The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
READY FOR BIG SHOW.
Advance Tickets for NIidwinter Expo
sItiOn Next Week.

] The MldWinter exposition which VIII
I open January IA will from now on claim
| its share of attention. For the past two
weeks the advertising force has been
out over the eastern half OF the state
putting the posOters on display. These
posters are always displayed in the
given attention, but in few days they
vii be in evidence in the shop windows
and public places Of the city.
AS in past years the poster is the ar
tistic work of Albert t. Reid and the
public will be entitled to the usual
guess as to who the young tidy was
that posed as the model.
For the past three months a whole
| lot of energetic work has been done
getting the exhibits and other features
4 in shape for this big event of the win
ter.
The railroads Notwithstanding that
/ they have appeared to retrench in the
matter of granting rates to most ap-
plicants, have been exceedingly gen.
erous to the Midwinter. Heretofore
the low rates in effect on all roads en-
tering Topeka have applied only to al
ternate days but this year they go into
effect on January -, and remain in
effect for every day of the exposition,
including a return limit to January g.
The usual advance sale of $4,000
tickets will commence Thursday, jan
uary 3rd and continuing only until this
number is exhausted These tickets
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stores over the city. Last year this
number of tickets were disposed Of
within 48 hours from the time the
sale commenced and every indication
points to fully as rapid sale this year
The tickets went off SO rast last year
that some suspicion was aroused that
they had gotten into the hands OF
scaIpers and a careful investigation
was made by the MANAGEMENT with
the result that it was found that in bur
one instance had this occurred and
in this case the tickets were taken
from the hands of the particular mer-
chant and disposed of at the ten cent
price as was the original intention. It
is perhaps we'll to call attention to the
fact that tickets can not be Scalped
except by those who have license
from the city as ticket brokers' City
ordinance No. 1884 provides a heavy
fine for scalping tickets without IL
cense and it is the intention of the
management to prosecute without re-
gard to whom it may be in instances Of
this kind that may be discovered An
effort will be made TO see that the
tickets are placed on sale in the hands
Of only those that have a proper re-
gard for the purpose of the sale. The
idea in this sale is tworold, in the
first place Ii is desire to give every
body an opportunity to avail them
selves of the reduced price and in ad-
dition It possesses a very great ad
vertising value to the Exposition mas
much as It inSures not only the at
tendance of the 5000 people that
purchase the tickets. but by the many
that will follow as a natural result.
very large proportion of the booth
space he's already been assigned and
there is no question but what the few
spaces remaining open will be dis
posed of before the exposition opens
Among the exhibitors that have al
ready secured space are the following
Armour & Co, Chicago
E P. Jordan.
HOrlick's Food Co, Racine, Wis
Crosby Brothers
Douglas Candy Co, St Joseph, Mo-
Lukens Brothers.
Genesee Pure Food Co, Leroy,
n. r.
W. F. Roehr Music Co.
International Land Co.
Parkhurst- Davis Mercantile Co.
Battle Creek Breakfast Food Co,
Quincy. Ill
H E. Howard.
Loose Niles Cracker & Candy Co.
Kansas City. Mo.
Mccormick Rug Mandatory
Jaoles Manufacturing Co, Chicago.
W. H. Fernald.
Mrs NJ. E Hollcraft-
Let's Spencer Grocer Co. St
Joseph.
Continental Creamery Co.
d Y. Kern Kansas City. Mo
Jensen Manufacturing Co
D-Zerta Food Co. Rochester. n Y
Petro & WoOdfOrd-
L A Keller, Kansas iCty. Mo
Griley & Kreipe.