The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-09-21
THE AMERICAN POMOL0GICAL
SOCIETY.

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Kansas Fruits Ahead a .ssamSso.l
Kansas.
Dr. S;ayman and Judge +. Wellhouse re
,u,ned Yesterday from Richmond, Virginia.
DIR. HowsIey will return on Saturday. These
gentlemen come back covered all over with
honor and glory
The display of fruits which they took to
Richmond excited the universal admiration
of every visitor to the exhibition. 1t must
be remembered that they had all the States
in the Union to compete with, only two States
were unrepresented. The committee were
treated by the Nirginians with the greatest
courtesy and utmos; liberality. They were
treated to carriage drives in and around
Richmond, visiting the memorable scenes of
the lac war. Steamers took them to
,romipent places of interest, and all without
charge The committee are enthusiastic in
their praise Of their newly discovered Vir-
ginia friends
At the banquet given at the close OF the
exhibition, the Mayor of Richmond alluded
to Kansas and its representatives in the most
glowing terms, but wisely cautioned them
and Kansas not to lag, that while to-day
they were victors in the genealogical field,
some unnamed State might in the future RI
val va.
The highes, premium given by the Vir-
yinia State Horticultural and Pathological
Society was awarded to Kansas Ii reads as
follows:
'sTHIs DIPLOMA Is AWARDED To MEssRs.
WM. NJ. HowsLEY, J. STAYMAN AND +.
WELLHoUsE, DELEGATES OF THE STATE
HoRTICULrURAL SOCIETY OF KANSAS, THE
HyGHEsT PREMIUM FOR THE Largest AND
BEST DISPLAY OF FRUIT, UNEQUALLED IN
SIZE, BEAUTY AND EXCELLENCE, DURING
THE SESSION OF THE AMERICAN POMO-
LOGICAL SOCIETY"
Mr. G. F. L. Laighton, Of Norfolk, Nir-
ginia, offered twenty dollars premium for the
best display OF fruits. This premium the
committee gave to Kansas. Messrs. Fraser
Go, of Richmond, offered twenty-five
pound key Of their choicest brand oftobacco
for the finest display OF fruits. The American
Pathological Committee extended the cour-
tesy to Mr. Fraser TO make the award him.
sell. This he did, and gave II to Kansas.
Ii mus; not be forgotten that Kansas did
not enter the lists for premiums, our dele
gates merely saying they came to Richmond
to exhibit the fruits The highest premiums
were therefore the voluntary offerings which
the real superiority of the Kansas display
commanded.
The following from the Richmond Daily
STATE journal at.ests the appreciation Of Kan
sas and her delegates by the press of Rich
mond
KANSAS FRUITS.
Visitors to Assembly Hall, during the
progress Of the Fruit Exhibition, have been
naturally attracted by the fine collections of
fruits from two or three ofour comparatively
new Northwestern States. That from the
prosperous State of Kansas has received its
due share of attention, and created no little
surprise among, not not only our own citi-
zens, but those from other portions of the
Union, who, perhaps, were not prepared for
such evidence of thrift and culture from so
new State. We do not wish to show any
Partially in speaking of the collections of
fruits on exhibition, where all are so fine,
but the far-off fruit growers ofo sister State
of Kansas show such wonderful progress in
the science of pomology as to deserve the
highest commentator which We can give.
Upon the table devoted TO Kansas fruits,
there are $50 varieties of apples. They are
principally the product of Leavenworth,
Doniphan, and Douglas Counties. There
are also so varieties of pears. The collec-
ton of pears embraced about 30 varieties,
but the long distance and close packing rend-
cred portion OF it unfit for exhibition.
Were the quantity, both of apples and pears,
still farther reduced, our Kansas friends
need not blush for the credit of their State as
fruit-growing district When it is remem-
bered that little more than dozen years ago
there were not only no fruit trees in that
State, but scarcely even an evidence of civil
zation, our wonder is excited.
The collection of fruits from Kansas is
under the special charge of DR.. VIM. NJ.
Howsley, DIR. J. Stayman, and Judge F.
Wellhouse, delegates from the Kansas State
Horticultural Society, all of whom are in
teillSeul uen anu eApeTltuCtu pOuolOSlsts
This frnit was not entered in competition for
any premium whatever, the gentlemen hav-
ing it in charge, preferring that the speci-
mens should speak in their own mute, but
beautiful language, the praises of the gener
Gus soil from which .aey sprang. We learn,
however, that the Virginia Horticultural
Society has awarded the collection, the high
est honor which it confers, diploma.
II has been generally understood that all
the fruit on exhibition here would be trans
ferred to the Philadelphia Horticultural ex-
hibition, which takes place next week, but
owing to the rapid decay of some of it, the
Kansas delegation have concluded not to
transfer their collection TO that city. They
have presented il entire TO the Virginia Hor-
ticnltural Society. We are sure this gsner-
Gus act will be highly appreciated by our cit
liens generally, as well as by the members
of the Virginia Association.
We must be allowed to congratulate all
upon the good influences which this exhibi-
ton will exert Henceforth, Virginians,
and the people in other parts of the Union
represented here by these intelligent fruit
raisers, will have better and higher esti-
mate of each other, and, though many miles
apart, Virginia and Kansas will he hand
maids and co-workers in the arts of peace,
culture and material prosperity.