The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
HERE 1T Is.
Topeka to Have a d-Winter
Exposition.
Working Committee Adopts Pre-
liminary Plans
TO DIVIDE THE WORK.
A Commissioner to Have Charge
of Each Department.
Exhibition to Continue For Two
Weeks From Jan. 20.

Plans have been made and active OPP
erations begun in the matter of giving
Kansas Mid Winter exposition at To-
peka in January.
The committee composed of E. H
Crosby, John E Frost, T. J. Anderson,
r. s. Brigham and c. P. Adams met this
morning at the Commercial club rooms
to map out the work R. S. Brigham
and Mr.. Adams met earlier in the morn
ing and drew UP set of recommends
tions that were adopted
A board of directors consisting of John
E. Frost. w. Fl. Davis, Otto Kuehne.
John A. Lee. t. J. Anderson, E. Wilder,
William Green. R. S. Brigham and
David Bowie We're selected. The MEM
bers of the board of directors will meet
Friday morning at the club rooms at
1890 to start the preliminary work of
the show
The city will be asked for the use of
the auditorium for two weeks beginning
Monday, January 20. The Kansas Day
club meets here January 20 and special
programme will be arranged for that
day. AS many other conventions pos
sible will be brought here during that
time and special inducements offered to
each.
The board of directors will elect Off
GERS for the association at the meeting
tomorrow morning. In the meantime
Major L. J.. Anderson will prepare
charter that will be adopted and filed
in the office of the secretary of state.
The Commercial club will push the show,
but to facilitate business matters a reg
uIar state charter will be secured.
Instead of appointing committee to
look after each branch and department
of the work. there will be appointed
commissioner for each department. The
commissioners decided upon are:
Commissioner of music.
Commissioner of illuminations.
Commissioner of decoration.
Commissioner of entertainment.
Commissioner of transportation.
Commissioner of amusements-
Commissioner of cooking school.
Commissioner of conventions
Commissioner of press.
The commissioners may be chosen
from among the members of the board
of directors or not as is deemed adviSa-
BILE. The matter of lighting is to be
especially prominent An unusual large
item of the expenses will be for electric
ity for electric lights. The commissioner
of conventions will endeayor to bring as
many conventions here as possible. The
commissioner of transportation will get
a one fare rate for the round trip on all
railroads The railroads have already
given every assurance that they will CO.
operate in making the big show sue
cess. The commissioner of press will at
tend to the advertising by using posters
and the newspapers of the state.
The name finally decided upon for the
exposition is the Kansas Mid-Winter
exposition. The Commercial clubs OF
the various cities of the state will be
asked to cooperate.
The show will be for the purpose of
showing what Kansas, and not Topeka
alone, has in the way of manufacturing
industries and mining and cereal inter-
ests. While the show will not be on
such extensive lines as a state fair, and
exhibits will probably be made only by
Will be aimed to exhibit specimens of
all the mining and other industries OF
the state.
The exhibits will be divided into di-
visions. Each division will have a chief
who will supervise the work in his de-
partment. The divisions will be:
Cereals and cereal products.
Dairy and packing house products.
Minerals.
Fruit and fruit products.
Floral exhibits.
Manufacturing and art exhibits.
Merchants exhibits.
Both floors of the Auditorium will be
utilized. The first floor will be given
over entirely to booths for the display
of goods. A portion of the second floor
der for seats for the audience that
choose to sit while listening to the or
chestra or band music.
Odd exhibits and shows and displays
of various kinds will be made in the
landings and entries to the galleries
and the farthermost corners of the
gallery. This will serve to keep the
crowd scattered.