The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-12
The Pure Food Exhibit
Opens in the Chest
nut Street Auditori-
um This Evening
LOCAL MEN TAKE
HOLD THIS YEAR
They Take a Big Swipe at High Cost
of Living and Reduce Entrance Fee
to Ten Cents-Plenty of Samples
for Everybody

You &c, 4 carrier at the door and
then I'LL II up as You 60 through the
second Snnual pare food show, which
opens in the Chestnut street Saditori,
um this evening, Most Of the national
food manufacturing firms will be on
hand 20 give ven \ sample to take home.
Promoters assured esrly visitors this
morning that there would be samples
for everybody,
An admission Of ten cents is charged.
the visitors getting more than that
value returned in samples and the pro,
moterS getting the expenses of the
show. There Is NO attempt made to
make any money and the expenditures
Of the various firms will far exceed any
entrance charge that mus be paid.
This year : show differs widely from
the Gy>i show held in this city last
wear; first, because last : ar's show
was held by pure food show pro
moter, whereas this one is being held
by local men, FOR no pro6t. As di-
rect result of that smother difference
IS noted. The entrance fee instead of
being twenty-five cents as il was last
year has been cut more than 4 fifty
per cent, zen cents being the new
price,
Harnsburgers Back Of Show
The men back Of the show are promi.
nent IN the Whitman -Schwarz and
Evaus- Burtne;l Companies Carl X.
neen, Of ting former company, aud
Frank A. smith. Of the Harrisburg
Brokerage Company. are in dir-e.
charge ot the show. Mr.. Smith has
opened an office at the exhibit and is in
charge Of the Metals.
MANY more manufacturers have Ia.
Nen space this wear than last and four
Of them have engaged space for the
ShON Ia oe held next year. for il is 10
be held annually. and two manufactur-
erS have permanent booths, which will
be taken down after this show and
stored away for next year. But that
Is anticipating something far ahead. as
this wears ShOw is the pertinent one
now.
Both the large auditorium and the
small hail over the Chestnut street mar,
Aet house nave neen engaged by firms
for snow purposes. so great being the
demand that q nam5er % requests for
space had to ne turned down.
Halls Elaoorately Decorated
The halls have been draped in flags
and bunSing, hut that is bat tribe
when compared with the multi-colored
decorations OF the individual booths.
Electric lights play an important part
.fu the decoration scheme. Definite
lanes of travel have been established.
so that the crowd can ne handled one
rSlIeotion through the line Of exhibits.
Some firms viii show the finished prod.
uet; others the product in tae course
% manufacture. and manv will be Mil.
ing 10 give taste and some will have
domestic science experts making table
, delicacieS while YOU wait
Even To the unmarried and the light
housekeepers, who must not do any
cooking, the exhibitors promise some
thing interesting-layin- aside the col
lection OF samples. TIE exhibit will
be open afternoons ana evenings dur
ing the week. music being furnished bv
Updegroyc 5 orchestra.
Some OF the Exhibitors
Among the firms which will exaibi,
their goods will be the following:
Franklin Sugar Refining Company.
J. W. Beardsley 5 Sons, Bernard
Schmidt. Fould 5 Milling Company. Nj,
agars Chocolate Company, RAJ ph Gold
smith Il Co., Genesee Pure Food Prod
uets Company, Minute Tapioca Com.
pany. Martin Wagner Company, Puri-
tan Food Products Company. Quaker
City Milling Company. Thorley Baking
Company. Brelsfori Packing and Ssor-
sge Company, ROYAL Baking Powder
Company, Corn Products Company.
Russell Miller Milling Company. 4. F.
Bonsor & Co.. Diamond Crystal Salt
Company. Pennsylvania Mix Products
Company, Continental Condensed Milk
Company, Hecker Cereal Company.
Postum Cereal ompany. W. R. Bealor,
Underwood Typewriter Company, Ma,
;ional Cash Register Company The
Dictaphone Company, Toledo Scales
Company. Evans -Burtnetk Company
and Whitman -SehwarZ Company.