Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-11
ASA CHILDREN
FOR ESSAYS ON
TRADE DISPLAY
Junior Chamber Workers De-
wise Plan to Stimulate Inter-
est in Schools.
GOLD PRIZES OFFERED

One Of the days IF the Indianapolis
industrial Exposition to be held in the
State Playground, Oct. 10 to ID, under
State Fairgrounds. Oct. 10 to is, under
the auspices Of the Chamber OF Com
merce, will be set aside for school child
rem.
According to c. s. Wallin. the director,
the day viii either be Wednesday or
Thursday, although no definite announce
ment can be given at this time.
In order to stimulate interest among
the school children in the exposition, an
essay contest will be held under the d1-
rection OF the Junior Chamber Of Com
merce Myr0n NJ. Hughel, president OF
the Junior Chamber of Commerce, asked
O. B. Ties, chairman Of the manufacturers
committee of the Indianapolis Chamber
Of Commerce, TO assign to them some spe-
cifc duty. The furtheranee OF this essay
contest is the part that has finally been
assigned TO them.
Prizes Of SIS, SIS and SO In gold Will
be given to the writer Of the best essay
on ssWhat Are the Things Male in Indi-
anapolis that We Should Use in Our Own
Honest" The contest will be limited TO
the fifth. sixth, seventh and eighth
grades. In addition to the gold prizes
there will be a number of other smaller
prizes, as well as diplomas. for the
writers OF the best essays in each room In
the seventy-three grade schools In the
city.
PLAN FOR
NAMING WINNERS.
The plan is to announce the winners
Of the money prizes on the children
dsy in the manufacturers building. Ihis
will no doubt bring st least half OF the
school children Of the city to the eX-
position that day. it is expected.
E. Z. Graft superintendent OF the city
schools is cooperating in Formulating the
plans for ebildren's day and for the
essay contest.
At a meeting at the Columbia Gun
4odav thirty REPRESENTATIVE OF manu-
fscturers of furniture and allied lines
discussed detailed plans for the Made
In-Ipdianapolis Furniture exhibits. The
plan is TO take practically the entire
north section Of the Manufacturers Build
ing with approximately 400 square feet
Of exhibit space for the furniture ex-
uositioa Realizing that among the
thousands OF people that will be drawn
into indianapolis that week, there Will
he many furniture retailers, the hope
was expressed at the meeting at noon
today that this exposition viii be the
start OF an annual furniture show in
Indianapolis.
CITY SUFFERS
DISADVANTAGE.
Although indianapolis is ore Of the
most importsnt furniture manufacturing
centers in the United States it is ct
distinct disadvantage with Grand Rapids
and Chicago, competing manufacturing
oenters, because the Indianapolis furni-
ture manufacturers are forced to show
their lines at the Grand Rapids and
Chicago shows. For the most part the
furniture made in indianapolis is of the
better grade. Indianapolis Is known as
a quality furniture manufacturing cen
ter
With the showings Of the Indianapo-
lis furniture factories at the Grand Rap
ids and Chicago markets scattered among
lines from all over the country the IN
dianapolis concerns have. been working
at a decided disadvantage
I'VE are having a great deal Of trouble
In getting indianapolis manufacturers
20 look at this exposition in its true
light Too many Of them think that
the exposition is going to be for one day
only and that L is merely an incident
IN the convention Of the National Pur
chasing Agents. The Purchasing Agents
will make up not more than one per
cent OF the visitors 70 the exposition"
said Claude s. Wallin, the director.
PLAN FOR
BIG CROWD.
-Our estimated attendance Of 10000
IS indeed conservative when the plans for
promotion to bring in people from within
a 30O-mile radius. from Indianapolis are
considered. We have worked out quite
q number Of unusual stunts to bring the
exposition to the attention OF the people
OF Indiana, northern Kentucky, eastern
Illinois and western Ohio"
Manufacturers who contracted for space
IN the exposition yesterday include Kant
Kut Tube Products Company, Butler
Manufacturing Company, Electric Ma
chine Company, Chapman-Price Steel
Company and DiIling Paper Box Com
pany.