Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-08
LIES TELLS OF
WIDE SCOPE OF
TRADE DISPLAY
Manufacturers Chairman Elk
poets 10000 to Attend In
dianapOlis Exposition.

The impression among Indianapolis
manufacturers that the indianapolis In
dustrial Exposition is but an incident Of
the convention Of the National Purchas-
ing Agents convention is an erroneous
one says, o. B. lies, chairman Of the
manufacturers committee Of the Indian
apolis Chamber Of Commerce, under
whose auspices the exposition is being
staged.
"At least 10000 people from over the
city, State and country will be drawn to
the exposition. The delegates to the Ma
tional Purchasing Agents Association
Will be but a small part of the actual
buyers that will come to the city, says
Mr.. Hes
THE heason why we are anxious to
close our space at once Is in order to
start on the second phase Of our selling
campaign which is TO draw the actual
buyers of indianapolis made products
into the city. indianapolis manufactur-
ers, wholesalers and retailers are going
to be asked to cooperate with US In this.
We are going to ask all of them to send
special invitations to out-Of-city GUS
toners to be here that week.
FOREIGN TRADE.
GIVEN ATTENTION.
Foreign trade development viii re-
csiye considerable attention from our or
ganizatiOn. We expect to bring hun
dreds Of brokers and some New York
city representatives of South American
firms to indianapolis"
The appointment Of Ralph w. Wishard
as chairman Of the outdoor publicity
committee Of the exposition organization
iC fhn fret Of IN
among people living over the State There
will be poster campaign similar to the
This Is a Good Town" campaign, which
was conducted by Mr. Wishard before
the Worlds Advertising Convention and
which received nationwide comment IN
the trade press
Permission has been obtained from the
board Of commissioners Of the county and
from Governor McCray to erect poster
boards in the courthouse yard and the
Statehouse yard
APPLICATIONS
COMING IN.
Eighteen additional manufacturers have
taken space since Friday noon. In ad-
ditiOn three have decided to Increase the
space already contracted for. This makes
112 manufacturers who have contracted
for space, not counting the furniture ex-
hiblt which will probably include the
products Of twenty seven furniture fac
tories. There will be at least IT'S manu-
turers in By the last OF the week, accord
ing to Claude s. Wallin, director Ac-
cording to Mr.. WalIiu. there are at least
fifty manufacturers who have decided to
exhibit. but who haven't made their
actual contracts because they have not
yet determined the amount Of space they
viii need.
NAMES OF
NEW APPLICANTS.
Following are the manufacturers who
have taken space whose names have not
been announced previously: J. d. Adams
& Company, Acme Evans Company,
Nichols Candy Company, Hatfield Elee-
trio Company, The Fred Dietz Company.
Commercial Box Company Vacuum Belt
Ing Company. International Printing
Company, G. b. Dyer, Robert NJ Bowers
Company, TarpenuinG -Lafollette Com
pany, North indianapolis Cradle Works.
II. l.. G.. Manufacturing Company Cen
trail States Bridge Company, Indiana Air
Pump Company, Indianapolis Pressed
Steel Company, Smith Hecht Company,
Allison Engineering Company.