, 1890-10-30
MIR. BUCEY'S VIEWS.
What the State of Washington
Should Do at the Worlds
Fair.
There Should Be q Fine Display
of All Sorts of Fish and
Preserved Fruit.

Mr.. Henry BUGGY, of Tacoma,
president of tho Washington Horti.
cultural Society, when asked to give
his ideas as to what this state OF
Washington should do at the great
worlds fair, said:
III have an idea that the work of
making the exhibit from this state
the success II should be could best
DO done by dividing the work into
these five departments:
1-Agriculture and horticulture,
minerals, stone and timber
3-Comlnerce and fisheries.
| 4-Manufacturingi industries.
5-Art, literature and education.
"Others may have very different
ideas from mine, on that subject,
but then my special hobby is horti-
culture, and have some very pro-
nounced ideas on that subject and
what should be done at the worlds
fair in that line.
1--WE should have n vast collection
of glass jars made specially for ex-
hibiting fruit in. The fruits should
be gathered in their seasons and
carefully preserved for exhibition.
OF course the man or men who caro-
for this feature of the exhibit must
remain here in the state and for
ward fresh fruits as their seasons ad-
vance. Fruit shown In It's natur-
al state is always more attractive
than when preserved; but neverthe-
less, the bulk of our exhibit of fruits
must be preserved. There are faclll-
| ties now available for this work that
renders the work susceptible of at-
tanning to almost perfection. Spe-
cial glass jars are now made as large
as twelve inches in diameter and
large in proportion. In these u
grand display could be arranged.
Everything from the orchard
and garden can now be nicely pre-
served with the appliances at hand,
but it will all take great time and
work to prepare. This horticultural
display from the state of Washing
ton can be made the best exhibit in
the whole exposition.
ave should start In with straw
berries; gathering berries from eight
to twelve inches in circumference
and Others of all varieties. Next
comes the ruspborries with great
clusters and large graius. Cherries
could be shown by small branches
with clusters weighing from two
to five pounds each. Glass jars
would show such things oil in
the best shape possible. Then we
could get gooseberrics one and one
half inches in diameter; currants
one-half inch In diameter and black
berries of monstrous size. In plums
and prunes we can beat anything ut
the exposition, both for size and
quality, aud In both the green and
dried state. We can excel even
Oregon and California, both now
famous for prune culture. For pears
and apples we should try To- carry
OIL the prize ~ the banner state III
the Union, for we certainly have
the material to cntitle us to that dis
tinction. We have peaches as large
and fine as can be raised in famous
New Jersey. With our showing Of
grapes We will make even the golden
state of California accord us respect.
Apricots and nectarincs are already
clanoring for recognition as staple
fruits of this state and should 10
given space. We can make
the darliay Of the South
laugh with delight when We
bring on our melons from Yakima
and neighboring sections. We can
equal the famous Cape Cod with
cranberrics. There are already
about 900 acres of this berry ia cul-
tivutlon and there are over 10000
acres of native cranbcrries iii this
state.
"Besidcs these fruits, we can excel
any of them in the production OF the
staple vegetables of America. We
can show potatoes eight pounds
each; squash 200 pounds each; tur-
nips and bcets fifty pounds each;
cabbagcs sixty pounds each,. and
other vegetables in proportion.
Such things us cabbages could be
transported III growing state in large
tubs.
"a complete collection of our
flowers would simply be dazzling. L
do not think any country In the
world could surpass us in this line.
"Thc horticultural department
would want n space specially ar
ranged for 1t. 1 have Thought of
many plans for such an arrange
nnent, and am still giving the mat
ter consideration. | am thoroughly
Interested in the matter, for ] think
the horticultural feature could and
should be made the most attractive
one from this whole state.
"Of course, to do all this will take
lots OF money; but | don't think the
people of this state could spend
$3.50, 600 to better advantage than to
devote that amount to IA complete
and perfect state exhibit at the
worlds fair"
Not SO Bad.
New York World,