The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

Business Men Meet Deficit ana
Get Behind Enterprise.
MEETING Of sTOCknoLDEnS
It Was Enthusiastic Reports
That Cheered on Way.
win Elect Secretary After
Careful Consideration.

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The success Of the 1914 state fair 1t
Topeka IN assured. with tho stockhold-
ers Of the Kansas State Fair aaUocia-
ton backing the enterprise, and IN en-
thusiastic board Of directors exerting
every effort to stage the greatest show
Of the kind ever held In Kansas, there
Is no likelihood for anything but un-
Qualided success.
The annual meeting Of stockholders
held Monday night at the Commercial
club quarters was attended by fifty
stockholders who represented nearly
LOO Of the 2,012 shares OF stock. The
meeting was enthusiastic from start to
finish. The 1914 board OF directors
was chosen. but the question Of . ssc-
will meet soon for the purpose Of elect
Ing officers. Later. and after careful
deltberat1on q secretary will be en-
ployed. T. A. Borman. president Of tho
association. has received several ap-
plications for this position. Some OF
the stockholders are Of the opinion that
there should be q local man appointed
but there IL q strong sentiment In IA
vor OF urging H. L Cook. who In three
years in the capacity OF secretary built
up a fair that compares well with the
fairs Of other states Of the middle west
to serve again.
With the exception Of q few changes
the personnel Of the board Of directors
Is the same az In the last year. The
new board:
Men Behind II.
Albert d. Patton. s. J. Hodgins. L.
gan. Solomon Rapids: Arthur Capper.
A. Beauchamp, Holton; T.. A. Borman,
II. A. Auer5ach. Albert Neese, Rich.
land: Frank p. MacLennan. e. L.
q n n
George e. CLARK. Frank B. simms. Al
bert T. Reid, J. H. Lee. Harveyville:
A. M. Mills. c. NJ. Lawrence. Scott
Hopkins. J. e. Wilson. J. r. Burrow
The special finance committee un-
der II. A. Ayerbach, and including J.
r. Burrow. Arthur Capper. Frank p.
MacLennan and e. III. Crosby report
ed that they have been successful IN
cancelled debts approximsteiy' 50, 900.
vote OF thanks was given this conn
mittee for their efforts. 1t was do
cided at the meeting to raise further
sum through the sale Of additional
stock with q view to making the fair
an even greater institution than 1t has
been in the past. To this end q COM
mittee Of five will be appointed 20
assist Mr.. Auerbach's committee ana
mittee is to draft others. to aid in tho
campaign. In fact the majority OF
those present at the meeting signified
their Willingness to be drafted for the
work when they can spare the timo
from their business.
H. L. Cook. az one Of the commit
tee Of men who went to Chicago re-,
Gently to attend the meeting Of fair
managers and the annual meetings OF
the various stock organizations OF tho
country. gave an encouraging report.
Stockmen Like Topeka.
He said in part: IT found that the
stockmen had the best feelings to-
wards the fair. We had built up our
stock show until all knew Of its won
derful success. It IL safe to say that
the association may expect several
hundred dollars more aid from the
stock organizations in building up the
stock show than we had last year.
win Come Back Again.
"An the breeders at the Inter-
national Stock show exhibited the
same feeling. Every ono Of the men
who were at Topeka said that they
would be here again: that they liked
the treatment here, and liked our
barns. It IL a great pleasure to know
that the exhibitors and large stock as
sociations hold the fair in the high
estimation they do. It il In my mind
phenomenal the way this fair has
reached out among the stockmen in
such q short time. There could not
be a circuit arranged more favorably
for stock to go over than the circuit
in which we are included. think
that we can confidently expect this to
be the stock show OF Kansas.'
Lack Of Loyalty It Home.
Several OF the speakers werS Ct the
opinion that there II q lack Of loyalty
to the fair right here in Topeka It
was stated that although the mer.
chants have been in the habit Of LETT
ting their employees on with the idea
that they would attend the fair, but Q
small percentage OF them have actual
" done 30. Albert T. Reid suggested
that in the future It would be q wise
plan to give a half holiday 20 those
only who actually intend to visit the
fair One speaker said that we have
not caught the ''fair spirit in To-
peka that IL shown In fair towns fur
tter east. But 1t IL the intention to
create that fair spirit here.
Reports were heard from the aud
iting COMMITTEES under Clyde Law
renee, and the treasurer, Scott Hop
kins Many suggestions were made
relative to new departures In the fair
and fair management. The question
OF taking out insurance against rain
will be considered later by the board
Of managers. 1t was pointed out at
the meeting that in the last six years
there has been but one year ON which
It has not rained on at least ono day
OF the fair, and that was 1908.
Threaaen % Resign.
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