The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-27
Annual Food Show of Indianapolis
Retail Grocers' Association Opens
with Fine Display.
SUNNY jim IN ALL HIS POSES
FAMILIAR TRADE MARKS USED IN
DECORATION OF THE HALL.
Local Concerns Have a Prominent
Place Among the Exhibitors
Some Effective Booths

Tomlinson Hall is the place to go II one
wants to know what the year has brought
forth in the way of new food articles. The
annual food show OF the Indianapolis Re-
tail Grocers' Association was begun last
night In Tomlinson Hall, which has been
turned into an up-to-date grocery store
The. exhibit will be continued all week.
The opening night of the exhibit was a
good deal like the first day of the State
fair-things weren't quite ready for the
public's inspection. This afternoon, how
ever. the exhibit will be in full swing
Even if all the exhibitors didn't have their
displays entirely arranged or their booths
decorated just as they wanted them, those
who went to the food show last night
found an interesting evening before them.
One small box of Quaker oats isn't a very
artistic thing by itself. perhaps. but several
hundred boxes arranged artisticaIly made
a pretty display.
Tomlinson Hall. with its new furnishings
and it's new pipe organ. has been decor
ated as well as filled up with articles of
prepared food by the Indianapolis Retail
Grocers' Association. The first thing one
sees is sunny jim in all his poses. and
the Quaker oats exhibit This display oc-
cupies all the south end of the hall, be-
On turning to the right one comes to a
blue and white booth where there is a large
exhibit of Borden's condensed milk i'm
charge of b. d. Lilly of New York on the
other side of the east walk there is a dis
play of Grain-o in a booth decorated in red
and white bunting. This establishment is in
charge of John Kingston, also of New
York.
TEAS AND COFFEES.
In the purple and white booth just north
of the condensed milk display is a large
and well-arranged assortment of j. NJ
Bour & Cos. teas and coffees. j. NJ. Bour
& Co. is local concern. Another Indian
apolis firms display. Bachman's flour, is
found opposite the teas and coffees in the
purple and white booth on the east walk.
Down by the stage on the east walk is a
large exhibit of pickles, buffers. catsups
and all sorts of things of this kind. shown
by the Lippincott & Carre Company. OF
Cincinnati.
Across the front end of the hail. In front
of the stage. Is another exhibit OF con-
densed milk, Whittman's. from Orange,
Mass. and an exhibit of 'Jello Crysta-' .
Z. Reiser and j. II. Martin have charge
of this booth. Starting down the west walk
one detects the odor of coffee in the air
The Sinex Company, Massachusetts, ave
nue.. is serving splendid article of coffee
free. in dainty booth of pink and laven-
der.
The Mocon Cereal Coffee Company. OF
Peoria. H., mas large eXnlDft right OppO-
site the Einex booth. This booth is decor
ated in green and red and yellow. 1t is in
charge OF Orin A. Woods. of Peoria The
Mocon Company also has a large exhibit
To the right of the entrance. The Century
Biscuit Company. of this city, and beef
bouillon exhibit from the Armour estab-
lishments in Chicago. and an exhibit oi
Falcon pancake -four occupy the other
booths on the west walk. Two youns
women have charge OF the Armour booth
They will show how extract of beef car
| be used in many dainty and delicious dishes
for other people than those that are sick
The Century Biscuit Companys exhibit 4