The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07
THEY REFUSED It
Kansas Commission Turned
Down San Diego Building
So Fair Management Will Erect
Another Structure.

Of the state of Kansas at the San
Diego exposition. this year has been
refused by the members OF the Kansas
commission. The exhibits which ar
rived at San Diego in December have
been sitting on q side track with de-
murrage charges accommodating on the
freight cars Rumors that the MEM
bers of the Kansas commission would
ship the exhibits on to San Francisco
and cut out the San Diego exposition
entirely have been circulated. Now
the report comes that a settlement has
been arranged between the fair man
agement and the Kansas commission
ers by which a satisfactory building rs
to be provided.
Just what was the matter with the
original building furnished by the
Exposition company has not been
made clear 1t is understood. how
ever, that the exposition folks tried
to pass along a structure designed on
lines scarcely suitable for the poultry
exhibit at the state fair and that the
Kansas commissioners refused to look
at it a second time. cash deposit
Of $4,000 had been put up by Kansas.
The members of the commission are
said to have told the exposition to
keep the money but tha- they would
take their exhibits to San Francisco
and let the fact be advertised that
they didn't like their treatment at
San Diego.
Now all that is changed. The ex-
position management has very cOur-
teously agreed to remodel the Kansas
building. .ew designs for it have
ben accepted and will be put into eff
feet at once. Word comes that the
new building will tickle the architec-
tural fancy of every Kansan who sees
-
sunfowers and "Ironjaw Browns
moving picture show will be unraveled
among surroundings whose harmoni-
Gus arrangement will make every
Kansas visitors bosom swell with pa
triOtic pride.
The following from the San Diego
Tribune reveals a few hints Of the
late unpleasantness which kept the
Kansas commission sulking in it's tent
until the exposition management de-
cided that the $4,000 forfeit would not
be compensation for the bad advertis-
ing that might follow an open break
with the one state east of the CONT
mental divide which made an appro-
priation for their show. Since the
trouble IL said to have been all ironed
out.
This Is from the Tribune:
why Is the so-called Kansas state
building Al the Panama-California ex-
position grounds unoccupied?
1T is learned that HI. E. Dean. Sec
rotary of the Kansas expeditions COM
mission. had been here for two weeks
or more until a few days ago when he
departed for San Francisco, without
love for the San Diego exposition.
John Ferriter, superintendent of the
Kansas exhibits. arrived December 10,
and is still here with two assistants.
Walter Innes, a dry goods merchant
of Wichita; J. L. Pettijohn. a banker
of Olathe. and Frank Hodges, brother
ing members of the Kansas commits
sion. were here when the state build
ing site was selected about a year ago.
John Ferriter was sought this
morning in connection with rumor
that it was planned to ship the Kan
cisco. He declined to discuss the sit
uatiOn.
albert T. Reid, president of the
Kansas commission. also was found at
the U. s. Grant hotel
~ am confident our difficulty will
be satisfactorily adjusted he said.
President Davidson is showing US
great consideration. I am sorry this
matter has become circulated. can
assure you that when this matter is
adjusted. Kansas will have building
and an exhibit to compare favorably
| with those of the other states repre-
| sented.'
kansas. by the way, is the only state
east of the Rockies which appropri-
ated anything for the San Diego expo
sition. Former Senator John 7. Reed
OF Kansas, now with the law firm OF
Shreve. Reed. Sample & Shreve. here
obtained this appropriation after the
speaker of the Kansas house had de-
clared Sar Diego should be cut out"
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