The record-union., 1897-02-21
THE PURE FOOD
EXPOSITION.
Was Formally Opened at Armory
Hall Last Evening.
Hundreds Of People Attended and Examined
the Interesting Exhibit

Ihe sacramento Pure tOOQ ana I1ed1tn
Exposition is an accomplished fact that
several hundred people can Vouch for.
The doors of Armory Hall were thrown
open last night and the public
took advantage of it to a much larger
extent than is usual on an opening
night, and everything inside the hall
was in readiness also, which is another
thing that does not always happen.
There were a few minor things that
amounted to slight drawbacks, the
main one being that through a mis-
understanding not quite enough electric
wiring had been done and one or two
of the booths that had expected to pre-
sent some of their exhibits in cooked
form through the medium of the electric
fluid were unable to do so, but the mat
ter will be rectfied before Monday.
ArmOry Hall is generally a bare, unin-
viting place to the observer of esthetic
taste. but it was not SO last night. A
transformation had taken place and the
artistic taste and decorative ability of
George Boyne had so changed its ap-
pearance that the soldier boys who
march and wheel and go through the
various military evolutions on its floor
have recognized it
Gay streamers, festoons and banners
of green, gold and crimson were gath
cred in the center of the ceiling and ra-
dated to the sides and corners, while
Il green valance had the upper part of
the walls The gallery was draped In
golden tint, with shields and banners
interspersed and at the back of the
stage was a. handsome background Of
old gold color, relieved by pink
Around the sides of the hall and occu-
pying the center of the floor were hand
some booths, decorated with gay colors
and containing a variety of food eXhl-
bits that made ones mouth water in
contemplating them. The vegetarian
and the man who believes that cereals
and fruit are all that are necessary to
sustain life, health and strength, would
have thought it q delightful sight and
even the omnivorous eater would have
found a variety that would have been
most satisfactory to him.
c. a. Neale's orchestra discoursed
sweet music throughout the evening, the
selections being choice and beautiful.
BEAUTIFUL BOOTHS.
On the right hand as one enters, he
finds a direct attack made on his palate,
q sweet and insidious seduction that
draws him irressistibly-esp specially if he
has his best girl with him. With a back
ground of palm leaves and a foreground
Of the most inviting varieties of candy,
Barton's exhibit appeals both to the eye
and the palate and he succumbs.
Next comes the booth of L. L. Lewis
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setting off to good advantage the hand
some specimens of stoves and the artis-
tic arrangement of tin and agate ware
and other articles of stock. and the visi-
or tarries to take more than a passing
glance.
Hail. Luhrs & Co. come next with a
handsome double booth, one half trim
med with old gold and black, the ex-
hibit being Shasta Water, and the other
half in pink and white. with a fine eX-
hibit of oysters, fish, etc, a very ap-
petizing display.
c. r. SpIicalo & Co. of san Francisco
had a very pertty booth trimmed in
greed and white and filled With all
sorts of macaponi, from vermicelH to
egg noodles and Italian paste. and al
most made one wish he could be a sub
jeot Of Viator Emmanuel long enough
to learn to e3t it like a Neapolitan does
The Sacramento Cracker Company
had one of the handsOnost booths in
the hall, trimmed with white and yel-
low, With very tasty sign containing
the name of the firm. Cracker con-
7loisseurs would have looked a long
time over the exhibit in the booth be
fore they would have found any known
variety OF crackers lacking, and they
Were handsomely put up.
s. II. Farley had a large booth. pret-
tily trilnmed in pink and green and
furnished in the most attractive style
with groverdes sufficient in quantity
and variety to furnish a small grocery
store.
Next to him was the yellow and red
booth of Frank Jones. who exhibits
the new telescopic coffeepot which
makes coffee on the French plan and
does not require double refrecf1ng
magnifying glass 10 demonstrate its su-
periority Here also was "a center OF
attraction on the P2lo Alto Welsh rare
bit. and the crowd bit at the bait.
vv,hlhah was a qiare one and each one
duly sampled st.
The handsome booth OF the Sacra-
nnerto Electrical Engineering Supply
COMPANY came next. furnished with all
late inventions for electrical cooking
and Housekeeping aids. y genera ation
ara no one would have dreamed of
cooking his food or ironing his clothes
hv lightning. but here it was thing
accomplished. and griddles, broiers,
ovens. teakettles with an electrical at
tachment and irons heated by the
electric fluid were displayed. Could
Cotton Mather have booked upon the
collection. he would have thought the
davs of witchcraft had come again. y
aaStefully decorated booth in blue, yell
low. green and pink, came next, Illus
tra.ting also the worlds progress. Above
1t was a sign which read: The 'Rec-
ord-UniOn, a seven-day issue. Admit
te.dIv the leading paper of the great
Sacramento Valley. The favorite home
naner and therefore the best medium
for advertising" Here were seen the
r,arser matrices on which the impression
had been made by the type made by
ahe linotype machines, with the stereo-
type turtles" TO which the impression
OF the type made on the matrices had
bee,n transferred. ready for printing. Il
was an interesting exhibit and attract
ed much attention from the prosnenad-
ers and gave them a partial Insight in
to the work on q. modern newspaper.
The next exhibit was not contained
in a booth. being that of Frank Ruhs
taller. Two handsome glass cases con
tained. respectively. quantity oi
brewing barley and bale of hops
without a wrapper. They We're thanked
on either side by handsome brass
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