The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08
FOR z STATEFAIRS
Senate Gives $4,000 to Topeka,
$4,000 to Hutchinson.
Enemies of Capital City Ex-
tract Name estate"

the word state" owned and used for
years by the Topeka State Fair asso-
citation" The senate passed the COM
bination Topeka and Hutchinson far
bill, but in so doing effectually sepa-
rated the Topeka fair from the word
state" And that was what Hutch
inson was fighting for chiefly. 1t
cared little about any appropriation
Topeka might get for the fair, but
the fact that Topeka has been able to
use the word state officially, has
been a thorn in the flesh.
Senator Price of Clark did it. At
no turn of the debate in the senate
Wednesday afternoon did he overlook
an opportunity to throw the harpoon
into Topeka. He was on the floor
more in connection with the little
$4,000 appropriation asked for by the
big Topeka fair than he was when
legislation involving principle was at
stake After all his efforts to strike
Topeka from the bill had failed, he
offered a proviso.
The Price proviso is to the effect
that before any Of the money appro-
priated to the Topeka fair shall be-
come available the word state" shall
be stricken from the name Ihe TO
peka State Fair association" The
mere fact that the name was author
lied by the state cndTlSI DOo1lu,
the fair is chartered in that manner
was unimportant By slight ma
iorlty the Price proviso was adopted.
Senator Schoch did not strengthen
Topekas situation particularly when'
speaking to the Price amendment, ne
declared that personally, if 1t was
found within the next two years that
the word state in the name of the
Topeka fair injured Hutchinson he
would aid at the next session in elm
mating it. He added that the matter
had already been discussed. 1t was
apparent to members that he did not
consider the word state" particularly
valuable to Topeka.
Topeka gets a total of 100000 for
the next two years and hutchinson
gets $4,000. The original house bill
provided $4,000 for Hutchinson but
raises were made in the senate. An
item of $4,000 for a swine barn was
raised to $4,000 and made available
for buildings" An item of $4,000
was inserted for maintenance and re-
pairs. Hutchinson gets in addition to
that, $4,000 for a new agricultural
and horticultural building, $4,000 for
sewer, and the $4,000 revolving
fund.
Even when the fair matter came up
for consideration in the senate Topeka
ing out the bill passed by the house
making appropriations for both
fairs, the senate ways and
means committee brought out sep
arate bills. One contained the Hutch
inson appropriation and one the To-
peka appropriation and the Hutchin-
son bill was on the calendar first, nee
essitating consideration first. .
Senator Pomeroy of Jackson, a con-
sistent friend TO the Topeka bill from
the start. started the fireworks He
moved that the body of the bill passed
by the house be substituted for all
after the enacting clause of the Hutch
inson bill. incidentally he declared
that while the Hutchinson fair is a
state fair il name the Topeka fair is
Il state fair in fact.
Senator Wilson, chairman of the
ways and means committee, explained
why the bills had been separated by
his committee. His explanation ex-
planned nothing except the fact that
while the house had passed the COM
blnatIon bill the senate committee was
opposed to it and split it up
President Morgan, in the chair,
dipped in an oar long enough to ex-
plain for Wilson that the house ways
and means committee recommended
that Topeka be allowed nothing
Yes. yes, that's right echoed
Senator Wilson, the house ways and
means committee was opposed to an
appropriation for Topeka
Short speeches were made in rapid
succession senator thompson of
Hutchinson and Reno county, objected
to an appropriation to Topeka on the
ground that there is put one state"
fair and that it is locared at Hutchin-
son.
Senator Carroll of Wabaunsee served
warning that by separating the house
bill the senate was jeopardizing appro-
priations for both fairs, explaining that
the house would not concur in the
senate amendments Senator Whitney
o. Smith read kilograms from con-
stituents urging him to see to it that
the Topeka fair received an approDria-
ton.
Favor Two Fairs.
Senator Hickey of Usage said he
favored fairs and would have pre-
ferred Topeka as the place for the
STATE fair, but that he was opposed
to two state fairs and two appropria-
lions. Senator Schoch told of the rec
ord attendance at the big free fair IN
Topeka last year and added that it
did not injure Hutchinson's fair in the
least; that Kansas was of such size
that two big fairs were needed: that
people who attended the Topeka fair
would not go to Hutchinson and that
those who attended the Hutchinson
fair cannot come to Topeka Senator
Getty of Wyandotte made a fight for
two big state fairs.
Someone moved the previous ques-
NAOli Oil Inc cIHeTOy I1OllOn ana that
ended the debate. A standing vote
was taken and Topeka won by a vote
of IS to 10.
Senator Price who had voted against
the Pomeroy motion then moved to
strike out section Z of the house bill
which had just been adopted in place
of the senate substitute. Section Z
was the section mentioning Topeka
and carrying the appropriation for
Topeka's fair. That provoked another
long discussion but eventually, on a
standing vote, counted not only by the
regular reading clerks and journal
clerk. but by the private secretary of
President Morgan, the motion lost by
two votes. 1t was the measure of
Topeka's strength. The vote was 1 3
for the motion TO IT against