The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-22
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Big Building on Station Plaza
Turned Over to Exhibitors.
Tractor Show Is to Be Ameri-
cas- Biggest Years Event.

Kansas City, Feb. 22.-The huge
tractor show building erected on the
Union station plaza, has been turned
over to the exhibitors, and the heavy
tractors and power farming machinery
are now being installed so that the
Fourth Annual Tractor Show will open
at $500 o'clock next Monday morning.
This years event, like the three pre-
ceding tractor shows will be given
under the direction of the Kansas City
Tractor club. This organization has
been called the biggest little club in
the world and if its activities are a
gauge of bigness. then it is worthy
of the name.
People thought the 1918 tractor
show was about the limit in size that
could be held in a temporary build
ing, but the structure to house the
tractor show that opens next Monday
is much larger than the 1918 building.
having approximately 10000 square
| feet of floor space. THIS IS about
$500 square feet more than the space
available for the last tractor show.
The exhibition building just finished
| is the largest temporary structure ever
erected, to be used for a six-day show.
More than 200 workmen worked at
| top speed to have the building ready
| in ample time to allow exhibitors OPP
portunity to effectively display their
exhibits and put up elaborate decora-
tions. The men directly responsible
for the success of these shows are:
James Patrick Smith, president of the
Kansas City Tractor club; r. w. Craw-
| ford, ice-president, and Guy H. Hall,
secretary. The board of directors in
| cludes w. c. Gfberson, NJ. r. Voor-
| hees, Edwin Downs, H. A. Kaufman
and r. w. johnson, all of whom are
| in the tractor and implement business.
| To their remarkable capacity for or
ganization and their determination to
work in harmony with their fellow
members, is due the success of the
| annual show.
100000 Feet OF Lumber.
The building was completely fin
| ished In $3.50 minutes. More than
7 500, 900 feet of lumber was used in the
| structure, 1000 rolls or prepared roof
ing were required to cover the i'm
| mense area. The huge pillars carry
! the superstructure well above the eX-
hibits and form a series of expansive
arches on the cantilever principle
making the weight of the roof add
| strength to the walls and uprights
| The contractors claim that the build
| ing has broken many records and give
much credit to the men employed
| who were in friendly competition from
the first day work was started.
Special Gatherings Billed.
Many special gatherings are SEIZED
! uled for next week in conjunction with
l the tractor show. The society of auto
motive engineers will hald their an
nual meeting here and the annual
banquet will be held at the Baltimore
Hotel Thursday night. A large delega-
ton of members of the nationa
association of Implement and Vehicle
Manufacturers will be on hand and
will gather for a special conference
which will be held in the director
room in the Tractor club building
| More than two hundred agriculture
experts are coming from the state OF
| Washington. A delegation from Louisi
/ ana has notified the Tractor club of
| ficials to make reservations. From
| all sections of the country come wires
| and mail >advices, telling of the count
less parties preparing to attend.