The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-01
INDUSTRIAL
EXPOSITION
May be Held in This City in
Few Weeks.
, ALL WICHITA GOODS
viii be Exhibited to People of
City and Vicinity.
| WICHITA GOODS

Wichita may have a two weeks exposl-
ton at an early date. Plans are being
projected by q representative Of the IN
dustrial Exposition company and within
few days the matter viii be submitted
to the manufacturers, jobbers and whole
sale people of Wichita. Many of the
larger cities, as well as other places hav-
ing as many local industries as this city,
are holding annually a two weeks ex-
position indoors, of the products manu-
factured in their city. Manufacturers
agents are also displaying their goods
and in many instances the jobbers' in
fsrests are included wherein certain lines
OF goods which they represent are dis
played, samples distributed and often
demonstrators are sent to show to the
public what can be done with certain
brands of goods, as well as articles of a
manufactured nature. The cream sepa-
Yator, incubator, washing machine,
farming implement, cooking utensils,
cereals of various kinds. also packing
house products are displayed; coffee dis
fributed in the cup, soaps washing
powders; also articles such as wagons,
buggies, automobiles, bicycles, sporting
goods products of the soil, and thousands
of other things that go to make up full
and complete line of such articles as are
handled by the industries of which Wich-
Alta largely depends upon for a market
and the patronage of the people in her
vicinity and wholesale territory.
lof Of
be in the spring. Every merchant should
be vitality interested. The retailer. rs
well as the wholesaler. The introduction
OF certain goods which have advantages
over inferior articles should be demon
strated to the public whom are the con-
eumers. The wholesaler or jobber should
enter into the movement for the benefit of
their customers and the manufactures
likewise for the same reason of the good
he win be doing the jobbers. The propo-
sition is not new feature only, perhaps.
for Wichita. The plan upon which it is
conducted is almost self-supporting; II
is cooperative and only needs a small
outlay of money to prepare the exhibit.
But 1t does need a large amount of in
terest and cooperation, with plenty Of
push and energy on the part of those
who win enter their goods. All depends
largely upon the amount Of work put into
the exhibition from the start.
The plan as outlined is a commendable
one easy to grasp, and the benefits and
results can be seen readily by those in
tresting themselves after cnce having
the plan conducting the exposition ex-
planned 10 them.
The Auditorium has been visited. and
while it may seem to be too limited in
size for a very extensive exhibit, it has
many advantages for carrying out the
plans for n very complete and successful
exposition.
The exposition is only one feature Of
the program There is a continuous per-
Torrance going on all the time. a min
failure trace parade that is many miles
In length, bands at the head of each divi-
sion and the interior is brilliantly illumi-
mated with electric lights. \ complete
program is arranged daily and an entire
change devised for each week. Charitable