The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-19

gentry who seek to live high without
labor, and they have steered clear of
Topeka. The old veterans wrecked the
tent and made a bonfire of the outfit
gambling paraphernaIia and all, leav-
ing the owners to settle with the les
sors of the privilege. It will be re-
membered by the old residents of this
city how near they came to getting pay
for their loss
Keep Faith With People.
The Kansas State fair will keep faith
With the people That is one of the
unWr1tten rules of Secretary Cook. He
says he would far rather have it said
that the State Fair at Topeka was
Just as advertised" than to have the
word go out that it did not come up
to the advance notices sent broad
cast. Il would prefer to underestimate
than over-advertise any feature or at
traction at our fair" said he when his
attention was called t. some rather
loud statements sent out by a fair Sec
retary- Whatever we may have on the
grounds viii be the beS: that we can
gather in any line or department, and
the attractions will be of a caliber that
the show-going public cannot doubt
their worth, and whatever we may say
OF them will be the whole truth and
nothing but the truth to the best of our
knowledge and belief a. the legal
lights would put it.
In all my fair experience the sec
retary continued, nothing was ever
gained by over advertising or over
estimating the worth of any particular
exhibit or attraction at a fair. especial
ly where the fair is a fixture annually
presenting its claims before the public
for their acceptance or rejection. I
have found that the satisfied patron,
who went home pleased with what he
has seen, is the best advertisement To
ha9r him foil fria dc hot =
Just as advertised is a delight to the
management and a world of benefit to
the fair. The advertising matter that
goes from my Office will underestimate
rather than exaggerate the component
parts of the State Fair, and even then
we will have the biggest and best week
of genuine entertainment that was
ever presented to 8. Kansas audience"
The Crowning Feature.
The fair management is in receipt of
a letter from H. M. Hanaford, of the
Pain Fireworks spectacle, 1.-The Last
Days of Pompeii," assuring the fair
management that this years produc-
ton of the big spectacle is being well
received wherever it is shown, and that
many new gymnastic ard aerial feat
ures have been added for the present
western tour. He says hat they are
spending much more per week on the
production than ever before. and the
fireworks force has never been sur
passed.
At Topeka he promises some strik-
ing and novel special fireworks num-
bers, and agrees again to do his part
toward making the year 1911 a record
breaking one for the Kansas State
Fair.
The pageantry features OF the pro-
duction is more effective this season,
owing to the Improvement made in
the equipment and costrming of the
spectacle, and everything will be bright
and clean when put on at the fair
grounds here.
Three hundred people are necessary
in the production of this big show, and
in magnitude it much resembles a cir
Gus, with its horses, lions. tigers, and
army Of people. Yet in character is as
far removed from circus as possible
to imagine. Mr.. Hanaford says the
show is attracting throEgs of people
wherever it is staged, and that every
body seems to be highly Pleased with
the production.