The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-30
FAIR A WEEK OFF
Officials Hope Rail Strike Men,
ace VIII Disappear.
They Are Confident of Breaking
All Records.
AIR FLIGHTS TO Be FEATURE
Exhibitors viii Begin Arriving
Next Week.
Every Foot of Space on Grounds
To Be Occupied.
IR FLIGHTS TO Be FEATURE

With the railroad strike apparently
out of the way and evidence that the
weather man is not saving all of his
moisture for the second week in Sep
TENDER, officials of the Kansas Free
Fair have again become optimistic
and are confident they are going to
have the greatest fair exposition ever
seen in Kansas.
The gates will be thrown open to
the crowds a week from the day
after tomorrow and by the latter part
of next week a great many of the ex-
hibits are expected to be here. \
week from tomorrow will be a busy
day for South Topeka and with the
concession men and carnival people
getting their stands and tents erected
while the stock exhibitors bed their
stalls and hunks and the machinery
men unload their wares the fair
grounds will be a-bustle all day long
and probably all night long.
Eastman Feels Better.
The greatest worry we have had
has been the threatened railroad
strike" Phil Eastman. secretary, said
today. IF the shopmen had tied up
the roads our exhibitors would have
been unable to get here and we would
have been practically ruined. We
were not worrying about the crowds
because we knew we could get crowds
by automobile. but we were worrying
about entertaining them after they
came II some of our large exhibitors
got caught in embargo nets. Now,
however. we know we are going to
have the greatest fair in the history
of the state and all we are praying
for at present is that the weather
man acts like a gentleman from Sep
TENDER to 49,"
Eastman says prospects have been
so good for a record breaking show
that this has made him a little nerv-
Gus and afraid something dreadful
would happen. But now he is getting
his confidence back and is buckling
down to the big Job of handling the
biggest crowds and the greatest va
riety of shows ever brought to the
capital of Kansas. Already machinery
display men, show advance men, ex-
hibitors and horsemen are beginning
to pour in and it seems certain that
every foot of ground will be taken up
by the time the gates open a week
from Monday.
Daily Air Flights.
Assurance that the fair visitors will
be given daily air flight exhibitions
has been given by Lieutenant Weber
and his associate, Pat O'Brien In or
der to keep their engagement with the
fair they are working day and night
building new pair of wings for one
of their planes. They also will be in
a position to take all visitors for rides
who wish to get the sensations OF
cloud-gliding.
The Riddles of Topeka are anxiously
awaiting the big children's day. which
will be Tuesday, September 9. MOI
| only will there. be contests, parades
and plenty of prizes for all who enter
the contests, but the carnival COM
pany is planning a big surprise for the
youngsters and the fair officials have
| arranged to allow every boy and cir
under 16 years of age to enter the
| grandstand for the races and fire
works free when they are accom-
panied by their parents.