The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-09-18

was an immense week. 1t was one of
the largest weeks we have ever had.
There was a host of people to feed but
there were no shortages in individual
lines in the week.
Tom Fullerton, of the Fullerton Sport
ing Goods House: 'Ay did a good bust
ress fair week.
c. w. Hanchette, manager for the
F. w WoOlworth five and ten cent
store: Saturday was one of the biggest
days we've ever had except in Christ
mas holiday time. We did rush bust
ness on Friday, too. We are well pleased
With the trade for the week on account
of the heat the trade afternoons was
not as good as in the fOrepart of the
days. The farmers were at the fair
and the Topeka women who were not
there also did not stir out on account
of the heat"
T. F. Rickenbacher, manager of the
Fair Mercantile company: 4 guess
we got our share of the business all
right. The week before fair week was
a good week for business too"
ID. w. Crawford of the Gerstiey-
Crawford Shoe &C.: Anything that
benefits the town benefits the bust
ness men. We sold lots of shoes to
out-of-town people-not many to To-
pekans fair week"
Sol Berkson of Berkson Brothers:
Fair week business has been satisfac-
tory 1 think the state fair has been
one of the greatest advertisements
Topeka has ever had If the fair for
the next few years is as good as it was
this year, I predict that in five years
we Will have population of 5000 in
Topeka 1 was talking to an out-of-
town man the other day-a Wichita
man by the way-and he said he had
thought that his was the only town,
but that he would have to take his hat
off to Topeka
w. o. Rigby of the Rigby Cigar and
Confectionery store: 1--WE had the big
gest business Friday that we have ever
had in the history of our store. The
business for the entire week was rec
ord breaking. It was largely out of
town trade"
w. A. Neiswanger of the real estate
firm of Wilson & NeiSWanger: 1.-The
fair week has been a revelation, not
only to visitors, but to the citizens of
Topeka in the way of showing what
the city can accomplish. Many of the
visitors expressed themselves to me as
being enthusiastic over the. advance
the city has made in various ways in
the past few years. They spoke of
the many news houses which have
sprung up in every direction and the
new business buildings. We believe
that the entertainment of last week
Will result in many coming here who
had no intention of doing so previous
ly. J. A. Kelley, a rich ranchman and
land owner, who has just moved to
cate his daughters, was very enthusi-
astic over the white way and the en-
terprise that has been displayed
George S. Badder secretary of the
Commercial club: zone thing that
impressed me perhaps more than any
thing else was the feeling of friendli-
ness which seemed to exist towards
Topeka, not only as regards the fair,
but in respect to Topeka as a residence
city. Many people remarked on the
growth of the city in civic beauty and
expressed themselves as wanting to
live here at some future time. This
kind of a feeling We want to encour-
age and spread out over the state We
want to make the people feel that we
want them here and that it is good
town in which to live
The state fair exhibitors went away
workers for the institution at Topeka.
All of the livestock men and those who
had exhibits in the agricultural build
ing who applied for their awards be-
fore o'clock on Friday were given
their money. Today 80 per cent of the
premiums have been paid and the re-
naming 10 per cent will be paid when
the winners OF the ribbons call for
their money with the proper creden-
tials.
The business of the fair is now be-
ing transacted in the downtown office
in the Smith building, corner of Kan
sas avenue and Ninth street.
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