The times., 1899-07-17
T1ppIERs TO HOLD A FAIR.
a Congress of Drinkers. Mixers, and
Liquor-Makers Called.


New York, July ia grand interna-
tional congress of drinking men, topers,
drink mixers and drink manufacturers has
been called to meet in New York City on
December at the Grand Central Palace
The managers announce that it will be
the greatest alcoholic incident that has
happened since the beginning of the world
II Will take in everything connected with
beer, wine, whisky, and cider. Joy reigns
among the drinking men OF the earth.
Excursions are being arranged from all
points and enormous bodies of convivial
citizens will be transported to New York
to join in the exercises.
The promoters of the International
Drinks Exhibition say that the show will
be held under the auspices and patronage
of the various protective associations of
the Allied Drinks Manufacturing Trades
of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
These promoters sent out ten thousand
postal cards all over the country to brew
ers, bottlers, distillers, wine manufac-
turers, importers, wholesalers, and retail
ers, asking them to boom the scheme.
OF these 5000 replied and 40 per cent
approved with interest and enthusiasm.
( 80 per cent approved simply, 20 per cent
wanted 10 know where they came in on
the deal, per cent voted blankIy. and 5
per cent disapproyed OF the alcohol show
/ altogether Three-quarters of those who
answered said they would attend such an
exhibition.
The main object of the exhibition, it is
explained, is to gather together under one
/ roof sample OF every material, machine,
! utensil, or invention of whatsoever nature
| that is made on this continent or imported
/ for use in the ''allied drinks manufactur-
ing trades. :" An immense supply market
! OF samples will be arranged for eXamiua-
/ tion, criticism, and comparison.
There will be long bars, the best bar
tenders and drink mixers who can be
/ brought into camp, and everything to make
/ IL worth while for drinking men TO flock
I from every part of the country and sample
/ the things. If the sanguine hopes of
/ the managers are realized 100000 per-
sons interested in alcohol Will swoop down
l upon New York next December and all try
and get into the Grand Central Palace at
/ once.
| Besides these professionals there will be
] large numbers of amateurs in attendance
! from the membership of the great drinking
! public. They will want TO attend the cock
/ tail mixing tournaments, and TO participate
in the free distribution of beer and rum
which will be made upon the floor. From
every booth beautiful young ladies wearing
! white aprons and lace caps will emerge.
pouncing upon the unsuspecting citizen
and forcing him to drink a free sample
/ glass of Smiths or Jones genuine Ken
| tueky Bourbon whisky.
| There will be gold, silver. bronze, and
| other medals and paper certificates for the
| best specimens of alcoholic tipple. These
will cover both the international and do
/ mestlc classes. There will be fast bot
tling contests also, which will be won by
the man whose machine bottles the most
| beer in a given time. OF mineral waters
and carbonated drinks the contests will be
| as 10 machines, shoppers, and operators.
! SO far no drinking contests have been pro-
vided for. but no doubt they will be fixed
| up, and there may be an international
| cocktail drinking champion and IAN all
around booze consuming" contest
troupe of lecturers has been engaged
who will tell all they know about making
whisky and other drinks The railroad
companies are so much interested in the
| exhibition that they Will bring citizens
| from all over the country TO it at nominal
rates. Foreigners will be brought over in
bulk at low prices by the steamship COM
| panies TO be converted into customers for
our whiskies and beers.
| Temperance men do not like the idea of
| the drinks exhibition. They are talking
OF getting up a rival show with a drink
| cure annex, showing how patrons of the
exhibition can be attended to- and cured
subsequently. They object particularly TO
| the trade mark of the drinks exhibition,
| printed on the cover of their catalogue,
| which shows tall dude in a dress suit
| drinking champagne from a quart meas
| ure glass.