The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-19
Matinee CLOSES
BIC 1914 FAIR
Most Successful EXPOSITION
Held in Topeka.
Exhibitors, Highly Pleased, Say
They'll Return in 1915.
Two DAYS OF HEAVY RAINS
But the Fair Kept Drawing
Crowds Just the Same.
Horse Show Matinee Review at
Grounds Today.

The 1914 Big Fair at Topeka, which
was the most successful exposition of
the kind from the standpoint Of exhib-
It's, was but a ghost of itself today.
Work of preparing exhibits ready for
shipment began at O'Clock Friday
evening. Santa Fe fast freight left
Friday night for Springfield, III. 9th
er displsys will have the same desti-
nation. and train Of exhibits will be
unloaded on the Oklahoma fair
grounds. The matinee horse show in
front of the grandstand for champion
ship hOn1rs was the one big entertain
merit feature scheduled for today.
The total attendance at the fair was
cut down materially on account of adj
verse weather conditions Monday and
Tuesday. Monday was a damp and
gloomy day with the grounds water
soaked. The attendance consisted main
ly of old soldiers and children who
We're admitted free of charge. Post
ponement of the Monday night horse
show was necessary. Monday night
rain cut down the attendance Tues
day morning to a minimum. The Tues
day afternoon crowd was only fair.
Wednesday was declared Topeka
Day" and a good turnout resulted.
Thursday-Kansas Day-was the big
day with an estimated attendance of
25,OOO The weather was ideal Friday
and again there was a heavy out of
town crowd. The officials were discour-
aged over the outlook the first of the
ws-k. but are delighted with the be-
havior Of the elements since Tuesday,
the good cyowds. and the many COM
tplimentary expressions over the fair
;ta,a Ha the 6rt of both visitors and exhib-
Prs6hiums due the live stock exhib-
itoH were paid late Friday, end all
other premiums will be paid as soon rs
the books are put in shape in tie
rNf a ool fnvr 40
The exhibitors were well pleased with
the treatment received, and say they
viii be back next year.
Complimentary Remarks.
Here are some of the compliments
-ary expressions heard here and there
on the fair grounds:
|, H. w. McAfee, superintendent of
have said to me: Wen all be with
you next year."
DR.. c. w. McCampbell, superintend-
ent Of the horse department: There
were two hundred per cent more
horses in the department than last
year, and the quality was one hundred
per cent better"
T. A. Borman, president of the Kan
sas State Fair association: 1.-The peo-
pie are for the fair. They were
pleased with the exhibits and enter
tainment features and they will pull
for the fair next year.
George E. Clark, secretary: From
the number of complimentary re-
marks made judge that the fair met
with the approval of the people,
]. H. Lee of Harveyville, a horse
man and a director of the fair: ''The
horse show was a good clean show.
The management has done everything
it agreed % do and more, too. We
will go from here to Oklahoma City
with our string of Percherons."
An important factor in bringing out
good crowds the last three days Of the
fair proper was the publicity work
done by Phil Eastman. The fair was
never better advertised in the news
papers of the state. And when the
local newspaper reporters required in
formation, Eastman made every ef-
fort to furnish the dope" He was
an invaluable asset to the fair.