The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-28
Will Be Larger and Finer Than
Ever.
EXHIBITORS ARE MANY
NearlyAlI Industries Represent
ed in Exhibits.
Excellent Vaudeville Attrac-
tiOns Are Secured.

mast one O'Clock. the fourth annual
Kansas AIidwinter exposition VIII open
In the Topeka Auditorium. 1t Will not
only be larger and better than ever
but it will have special features which
will far eclipse anything which mas
ever been attempted. before
The last rush of work in making
the preparations is going on tonight.
All OF the booths are completed
They are much handsomer than be-
fore and show careful work on the
part of decorators. AS they line the
Auditorium in two solid rows on each
side and the back. they present every
color which the eye can recognize,
and look not unlike the bazars of a
street in India or Japan. mixed with
American and Yankee mOdernisms.
Most of the displays present food
stuffs, though manufactured articles
for house furnishing and house build
ing materials have much space a
careful student Will realize that in the
majority Of instances the raw material
IOr most of the things displayed can
be had from Kansas 1t is a show and
advertisement of the finished article.
The list of exhibitors follows;
Crosby Bros, Topeka
Charles Wolff Packing Co., Topeka
MacDOwen Office supply Co., To-
peka.
Otto kuehne & Co. Topeka
H B. Howard, Topeka.
Loose-WiIes Cracker & Candy Co.,
Kansas City. Mo.
E. p. Jordan, Topeka.
Horlick's Food Co, Racine, Wis.
c. w. Douglas & Son, St. Joseph, Mo.
w F. Roehr Music Co, Topeka
Kingman Salt Mining Co, Chfca-
W. W Gavitt Medical Co, Topeka
The Kneipp Malt Food Co, Mani
towOc, Wis.
The Taylor Grain Co. Topeka
Srear (tifV Cereal Mills NOrfoIIr
Neb.
Battle Creek Breakfast Food Co..
Quincy, III.
Victor Manufacturing Co. .Hia-
e. B. Guild Music Co., Topeka.
National Soap Co., Leavenworth,
W H Fernald. Kansas Bun Brick
Co, Altoona, Kan.
Coffeyville vItrihed Brick & Tile
Co. Coffeyville, Kan.
GoodIett & Bolles, Pacific Coast
Cond- Co, Seattle, Wash.
Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New
York.
Genesee Pure Food Co.. Leroy.
New York.
J. c. Adams. Abbott Voting Ma
chine, Hudson, Mich.
Warren NJ. Crosby & Co, Topeka
Continental Creamery Co, Topeka.
F. b. Black, Natural Food Co,
Niagara Falls n. Y.
Stern & Saalberg, New York
Walker Bros. hot tamales and chilli
con carne, Austin. Tex
The decorations in the hall are a
thing of beauty and joy to an ar
tistic eye. Thousands OF yards of
helOtrope and cream bunting cover
the walls from corner TO corner. The
ceiling is framed in masses of south
ern smilax. its dainty green setting off
the en- senble in excellent tone. Sheafs
of palm leafs flank center line on
the walls adding a relief of excellent
frs err 4 ~skT-
facade representing the interior of
an Oriental house with opened win
oOws looking out upon lagoon. On
top of the facade is balcony which
As in past years two stairways lead
of the stage to the balcony, all of the
seats of which will be open for the
public during the vaudeville acts
The excellent order which has been
maintained in previous exhibitions will
again characterize the one this year.
Guards and guides will be numerousIv
distributed throughout the big hall
They viii see to it that there will be
no ungentlemanly or rude conduct on
the part cf some rough visitors who
seem always to seep into public
crowds There never has been anv
trouble heretofore and the same salts
faction IS again guaranteed to the
patrons Of the exposition.
1t might be well for the Deonle to
note that the doors of the exposition
are opened every afternoon at lao
cIoch anu every evening at 7.30l
o. o'clock- Admission viii be denied
everyone before this time. The morn
ing is given over to the exhibitors TO
clean up and straighten out their dis
plays The management also needs
that time to prepare itself in matters
pertaining to the exposition Patrons
are requested to observe this fact to
prevent any unpleasant embarrass-
ment.
The customary facing of the front of
the Auditorium with hundreds of cleo
tric lights was abandoned this year in
favor of much more handsome and
striking idea. A large pagoda ike
tower. was built over the sidewalk i11st
In front of the double entrance to the
hall 1t reaches to the balcony of omen
windows just adjoining the rear of the
balcony Many girders slope from
point in the middle surrnOunted by a
crown All painted in white. the pagoda
IS covered with $50 16 candle power
electric lights. Just at the base of the
flag stan over the pagOda is hung q
huge star. From its six points are
suspended six ropes OF electric lights.
been used in the display. 1t will be
very handsome and much more effec-
tive than anything ever tried before
Unusual care was exercised this year
in obtaining good vaudeville features
Manager r. s. Brigham announced two
today for next week, showing both af-
1ernoOn and evening. The others win he
announced later The two given out
today are the De MOnieos King and
Queen of the Seven Silver Circles: and
Shield and Paul, rope experts
The De Monieos are marvels in their |
profession. Their act comes under the
head of contortion acts. but in addi- |
ton introduces refined novelties in con-