The Topeka state journal., 1908-01-17
Greatest MidWinter Exposition
of All Nearly Ready.
Auditorium Being Transformed
Into Fairy Palace.
SPACE is ALL TAKEN.
Thirty Different Exhibitors Are
on the Floor.
Manager Brigham Is Happy
Over Prospects.

With the tap, tap Of hammers and
the rasping ziz of saws the interior OF
the auditorium is springing Aladdin
like into booths Of bright beauty
while the walls uprise with bunting
festooned and caught in places with
palm leaves, pine brushes and gar
landed with Alabama smilax.
The murky walls of the auditorium
which revealed here and there the
fact that at one time they were white
cloud of green and white bunting
which has been carried in gracefuf
folds into every nook and Granny. The
color scheme this year is the green
and white which predominates in the
main decorative treatment. On the
stage is being constructed a most ella
borate set piece which will serve the
purpose Of the usual stage curtain.
The prevailing color used in this is a
salmon shade which grades into even
more delicate color.
All this for the Midwinter exposi-
ton which opens it's doors Monday
afternoon at 1870 for the first time in
1908 and which will remain open for
the following two weeks.
Two days of preparation still re-
main and the record which has been
maintained of opening promptly on
tuc Qdy dl LIlC SCLCdulC0 1Aooi
will be again achieved this year.
All the booth space has been as
signed to thirty different exhibitors
who come from all parts of the Unit
ed States, though naturally the local
firms are represented largely and
have taken one-half of the space as
signed.
Among the new firms that have
never before been exhibitors are the
following: w. W. Gavitt company.
Topeka, grocery specialties; G. H.
Morrison, Topeka, optical goods; F.
Mayer. Milwaukee, shoes; Wilson Of
fee Supply company, Topeka, office
supplies; Worcester Salt company,
New York, salt; Chicago Lumber
company, gypsum and plaster pro-
ducts; Bell Brothers Plano company,
Lawrence, pianos; A M. Ramer,
Winona, Minnesota, candy; Western
Electric company, Kansas; c. M.
Hill, Topeka, wall paper; G. Smith,
Piano company, Kansas City, pianos;
Cowdry & Whipple Auto company,
Topeka, automobiles
The special session Of the legislature
which brings a larger number of
visitors to Topeka at this season OF
the year than would ordinarily be
present in the city will help swell the
crowds which make the trip here for
the Midwinter especially. Any fear
that might have been felt that all Of
the counter attractions would tend to
operate against large crowds at the
exposition was dispelled by the
advanced sale Of the $4,000 tickets
which were entirely exhausted in one
day. Out of town people sent thelI
money to Topeka to make purchases
Of these advanced tickets SO that this
Is a fair indication of the interest that
attaches to the exposition out Of town
as we'll as in the city.
"I am confident that we are going
tn Of hest in th r,
history Of the exposition" said Ralph
Brigham, who is the manager of the
big show Cant tell you much about
it now, I am too busy. but there will
be something doing
Besides the displays which are
made and which always attract the
crowds there is the vaudeville acts
which are especially brought to To-
peka for the exposition, but then that's
another story to be served up later.