The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-11-07

AN NINTERvIgw wTTm moN PARKgR
EARLE


A representative of the Times -Dsm-
rat yesterday had brief conference
ith the Hon. Parker Earle, chief of : :
Ie Department of Horticulture, who
ade the following statement; The
ork of my department is progressing
uite favorably. Both in the rapid i'm.
royement at tho grounds at the Elk
osition Park and in the reports that
each us from intending exhibitors, at
Iome and abroad. ! find my expeo-
ations fully realized. We started out
% organize the most brilliant and at
.ractiye display Of the great exposition
md l think We shall do L. As you
know, our great horticultural building
Is completed, except few minor ar
rangements of the interior, and be-
lieve it full, meets the expectation OF
the public. Il Is the largest and moss
imposing and beautiful horticultural
building ever erected on the continent.
1t 10 well adapted to its purposes, and
when we have filed il with the fruits
and plants of ell nations and lighted it
with 1000 electric lights it will present
the most magnificent
VISION or BEAUTY
the eye of man ever looked upon.
Regarding the fruit exhibits, what
room We have provided for them, and
what we expect l., Get, I will say that
We shall have table space for $4,000
plates Of fruit at one time-that 10 5000
more than we have advertised, and !
have to-day contracted for that number
of iplatss TO hold the exhibits. Will
they be filleds Yes. ! think so. We
have some large exhibits In preparation.
For instance, there Is one OF our State
fruit exhibits which will amount 10
nearly 800 barrels Of apples and pears.
Il would not take many such contribu.
tions as that TO gil all our tables. Aud
have promise of fruit exhibits from
thirty-six States and Territories, and
from twenty-fonr foreign nations and
States. veiy likely several Of these
will fail at the last; but we may safely
count upon about fifty different conn-
tries and States that will send us
greater OF less representative collections
sf their orchard and vineyard products.
Nothing like this has ever been attempt
ted before and it will constitute q mem.
orabIe event in the history Of horticul-
ture.
What about the plant show? Well,
that, too, will bs more comprehensive
than any similar exhibition. OF course
there is great difficulty 10 bringing large
plants and trees from long distances.
and the people must not expect too
much as to size. But we shall have
many fine plants, an
IMMENSE VARIETY
of them. We shall have exhibits Of
this kind from England, and Scotland
France, Belgium, Holland, Mexico
Central Americs, South America, the
West Indies, Japan, and from many
American States. The varieties Of
plants and trees will lie numbered by
themselves.
No, this show will not all DO made 10
the Horticultural Building. We have
the grandest conservatory in the world,
but it will not hold quarter of our
tree and plant exhibits. The exotic
kinds we viii keep in the building, ,mosly
but all the hardy species will be plant
ted in the grounds. About this plant
ing in the park, and the effect Of it,snd
what the public will expect from it, /
want to say something. | fear that
many people may expect impossible
things regarding the park Improvement.
Tke public must remember that We are
primarily making an exhibition for in
struetion and education, rather than for
simple display Of beauty. We do no
forget the claims of beauty and we shall
study
LANDSCAPE EFFECTS
80 far as possible in all of our planting.
But We must use the material which
will be sent us rs exhibits, and arrange
i so as to produce the bGst results pos
sible.
particularly desire that the people
shall remember that it takes years of |
time, as well as large expenditures of |
money, to create great park covering |
hundreds of acres of ground. Therefore
do not expect too much. Two months
ago, when we began our park improve
ment, we had but
WILDERNESS OF WEEDS.
We have accomplished notable changes
aud we shall make many pleasing i'm
provements. We shall have handsome
grounds, which will possess many fascin-
atoms, even if We do not in four months |
create perfect park. If you do not |
expect too much we shall please you. |
With our uniona aud haaat;f,,I h,;id