The Topeka state journal., 1900-05-28
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display of goods. and a space is re- |
served for a reception room.
The booth Of Worley & Calvert is |
festooned with red and white and filled |
with harness.
The 20-foot booth of the Palace Clo- |
thing company is finished in pink and |
white and gold. A gold chain divides |
the booth from the street Clothing is |
displayed on models.
The booth of A. ]. King, pianos and |
organs, is decorated in blue and white |
The largest booth on the grounds is
that of Crosby Bros. It is 60 feet in
length and in the center is a dome %
feet high. On the peak is the mono
gram of the company in white and red
electric lights. The entire dome is
lighted with electric lights and inside Is
an electric fountain of many streams of
water which are thrown from the bot
tom of the dome to the top. The back
ground is of black. At night the cleo
trical display which fills the streams of
water with all the colors of the rainbow
is shown On one side is a space of .
feet fitted up as a bedroom and fur
nished with solid mahogany furniture
On the other side of the dome is space
equally as large furnished with Flemish
oak as a dining room. The rooms are
decorated in white and purple.
The 20 foot booth of Swift & Holiday
Drug company is devoted to a sitting
room and soda water fountain.
The Chicago Lumber company has a
novelty in the way of a. house built of
bundles of lath and shingles. There are
10000 laths and 100000 shingles and the
building, only about 10 feet square.
weighs Is tons. The interior is cool
and open to visitors.
The so foot booth of Warner & Potter
is decorated in blue and white and de-
voted to carriages, gasoline engines and
cream SeparatorS.
The so foot booth of P w. Griggs &
Co. is devoted to carriages and farm
machinery. A corn planter and now
ing machine, run by electricity, are in
full operation.
The booth of vanVleek is filed with
wall paper and the display of hair
The W. c. T. U. has booth which
serves as a reception room.
The Owen family of glass blowers oc-
cupy a booth for the display of their
| wares.
The Topeka Roofing company has a
| booth filled with different roofing ma
terial.
The Ralston Yeast company's booth
is decorated in orange and purple and
within is displayed the products of the
| company.
The Crosby, Shawnee Inter Ocean
and Mid-Continent mills have a joint
exhibit in a 40 foot booth. The story~is
told by the sign which reads as follows:
! ''The weekly output of the flour mills
| of Topeka is $4,000 barrels"
The Peoples Ice company has a booth
to represent a scene in Greenland or
some other icy seaport.
Ihe CharleS W0lf1 Pack1ng company
| has a 20 foot booth which represents the
cleanest meat shop imaginable. The
decorations are of white and red. The
cured meats are covered with white and
hung from the ceiling. The barrels,
chairs, buckets and all are white.
The Topeka Milling company has a 20
foot booth decorated in blue and white
where pancakes will be served hot from
the griddle to the consumer.
The Southwestern Fuel company has
q decided novelty in the display of coal.
The front of the booth represents two
arches made of anthracite coal. The
decorations are of red. pink and yellow.
The interior represents an office. A
train load of sand is displayed in front
This is one of the most striking booths
on the street.
Con Chumos has a 20 foot booth for
candies
There is a large flag flying from above
the State Journal booth. The interior is
Wainscoted with matrices of the State
, Journal and photographs and chalE
plates are exhibited. There are also
stereotyped plates from which the paper
is printed. The State Journal is the
only daily paper in Kansas which ha.
! an illustrating department and the en-
tire process is shown from the photo
: graph to the completed picture. Th'
5 interior of the booth is decorated il
e white and pale blue bunting. Stereotyp,
plates form the base of a tastefully ar
l ranged arch. Small pieces of matrices
are given away as souvenirs.
e The Daily Capitals 20 foot booth i
! trimmed in white with decoration.
:. made of matrices.
: The Capital City bottling works has
! 20 foot booth for the display of bottles
goods.
4 The fire department has a space of 2
feet where a chemical engine is station
ed day and night ready for an alarm
: Exhibition bitches will be given.
The Kansas Mutual Life Insuranc
e company has booth decorated in red
u | white and blue and the walls covere
\ with pictures.
: Charles Adams & Co. has a prett
booth decorated in green and white an
t hlled with ladies' furnishing goods.
3; Peet Brothers, soap manufacturer:
i have a booth filled with show cases c
e soap.
h Warren NJ. Crosby has a so foot boot
= devoted to dry goods. The decoration
e are in purple and white and the effec
r is pleasing. The walls are hung wit
s pictures and palms are displayed use
n in carrying out the decorations. Silks
: laces and dainty goods are displaye
: in show cases. The ceiling is hung wit
parasols
The Otto Kuehne vinegar and pre-
serving works has &. 80 foot booth dec
GRATED in white and green where hun
dreds of bottles of pickles and preserve
f are shown. Small bottles of catsup an
$4,000 whistles will be given away.
mammoth bottle of catSup adorns tn
top.
" The National hotel has a receptio
: room and register for visitors.
. . Robinson Marshall & Co. has a boot
trimmed in red and white with cloth
ing displayed in an artistic manner.
e The Fair has a booth filled with mil
4 rors and notions.
4 The Continental Creamery has
h booth devoted to Primrose butter an
e decorated in butter color
The Hub has booth trimmed in pul
pie and white and an electrical displa
- where clothing is displayed.
- The Kansas Tent and oovr
u Il pany has a booth trimmed in yello
- - and white.
Oscar Krauss has a booth trimmed
red and white where handsome harnes
is exhibited.
Charles Kohl has a booth to represe1
= an oriental building where drugs are c
\. exhibition.
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