The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-22
PLANS FOR EXPOSITION.
BIG AFFAIR WHICH BUSINESS MEN,sAssooIATIoN WEE HOLD.

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 FraternaI Organizations. .< --# The New Haven Business Mems as sociation yesterday afternoon listened to report from Manager William E. Dobbins of the Business Mems exposi- tion, to be held in this city February Il to IS, 1905. Manager Dobbins gave an exceedingly promising report, and showed that he has the preliminary arr engagements well in hand.
 Although the work of disposing of floor space only began this week, s1, 900. worth has already been sold and large amount has been given on options. the contracts for which will be closed this week.
 The well known dry goods firm of Howe and Stetson has the central floor space. They have secured space hav- ing a frntage of eighty feet with di- ameter of twenty feet. For this exhibit MT. Howe has ordered a special design and the decorations win be the most elabrate ever seen at anything of the kind. The exhibit by this firm will be the pivot of the entire exjosition.
 To the Campbell Cycle and Motor company has been sold the next largest space. having frontage of seventy feet. It is thirty feet long by fourteen wide. Here Mir. Campbell will show his line of automobiles and motorcycles, to- gether with an extended line of bicycles and sundries. All the 1905 models will be exhibited.
 A lunch room will be included in a large exhibit by the New England Dairy company This concern will have also a line of it's finest ice creams and soda water to tempt the fair visitors to the exposition, and incidentally to convince housekeepers that their line of deserts is second to none.
 Howe & Co. of York street will have an exhibit very similar, showing tooth some daintfes in the ice cream and con fectionary line, They have a space of forty by eight feet in size and are planning gran display.
 The two next largest exhibitors are Lightbourn 6 Pond of Broadway and S. D. Dibble of Grand avenue. The for nler concern will show it's Syracuse blows and also take from it's stock of hardware and paints. MT. Dibble will exhibit its famous models of the fam. ous Smith and Anthony ranges and fur naces and will have a general plumbing display.
 s. H. Street of Crown street has been allotted space for ah exhibit of cereal food products, showing his Perfection Buckwheat, which will be demonstrated and samples will be ready to convince housewives Of it's nutritious properties
 The New Haven Gas Light and Elec- trio Light companies, the Hammond Typewriter company, Harvey-Lewis Co.,. opticians and photographic supply deal CTS, the National Cash Register com pany, Miner, Read and Garette, all have options on space and will close their contracts this week for booths desira- ply located.
 While the work of disposing of floor space is going on, the entertainment committee of which MT. Edward I. At water is chairman is booking high class musical, concert and other attractions. The entertainment programme will in clude someWonderful aerial acts and many of the most sensational acts in the country are being negotiated for.
 The advertising of the affair has been looked after most carefully and pictorial billing has been ordered. One hundred thousand specially designed tickets, ex- act duplicates of the tickets used at the St. Louis fair, have been ordered.
 Governor-Elect Roberts who will then be governor, together with his staff, and all thestate. town and coun- ty officials are to be invited to be pres ent Special nights will be arranged for the local social and fraternal or ganizations.
 Perhaps one of the most interesting features of the entire exposition for the children will center about a beautiful Shetland pony, purchased from the Fernwood Stock farm of Melrose, N. Y. This beautiful little creature Is to be given to the child getting the most votes during the exposition. January 2, it is to be placed on exhibition in one of the store windows in some centrally locat- ed business house.
 The little lady, whose name by the way is Neoskaletta, is a daughter of Howard B.. winner of the gold medal at the worlds fair and taker of many other prizes. She is the pick of the foal of 1904 and the best of the hedr of the farms from which she comes.
 She is beautifully marked and is black and white and valued at $50.
 The firm of Hum 6 Futile of this city has the contract for a catalogue, biog- raphy and cook book which will be is sued to the extent of 10000 copies. To the first 300 ladies visiting Nle exposi- tion each afternoon and evening a copy of this book will be given. A special cover is being designed in New York and it will make a most pleasing and desirable souvenir.
 The business men of this city are most enthusiastic over the coming event, They have secured the Second regiment armory at a daily rental of $50 and promise to make it the biggest af- fair of the kind ever held, and a large