The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
PRETTY GIRLS
Wanted BY All the Foreign
Firms Here
To Place Their Products on EX-
hibitiOn,
AT THE BIG FOODSHOW
Will 1t Be Cold Enough For
the Barbican
To Be Built, Is Now the Cues
ton.
1T THE BIG FOOD SHOW

A new and highly attractive feature
has been planned for the Topeka Pure
Food exhibition. 1t will consist of a
number of the prettiest of Topeka
young ladies acting as managers and
distributors of samples at the booths
to be erected by the different firms in
the Hamilton auditorium Several
manufacturers have written Secretary
Adams requesting this assistance in
their exhibits, and it is believed that a
number of other exhibitors will adopt
this plan when their representatives
reach Topeka
The selection of the fair assistants of
the exposition has been left in the
hands of Mr.. Charles Adams and he
will undoubtedly cover himself with
glory and sustain the reputation of To-
peka in this particular work. The only
requirements necessary are a pretty
face and tact. Mr.. Adams is an ade-
Quate judge of both.
This plan was suggested by a promi-
nent society lady of this city some
weeks ago and will undoubtedly form
an attractive feature of the exposition.
The young ladies will receive a hand
some remuneration for their services
from the firms by whom they are en-
gagged.
From 25 600 to 80, 600 persons will at
tend the exposition, which opens one
week from next Saturday. The direct
orS al their meeting last evening decid-
in every one of the hundred retail gro
Gerry store in Topeka and in all the
prominent Kansas avenue stores. The
regular price of admission to the food
show will be Is cents, but these 5000
tickets, and no more, will be sold at
10 cents each. About one in every six
who will want to go will have a chance
to buy their tickets at a discount of
SO 1-3 per cent. If the 5000 tickets are
not disposed of by the evening of the
22nd they will be Withdrawn from sale.
There is hardly any doubt that these
tickets will be eagerly sought for and
that they will all be sold within a day
or two.
At the directors meeting last evening
the barbican project and proposition
was brought up for discussion.
Mr.. Green said: This will be one of
the very greatest attractions about our
exposition and Will attract national at
tention- 1t will be something so alb
solutely new that people viii be at
tracted to the building and then of
course will-pay their admission fee to
get in. The proposition of the Moeser
Ice company is certainly one OF I'M
usual liberality and shows what pub
lie spirit possesses that firm. think
that we should by all means appoint
a first class committee to take charge
of this feature
c. S. Elliott: st move that commit
tee of three be appointed to interview
the coal men and get them to furnish
the coal. There is no doubt in my
more talk than any other attraction we
could secure and I have learned that
the best kind of advertising is to get
everybody to talking about your pro-
ject."
Superintendent Newland: 1--WE will I'M
doubtedly have cold weather-it is al
ready predicted"
Among the most prominent manufac-
turers Who have recently written for
space at the exposition is the r. T. Davis
Mill company of St. Joseph. This com
pancake flour. and has written Secretary
Adams as follows:
Joseph write: IF we can make arrange
ments we would be very glad to have one
a first class exhibit and make a display
that would be most creditable to yourself
would draw more people to the Food show
than any other exhibit If we can make
crew there and make a display Await
ing your valued favor we are
The Yucca company of Wichita. manu-
facturers of toilet and corn oil soaps have
also written for space: The Hutchinson
exhibit at the exposition, is having large
representation of the perfection salt
sentation will stand IA feet high, and viii
form part of the exhibit
A representative of the A f. Keith
company of Omaha, manufacturers Of
starch, secured space at the exposition
The New England Grocer of Boston,
Mass. one of the most prominent mercan-
tile journals in the east. prints a hand
some notice of the Topeka Pure Food ex-
position. 1t says:
..One of the few Pure Food shows
ever held in the west viii be the Topeka
Pure Food exposition, commencing at To-
peka Kan, January %, and continuing
throughout the week. Extensive prepara-
lions are now being made for the expo
sition, and everything points to it's sue
cess.
said of Topeka's exposition is that it is
the result of the joint efforts of all the
associations. A
company. duly incorporated under the
laws of the state. was organized. having
in its membership every grccers' associa-
ton in the state of Kansas. This is
strong point in its favor