Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-27
FIRST REQUESTS
FOR SPACE AT
THE EXPOSITION
Manager Downs Gets Quick Re-
sponse TO First Batch
of Literature.

The first formal application for
space in the Newark industrial expo
sition TO be held in the First Regi-
ment Arnory, starting May IS. has
been received by Manager Merle L.
Downs. It is a request by the New
ark Gas Engine Company for 100
square feet of space. Right ON its
heels came two others for a total Of
900 square feet The requests came
within forty-eight hours after the ex-
position literature had been sent out
by Mr.. Downs He expects that by
February the space viii all be sub
scribed for and the allotment viii be-
gin.
1t has developed that the exposition
management does not expect to ask
for more than $1,000 in addition to the
$1,000 already appropriated by the ex-
ecutive and finance committee Of the
Committee OF One Hundred. and be-
lieges it will be able to conduct the
exhibit for less than the $4,000 set
aside by the finance committee, and
will show a big profit that can go to-
ward financing non-self-supportin
features Of the celebration. Another
development is that Il now appears
additions to the artnory will be n4ces-
sary to meet the demands for space
AS was exclusively announced in
the Evening Star some time ago, In
formal BIDS tor more than half the
armony space have been received. 1t n
the firm belief of members Of the
manufactures and trade committee of
the Committee OF One Hundred, in
charge of the exposition that the
trade show will take on wholly un-
anticipated proportions and will burst
its way out of the armory into two
as yet unplanned wings. These wings
could be added to the building at no
great expense, as they could be made
of materials adapting themselves to
salvage.
win BE Big Money Maker.
1t is now expected that the EXPOSE
tion will be the biggest money MAX
ing feature of the 250th anniversary
celebration and will prove so profit
able that other features which have
been considered and held in abeyance
for Lack of funds viii find the finance
problem settled by the exposition re-
turns. BY reason of the management
of Mr.. Downs the exposition cost is
likely to be cut considerably beneath
the $4,000 budget made up by the
manufactures and trade committee,
which. when IL was submitted to the
executive and finance committee was
explained to be merely tentative. 1t
Is regarded as likely. in view of the
lines along which the exposition is
being planned and the enthusiasm
with which 1t has met, that the wings
win be necessary and will be built
with the total cost of the exposition
still below the $4,000 estimate.
At present $4,000 square feet of COM
m nralQl aVhihif aUaflQ hIa
The remaining space, approximately
5000 square feet. will be turned over
for civic exhibit. According to the
present outlook, the $1,000 square feet
will be just about large enough to per-
init a bare showing by many of the
applicants. The necessity of curtail-
ing the number of exhibits and giving
manufacturers but half the space they
ask for is regarded as almost cer-
tain, under present conditions. In
view of this fact, persons in position
to know feel little hesitancy in
prophesying the erection of annexes
to the armory. just how much addi-
tional space these willfafford is as yet
something for the future to disclose.
but 10000 square feet has been men,
toned as likely and conservative
figure
The original appropriation of 5000
Is not yet gone. and not more than
5000 will probably be needed, as the
trade show is to be conducted on a
basis of payment at the time space is
allotted, so that every cent of the re-
turns for space viii be in the com.
mittee's hands before the exposition
"Opens. The only uncertain quantity
will be the admission receipts. They
are expected to be large, though.