The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-17
ICE PALACE In TOPEKA,
Or Rather an esIce Barbacan''
to Be Built
In Front of Hamilton Hall For
the Food Show,
# the Weather is Cold Enough Tope-
ka VIII See an Imitation of the
Ice Palaces of St. Paul
and Montreal.

The directors Of the Pure Food as
ISOLATION viii consider the question Of
building an ice barbacan in front of
Hamilton hall for use during the expo
sition
The proposition is to build the barba-
can in the street just in front of the
building and have it connected with
the hall by archways. The food show
viii be held at a time when there is
little doubt that the weather will be
cold enough to cement the wall of ice
The effect of the proposed structure
would be brilliant and startling. Moth
ing like it has ever been attempted in
IOpeka and it Will offer the manufac-
tuners of ice an opportunity to make a
display that viii attract universal at
tentiOn.
Secretary Adams thinks that the
proposed structure may be built with
little difficulty and he has already con
suited with the ice manufacturers, who
seem ready to undertake the building
OF the feature.
"A barbacan is turreted wall and in
this case it would be about is feet in
height 1T would turn the front of
Hamilton hall into an ice palace with
but little trouble and expense. 1t is
proposed to make the ice wall more
elaborate by having flowers, vegetables
and fish frozen in the cakes as they are
manufactured
ceivinS the most lettering encourage
ment from everywhere. A large at
tendance of the retail grOcers is prom
Ised. One hundred and fifty personal
letters have been written to manufac-
turers and replies are being received.
A representative of the Swift Pack
ing company of Kansas City was in the
city yesterday to reserve space. The
the lower floor. The Charles Wolff
Packing company has also taken two
spaces The Topeka Vinegar and Pre-
serving works has taken space on the
first floor Mr.. Adams says he is as
sured of enough exhibitors to consume
all the space provided.
"A feature of the exposition win be the
Kansas day exercises ON Friday jan
uary 49, Mrs. Willis Lord Moore OF
Hutchinson, president of the Social
Science Federation of Kansas, viii pre-
side "A programme Of papers on do
mestic economy will be given and the
exercises viii be such as Will interest
every lady in Kansas The members
of theAtlantean club of Topeka, which
is a part of the state federation, have
expressed a Willingness to assist in
making that part of the exposition
success and its members will have di-
rect control of the meeting, which viii
be held in the Pure Food auditorium.
Mrs. Nellie Kedzie Sawyer of Nanhat-
tan, who is a we'll known authority on
domestic economy, viii probably read a
paper.
There viii probably be a banquet to
the State Editorial association in the
auditorium one evening in the week.
The details of the banquet will be left
with a local committee and no definite
action has yet been taken The Ed
tOrial association Will meet in Topeka
on Monday afternoon of exposition
week and it is proposed to entertain the
editors on the first afternoon at the
Pure Food show.
Secretary Adams has ordered new
posters which viii be used in the win
dows of business houses to advertise
the show The posters viii be IA by p
inches in dimensions and viii be unique
i'm design on one side is the figure Of
a pretty girl with a string of bright red
apples running the full length Of the
poster.
The poster will be in three colors and
will be departure in that line as
nothing like it has been seen in Topeka
this season.
A definite answer has not yet been
received from the Western Passenger
association concerning rates, but the
members of the Pure Food association
are confident that there viii be such
a concession as will bring thousands of
people OF Topeka
The directors and managers are de-
termined to make the exposition the
source of the largest winter gathering
ever held in the city and the encour-
agement they are receiving cOnvinces
them that they will not fail