The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-25
STRANGE INDEED.
Councilmen Raise a Very Queer
Objection.
Don't Want Exposition to Have
Auditorium Free.
ASKED TO ACT AT ONCE
Mauor HnUhaS Ronmncfad IN
.SKED TO ACT AT ONCE
Mayor Hughes Requested to
Call Meeting For Tonight.
President Brigham Adds to List
of Commissioners.

Mayor Hughes has been asked to call
a special meeting of the city council
for tonight to take up and consider the
matter of granting the Auditorium to
the Kansas AIid-Winter Exposition
company for period of two weeks. The
board of directors and the commission
ers and chiefs of divisions of the expo
sition company will N eet at the Com
mercial club rooms tonight, to discuss
plans and features to be carried out by
the heads of che departments, and will
consequently be prepared to carry out
their part of the work, beginning early
next week
The exposition people will later meet
with the counci1men to discuss the ex-
position proposition. The exposition
people want the Auditorium for two
weeks, rent, light and heat free. The
popular feeling is that this should be
granted. There is however some dissat-
isfaction among two or three members
of the council with this plan. Others
have taken decided stand in favor of
it. THE exposition is purely a plan to in
tereSt Topeka peOp1e in home industries
and products, and to stir up local
pride,'' said one of the supporters of
the exposition today. ''All feel the need
of some such form of entertainment
and this has been decided upon Con-
seQuently there should be no opposition.
It is for the best interests of the city.
While the exhibits will not be limited
purely to the local products, only the
products of the state will be en- braced-'
The commissioners and chiefs of di-
visions have all been named with the
exception of a commissioner of cooking
and chief of the cereal and cereal pro-
ducts division. The commissioner of
cooking will not be named until next
week when the exposition managers
may have an opportunity to consult
with the ladies of the city federation
concerning the appointment Some diff
ficulty is being experienced in securing
some one capable of taking charge of
the cereal division who is willing to
serve. 1t is hoped that some one may
be induced to consent to take the place
today or tomorrow
The complete list to date of the COM
missioners and chiefs as announced by
Manager Brigham is as follows:
Chief of minerals and mineralogy, G.
P. Grimsley.
Chief of fruits and fruit products w.
Fl. Barnes.
Chief of dairy and dairy products, c.
H. Pattison, of the Continental Cream
cry company.
Chief of manufactures and arts, H.
NJ. Philips.
Chief of merchants division. F. P.
Bacon.
Chief of floral displays, William Mac
ferran.
Chief Of cereals and cereal products.
to be named.
Commissioner of transportation, John
E. Frost.
Commissioner of conventions. J. D.
Norton.
Commissioner of music and amuse-
ments, Arthur S. Kane.
Commissioner of press, Charles P.
Adams.
Commissioner of illumination, w. S.
Bergundthal.
Commissioner of decorations. w. A.
Alexander.
Commissioner of entertainment, w.
F. Weber.
Commissioner of cooking, to be named.
Each commissioner and chief of di-
vision has been instructed to furnish
typewriter copies of their ideas and
suggestions for features in their re-
spective departments to r. S. Brigham,