The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-01
Kansas State Fair to Furnish
Midsummer Amusement.
Innovation Believed Sure to
Attract Big Crowds.
NEW WALKS THIS SEASON
More Hog Barns Will Be Built,
Management Says.
Free Attractions to Be Booked
at Saturday Meeting.

A Midsummer race meet if the
present plans of the board of directors
of the Kansas State Fair association
are worked out, will be the big event
of the coming season. For some weeks
the board has been considering the ad-
visibility of holding a horse meet be-
ginning July 4, and continuing at least
! the remainder of the week. Final de-
cision will be made upon the return
of Secretary H. L. Cook from Califor-
mia within ten days or two weeks.
With the meet would go plenty OF
good band music. and it is safe to pre-
dict that the event would be a popular
one in the season of the year when
there is generally a lack of big feat
ureS of amusement.
More Improvements at Fair.
The board is expecting that num-
erous improvements will be made on
the fair grounds this summer
1--WE fully expect said T. A. Bor-
man, president of the fair association,
6 that out of the funds still remaining
sioners two or three new hog barns
will be built and cement sidewalks
will be laid on the grounds.
1.-The next big building that we ex-
pect to put up will cost from $50, 900
to SIS, 600. It will be large and well
built stock judging pavilion which can
be heated in the winter season, so that
it would be possible to hold large
the seats will be partitioned off and
while the fairs are in progress will be
rented to concessionaires.'
The management believes that the
fair is so well established now that in
the future, provided that the weather
conditions are favorable, it will be pos
Sible to clear enough money through
gate receipts and fees from the con-
cessions, to make many improvements
on the grounds. Last year the weather
Is1y%Ixy fclxy 70 n
Next fall, according to the manage
ment, TIE difficulty will be not in pro-
curing exhibits, but in housing the ex-
hibits. Notwithstanding the fact the
new cattle and horse pavilions were
erected even last September it became
necessary to provide tents to accom-
modate the overflow in livestock.
Free Attractions for Fair.
Samuel E. Lux and Albert NJ. Patten
of the board of directors of the as
ISOLATION, and Ross Swingley, assist
ant to Secretary H. L. Cook, will at
tend a meeting Saturday in Kansas
City of the Southwestern State Fair
Manage association to agree upon
classification of premiums, and to ar
range for the adoption of uniform
methods.
There will be many representatives
of amusement booking establishments
present at the meeting, and one thing
that will probably be done at the meet
ing will be to book certain free at
fractions for all the fairs. 1t will be
possible to get cheaper rates by send
ing the entertainers clear around the
circuit of fairs. This will pertain only
to the free attractions, such as those
given between races, etc. The big
drawing features for the fairs will be
engaged individually by the fair man
agements.
The local association will not arrange
for any of the big attractions for mex
fall at the meeting in Kansas City Sat
urday, but will wait until the return
of Secretary Cook.
Among the fairs which will be rep
resented at the meeting Saturday will
be the Missouri State fair, the Nebraska
State fair, the Kansas State fair, the
Texas State fair at Dallas, the Okla
bona City fair, the Hutchinson far,
and the Muskogee, Ok, fair.