The record-union., 1897-02-10
TO HAVE EXCURSION RATES.
cheap Fares to the City During the
Food Exposition.
Free Booths for Charitable Purposes
Bicycle Races on the
Home Trainer.

Fully realizing the Importance of
having merchants from all nearby
points, together with their families and
other residents, present during the
forthcoming Food Exposition, which
opens at Armory Hall on the Goth and
continues until the 9th, the Retail
Grocers' Union, through L. w. Buckley,
manager of the Exposition, has written
a letter to General Passenger Agent
Goodman of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, asking for excursion rates on
trains ON various dates during the week
of the Exposition. A call was also
made on the local agent and Superin-
5endent Wright urging their co-opera-
ton.
The advertising and billing corps OF
the Exposition will start out and thor
Oughly bill the affair in all towns ad-
jacent to Sacramento, if the railways
viii cooperate. A reduced rate of ad-
mission will also be made to suburban
visitors by the groceers.
In conversation with Manager Pease
yesterday a leading furniture dealer
and manufacturer favored concerted
action on the part of local dealers to
try and bring these out -of-tOwn people
gested that the merchants might COM
bine and raise a small sum OF money
so that in addition to the special excur-
sion rate made by the railway company
and the low admission rate made by
the Exposition, One-third or One-foufTth
of the railway fare paid by these out
of-town folks could be refunded, which
would result in a big attendance of
r.. aalv fael
22d to the 9th.
1t might be we'll to take the matter
up and call it Merchants week" With
the stores decorated and special feat
ures at many places of business. The
hotels will, it is said, make a low rate
TO bona fide visitors of this character,
and all it now needs is a little boost
and co-operat ton among business men,
Every merchant might send invitations
TO customers, and so word his paper ad-
vertisement as to inform all friends in
the country of the Food Exposition, the
reduced fares, special rebate TO visitors,
etc. Then, by taking the matter up
earnestly, Merchants Week would be
a success.
The endeavor on the part of the EX-
position management TO assist worthy
fering spaces free wherein they can
put up pretty stands and dispose of
articles OF home cooking, recipe books.
fancy work, food products donated,
cooking utensils, etc, and thus realize
considerable profit, shows liberal
spirit calculated to win for the Expo
sition confidence and esteem on the part
of citizens. Several spaces will be thus
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1unate enough to receive space where
thousands will throng the spacious
aiSIes and where there will be but little
opportunity otherwise to spend money,
will see that the help of all their mem
bers is enlisted in making the Exposi-
tion success.
In company with George Boyne Nam
ager Buckley visited Armory Hall yes
1erday and arranged a plan for decor
ating the interior and providing for the
special comfort and convenience of
guests The stage will be deepened,
a handsome background painted and
draped painted railing placed around
it, and footlights and beautiful electric
chandeliers will be hung in the center.
The entire front below the stage will
be covered with pretty canvas painted.
blue and white streamers, the fronts of
the balcony arranged with cheese-cl
draping. flowers, pampas plumes and
bannerettes. On the iron rods support
ing the balcony there will be Moorish
scenery hung and between these rods
VIII be draped to match. The ends of
the hall will be covered with scenery
and bunting, and the transformation
h RI ha 10y pT
poets the visitors to be greatly charmed
at the general result and effect.
Every nook, corner, border, floor
space, stairway and panel of wood
work VIII be secured clean and bright
with soap, water and holystone until
the result is sure to be gratifying TO
the ladies. who above all else appreciate
an effort to furnish them with d clean
hall and good comforts
The entrance to the hall will be on
/. street, through double doors Con the
ground floor), and with a ticket office,
arc lights in front and one in the hall
way, it viii be very attractive and con-
venient. To properly arrange this hall
way, Decorator Boyne viii drape 1t,
screen off all the small rooms and ar
range curtains at the end of the hall
way. separating it from the meain hall
and booths.
The ladies' parlor VIII be clean, we'll
lighted, heated and in charge Of COM
petent women. The cooking lecture
room will be thoroughly cleaned. well
ventilated, comfortably seated and with
a good platform for the lecturers. and
every modern appliance to assist in
preparing the dishes.
From the above il will be seen that
the grocers mean to cater TO the COM
fort Of visitors, and in fact to properly
conduct this exhibition Of food pro
ducts and appliances for preparing and
serving the same and health articles.
The home trainer bicycle races give