The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-25
BIG SHOW IS ON.
Kansas Midwinter Exposition
"Opens This Afternoon.
Prospects for Better Show Than
Ever Before.
KANSAS OIL FIELDS.
They Are Well Represented in
the Display.
Products of Natural Gas Fields
Shown.
Entertainment Features Good
as Can Be Found.

with the mercury bidding lingering
farewell TO the zero point and starting
on its downward journey to where it is
still colder the third Kansas Midwinter
exposition opened in the Auditorium
this afternoon. AS a consequence of the
cold the afternoon attendance will pro-
badly not figure up into a heavy total.
However, little more time was needed
for some of the late exhibitors to get
their displays into shape. BY tonight
the Auditorium will be in as complete
a condition as possible. The entertain
ment features are all ready and the
programme will be given tonight
whether the attendance is a little light
Or not.
The features of this week will be as
follows: The Namba troupe Japanese
nerialists, acrobats and equillibrists;
Senior and Sonora Francelia, feats of
strength; the %" Hewitts. equill-
ibrists, and Tamaichi Yukawa, Japa-
nese juggler The Japanese secured by
Manager Brigham are the real article
Senor Francelia and his wife, the
strong arm" artists had been delayed
in coming from Chicago and had not
arrived early this afternoon. They viii
be here by tonight in any event Mr.
NdItDd anu Ills SlSLets MISS, kOOtAOt q VI
Mile Otoro, just as you prefer, do not
know much English. OtOro has bet
ter command of the language than has
Namba. reporter undertook to in
terVieW them on the subject of the
RussO-Japanese war but Namba drop
ped out of the conversation and left his
sister to be interviewed. She has evil
IDENTIFY been keeping in touch with the
political and military situation in her
native country. She said:
Japan could raise an immense army
if it proved to be necessary. But 1 do
not think it will be- Neither side wants
to fight very badly and I do not think
there viii be any war Japan is afraid
of Russia because Russia is SO big and
Russia is afraid to start war with
Japan because she is afraid Japan win
have the United States and England to
help. No, do not think there viii be
any wal" And the diminutive lady
excused herself from a conversation in
which she found expression difficult
COVER A WIDER FIELD.
This years collection of exhibits COW
ers a wider field of manufacturing than
has been presented by any of the pre-
Vious winter eXpositions. While the dis
plays of manufactured products are ex-
ceedingly interesting none of them are
representative of industries of more real
Importance to the state than the min
eral and oil exhibit prepared under the
direction of Prof. George P. GrimSley.
A good position has been set apart for
this display and the extent of two full
booth spaces has been allotted to it. 1t
is filled with products of the oil and
gas field of southeastern Kansas.
Large Dlacards above the exhibit set
forth the ranking of Kansas among the
various other oil, zinc, cement and
gypsum producing states. The amounts
OF the production of oil and mineral
products during the fifteen years or
more since the beginning of the de-
Velopment of the gas fields are also
presented. And each department is
represented by the products of the
manufactures which have sprung up
in that part of the state. A completely
rigged oil derrick, showing the com
plete paraphernalia with which an oil
Wen IS dug is set up in the booth. Be
side this is statement showing the
precise cost of drilling. A we'll of av-
erage depth costs about 81, 700
In the lola gas field is located the i'm
mense cement producing Industry
Whlch mas put Kansas in the front
rank OF all the producers of this COM
modify. Samples of lola Portland ce-
ment are shown. Tiny barrels made of
cement together with blocks of the sub
stance shaped in the forms suitable for
testing, fill a show case Everv con-
signment of cement is tested for its
tensile strength. A large square block
OF clear green glass represents the pro-
duct of the new Montgomery county
glass plant. In other portions of the dis
vile brick, roofing tile and decorative
burned tiling in various colors This
exhibit contains also many samples
OF oil in its natural condition as drawn
from wells in different portions of the
oil producing territory.
GLIMPSE At THE BOOTHS.
The new breakfast and health foods
occupy a liberal portion of this years
exposition. The prospects are fer a
liberal distribution of things to eat
hot
not biscuits and crackers are some of
the things that the patrons of the ex-
position viii be enabled to get free by
PAVING 1he admission money at the
uoor. crane & Co of this city have
set up a small cylinder press on which
tney VIII do three color work for the
eoincauon of the visitors Manager
6Iishan mas secured a display by a
Sass plo"lng company which will turn
you wa.t 7's>7o ii'i0
Ihe H B. Howard company has set
up a good sized booth with machine
" ~ h On eAmblt together with a variety
u sporting goods. The Crosby Bros
eAhlDlt Is one OF the largest in the ex-
PesILloh ana is arranged at the left hand
u the main entrance Arching over the
4~isls ~ us highly decorative booth con-
talhs displays of furniture and 5rv
goods on either side The Crosbv boot6
y bu!ll or latticed woodwork of yerv
:. dS4c dezlgn. Otto Kuhne's hoot6
Iasplaylng the products of the Topeka
AZ. a,e5aI works, occupies the same posi-
tloh 1t held year ago directly in front
- me stage but at the back part of the
Parquet floor of the building.
mas. Wolff has also selected the
etllAie position occupied a year ago on
the north side of the main floor and
Eas an interesting exhibit of meat
pIouuets. The Loose -Wiles Cracker
company of Kansas City has it's boosh
On The north side nearest the stage