The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
For the Pure Food Show Here
in January.
Entire Building Engaged Up
stairs and Downstairs.
ALL KANSAS GROCERS
Through Their Organizations
Are to Take Part,
Also Wholesalers and Many
Eastern Manufacturing Firms.

If indications count for anything the
Topeka Pure Food show will be a grand
success. While the date is still uncer-
tain Topeka merchants and wholesale
men are united in its support.
Mr.. @. p. Adams, who is looking after
some of the preliminary details, has Sc
cured not only Hamilton hall but the
first floor of the Hamilton block as wen
so that all the exhibitors who want
space for booths may be accommodated.
1t is the present plan to use the first
floor almost entirely for Topeka and
Kansas merchants. It is proposed to
reserve a part of the space for the
cooking lectures and demonstrations.
This will give the entire second floor or
Hamilton hall proper to the use Of for
eign exhibitors.
The plan is to decorate the building
in true exposition style There will be
streamers innumerable flying from flag
staffs on the top Of the building, gay
banners will hang from the windows
and the interior of the booths will be
made bowers of lOVeliness. Added to
this viii be the music of an orchestra
or brass band during the entire week.
An this is comprised in the plans of the
OriginatOrs of this exposition
An important factor in the success of
the exposition viii be the meeting of
the Kansas Retail Grocers' association
which is expected to meet in To-
show is in progress The association ad-
jOurned to meet in February but ar
rangements are being made to have the
meeting earlier so that the association
exhibition.
The date for the opening Of the expo
sitiOn VIII probably be the last Monday
in January but much depends upon the
action of the Topeka Retail Grocers' as
sociatiOn which is to consider the ques-
ti0n at their next meeting.
There Is a gentleman in Topeka who
has had a wide experience with expo
sitions of the kind II is proposed to.
have in Topeka and he is enthusiastic
over the project. He is F. M. KendeT-
dine. He managed Pure Food show
at Buffalo, N y, and has attended
many others during the past few years.
Il do not guess" said he, Il know
that the Topeka Pure Food show will be
a success. I have seen enough of them
to know what L am talking about. There
is no limit to the good it viii do a city
but the people who will be especially
benefited are the merchants. OF course
manufacturers viii take that means of
introducing what they have new in food
stuffs and such a venture will prove
beneficial in many ways.
"A feature of the show viii be the
cooking lectures by a well known auth
Ority. I do not know who has been Sc
cured here but there are many women
who are available and who can be en-
plOyed. It is surprising what class of
people will attend these lectures. 1t
has been my experience that the best
women in city always attend these
lectures There is much to be learned
in cooking by almost every one and
these lectures cannot but prove a
source of profit.
"Of course these lectures will be free
to the patrons of the exposition I have
seen women go many miles to attend
the lectures and demOnstra tiOns al
Pure Food shows and there is every
reason to suppose that they would dc
rlT~Tn
W H Davis. president of the Topeka
Comm club and one Of the firm of
Parkhurst, Davis & Co, is interested
in the proposed exposition. Il would
like to see the proposed show go
said Mr.. Davis to a Journal reporter.
L know that they have been big
thing in eastern cities where they have
been held and / hope to see the one to
be given here as great a success. Tt
helps town to have something going
on"
William Green. one Of the oldest gro
Gerry merchants in Topeka, said; All
I know of the proposed show is what I
have seen in The Journal. I would like
to see it made a success and I see no
reason why it should not be-"
T. NJ. Hanley, president of the Kansas
Retail GrOcers' associa ton said. 1T is
an excellent thing and hope it can be
made a success. I shall do all in my
power to change the date of our state
meeting so that it may be held during
the show. 1t would be a great OppOr-
tunity for grOcerS from all over the
state and it would also give the manu-
facturers an opportunity to reach the
retailers"
W. W. AIanspeaker is also in favor Of
the proposed show and Mr.. Adams says
he has found few people in his rounds
who are not heartily in favor of the
plan He has received such encoura ge-
ment as iustifies him in pushing the
Topeka Pure Food show with all the
energy possible.
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