The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-26
EXHIBITORS SELECT SPACE.
BOOTHS IN EXPOSITION HALL AP-
PORTIONED.
A Grent Deal OF Interest Manifested
In the Arrangcments-Mnt tier
Decided by Lot.

There was q large and enthusiastic meet
Ing in the rooms of the Houston Business
League last night of the business men
who will make exhbB.s duriag the Fruit,
Flower and Vegetable Festival. The pur
pose Of the meeting was to apporsion among
the exhibitors the space in the new build
Ing known as Exposition hail." when is
now in course of erection gu the north side
OF the Auditorium, and 10 desiile on HE ar
Management of details, such as the manner
of decoration, the per capita assessment Tor
said decorations and other nlSt,ers of a
like nature. AN of the business men pres
snt manifested a great deal OF interest,"
and BY so doing showed coaclusively that
the part OF the festival with which they
have TO do will be a complete Success
The meeting was called TO order at
O'Clock by Secretary Richardson OF the
Business League, who stated that the new
building was 100 by 100 feet in size and char
ii contained forty-two large spaces-nearly
twice as many as We're available last year.
There had been, he said. many requests
for space. Among the exhibitors, Messrs.
Necco & Elsemann, Messrs. Hamilton Bros
AID two photographers had asked FOR pre-
ferred space on account of The faal that
the exhibits they proposed putting In re-
CURED The best locations aud the best IA
ciiities nor lighting.
IL answer 20 a question Mr.. Hamilton
stAtea thGi. his firm would put IN six or
elEat machines, which would be kept in
operation dRing the festival A feature
Ike naAs, Mr. richardson remarked, Was
always attractive. Is people liked 10 look
al anyth.ag "a motion.
On motion the aotlon OF the committee,
OF which Mr. j. Il. Carrot is chairman
IN arranging Tor preferred space Tor the
Iirms already named, was sustained
Mr. Richardson said that THE new build
'ns had a skylight in the center, and that
II would be lighted on all sides. There was
he said, really very little choice In lhe
matter of space, as the boonhs were all
we'll located.
Mr.. b. A. Randolph suggested that the
four eoncenns already named be allowed
TO select their space and that the other
spaces be then disposed OF by lot The
suggestion met with the approval of those
present and the drawing was held with
the following result, the spaces marked off
In the plan of the building having already
been numbered.
No. 1,-AIerchants and Planters Oh com
pany.
No. 2.-Bersng & Cortes.
No. 3--Charies Helm.
No. f.--'tlouston Optical company.
No. 5,-A. Hampe.
No. 6.--Ameriasa Brewing association.
No. In. aandolph a Sons.
No. l5-Kattnian Il Kneeland.
No. 10. Houston Packing company.
No. N-Houston Broom factory
NJ lS.--Magnolia Brewing association
No. 1a-James Goldman.
No. 20.--Houston Gas company.
No. 2i.-7,M. Diens,ag.
No. 22.--Loitman Bros.
No. Exclusion Plumbing company
No. 2t.--Dicksoa Oar Wheel company.
No 25.--Menger Soap company
No. 2G.-Copping 4 Dickson.
No. 2I,-Glenn Allea.
No 2S.--Jamts Butte.
No 30.--Joseph Il. Meyer.
No. S2.--John Mcclellan.
No. 4.--Houston FIGURING mills.
No S6.--IIengy Alexander.
No 37.-Houstnn Drug company.
No Ss.--Berirg Manufacturing company.
No 39.-4IIaslons & Hutchinson,
No. 40.-lIartwell Iron works.
No H.Howard r. Smith.
No. 30. L. White.
no. &C. l.. 4 Theo Berins.
No. 45.-F W. Hoffman
No. Nv. A ReichGrdt
OF the remaining SPACES Nos. 90. 81. 49,
3. A and 46 were divided among the four
FIRMS who had asked for preferred loca-
tlors, while Noe. 7 to 10 inclusive and Nos
~ and 40 were held out no be drawn for
latter by pr0apective exhibitors
Afser o full and complete discussion OF
ehe matter OF the decorations On the build
" ami other details. the power TO make the
necesary arrangements In the premises
Eas wasted dn the general committee In
{ e1arGa Of the feature consisting OF
Meef1s. J, r CARROT chairman; II. T.
.msto. J =, Hamilton. ,: w: Armstrong
W. w. Chamberlain and H. H. Dickson.
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