The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-21
#. F. & Y. INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT
PLANS FOR BUILDINGS APPROVED
AND SPACES ALLOTTED.
Scene During r.. T.. and v. week.
Mnuy VIII Have Exhibits.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Houston Manufacturers association was
held last night in the rooms of the Hous-
ton Business League and among those
present were the following named members
and invited guests:
Messrs. IL. c. Mosehart, president; Il, 6.
Rust, vice president; Il. c, Crawford, sec
rotary; 6 Whitening, John S. Purdy, II.
H. Yorty, b. p. Bailey, Il. II. Ries, e.
NJ. Burke, C. S. Peniiold, NJ Gabert, H..
| +. MacGregor; Prof - Attwater of san
Antonio, S. H. Huston, L. 5. Fawcett
Fred H. Kneeland Ike Harrison, W. b.
Slosson, A. Stelzg, +. II. Pothoh, d. p,
Sheppard, d, H. Flemming of Hampstead
l.. A. Hamburger, f. n, Gray, u, r. Par
sons, C. Il. Young, A. Bisbee of Chicago,
c. Luchia.
In the ABSENCE of Chairman Henry
Alexander of the industrial committee on
exhibits, MIR. +. n. Gray, as one OF the
committee of four, reported that they mad
secured the assent OF forty manufacturers
who said they would make exhibits In the
Industrial annex of the Fruit, Flower ana
Vegetable Festival
Mr. C. S. Penfeld acting for the Fruit,
Flower and Vegetable Festival assoca-
ton, presented plans and specifications
for three or more buildings, each contain
ing about twenty spaces ID by 10 square
feet for exhibits, The buildings TO be so
by So feet in dimension, having doors SUI
fcient for easy ingress and egress with
sloplpg roof of canvas so as 10 give
plenty of light He said that 1t would be
expected that each exhibitor would fur
nsh his own railing and arrange his
space and booth to suit himself The
management would furnish night watch
man, the exhibitor to do his best, OF
course, to protect his own property al all
times The baseball park would be used
for the exhibit buildings. The live stock
would have stalls or places arranged for
them on Two or more sides Of the park.
the center of the park being devoted To
Industrial buildings and individual ex-
hibits. Ample driveways' and walks
would be arranged to conform with the
designs while the grand stand would be
fitted ND In ono end of the park The in
,ermediate vacant block lying between the
baseball park and the auditorium would
hold the midway which would extend
! throughout making a connection between
the auditorium and the industrial annex
and live stock exhibit upon which every
! attraction would be paraded throughout.
n had been determined by the manage
ment 10 impose charge OF 10 cent? per
/ SQUARE foot in the buildings upon all ex-
| hibitors The reason the charge was
/ made was becdusH WIN iut "hoout u
| funds at hand the management could not
90 IN the expense OF erecting buildings
! when M source OF income could be expect
! ed in gate money from outsiders OF Hous-
! ton ali of whom, as guests would have
trea access 10 the grounds upon the face
| NJ their railroad tickets. II was there
fore cIose question TO save money enough
Nv ms small charge to put up creditsbla
buildings, = \, p
i -, tndividual exhibits upon the grounds
aD erhibitors erecting their own small
buildings on the village plan as hrst con.
sidered Mr.. Penfeld said that there would
he M objection at all in that particular
Tha management would like to have as
rnanv do SO as would; the only reservation
being the right to reject II not at all cred
liable. a;s.,ss,on into n,ans
h.ss,tad and the question OF equitable
',aa.r,hrtion among both merchants and
u'os' as to spaces and the allot-
hlaI !, same IL was finally suggested by
!heH' ,,,crepor that q certain number OF
Ml' si !, nsner. each containing number
pieces y, ~ the contemplated number OF
nm, he plaeed In a hat and That the
eshipite' ,,ssrs present proceed to draw
malu,a ,s,,n,her drawn fix the choice nu-
ana W. ~; ne NAV be. After drawing for
merioam' lei Of manufacturers who had
the tuh bihit the remainder Of the
agfeeo ~ -, in the hat be sealed 10 an
anyeIope ana handed % ~. - 1000 ~. ~,
When The merchants VINO naa as'ee' WIN