The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-02

lie Corn.
Lyon COunIy Grain. Fruits,
and Vegetables a Credit 10 the
+. Wellhouse, Esq, who visited
the Chicago Exposition in behalf
of the State Horticultural society
writes the following to the Lcav-
enworth Times concerning the
show.
We are especially pleased to see
that the specimens of fruit,
vegetables, and grains sent on by |
Lyon county receive favorable |
mention:
Our fruit, grain, and vegetables
got here Saturday morning, and
we Immediately commenced I'M
packing and arranging our tables,
and by night had about half of it
out. Monday and Tuesday we
finished up, and opened out the
finest display of fruits on exhibit
ton. That we have the best col
lection is now conceded by all COM
petitors.
Our Nebraska friends are here
with creditable variety of farm
products, but everything falls
short in size; their fruit, especial
~, does not come up to expecta-
tions.
Iowa is here in full force. and
takes the lead in vegetables, and
probably grains. They show
pumpkins that measure over seven
feet in circumference. In melons
we dispute the championship with
them; our collection, grown by
A. V. Brown, of our county, and
theirs being so near the same size,
that it can only be determined by
actual measurment. They have a
magnificent collection OF other
vegetables, both in size and
variety.
The grain, fruit and vegetables
shown by Lyon county at our
State fair are here, and are a crdit
not only to Lyon county, but to
the State. If her people could see
them here in comparison with the
diminutive products of other
States, they would still fell prOuder
of their county.
The leading characteristic of our
State, as shown by this as well as
former exhibitions, is her fruit,
especially her apples. This is
now the sixth year in succession
that we have shown fruits in other
States, ana at all tines with the
same Uniform success. California
nearly always beats us il size, but
in color, flavor and number OF var
ieties grown to perfection, we have
at all tunes eXcelled; and even in
size, were we to make that a lead
ing point, we could compare favor
ably, at times, even with Califor-
MIA. In our collection here we
have a plate of Glori MOneti,
grown by Theodore Deul, of Fair
mount, the largest of which meas
ures fifteen inches round. We al
so have several varieties from Wy
andott county, that measures four
teen inches and over, and attract
much attention.
In vegetables we 10 not make
much of display. Neither have
we 4 large variety of grain, but
what we have Is crediJable- A
couple of hills of corn, grown by
j. S. Van Wrinkle, of Pleasant
Ridge, has a crowd around it near
" all the time. The ears are zip
so high that it takes tall man TO
reach them. One little fello "
caused much merriment yesterday,
after vainly trying to reach them,
J by exclaiming ''Well, be gol dern-
ed; hev heern tell of corn that had
ter hev a ladder to git to the years,
but never seen it before" Two
varieties of corn, grown by w. H.
Thomas, of Salt Creek Valley, al
so take the eye of the pork raisers
of this State. None of the ears
are less than one foot in length,
and one is sixteen and half inch
es in length, and ten inches in Cir
conference.
: This collection took the first
premium at the State Fair.
Our apples opened out in fine
condition-not a bruise about
them, and are coloCed up nicely,
and snake q much better appear
ance than at the State Fair. TIE
other fruits have changed more or
less, and do not show so well.
The Inter State Exposition, so
far as display is concerned, is 4
grand success. I have not had
time yet to examine III detail all
the Departments.
The building covers two entire
blocks and is filed, literally full,
with the choicest products of in
dustry. The north end is filled
) with agricultural implements from
all parts of the land, and such a
display 1 have never seen equaled.
The south end Is one vast green
house, filled and tastefully arrang-
ed with the choicest productions
of the flora cultmists of the sur
rounding country.
On the east side the art gallery
is situated and contains one of
the finest collections of paintings
it has ever been my fortune to be-
hold. The central part of the
building is filled by merchants
and manufactures with their wares
and products of every imaginable
style and variety, from an elabor-
ate Thousand dollar dress down to
pocket handkerchief, from q
steam pump to q monkey wrench.
| Around the entire main building
runs . gallery about thirty feet in
width the outside of which is divid-
ed into sections, where farm pro-
ducts, fruits, railroad displays and
many other things are displayed.
| The inside of the gallery is one
vast promenade around the entire
building, from any point of which
we have an elevated view ofthe in
terror ofthe building.
! Altogether, the building, the
display and all the interior ar
rangements. shows 3 skill and
taste of a high order in its man.
agement.
! Another feature of this exhibit
ton i would like to call attention
to. 1t is claimed by most persons
that "a successful Fair cannot he
held without paying large pre-
miums, while here is the finest dis
play i have ever witnessed, and /
am told not one dollar in premiums
is to be paid, nor has any ever