The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-26
ON ROAD TO SUCCESS.
Topeka Commercial Club En-
dOrses the Pure Food Show.
Edward Wilder Made the Head
of Club Committee.
The Admission Charge it is Expected
VIII Not be More Than Ten Cents
Which Would Insure an At
tendance of Thousands

The Topeka Commercial club gave
the Topeka Pure Food show it's in
dorsement at the meeting yesterday
afternoon. There We're no dissenting
voices and when the motion was made
to appoint a committee to participate
in the organization of the Kansas Pure
Food association there was not a dis
senting vote.
The following members of the club
We're present at the meeting: A. w.
Dana, S. t. Howe. f. o. Popenoe j.
P. Davis. H. W. Neiswanger. Edgar
Arnold. A. A. GODDARD. c. z. Adams. r.
s. Brigham, Charles Wolff, C. S. Eli
OFT, j. II. Durham, Frank Merriam. c.
F. Menninger. Edward Wilder, D. J.
Greenwald and ". H Davis.
When President Davis called the
meeting to order he said that it had
been called for the purpose of consider
ing the proposed Pure Food show in
Topeka and he requested Secretary
Adams to explain the project.
Mr. Adams said that there was lit
tie doubt of the success Of the enter
prise and that the cooperation OF the
Commercial club was desired.
1t is proposed" said he, ITO use
both floors of Hamilton hall, and DR..
hamilton has given US a very reason
able figure on the hall. There will be
bands OF music and the halls Will be
made as attractive as possible.
OF course much of the success of
this enterprise Will depend upon the
manufacturers and we have tried in
every manner posi- bic to make the IN
ducements for them to come as good
as possible. In eastern cities they are
charged from $50 to 500 for booth
space and here we viii make the price
much less than that. The fact that
the grOcers' associations are indOTsing
the show viii also help materially to-
ward attracting the manu- facturers.
The retail grOcers of Topeka have
already appointed delegates and the
x anSas Retail Grocers' association has
also named delegates. The Wholesale
GrOcers' association and the Wholesale
Grocers' SaIesmen's association have
been invited to appoint delegates, and
/ have no doubt they viii GO so.
with that kind Of backing there will
be little doubt of securing all the dis
plays we need. I have slready re-
ceived applications for eight spaces,
and that is a pretty good start Two
of them come from Nebraska, one from
Hutchinson and the rest from Topeka.
There seems to be a disposition among
Topeka firms to take part in these dis
plays.
s.Then there is the cooking school. I
have written to several well known
women who deliver cooking lectures
and I find we viii have no trouble to
secure some one I think ii would be
good plan to have course tickets issued
for these lectures and place them on
sale at the various stores in Topeka.
The lectures ought to prove feature
and they have been a success in other
cities"
Edward Wilder said: Ct think the
idea of Pure Food show is an excel
lent one / do not see why it can not
be made q great success The cooking
school is excellent Feature and it
VIII spread like wiIdfre."
F. O. Popenoe suggested that the
show be made as artistic as possible
and that the plans for the booths be
,st If