The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-12
NOT BIC ENOUGH.
A Chocolate Company of New
York Wants 625 Feet
In the Middle of the Pure Food
Show.
WOULD PAY BIG FOR 1T
But the Space Is Taken AL
ready.
More Room Needed In Every
Direction But Un0btainable.
FROM 10000 TO 10000
People Expected to Attend the
ExpOsitiOng
Which Is Getting Notices as
Far East as Boston.

There were "a booth spaces arranged
for at the Topeka Food Show and 20
per cent of them have already been re-
served. Large manufacturer have be-
come greatly interested and are tele-
graphing for space.
Secretary Adams yesterday received
a telegram from the Walter B. Baker
company of New York, chocol late man
ufacturers, asking for a reser walton of
625 feet in the center of the building.
but the company spoke too Late and
the space had already been taken. They
will have to be satisfied with some 9TH
er assignment The company was will
ing to pay any price asked
This company would expect to make
an exhibit modelled after that made at
the Worlds fair and pretty girls with
white caps and white aprons will dis
pense refreshments. 1t will be the
largest exhibit at the exposition if the
company will be satisfied with a, more
remote location.
The Armor Packing company of Kan
sas City, which at first refused to make
an exhibit. have decided that they will
make a mistake if they do noSt secure
space, and &, representative of the firm
was in Topeka today to make a Selec-
ton of a booth. The firm will make an
extensive exhibit.
The N. K. Fairbank Co. of ST. Louis
is asking for space. but arrant cement
with this firm has not yet been COM
pIeted, for choice spaces are diff cult to
find now.
Active work on the hall was COM
menced today by a force of men. under
the direction of Superintendent New
land and Mrs. c. S. Sutton, commission
er of decoration. The frame work for
the booths will be built. A vestdbule
connecting the upper and lower floors
of the building will also be erected so
that the two floors will really become
one large room. The cooking school
auditorium, which will be in the east
half of the lower floor, will also be par
titioned off and platforms built
The orchestra stand on the second
floor will be over the rear entranc and
a balcony will be built so that the mu-
sicianS will be secluded and above all
the exhibits. The stage is to be utilized
by the exhibitors and Mrs. Sutton will
also exercise her ingenuity on that part
of the hall.
1t will be two weeks before the ex-
hibitiOn opens, and during the whole
time workmen will be busy on the hall
so that it may be ready when the open
ing day comes.
The eastern papers are booming the
show. The New England Grocer, which
is published at Boston, contains an ex-
tended notice of the exposition ard the
st. Louis Grocer contained a write up
of the show with pictures of the prom
inent officers.
The Grocers' Criterion of Chicago
says of the approaching food show:
The west will witness an important
event during the month of January in
the Topeka Pure Food exposition to be
held in Topeka, Kan, Jan. % to so.
Preparations are now being made for
the event, and the allotment of space
for exhibits is progressing rapidly.
'tAll food shows and fairs have, or
should have, as their basic principle,
an educational purpose. SO 1t is to be
he DIV
is to permit the manufacturer to reach
directly the people who belong to the
class. To make this expo
sitiOn a success along these lines is
of more Importance to its projectors
and managers than any other object.
An exposition such as this appeals to
the publicist and to the student, to the
women who would know of and test
the best and the latest in food products,
to the lovers of music, to the residents
of city and country alike; these are
above every other consideration.
ssTopeka'S food exposition is in charge |
Of excellent hands. The force which is
backing the project can only be under
stood when it is said that there are f.,
500 retail grocerss in the state of Kansas
who are Interested in the highest de- |
gree in the coming event. Then, there |
are the wholesale grocers of the state, |
who are Just as much interested. A |
has been formed which in |
clude among it's members representa- !
tives of all the grOcers' associations of |
the state, ana II IS cnlehy TINS oISan1-
cation which is doing the work for the |
coming exposition. The president of |
the company is Edward Wilder treas |
urer of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa |
Fe railway, and one of the best known |
men in the west. William Green is /
treasurer; Charles P. Adams, secreta- |
~. and F. NJ. Newland, superintendent |
all prominent business men of Topeka, |
Mr.. Green and Mr.. Newland being gro |
GERS"
Boston and New York papers have |
also noticed the Food show.
If Topeka makes this Food show a |
success. the next one will be twice as
big Everybody in Topeka ought to go |
at least three or four times, and at /
least 5 900 visitors from outside Topeka |
are expected