White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-14
KANSAS FRKUT AT RICHMOND,
The Press Unanimously Give Kan.
sas the Premiun-The Gold Medal
Awarded 70 Kansas Fruits.

To the Editor of the 7imes;
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. z, ISL.
Kansas again takes the lead. The American
Pathological Society offer no premiums, but it Is
evident to every one that Kansas makes the finest
display.
The Iowa fruit is very fine, but lacks in size.
The members If the American Pathological So
cicty say this exhibition is the finest display of
fruit they have made, that the Kansas cOlec-
tion is better than that exhibited two years ago.
The competition between the different States is
very spirited. Nineteen States are represented
/ send you the reports of this mornings and
last evenings papers of this city, and you can see
what they say about Kansas frnits. Yours, &C.,
+. WELLHOUsE.
KANSAS.
The young State of Kansas is represented by
F. WelihOuse, of Leavenworth City; also Dr.
Stayman, of Kansas, who have more than hum
dred different varities Of apples, and few speci-
men pears. These apples are very large, and
perfectly beautiful-Richmond Daily Enquirer.
AHEAD.
Kansas is represented by F. Wellhouse, Esq, OF
LeavenwOrth City; also DIR. Howsley and DIR
Stayman, of Kansas, who have more than hun.
dred different varieties of apples and few speci
men pears. The apples of Kansas are much lar.
ger generally than any we saw on exhibition
Richmond Daily Soathern Journal.
EVE.
Kansas and Iowa bring us apples whose beau
ty might well have tempted Eve, and which
should have gone far to shield herfrom the severe
penalties of disObedience.-RickmoRd Daily Stat
Journal.
-. THE EXHIBITION ROOM.
The Assembly Hall was thrown open to visitor
yesterday evening at o'clock, and it was moi
long before groups were seen filling the aisles
and examining the various specimens of fruit with
which the tables were loaded. The front of the
building was hung with garlsnds of evergreens
and tasteful decorations of festOons line the inte
riOr, while paintings and chromOs serve to brigh
| ten the beauty of the floral ornaments. On first
entering, the Kansas table, with its mammoth
apples confronts the visitor and of itself presents
sufficient varieties to bewilder with its profusion
-Richmond Daily Whig.
KANSAS.
No State is alread of Kansas in the quality and
quantity of its contribution. She sends apples
pears and grapes principally from Douglas, ,Leaven
worth and Doniphan Counties. The collection
was made by the Kansas Horticultural Society
and is under the supervision of Drs. HOwsley and
Stayman and F. Wellhouse. Their assortment OF
apples is about the largest in the hall, embracing
one hundred varieties. They also have twenty
varieties of pears and twenty Of grapes. Dr. Stay.
man exhibits fifty varieties Of apples of his own
raising. The Kansas fruit is generally fine in
color, and good sized, but good deal of it has
been bruised more or less in transportation. II
was packed in paper and shipped on the 3lst OF
August. Richmond Daily Dispdtch.
1t gives us pleasure to publish tie model letter
of our fellow citizen, Hon. +. Wcllhonse. 1t is
with pride publish extracts from five daily pa
pers from Richmond, Va, all uniting in giving
Kansas credit for the finest display Of fruits. The
EXTRACTS, taken as they are, from papers over a
thousand miles away, must be accepted as the
evidence of disinterested witnesses. The people
of Kansas but feel just pride i'm the fact that
she now stands unequalled as a fruit growing
State. The telegraph since informs us of the news
that "the GOLD MEDAL was awarded to Kansas
for the best display of fruits. The people, with
one accord, will award thanks to the Hon. T.
Wellhouse, DIR. Howsley and DIR. Stayman. They
deserve, and will receive, credit for doing more,
practically to correctly advertise our State by the
exhibition of the wonderful products of its soil,
than by any other means that could he devised.
We trust every paper in the State will publish
the letter and extracts. Let everybody know
the fact that Kansas, as fruit growing and grain
raising State, stands unrivalled among the States
of this Union.-LeareRrorfh Times.