The Springdale news., 1889-11-08
Washington County to the Front.

Washington County to the Front.
 Ever since their has been fruit shows in NorthWes Arkansas, there has been a friendly rivalry existing between the counties of Benton and Washington IS to which should he given the honor ct having the finest fruit. Every con test has been warm and exciting and to Use the eXprssioH of another. It has been p-it--a-cuts between the two counties First one would be aWar ded the blue ribbon and then the other. For the last two years, We believe Den ton county has been modestly wearing the blue ribbon, but at the recent fair at Rogers. beautiful, blushing, Wash ingto. county comes to the front and robs her friendly rival fo the coveted prize Come to " ashington county, the banner fruit-groWing country of the world! The 'appIe GtlGt ot Ameri cat at''-SrKINuDALE NEWS.
 The above is astonishing in the ex treme In the county contests spoken of, Benton county has always been a. warded the blue ribbon. Two years ago by a request coming from Wash ington county, it was agreed to drop the county contest ahd work to ether in the interest of horticulture, A so cietY was organized known as the Northwest Arkansas Horticultural SO ciety, of which I an President and the writer of the above, Secretary. l call ed meeting of said Society to take in consideration the adVisaBility of mak iag a contest for the capital premium offered on fruits by the Benton County Fair Association. which was agreed to, and committees appointed from Wash ington. Benton and Madison counties to gather fruit for said exhibit, and while the committee from Washington coun- ty succeeded in gathering more fruits for said exhibit than the Committee from Benton county, tof which due credit has been given be 1t known that the display of fruits that captured the blue ribbon att he recent fair hel in Rogers was not Il Mashin gton coun- ty exhibit, but au exhibit of the North west Arkansas Horticultural Society. In this know whereof 1 sreak as l am Secretary of the Benton County horticultural, Agricultural and Me chanical Fair.
 ". J. Todd.
 Pres. N. W. A. II ort Society Rogers Republican.
 We were very much surprised when We saw the above in the Re- publican. We were well aware, and supposed every other person who was at all inform ed on the sub- ject knew, that their was no direct contest between the counties of Benton and Washington at the Fair Tn Rogers last month, but our effort to get off little "sarkssm' at the expense of Benton county seems 10 hove been taken to heart by our neighbors up their and especially so as in the case of Mr. Todd Part of what tho gentleman says is true anu and part of 1t is. we are sorry to state, untrue. Mir. Todd did come to Springda a few weeks before the Benton county fair and called a meeting ofthe Horticaltu. ~al Soclety. He explained that the object of this meeting was to take into consideration the advlsabiliLy of competing for the FIRST and SEC oSD premiums offered by the Ben ton County Falr AssocIauon. He sald there was not the least doubt in the world but what the Society could capture BOTH premiums if she only made an effort-he is Secretary of the Far Assoeia Jon and know whereof he spoke. you know. Well. the Society concluded to try for the prizes and a committee from Washington, Madison and Benton counties was appointed to solicit fruit. The committee from this county selected fine lot of fruit, took 1t 10 Rogers, and when there found that neither Benton or Madison county was inclined to add to tho collection, and that the lattor county wass howing her fruit as ln- dividual fruit and competing for second premium The committee then entered the fruit IS the SPRINJ-