The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-17
MERCHANTS AND TRAVELLERS
BIG EXPOSITION TOMORROW
WEEK SPOKANE IS TO
BIGGEST GET TOGETHER"
PLANNED

The first Of its kind ever at
tempted anywhere in the, United
States. the Spokane Merchants
and Travellers Exposition and Car
nival. which opens tomorrow for
weeks rum bids fair to go down
in history as one of the most not
able achievements ever pulled off
by this city, renowned, as 1t is, for
the big things it attempts and puts
through.
For a full week thousands of
merchants in every line of business
will flock to Spokane from the
four corners of the Inland Empire
and the 1000 or more travelling men
and wholesale and manufacturers
agents who make Spokane their
headquarters will take week va
cation from the road to be present
at the great get together" doings.
WILL BE "sARTER WEEK."
Barter week" the event has
been well called. For the first
time since Spokane became a great
shipping center every merchant of
time a display of everything made
and sold in this city. The EXPOSE
ton. which will be held at the state
armory, is one of the biggest and
most important features of the
event. Every foot of available
space in the armory has been
leased by the jobbers and manu-
facturers of the city, and the eX-
hibit will be the greatest of the
kind ever got together in the
northwest.
The weeks doings are the result
of the >0oepration of the Inland
Empire Retail Dealers association
and the Spokane council of the
United Commercial Travellers.
While the principal object of the
exposition and festivities of the
week is to bring about closer re-
lationiship between Spokane and
the vast territory she supplies, other
interests besides those of the job
bers. manufacturers, merchants
and travelling men of the Inland
Empire will help make the week
success.
10000 PEOPLE EXPECTED.
Round trips from all points in the
Inland Empire to Spokane for one
and one-third fare have been grant
ed by the railroad companies. and
1t is expected that from $4,000 TO
10000 people, besides the mer-
chants. will take advantage of the
opportunity.
During the week the retail mer-
chants will hold their annual con-
vention, and there will also be
big get together session of the
merchants and travellers. The
state armory and its immediate vi
entity will be the center of the eel
ebration and doings. The entire
building will be a blaze of incon-
descents at night and strings of
lights will be hung through the
streets surrounding the building.
The AL G. Barnes animal circus will
occupy the vacant lots around the
armory and supply the amusement
features of the week.
COMMITTEES IN CHARGE.
The exposition and carnival has
been arranged by the following
committees:
Inland Retail Dealers association
w. E. Sanders, Philip Carbary,
Governor Hay, ], c. Driscoll.
{ Frank McGrane, A. A. Conrade, S.
E. Hodgen and r. P. Turnkey
United Commercial Travellers
w. p. Edris, c. NJ. Smith, E. +.
McClintock. F. Z. Irvine, NJ. w.
Weeks, Samuel l.. Matthias, Fred
E. Krause and 7. J. Riley. G. A.
Raymer is business manager.
1t is planned to make this the
. first of an annual Spokane insti-
. tuition. There will be a Merchants
and Travellers Exposition and Car
niNal every year in Spokane.