The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-13
WE'VE GOT 1T.
The Biggest Thing For Topeka
Next to the Festival
Is Pure Food Show to Be Civ
en- In January.
Scores of Big Eastern Merchants
to Send Exhibits.
OUR HOME GROCERS
Also to Take Part In the Ex-
position.
Hamilton Hall viii Be Utilized
But Isn't Large Enough.
1T is NOW FOUND
How Badly we Need an I'M
mense Auditorium.
The Hall viii Be Lined With
Booths
And Hundreds of Visitors Will
Come From All Over Kansas.

Topeka is to have a Pure Food
Show" The people who are interested
in the exposition are receiving univer-
sal encouragement.
This kind Of fair is unknown in
the west. Nothing Of the kind has ever
been undertaken in Kansas but Topeka
always takes the lead and it is proposed
to have something Of which every one
in the city may be proud.
The show VIII probably be held in
Hamilton hall and it viii last a week.
Invitations viii be sent to merchants
an over Kansas and they viii be given
an opportunity To see something that
directly interests them.
The Retail Grocers' association will
be the moving spirit in the arrange
ments which viii be made, but the cred
it for the suggestion Of the affair be-
longs to c. p Adams of Adams Bros, a
young business man of ability.
1t was while reading the reports of
the success Of these eXpOsiriOns in Chi
casO and Boston that AR Adams be-
anne imbued with the idea that Topeka
might successfully give a Pure Food
show He interviewed gr0cerynen
and merchants and he says he is salts
ned that such an affair in Topeka can
be made a great success.
Alr. Adams has written many letters
To manufacturers Wtu make exhibitions
al fairs in other cities and he is salts
fed that the call viii meet a generous
response and that there viii be no lack
OF interesting booths
But better than all there will be lee
lures by wei known authorities on
cooking and an effort viii be made to
secure Mrs Sarah 81. ROrer. who is one
OF the best authorities in the United
States. Mrs. .Rorer has addressed many
oI these fairs and Mr.. Adams thinks
that there VIII be little difficulty in Sc
curing her services for the week
IL is also proposed to have a band or
orchestra in service when there are no
lectures in progress. Thus viii the time
pc taken up and it viii prove one of the
Topeka
The manufacturers of household food
stuIIs VIII erect booths around the hall
where they viii show their wares and
explain their merits Much care is
spent in the arrangement of these
booths and the manufacturer who
builds the most attractive one is re-
Warded by the attention Of the people
who attend the fair.
1t is proposed to have the hall decora-
ted as elaborately as possible and moth
ing Will be left undOne to make the
event great success.
Alr Adams says that the time for the
eApQslllon mas not been fixed but he
tIlhks Is VIII be early in January. In
larger cities the fairs usually last
three weeks but he thinks that it win
not De wise to have it continue more
than a week in Topeka to start with.
4 ne Pure Food Show in Boston has
just closed and the following extract
from the Boston Journal viii show what
such a thing is
And what an affair the fair is 1T IS /
a IaVorlte place for promenade aside |
from the things to be seen and heard /
a ne young people especially. in merry /
couples, walk up and down the wide /
alsles TO the music of the band or orr \
cneslfa, stopping occasionally ait the I
poolhs- Now and then group OF bows /
oI young men viii push along through /
tne crowds. making remarks which /
serve 70 keep everybody in good hui /
NOR But the happiest people possible /
are the children. They pull their mar |
ents to almost every booth. determines |
TO see everything that there is to he /
seen. and their arms are generally f,lu /
OF stuff And watching the women
gather around booth where minute /
tapioca.' shredded wheat biscuits -oar-
meal mush or pancakes are served is
a lesson IN persistency- Hot biscuit /
5uttered, is a dish for the gods. judged /
by the crowd gathered around the cook
when he draws the pan out of the
MIR. Adams has written to the follow
ing firms inviting them to participate /
a American E5r.-g. Cereal Co. Quaker Oats and
SArrno4r Packing Co. K C........ SouDs /
ne" 7 ork Condensed Milk Co.. n. Y..
ri. condensed Milk and Cream I
Walter Baker & Co. Boston .--...
<, -.--- Chocolate and Cocoa |
SOL u sl-5- -t iaNorlng Extracts !
rsoyal HalNlns Powder Co, N. Y...-...-
- i Baking Powder 4
+ 7, 4. .- Baking Powder 4
rrlce Bahlng POWDER Co.. Chicaero "
.--- ...-----. Extracts and BaIxing powder /
Fleschman q Co Cincinnati vaa-+ /
lorsford & Co, N Y---- Cream Phosntafs /
Van Camp Co. Indianapolis Bai5e5 Peans
Chas- Woln Packing Co. Topeka.
Observation-Disclosures Ham. Lard Meats c,,,-,
Cudahy Packing Co, Omaha p 7-
- Soaps and Canned Nea+s
e. H. Hammond Co. Boston .Corned Bees
IT, s Baking Co, St Joseph.
- z-------- -Eennedy's Crackers
Raworth, Shodde & Co, Chicago.
-------- w OOI SOaD [
Armour Co. Chicago O-.-.--.---..... SCa1 /
1eet Bros Mfg Co. K. C--.---..... SosD 4
,roeIer. Gamble & Co. Cincinnati. SOAP /
~ H. Baker. n Y----.-.- -Chocolate-cocoa /
scar s55ssa sons 4ae CO c. u; Smoked
-iDbey, McNein & Libby, Chicago -.
----------------O Ok Tail Soup |