Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-03

FRUITS OF IRRIGATION.
A splendid ytxhfbities Made Ay the
Arid Region

A splendid Exhfbities Made ~ the
A rid Region
No State has made more decided
impression on the public than Idaho.
And this, although her exhibit was
gathered in the face of extraordinary
difficulties, and her entire agricultural
display destroyed in transit. The
signal success Of Idaho at the Fair is
due very largely to the tireless ener-
gy and boundless enthusiasm of Ex-
ecutive Commissioner James NJ.
Wells. Like all western men be Is I
lover of his State, and, unlike some
commissioners, extremely conscien-
tions in his effort to make bis appro-
priation accomplish the largest possi-
BILE result.
AN UNKNows STATE.
To the vast majority of Americans
Idaho is an undiscovered country.
They know of it only as q name per-
tanning to new community some
where out among the mountains of
the remote West. Many who visit
ed the State building were obliged
to consult map of the U. S. and get
their bearings before they could To-
cate Idaho intelligentIy. Little won
der, then, they were amazed when
confronted with such a display of
wonderful resources, such demon
stration of crude strength and noble
possibilities as they saw illustrated in
the Idaho building and its contents,
and its various other exhibits in all
parts of the Fair.
AN ELEGANT BUILDING.
The architecture of the State build
ing itself, in some indefinable way,
conveys to the imagination an i'm
preston of youth and power and vast
resources. This impression is borne
out by the contents and arrangement
of the interior, and so nobody who
has passed through the building fails
to imbibe something of the fascina-
tions of this young giant among COM
monwealths.
IRRIGATION HER CORNER STONE.
Idaho is one of the greatest fields
for irrigation on this continent. 1t is
blessed with splendid area of cul-
tivable lands and ample water for
their reclamation. Its irrigation sys-
TENS are already far advanced, and
its settlement we'll under wav. Ow-
ing to the unfortunate .mishap which
befell the agricultural exhibit the
public had no chance to study
this side of her development, but
those who have seen samples of the
field crops of adjoining States Of
Montana, Wyoming and Utah will
readily appreciate Idaho's capacity in
this direction, and will certainly
withhold nothing of praise from her
because of the absence of her disr lay
in this department.
THE IDAHO FRUIT INDUSTRY.
Idaho is one of the States that has
real fruit industry, although it is
today in its earliest infancy. The
display of desiduous fruits from Ida
no was among the very finest in the
Horticultural building, and if popu-
lar comment is any indication of
what the judges are likely to think
Idaho will have an opportunity to re-
ioice when the awards are announced.
This department of the exhibit was
in charge of Mr.. A. Small, who was
kept busy most of the time explain
ing where he obtained such speci-
mems of fruit. He repeatedly as
sured his visitors that they came from
Idaho, and the impression that he
told the truth gradually grained
ground.
LAND OF APPLES.
The exhibit contains three
varieties of apples so perfect in shape,
color and flavor as to leave no room
for doubt that this line of produc-
ton will be expanded to enormous
proportions. One of the finest is the
Yellow Newton, which keeps re-.
markably we'll, as some samples of
last years crop evidence. Other
very attractive varieties are the
Wine Sap, Blue Pearmain, Golden
Russet, Gravenst-in, Yellow Bell
flower, Monmouth and Monmouth
Pippin, Ben Davis, Swaar. White
Winter Pearmain. The lberian crab
apples are also very perfect fruit,
and make delectable preserves.
PEACHES.