The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-06
U. S. TAKES HAND lis A BUSY S
Government Experts to District State Fair Grounds
Infected by Horse Disease. BustIe and Actv
Drs. Buckley and SOphian VIII Several Hundred Men
Work at Dodge City. Ready for Exhibi
SENATOR CURTIS TAKES PART VILLAGE OF LOG
He COlifers With Departments Has Built for
at Washington. West Show Seen
Disease Spreads and Death Indications Plain This
Rate Increases. Biggest Fair State Ev
Several Hundred Men Getting
Ready for Exhibitors.
VILLAGE OF LOG CABINS
Has Been Built for the Wild
West Show Scenes.
Indications Plain This Is to Be
Biggest Fair State Ever Had.

The rumbling of heavy wagons, the
painting of huge gasoline engines, the
shouting of orders and a score of other
sounds go to make up the conglomera-
ton of noises on the state fair ground
| today.
| A village of log cabins is springing
into existence as though by magic OF
the quarter stretch. There is the gen
eral store, the town blacksmith shop
and the cabins occupied by the set
tiers in the Pioneer Days celebration
which will be given by the Pains fire
works concern each evening of the fair,
September 9-13. An interested crowd
of spectators is watching the opera
tions in the village from the grand
stand.
Concessionaires are already doing
business on the grounds. There are
hundreds of persons engaged in the
work of building the big fair and con-
sequently the lunch counter proprietors
do not find business dull. There is
lemonade, too, but not of the red cir
Gus variety, for DR.. S. j. Crumbine has
issued an edict to the effect that moth
ing but a brand of drinks that will
pass pure food inspection will be toler-
ated.
In the agricultural hall on the hill
there will be a real pumpkin" show.
The Douglas, Leavenworth, and Shaw
nee county displays are being put in
place. AS the first mentioned display
was ahead of the others in reaching
the grounds, it at this period of the
development of the exposition presents
a more attractive appearance than the
others.
J. R. Blevins, who has been show
ing in Topeka for years is in charge
of the exhibit which includes hun
dredS of varieties of grains, vegetables
and ornamental grasses. One feature
of the exhibit is a display of tobacco
grown near Lawrence. The LeaVen-
worth county display includes an ex
ceptionally good showing of grains.
Machinery Display.
TIE machinery display will be the
greatest ever seen in Kansas Twen-
ty-hve carloads of machinery have
been off loaded, and there are twenty
seven more in the city yet to be
handled.
According to w. ]. Stagg, in charge
of the entry department, the cattle
display will be the largest ever held
on the grounds The management as
SureS the prospective visitors in the
horse department that the disease that
has swept off scores of horses in the
western portion of the state has not
been reported in the immediate vicin-
tty of the Kansas state fair at Topeka
in fact no cases have been reported
within a hundred miles of Topeka, it
IS asserted.
President T. A. Borman that it will
be impossible to see it in one day.
Topekans are urged to turn out on
Topeka day'-Monday- on Tues
day as we'll, when local stores and of
1ices will be closed. The loyal support
of the people is required to make this
the great fair that we desire to make
it."
State Fair Notes.
Another consignment of cattle ar
rived at the state fair grounds today.
They are Galloways belonging to
Jones & Sons of Shawnee county.
The Commercial club has put up
bunting in anticipation of fair week.
The club urges all merchants to deco
rate their places of business.