The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19
WATERBURY's FOOD EXPOSITION

l.. D. Chidsey of New Haven, Who IS
 to Have Charge or It, Gives Some or
 His Plans, and Tells the Success or
 the Exposition Which the Merchants
 of New Haven Recently Held.
 The food fair or food exposition which is to be given in Waterbury for two weeks beginning April Il, under the auspices of the Waterbury Mer- chants association, is promised by l.. D. Chidsey, the manager, to be one or the best of its kind ever given in this state.
 Mr. Chidsey, when seen at his office in New Haven by a Waterbury "Re- publican" reporter expressed himsef as being very glad to say something about the proposed enterprise and said he felt sure it would be of great inter est and benefit to the people of Water bury and vicinity, as the recent food exposition in New Haven had been to the merchants and people of that city.
 Of the New Haven enterprise he sald: "The merchants of New Haven and the people in general were in sympathy with the exposition and gave it thelr hearty support There were thousands of people of New Haven and from the surrounding towns who came to see it and there was not one, so far as ls known, who was not satisfied With It's attractiveness and importance. Many of those who visited the exposition were actually surprised to learn that such a magnificent exhibition of food products could be made at fair or ex- position. They were not only pleased at the exhibition, but there were 1n- structed in many little details concern ing foods and the manner of their prep aration for the dining table.
 This exposition, which was given in the Second Regiment armory in Octo- Der last, from the 4th to 18th, under the auspices of the Retail Merchants asso- citation, was regarded as one of three important food exposition ever given, the other two being given one each in Boston and Philadelphia. The people crowded the exposition every night and on two evenings the doors had to be closed against the crowd by order of the fire marshal. Everyone who visited the exposition became interested and this interest grew as the exposition progressed.
 ''The results of the New Haven ex- position were very gratifying. Food merchants, restaurant keepers anc even dry goods dealers reaped de- cided benefit as result of the enter prise. The exposition was held in con | nection with the merchants carniva and attracted a great deal of attention 1 The persons Individually connected with the exposition, those who made l exhibits and the very ones who, by tho 1 expenditure of their money made th' l exposition what is really was, were | eually as well satisfied, if not more so i! than those who came only to see wha was to be seen. This will be the resul of the Waterbury exposition"
 MT. Chidsey said too, that every ef | fort would be made to make the Wa terbury food exposition one of the mos | attractive events ever given in the city
 He said he had not predetermined jus ! where the eXpositionF would be held
 but thought the auditorium would b
 secured, as it offered better advant
 ages in many ways and that there wa
 more room there than anywhere else i
 the city and much better showing
 could be made where there was plent,
 of floor space. With the aid of tn
 merchants in Waterbury the exhibit
 ion would be a decided and an unquali
 fled success. There were to be man,
 features in connection with the Wa
 terbury exposition which would ad
 to the interest of the enterprise am
 which is always of more or less inter
 est to the feminine portion of those il
 attendance. One of these feature
 would be the food lectures and demon
 strations which would be given ever
 afternoon and evening.
 The management would leave noth
 ing undone to make the exposition on
 of the greatest importance and sou venir publication would be issued t !, make the event a memorable one. |