The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-15
Crowds So Large on so Acres,
Interfere Exhibits.
Free Gate Idea Keeps Grounds
Packed All Day.
THRILLS OF The WEEK TODAY
WarpIane Races With Cham
piOn Automobile Speeder.
Band Concerts and Kennedy
Shows on Grounds.

GOV EttNOR GAPgEk thursday
crowd looked like record breaker. I
don't believe l many people
on tbe grounds. 1t was a wonderful fair.
too and 1 believe everyone who came went
home pleased and satisfied. Hundreds of
PEOPLE who drove to the fair and brought
four. five or six children. went home tired
and worn, happy smiles and seemed
to have good word for the fair.
W. Y MORGAN of Hutchinson, lieuten-
unr goyt rnor-''I spent Il mighty pleasant
day at the fair 1t was surely great
,rowd and mighty good show.
l.. NJ. PENWELL. president fair associa-
tlou-'No question about it being the big
that bothers me is that used every
available foot Of space this year. The at
tenla"ce and the number Of exhihlts are
ercHs. next year l don't know what we
are going TO do with them. 1t is going
to be necessary soon TO have more ground
for the Kansas Free Fair.
Phil EASTMAN. secretary fair associa-
tion--"I can't see any place where the fair
f,I down. 1t certainly the biggest
tisve ever held from every standpoint.
The exhibits Were grenter in number, big
grf more varied. everyone has complimented
MS on the races althp l never saw them,
the amusement features apparently salts
fiet1. and best of Hll. the fair was sue
cess financially. The books not all
made up an1 the ret showing will prob
ably he nothing big but it is big relief
10 know expenses have been made ana
more
AIREItE fA1ItN. superlntenHenI OF
trHusportation-"T Topeka Street Rail
wav company hauled more people to the
~ ~ Lftar- ,F tbo fafr II tooI, 1Go "a ra
an bour Friday 10 handle the crowd-sixty
trains around the loop every GO minutes
MAYOR j. r. ITOUSE-'The Free
t<a-e.s rair. was q credit To the men
I,-ho manned and managed It, Topeka
or Kansas has never had a fair so
well mana eed. so well carried out with
so good results
The big 1917 Kansas Free Fair is
o1,er Tr was an unqualified success.
t,,,o,.,ooa odmits that-the exhibitors.
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the managers an" tiie '4iO 7'' ii''9 " l!o
attended II was the plSSest ldlr
from every standpoint that Topeka
and Kansas have ever seen.
The fact that the 4fair is over, does
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uAN' Inc iaii' iiOiA tilS OIN A7i
Toned standpoint is over, but the auto
mobile and airplane races this after
noon make today one of the most in
terestinE of the week and insure a
big crowd.
Based upon paid grandstand ad-
missions the total attendance at the
Free Fair during the week is eSti-
mated by fair mana gers at more than
225,0O0. That would mean in excess
of 45.OO0 on the grounds each day
Monday the attendance was light be-
cause of the threatening weather, al
tho 1t was greater than on any pre-
vious Monday. Tuesday the attend
ance was above normal Wednesday
it fell again because of rain, but
Thursday and Friday were record
days. II was estimated roughly thai
10000 people were on the ground.
Thursday and almost as many Friday
Il don't believe anyone will disput,
me when / say the 1917 fair has beer
the greatest in the history of tn,
Kansas Free fair" sid Phil Eastman
secretary. The crowds certainl,
were greater than ever before w
didn't have to wait for the fair t,