The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-19
Topeka Retail GrOcers AssOcia-
tiOn Meets Last Night
And Resolves to Put Its ShOUl-
der to the Wheel
FOR THE FOOD SHOW.
Splendid Opportunity For Each
Concern to Advertise.
Delegates Appointed to Organ
ize the Pure Food Association.

The Topeka Retail Grocers' assoefa-
ton last night indorsed the Topeka Pure
Food Show and selected delegates to
help organize the Kansas Pure Food as
sOciation.
The following delegates were named:
VIM. Green, w. F. Weber. w. w. Man
speaker, J. Weiss, r. NJ. Newland and
n. J. Fitzgerald These delegates are
to meet representatives of the Kansas
Wholesale Grocers' association, the
Kansas Wholesale Grocers' Statesmen
association and the Topeka Commercial
club at a date to be named soon, and
they will form an organization which
will have charge of the Pure Food Show
to be held some time in January.
This meeting viii probably be held
within a week or two, and it will make
all the arrangements for the exposition
Everything done before that meeting
will be preliminary, though the show is
now assured.
f. M Kenderdine who has had a
great deal of experience with pure food
shows, was at the meeting and ne was
called upon to explain the purposes Of
the proposed exposition
Il have attended many pure food
shows" said Mr.. Kenderdine, "and
have managed one or two myself.
know that they are a good thing, and
have never attended one that was not a
success. L understand that there has
never been anything of the kind here,
and that fact alone viii help out mater
tally.
of course you are anxious to know
how the grocerynen viii - benefited
by such a show. 1t viii helpS you by
increasing your trade along certain
lines and opening UP and introducing
new things No one likes to stay in the
same old rut all the time. and that is
true of the grocerymen. They like new
things and this viii open the field.
Il have never attended a pure food
q
guaged plan as it is proposed to have
this one The foreign exhibitors are
usually charged for space but L under
stand they are to be given space free,
that it is not expected to take in much
more than enough to pay the running
expenses. and if there is anything left
to give it to some charitable Organiza-
ton here in Topeka
1T is proposed to have a cooking
school in connection with the show,
where an expert will give demonstra-
tions and deliver lectures There is
lady in Detroit now at their pure food
show. She is a graduate of the New
York cooking school and she may be in
duced TO come to Topeka If she can
not be secured there are many others
who are available. The fact that these
lectures will be free Will be q great
drawing card. A small admission viii
be charged to the show, but there will
be no extra charge for the cooking
school
W. F. Weber inquired what the
be-
Mr. Kenderdine said that the usual
charge was 20 cents or IS cents for a
course ticket.
Mr.. Weber said. II am very much in
favor of this proposed show. and am
satisfied that it is a good thing, and L
would like to know what is expected Of
US"
Secretary Dransheld said. 'We are
simply expected to name delegates to
help organize this association and then
stand behind it with our membership.
I understand that there is no liability
attached to US"
Chairman T. J. Hanley and r. NJ.
Newland expressed themselves favora-
bic to the project and a motion to name
delegates was carried without any op-
position.
A REPR PRESENTATIVE AT PARIS.
The TopekaRetafI Grocers' association
is to be represented at the international
association of retail grocers which is 10
meet at Paris in 1900. a least q dele
gate was named last night. A letter
was read from 3. F. Milton. secretary
of the international association whose
headquarters are in London, requesting
that a delegate be elected to represent
the association. Secretary VIM Drans-
field was named as the delegate and he
says he has started a fund TO pay his
expenses on the trip