Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-09-09

4 by the Exposition orchestra, Sousa's
Band Miss Katherine Heyman as
soloist, Sabin at the organ with Saint
Saens conducting. a fine program was
rendered
CHAPTER Y
+ PALACE or FOOD PRODUCTS
Eight palaces. comprising the wall
ed city are enclosed hy The Avenue Of
Palms on the south, the Esplanade on
she north, the Avenue Of Progress on
the east and Administration Avenue
on the west. The palaces Of this main
group are as follows: Varied Indus
tries, Manufacturers. Liberal Arts,
Social Economy and Education, Mines
and Metallurgy Transportation, Ag-
riculture and Food Products.
The last mentioned is evidently the
most important. at the noon hour,
since the free lunches, served by
manufacturers whose exhibits fill this
palace, insure its popularity.
The Palace of Food Products occu-
pies five and one half acres. On the
north facade is the Picturesque" por-
tai, reproduction of the cathedral
of Salamanca, Spain. On the west is
the Roman half dome "The Portal of
Plenty" on the south, grilled door
way with spiral columns The sculp-
tural effects include the figures of
"The Conquistador" the Spanish con-
queror) "The Pirate, "The Triumph
of The Field" abundance" Youth,
and Physical Vigor"
Within the palace, the roasting of
coffee, the blending of tea, the man
ufacture of corrections, the canning
of foods are all of interest to the do
nestle science enthusiast.
Argentine, Cuba, Great Britain,
Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal
New Zealand the Philippines, Siam
Sweden and Uruguay have placed
food products here.
At the time when the Centennial
was held at Philadelphia, the depend
once Of America upon the contents OF
The Tin can and cardboard food pack
+ age was unknown This feature Of
life was developed at the date OF the
ST. Louis Exposition and is shown in
an advanced stage az the Panama
Pacific International Exposition
world university Ga the department Of
gastronomics.
You may not choose to be served
on either The European or American
plan but upon one literally cosmo
politan Your appetizer may b,
Scotch, your relish Italian, your souE
, Chinese, your fish japanese, your en-
tree Spanish, your roast Argentine
your cheese Dutch, your coffee Guate
malan, and, if you must have them
your claret Tuscan, your champaign,
Californian, your cigar Cuban, Por
tugese or Madeiran.
Food making and packing process
es are shown with full sized machin
cry working as it does in the factor.
except that these model factories ar
arranged to be seen and their exten
differs from the parent plants in tn
factories.
Conspicuous TO the eye Of the Wis
itor is a four story flour mill turninl
out one hundred barrels of -four eac
day. The bakery in conjunction
capable of turning out twenty thous
and loaves daily, but, as demonstra
ton, an average run of one thousan
loaves is made. Clever is the idea o
helping you to their menu. A Mex
can girl makes tartillas, Souther
nanny bakes corn bread, a Swedis
damsel offers smalbrod, a Chinese COO
concocts Chinese cakes, RUSSIA
woman serves a doughnut, a Frenc
girl makes pastries and o prospecto
turns flapjacks over a campfire
The Carnation Dairy Company ha
a complete milk condensery. Outsid
the Food Products building in tn
Live Stock section they have one hun
dred fifty beautiful types Of the Hol