The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-03
WHERE THEY THRONG
Gorgeous Booths at the Street
Fair.
ALL OF THEM SPLENDID
Marvellous in Design and
Beautiful in Decoration.


one of the features of Wichita's week is
the street fair. the promenade which
covers three streets and is lined on either
side with ornate booths Displaying pro-
ducts and makes of various kinds.
This portion OF the Fall Festival is
larger than last year. This year there
are two entrances to the promenade,
THAI on Main street and that on Market
street. The Main street promenade runs
south beyond English street, and Mar
ket's the same, the two being joined by
English street, which extends beyond
Market street The Midway entrance is
on English street, location much su-
perior to the arrangement last year. The
poultry show is placed on East English.
The apple and agricultural exhibits are
on South Main The merry-go-round IS
on South Market The Ferris wheel is OF
William street.
Owing TO the inclement weather last
week, the exhibitors were slow in getting
things arranged, but now everything is
IN readiness. The whole presents a busy
bG6I6. lie CIOMuS sui 6C0 a4A y $3.50 Ne"J
afternoon UP and down around the dis
plays number of things are given
away and these, with the sales of confec-
lions that are made, kept the crowd
busy Demonstrations of all kinds are
made, and there is a feature of hveliness
to It all which pleases the visitor. All
the booths are brilliantly lighted at night
and the scene is much heightened after
dark
Some Of the points of central interest
inside are. Dold's booth, on one side, by
far the finest booth ever erected in the
west; Ike Deans apple arch and the
lines band stand.
Almost without exception those in
charge of booths are accommoda ting,
eager to display their exhibits and ready
to extend any favors asked.
WICHITA EAGLE BOOTH.
beginning at the magnificent Main street
arch, the first booth on the left is the
Wichita Eagle booth, which is also the
press headquarters. To the great major
ity Of people the decoration Of this booth
is a curiosity. Along the front are half
columns made of stereotype plates, the
pages Of the morning Eagle from which
the impression one reads is printed. A
full daily paper is thus shown. The walls
Of the booth are papered in matrices, a
PAPER machie mold from which the ster-
eotyped plates are made. Two months Of
daily papers cover these walls y fine
display of blank books is also here; the
walls are hung with pictures and por-
traits There is given away a souvenir
Of the Wichita Eagle. This is a photo
gravure of the first daily Eagle ever pub
lished with pictures Of several Of the fine
edifices. in Wichita, the Eagle building
and portraits of the editor and the bust
ness manager. Every accommodation for
the press is extended, a stenographer,
typewriter, desks, ink. paper and a tele-
phone. Mr.. r. P. Murdoch and Miss
Johnson are in charge.
UNION MILLS.
One Of the first booths noticed after
entering the Main street entrance is that
Of the Union Mills 1t extends along
the west side for some distance and the
display is that of the products of the
mills At the north is an exhibit Of
bread made of the Peerless Princess
flour. At the north end is the kitchen
where dainty biscuits are made for Wis
itors. This department is under the
charge of Mrs. Beteh. In the center Of
the booth are large sacks Of Victor hard
wheat -four with the cards saying: FIX
port Flour for Belfast, Ireland" and
Export Flour for London. England"
Another interesting feature is that Of
the display Of twelve productions of the
mills. beginning with the wheat as il is
in its natural state. The products are
in Jars and they attract attention from
the person who is not aware of the
many processes in the making of -four
etc. The booth is nicely decorated and
some OF the ideas used are those Of the
-four sacks Of the Union Mills and the
carnival colors. The booth Is in charge
of Mr.. J. z. Howard. Of the mills Be
fore each visitor leaves the booth he or
she is given a souvenir Of the Union
people Mrs. Arbogast, of the King
Daughters. is also in the booth A tele-
phone for the accommodation of guests
is one Of the features.
WICHITA MARBLE WORKS.
The Wichita Marble Works booth on
Main street Is a large one near the en-
trance. Here are displayed several mon
umental works. the two chief designs be-
ing first. what is known as a turned
leg" delicately wrought in trace work a.
beautiful as lace. and combination sar-
cophagus made Of imported granite. part
gray Scotch and par red Scotch. The
display Is very effective and is in charge
OF A L. Parks and S. A Johnson.
sCHOLLENBERGER BROS.
Schollenherger Bros display Of BIZ
cycles is very interesting from a cyclists
standpoint. Mrs. Morris Schollenterge~
has charge of the booth. She did the
decorating Of the interior. The walls
are lined with orange and DER head
hang streamers Of oranse and red sus-
pended from main arc lisht in the center.
There are three wheels on exhibiton
which deserve special mention. The first
is "a fine Andrae with a reversible
sprooket and combination break. The
second IS the freak advertising wheel
which the firm had made. Another IS
a dimutiye wheel for small children.
WOVEN WIRE SHOW.
Woven wire fence occupies a booth
which makes no preteusigns beyond the
strictly utiltarian The firm Of Z. G.
Smyth * Sons handles the American"
fence, 70 elaborate upon the excellence Of
which Mr.. J. IL Henry Of I.swre1ca
ard the Kansas representative of he
manufacturers. has been placed in charge
og the American" section of tha booth
For the same company Mr.. W. F. Watson
from the factory. demonstrates ,he ex-
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