The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01

ing left to tell of the biggest show of
the season.
Secretary Adams and Treasurer
Green have not yet made a reckoning
to find where the association stands.
The total receipts from all sources
will be about $500 and the expenses
will be almost 50, 600, leaving a net pro-
fit to the association of about $500.
Treasurer William Green gives the
following figures as a summary of the
attendance:
Saturday, January % ............ 1000
Monday, January % ...........-.. 1000
Tuesday, January &c ..........-... $500
Wednesday, January 81 ........ 1900
Thursday, January e ............. $500
Friday, January % ................ 1920
Saturday, January 80 ............ 4,50O
Total attendance .......22 %, 900
These figures cannot be verified for a
day or two when the tickets will be
counted and the cash balanced. Both
Mr.. Green and Secretary Adams think
the actual attendance will be less than
indicated. The association will hold
meeting in a few days to determine
what shall be done with the fund. Some
of the directors insist that it shall be
kept intact to furnish nucleus for
show next year President Wilder wants
the money put into the city library
fund and Mr.. Brigham and others
would like to see it used toward an
auditorium.
The receipts from the cooking shool
which were about $500 will go to Ingle-
side after the expenses have been paid.
The Pure Food association was paid $15
for the food show tickets that went
with those issued by the Ingleside as
ISOLATION for the cooking school.
Secretary Adams, William Green, R.
S. Brigham and Mrs. c. s Sutton are
all busy today. Mrs. Sutton is super
intending the removal of the flowers
used on the stage for decorative pur-
a of mo &c on Inf Of
the doors to prevent exhibitors from
taking away their material until all
their bills have been paid.
The receipts from the exhibits now
in the association treasury amount to
$500. Besides the cost of the booth
spaces the exhibitors paid for gas con-
nections and for the gas used. All the
cooking was done with gas stoves and
the gas bills were consequently large.
Some of the exhibitors spent a great
deal of money. Charles Wolff who had
one of the largest displays on the upper
floor gave away $500 worth of lard be-
sides other things. His week at the
show will cost him close to 500 proba-
bly, the largest sum expended by any
exhibitor.
Several of the breakfast food exhibit
tors spent several hundred dollars in
samples which We're freely given to all
Corners. The cost of spaces varied from
SO to SIS, but that was the smallest
item of expense in all cases. The ex-
hibitOr who did not have something to
give away was behind the times.
1t cost Otto Kuehne 5000 to place his
exhibit in the show. He gave away
tons of his product besides. Every day
two fresh barrels of pickles were open
ed and when the show closed in the
evening there were none left. Besides
this he dispensed chow-chow, catsup
mustard, preserves and other things. 1t
cost Mr.. Kuehne more than $500. He
says it is money we'll spent.
81 am very we'll pleased" said he to
a Journal reporter. THE DPOnl0 never
appreciated what we had before, but
we got them up here and had them
taste the articles and it will do us more
good than anything that has happened
in our business experience"
The experience of Mr.. Kuehne is
shared by the other exhibitors. All
praise the show highly and say that
it was a success from every standpoint.
The object of bringing the producer and
the consumer face to face was accomp-
lished
President Wilder of the Pure Food
association said to Journal reporter:
1.-The exposition seems to have been
success. The exhibitors are pleased
and that is the Surest test of success.
The crowds have been all that could
be desired and L am gratifed at the re-
suit
VIM. Green, who was one of the most
Industrious of the officers, is also well
pleased 1T was all that could have
been expected said he. Il am greatly
pleased with the result. If the people
are satisfied, that is all we care for
r. S. Brigham, who was manager of
the upper floor, is inclined to give the
credit to others. Il do not see what
could have been done without Mrs. SUIT
tom said he. '-She seemed to be every
where and the work she did is simply
incOmprehensible. The show would not
have ben success without her help
The exposition closed Saturday even
ing with the largest crowd of the week
The concert by the Modocs was given in
the auditorium and Marshals band
played upstairs. After 10 o'clock, when
the crowd had thinned out, the stage
was cleared and the rest of the time
until midnight was spent in dancing.
Mrs. Sutton was the last one to leave
Ion