The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-10
VISITORS FROM
FOUR STATES IN
TOWN FOR FAIR!
Motor Parties of Nebraska, Ok
lahOma, Missouri Here.
One Family Left Nebraska Be-
fore Daylight Today.
GREATEST DAY OF THE WEEK
Mover Was There Such n Big
Procession of Autos.
5IotOr Gathering, Track Races
and Night Spectacle.
One Family Left Nebraska Be-
fore Daylight Today.
GREATEST DAY OF THE WEEK
Mover Was There Such a Big
Procession of Autos.
lIotor Gathering, Track Races
and Night Spectacle.

The Kansas Free Fair today became
a tri-state exposition with scores Of
visitors driving into the grounds in
automobiles from Nebraska, Missouri
and Oklahoma. The biggest morning
crowd Of the week was on the grounds
and J. d. ParneH, on the main en-
trance gate. said that never before in
his life had he seen such process
sion of automobiles.
From the way the early afternoon
CROWDS poured into the grounds fair
officials said they would not be sur
prised il today's attendance broke the
biggest records Of the association
livery display building was packed and
tammed and in the agricultural and
art buildings it was practically i'm
possible TO get thru the masses Of peo-
PIE. ihe Sunflower Trail filled early
and the shows were doing capac city
business long before noon.
lrom Nebraska Since Daylight.
one visitor drove thru with his fam
ily 1.Um Nebraska, arriving at the
5,uunLs shortly before noon. He left
4-ptle Dc-Ure OaJ light, he said. The
ldnny was tired out with the half
Ct,y riding thru the dust and Wnen
s...s-s ul the grUunus were reached the
youngsters hNdNeu a sigh OF relief. But
,4lty OuIy cot "A chance 10 stretch their
I-.uos. tI~Ir latner mace them get
D-.t.. an tuC car ana it took more than
t4,-Ecc 10 the parking grounds. Traf-
lac cops were required to keep the
street. IIr tracks cleared at the en-
trance and To move the procession of
C-ls FORWARD as rapidly as possible.
ms afternoons race card was one
OF TIE best OF the week and drew the
largest crowd OF morse lovers. TOmor-
TO-, tue last Of the horse races will be
htIu and huff Dorward, Official starter
e.. tuV Automobile races, who arrived
IN tI .rLr D.
track in snapo Tor the gas speeders
would Degln early Thursday night He
promises the best auto races Friday
Snu saturday ever seen in Topeka.
Today's Program.
Today's program was made up to
give special FEATURES TO all classes.
The tractor show, the good roads
demonstrations and other special
Wednesday attractions We'd with the
cattle and livestock show rings for the
attention Of the farmers. The SOL
ciers OF the Eighty-ninth division had
reunions and celebrations all their
own. And the fraternal organization
were honored by having the day desig-
mated Fraternal day.
Good Roads Meeting.
One OF the biggest Peoples pavilion
crowds Of the week gathered at 1880
o'clock for the good roads speeches.
W. 6. Markham, secretary of the state
highway commission, presided, and
tho principal address was made by j.
Frank Smith, Kansas pioneer
preacher of the gospel of good roads.
At II o'clock the big ship-by-truck
demonstration was put on with practt-
cally every truck and tractor on the
grounds taking part. Frank G. Odell,
of Topeka. made the address in con-
nection with the truck demonstration.
one OF the principal features Of this
demonstration was brought out thru
a practical application of the truck
as a substitute for railroad transpor-
tation in getting to the Kansas Free
Fair A Chase county exhibitor had
a display that he wished to bring To
Topeka and when he applied for rail-
road service found that he could get
little satisfa ction from the government
operators. He waited several days try
ing to find out whether or not the
railroads would haul his stuff to To-
peka and then got tired Of waiting
He loaded what he wanted to bring
on trucks and drove thru just as
cheaply as he could have gotten 1t here
by rail.
This afternoons racing program
consisted OF five events, a greater
number than any day so far. There
was a 2:2O trot, 2:17 pace, a 3-year-
old trot and two runnings races.
Tonight at 1880 in the Peoples pavil.
ion the fair visitors will have an op-
Dortunity to meet one Of the most dis
tinguished army men this state sent tC
France to help humble the Hun. Col
lanes II. Reeves, now Of Leavenworth
who was in command of Kansas troop,
thruout the war and who was deco
rated for his bravery and efficient and
effective leadership will speak and /:
expected to tell how the Kansas fight.
ers covered themselves with glory .iT
every engagement they entered.