The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-01

The Kansas Pure Food association
was organized late yesterday afternoon
with Edward Wilder as president, C. p
Adams as secretary and Vim. Green as
treasurer.
The following vice presidents from
the various organizations represented
in the organization were selected; H
ID. Lee. Salina, kan, Wholesale GrOcers'
association, Charles F. Kaffer Atchi-
SON. Kansas Retail Grocers' association;
N. Hazeltine, Hutchinson, Kansas
Wholesale Gr0cers' Salesmen's assOcia-
ton; j. Weiss, Topeka Retail Grocers'
association.
a charter win be filed today with the
following directors, which were chosen
ait the meeting. r. Wilder, VIM Green
M. = Fitzgerald. r. >. Brigham, y. >
Elliott, Charles Wolff, II. M Hanley
Frank Newland, Herbert Hackney, f.
P- Baker, II. o. PopenOe, w. w. Man
speaker G. p. Adams, j. Weiss, Otto
It was decided that the following
should be the purpose Of the organiza-
fi0n
ssTo encourage and stimulate in
creased production and use of pure food
products and TO hold exhibitions from
time to time for the purpose of bring
Ing the manufacturers. producers. deal
ers and consumers into more intimate
relations and acquaintance
The board of directors will have di-
rect C0nEE0L or the Pure EOO0 snow.
They viii look after the cooking lee
lures, the Autographs to be used for
advertising and the plans Of the hall
and booths
The question Of admission is troub-
ling the officers. 1t was at first intended
to charge an admission of rs cents but
this has been abandoned as too high.
President Wilder now suggests that
season tickets be sold to admit to the
food show and cooking school, and that
The admission to the food show be low.
it was agreed that the show should
open on Saturday. Jan. % and close
Saturday, Jan. 80, at the suggestion of
VIM Green There viii be an effort
made to make the opening day a big
one Some special exercises will be pre-
pared ana they viii be held in the after
noon
The show viii be managed by q super
intendent and six commissioners who
viii work under the supervision of the
board Of directors. President Wilder
was empowered to appoint the superin-
Nendent and the commissioners on en-
peELalnment, decoration, excursions
music, cooking school Droera n1nne
Each Of the commissioners Will have
charge Of the work which falls in his
line and he VIII be held responsible for
JUS success or failure This was done
instead of the usual custom of naming
committees under each head.
NJ men the question of the price Of ad-
mission came up Secretary Adams said
ne had received Information from the
Seattle show which has just closed and
the admission was % cents and the at
tendance u 600
That is more than we can hope for"
said Mr. Wilder. 81 am of the opinion
that something should be done to in
duce people 10 attend the show and that
the admission should be small The ex-
hlbitors want to get as many people as
possible to attend the show. and unless
they do the objects viii be defeated. If
we can sell season tickets to the cook
ing school, which viii admit to the ex-
position, they might be placed on sale
at the different grOcers around town
4 believe that 1000 of these tickets at ST
apiece can be sold in advance, and then
we VIII not have to depend upon gen
eral admissions
Mr. Fitzgerald suggested that the
general admission be made Is cents
and an additional charge be made for
those who attend The cooking school
1t was finally decided to leave the
question of admission to q future meet
ing of the board of directors.
The question of whether the lower
hoor Of the Hamilton building be used
Tor both booths and cooking lectures
was discussed President Wilder
thought such a plan impracticabIe
George Wolff suggested that tenn
porary partition might be built sepa-
rating the lecture room from the booth
space.
The whole matter was referred to
committee composed OF Secretary Ad-
ans, II. S. Brigham, VIM Green, Geo
Wolf.