-
er as an earnest for their future con-
duct than substantial assistance, they
can only with a very poor grace ask
the state to assist in an enterprise
which they themselves have repudiated,
and they will thus drive from their door
a friend now earnestly seeking adj
mission.
From Rev. S. S. Estey.
There is nothing much worse for
an individual or a community than
stagnatiOn," said DR.. S. S. Estey. ANY
institution that keeps people moving,
gives them new ideas and higher
standards, is splendid thing. The
fair does just this for the community.
by presenting exhibits of the
choices things in every department it
sets ideals and establishes standards
which are bound to pull the communi-
ty up. In addition to this I think that
the fair furnishes a week of whole
some recreation for our people.
Americans do not have enough
holidays, and are not always wise in
the use they make of those they have.
This fair offers a few days of sane
recreation in the open air at the sea-
son when Kansas days are ideally
beautiful. 1t is a good thing physical
Iy, mentally and commercially, and I
heartily endorse it,
As the Farmers See 1t.
Charles O'Nefn of Williamsport
township is one of the prominent farm
ers who favor the proposed state fair
bond issue.
eff the issue is beaten" he said, "the
city people will have to do it. The
farmers are in favor of making To-
peka the great state fair town of the
west and are working to that end. Not
only is the proposition a good one but
generally taken the farmers favor it,
Another enthusiast over the state
fair bonds Is E. @. Saunders, who
lives near Berryton. He said:
ct think that the state fair is the
best education that the farmers can
have for their boys and girls. 1t will
prove an inspiration to grow better
corn, to raise better stock. I certainly
favor voting the bonds. Kansas has
been behind other states and must
| wake up. Personally, I would be will
ing to vote a 100000 bond issue
w. L. Saunders, a brother of E. G.
Saunders, said:
''Now is the time when we should
act and keep here the state fair that
otherwise will go to Hutchinson. Other
states have good fairs and Kansas
Gated in Topeka will make the Shaw
nee county farms of more value"
J. j. Messenger. who lives, on a farm
dent of Shawnee county FOR the past
twenty-three years is one of the numer-
ing of the bond issue Mr.. Messenger said:
at have not found any great amount of
opposition and most every one with whom
have talked are in favor of getting be-
hind the state fair association and help
ing to build a state fair which will be a
credit to Shawnee county and the state
well.
1.-The farmers now see that the money
is to be used for the sole purpose of i'm
proving property which belongs to the
county and that this means more valu-
able tract of land as the years roll along
and the fair association adQS more Du1lu-
| ings and makes necessary Improvements.
| We all believe in the value of a state fair
and it's just a question of how one Is to
| be brought about and the present man
agement has demonstrated that it can
| deliver the goods. That's why am in
favor of boosting the movement for aid
| at this time, some time later may be too
| late.''