Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-12
HORTICULTURAL.
Texas Forging Ahs&d-Phe Choices for
Holding The Next National Hor,t.
cultural Conventions
AMI vitntion from Colorado to Make an
1a'erntnto = xh b!t-Tsxss II Iricui-
teiP, Attention.
Dallas News,

"a Dallas News.
Texas is forging ahead in every avenue
OF progress. Not only hiss 8 telegram
from R v-rside, Cal announced to orr
State Horticultural Secretary. Mrs. J r.
johnson Of Dsl,s. awe have cfrtnr. d
The next Nationsl Horticultural conven.
| lion for 7, xss, toe first national c.ny. IL
ton ever brought within her borders, "
but she is invited by Colorado to make an
interstate EXHIBIT of her products.
Though the infant state 10 organize for
Horticultural progress, snd her society
only eighteen months old, yet shs Mas
! covered horse with honor In her bust
nsss-liks, profitable and edqcktiya con.
ventioH ssnd infant effort last July in
making an exhib., OF 5000 spe cimens { I
1lae fruits and 1000 pors of exquisite
f)wers. The society is winning much
Kind recognition, aud is the recipient Cf
many letters Of coueresula,ioD, gree ting,
encouragement and commentator from
aepErtment eff Gals and those Of the ms
tional aud various state societies, ard
other prominent hor,icUljurists. The
Uaited States Pomo list says it contains
material OF 65e csnber, and it will do
much good for the Lone Star state.
the folio wing is the invitation extend
ed by Colorado to Texas:
On e Of Colorado Safe Horticultural
Society, Denver, Colo, April IL Mrs.
j.. c.. Johnson, Secretary Texas State
Horticultural S'cis'y, D,llas, Texas:
Dear Madsme-1 write to ask your CO.
operation and that of your state society
In 3 Contemplated horticul ural exhibit
to be made in Denver, June Is, IA and Is.
The opening Of the Denver and Fo.t
Worth Rulwsy annihilatss space ana
makes US feel as though you were our
near neighbors, aud We wish
to cultivate your acquaintance
ss body AMI personally. ard
we know OF no more pleasant way than
20 cordislly invite your state, with which
We are now linked by bands OF steel, to
meet US in INIT convention And maze
friendly comparison Of her products With
ours. Suppose your early fruits will be
ripe end many varieties of your flowers
In magnificent bloom by the date above
Indicated. Will be pleased to hsye youc
CO. operation. P.edse answer st osce and
Indicate what you can do fer the exhibit
VIII forward you programme.
You will confer a fsvorAby giving, II
p ossio le, q list Of names ard addresses ct
p rites is Jamsics and British Honduras
Wa. grow tropical fruits and, plsuts, az
we wish 10 secure sn exhibit of same.
The Denver and Fort Worth puts us
within five or Fix Gays transit. DenyerI
will beccne q ute q central market for
tropical fruits. Hoping to hear from
ysu soon, am respectfully yours.
ALEX SHAW,
Sec. Gel Hort, S1cietr, 1918 Grand Ave
Denver, Col
REPLY OF TIE TExAs SECRETARY
DALLAS, TEX April Ajax Shaw,
Esq, Secretary Colorado Sate AS.tieui-
turAi Society, Denver, Col 9 :, 1sse ote-
Yours IL n inst. received. q Axlr the
the Texas State Horticultural Salty II
exteld you sud the State Horticultural
Society OF Colorado frsterDal greeting,
and return warmest thanks for your mas!
cordial invitation to Cooperate with your
state society in making 81 exhibit OF
the products oil the two states
linked oy "bsnds OF steel" and
I trust will be asuretively go he5cefcrth
The opening OF the Fort Worth snd
Denver City Railway, as ven state,
space, and we can clasp hands
in the noble cause Of Horticultural pro.
eress. - ss.s-S
Cannot ssy positively, however, whether
We can in person or by representative |
Exhibit until see farther. We expect |
the fruit and flower growers of Texss to3
make State exhibit some time In June,
and / fear 1t win be difficult to induce
many Of them 70 divide their support be-
tween home and distant represents
i've exhibit. Will lay your letter at once
before cur president and the executive |
board for action thereon and will acquaintt
yeb With the result.
We are In correspondence now With
e,snd, Holland, Gsrmsuy, France,
bpdn, Jspapt China, Cuhsy Australia,
NsT z :siand and Mexico, bat are Hn-