The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-05
NFAIR SUNDAY
Sacred Concert VIII Inaugurate
Topeka Exposition.
Churches Will Be Invited to
Participate.
COOK Is OPTIMISTIC.
Prospects for a Successful Show
Never Better.
Semi Centennial Feature Is Tex
COOK Is OPTIMISTIC.
Semi Centennial Feature Is TEX
ing Form.

Ing Form.
We expect to have the most COM
prehensive and expensive night per-
fornances of any state fair in the
west" said Secretary H. L. Cook today
in speaking of the entertainment feat
ures of the great fair and exposition
next September. and, by the way, the
management is now arranging the pro-
gram of events.
Portions of grand opera in full COS
tune will be given in front of the
grandstand by the 20 opera singers OF
Sig. A. Liberati's famous band, and
we are now having built a large plat
form for the accommodation of the
band and the voealists.
1.-THE fair will be opened on Sunday
afternoon, September 10. with the most
pretentious sacred concert which has
ever been given in Topeka. All of the
church singing organizations will be
invited to sit on the platform and swell
the volume of sound. ILberau will ex-
ert himself on this sacred concert and
will make of it one of the greatest re-
Hgious events ever he'd in Topeka
Each night of the week there will be
evening entertainments which will in
clude Pains spectacular panorama,
Last Days Of Pompeii which is the
most brilliant feature that has evei
heen produced by a company handling
fireworks. Then Liberati's military
band will furnish excellent entertain
ment'
There will also be a big carnival COM
pany with new features but the man
agement is reserving he announcame--t
of this amusement feature until lat IT
date.
Perhaps after all the varied assort-
ment OF humanity which will be Oh he
thing about the feature of thS fair
The actual paid attendance last year
was 100000 said Secretary Cook, but
this year we are expecting 100000 per
sons from out of town alone.
Semi Centennial Feature.
The Kansas emi-CentenniaI and
| home coming celebration should be i
great factor for bringing the crowds
to the capital city, and the circus
which will probably be here the Sat'ir-
day of fair week will undoubtedly draw
its thousands. 1t will be a great week
for Topeka.
Last year the management was busy
building up a creditable fair, and old
not have time to attend to many of
the details which will be looked after
this year.
In 1910 Secretary Cook, and his as
sistants were working to establish 4
I reputation, and a good deal of perSua-
sion was required to induce exhibitors
to come to the Kansas State fair. The
exposition was a great success and now
exhibitors are simply clamoring for
space.
IF we were to open the doors of the
fair today" said Secretary Cook, I'VE
would have a larger fair than We had
last year.
Entries for the speed races next fall
are coming in with great rapidlty. In
fact there was a pile of letters from
horse men half a foot deep on the
desk of Secretary Cook which came in
the Monday morning mail There VIII
not only be more entries than escr be
fore in this department but there viii
be some of the fastest horses ever seen
in Topeka in competition in the races.
The management is arranging for
well balanced exposition in all depart
ments. If the drought does not Wither
up all vegetation, il will be splendid
pumpkin" show, and special stress
will be put on all education features.
1t is the aim of the management to
make OF the fair above all other
things an immense educational insti-
tuition where people can come once
year and learn many valuable things
The machinery department will be
more complete than ever before. Space
is already at a premium. Last year
there was some machinery in actual
operation and this served as an eye
opener to hundreds OF people, but next
fall there will be many moe exhibits
which will show the actual manner OF
working of the machinery On display
It used to be the custom for farmers
during fair week to camp out on the
grounds In 1910 there were a few
campers across the Shunganunga, but
a special effort will be made this year
to build up a city of canvas.
There will be no charge made for
camping on the ground but each
morning the regular admission fee
will be collected.
Work is in progress on the super
structure of the brick and concrete
massive entrance to the grounds, and
the steel fence will be completed by
the end of this week
The press notices concerning the
fair are many and fattering. Here is
an extract from an article on the fair
in the Cawker City Ledger:
ssIt was the writer's good fortune,
recently, to visit the state fair grounds,
and he was wonderfully impressed
with the improvements being made
there. Last year an immense brick
with a rough coat of cement, built in
this year a companion building of
brick and concrete, finished outside
with a ROUGH coat of cement built in
old mission style has been added to the
equipment of the fair, also a magnifi-
cent art and mercantile hall of the
same substantial material, and a new
set of swine and sheep barns. Topeka
is going at the state fair business in
earnest, and has q plant that is equal
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