The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-11
Stockholders Resolved to Main
tain High Reputation.
ALL PREMIUMS HAVE Been PAID
Practically Every Item Cleaned
Up by Association.
Exposition To Be Most Preten-
tiOus in State History.

Stockholders of the Kansas state
Fair association, in annual session
Thursday night at the Commerciai ciuo
quarters, elected directors, and Haoe
plans for again putting on the greatest
livestock and agricultural exposition IN
the state in Topeka the week OF Sep
TENDER 13, 1915.
The twenty-four directors chosen will
meet at the Commercial club quarters
Monday night to choose officers Inc
directors: A. NJ. Patten, s. ]. Hodslns'
H. w McAfee, Arthur Capper, L. A
Borman, H. A. Auerbach. T. F. Doran'
FP. MacLennan. s. E. Lux. J. r. Bur
row. E. L. Copeland E. H. Crosby. u.
E. Clark. A. T. Reid, ]. H. Lee, scott
Hopkins. F. S. Crane, w: L. MliIer'
George C. Prichard, F. NJ Boneprahe'
G. W. Berry, L. NJ. Penwell and +. e.
Logan.
Reports of George E. clark, seer
tary: Scott Hopkins, treasurer. ana tne
auditing committee composed ol ~
Lawrence, Morris Lynn. ana w =.
Staeg showed that all premiums nave
been paid and practically all outstahu
inc accounts Two or three DIS nave
been held over for adjustment 70.
example the tent used Tor the hiSne
show leaked badly and not only naue II
inonossible to show the first night OF
ture of $500 in putting the track IN con
dition for use-the seating capacity
moreover. was 1000 less than was
claimed. Consequently the manage
nent feels justified in refusing 10 pay
the full price for the tent
Samuel E Lux. who represented the
association at the annual meeting OF
the American Association or FAIRS ana
Expositions held in Chicago recently
reported relative to the meeting. Both
Topeka and Hutchinson claimed the
same dstes-those following the Lin
coin fair The Topeka fair has had
the dates following the Lincoln fair
for years but as was the case last
year Hutchinson would not agree 10
follow Topeka as was the custom In
former years. Last September TWEEN
ty-one of the twenty-six carloads or
exhibits from the Lincoln snow came
to Topeka Topeka had the real fair
while the eve at the city of salt
and sand was said to have been an
excellent county fair bearing the en-
dorsement of the state of Kansas.
There was a disposition on the part
of several of those present to change
the dates because of weather cOndi- !
tons S. J. Hedgins pointed out that
TO. the last five seasons there has not
been a rainless fair week at Topeka |
The majority of those present were in
favor of retaining the dates already
announced
T A Borman. president of the as
ISOLATION. expressed the opinion that
the state board of agriculture which is
supposed to be running the fair at
Hutchinson will adjust the date tan
gle President Borman, S. E. Lux,
vice president. and T. F. Doran were
chosen to represent the association at
the annual meeting of the state board
of agriculture in January
At the close of the meeting Mr.. Lux
suggested in informal discussion that
several thousand dollars might be
made through the booking of out of
door attractions of a popular nature
prior to the time of holding the fair.
This money would be used in the
work of making the exposition next
fall the most pretentious event Of the
kind ever held in Kansas.