The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-02-14

may appear huniiiIaiing Ia our state for not
being able 10 compete with Us Mt The Cen
tsnnial, yet we think that Leavenworth
county has fully redeemed the state bv her
Tree, generous and magnificent display u
fruit which Won such laurels az the Cen:ea-
Mai by the following awards:
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT on, !
PHILADELPHIA, 1876.
The United States Centennial Commits
sion has examined the reports of the Judges
and accept the following reasons and de-
creed an award in conformity iherewith
REPORT OF AWARDS.
PHILADELPHIA, February 20 1876
Product, two hundred variiieS of apples.
nalne and address of exhibitor Ls-.V-r-
worth county horticultural ~ociciy, Kan
sas:
We, the undersigned. having exam ned the
product herein described. spectfuliy recoin-
mend the same to the United States Tenten-
NAL Commission for award for the following
reasons viz: For exceeding fine display
OF a large number Of varieties, the specimens
very large and fair, and very free from bem.
ish- FRED. FOSTER.
Signature of the Judge.
APPROVAL or GROUP JUDGES.
7. T. LYON, Wm Parry,
W. L. Shaifer, Thomas Meehan,
a. W Harrison, J. 3, YeIiowley,
L. 'o'''e''h"aii, Josiah Ha1ps hafl'
A true copy of the record.
CHANCES 4. WALTER
Chief of the Bureau of Awards.
Given by authority of the United States
Centennial Commission.
il CAMPRELL, J.R.H,wLEr.
Secretary. President.
a. 7. GosHoRS, Director General.
diploma international Exhibition, 1876.
Certificate of Award, Leavenworth County
horticultural Society, Kansas. Two hundred
varieties OF apples. No. II, group XXXEI
United States Centennial Commission, in
accordance with the act OF Congress. Phila-
delphia, September %, ls76."
JOHN L. cAN geaIa;a; JAS. r. HIVE .rII,,,
A. T. GosHoRN, President General
Mr.. PREsI DENT:-We have now completed
our report, and hope we have finished our la
Dor, and are happy 10 being able 10 present
TO you this diploma and medal as tokens of
the highest honor conferred upon our Soc-
ely.
Take these memenfos and cherish and pre-
serve them as emblems of what this V ung
Society has achieved in this new county in
less than twenty years.
Seeing what We have accomplished in |
youth, under many Disadvantages. we can
most certainly excel in manhood, and main |
tain in old age. |
We hope these may be- motives sufficient 10
stimulate us and Others TO greater en- argy and |
perseverance. and maintain what we have
already achieved, II not excel thenr is the
Wish OF your committee. -
A. q. CHANDLEE,
T.. j. HAETMAN,
Committee.
Gentlemen of Tie Commission and Members OF
the Socieiy:
In receiving these valuable mementoes, it |
will not be out of place that 1 should give
a brief history of this society in order To |
show the manner in which they were OBJ
tanned.
At the last state fair held at Leaven-
worth Tor anywhere else the Board of Ag-
riculture offered a premium of 500 for the
best and largest display of fruit by any So
ciety or individual. After spirited con-
test the award was made to the Leav.n-
worth County Horticultural Society, but
IN presenting our certificate, We were in
ormed there was no money TO pay the pre-
niums offered, so We received nothing.
An agent of one of the western railroads
that wewould let him have the fruit
o take to the Chicago Exhibition he offer
ID the society $50, provided he would send
men to place the fruit on exhibition, which
,ffer was finally accepted, and Mr.. Fred
Nellhouse and DR.. J. Stayman volunteered
o go with the fruit if the railroad company
you'd pay expenses, to which they agreed
The above named gentlemen executed their
anu We received the ,
30 which was placed in the hands of our
In the year 1876, the state society on ac-
cunt of the lack of funds were unable to ,
make an exhibition at the great centennial, ;
Philadelphia, Leavenworth County Hor :
Icultural Society resolved to occupy the :
pace allotted TO the state. and TO obtain :
lnds, made an exhibition at Laing's Hall. ,
ne last week in September. The citizens
describing literally in the way of private !;
remiums.
The printers doing our printing for a !,
lere nominal sum. The TINES doing our !
nvertislnS Tor nothing, We succeeded very !,
ell
MEssRs. STAYMAS, HOLMAN & CHAN
LEE were appointed a commission to make I
lie exhibit of the Society receiving the sum !
e,.ed by the Society at their exhibition at !,
aing's Hall.
Alter much embarrassment and DELAY !,
ley succeeded in reschins Philadelphia. and :
Ow well they fulfilled their commission. "
lese mementoes are the evidence receiving
lie highest award made 10 any Society at 6
lie great Centennial exhibition. And now y
President OF the l.. Co, II. Society ex- /,
nd 10 you, and each OF You our heartfelt -
anks, and may you live TO make another =,
ihibIt at the next Cen;ennel is the wish of Il
Your Humble Servant. :,
l.. l.. TERwILLIGER. =,
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