Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1894-07-20
A FRUIT SHOW.
At the St. Louis Exposition from
Sept. :. to Oct. I3, 1894.

The Legislature, by special act,
ordered that the fruit exhibit Gas
well as other exhibits) made at
the Worlds Fair be turned over
to the Exposition management for
two years.
The State Society having pre-
pared this fruit exhibit for the
Worlds Fair, thought best to take
charge of the matter and make
fine display there this fall.
All of the fruits in jars will be
gone over and such as are in good
condition will be retained and the
others will be replaced, so that
we will have fine showing of all
the fruits on exhibition at Chica-
go.
Besides this permanent display,
it has been thought best to make
a display of fresh fruits also dur
ing the Exposition. This fresh
fruit exhibit will be made and
placed by the society in such a
manner, that every county that
sends in acollection will have
it SO shown that the county will
get the benefit of it. All fruits
from any county will be placed to-
gether and sign placed over it
showing where it is from.
With this end in view l visited
st. Louis, the Exposition manage
ment, and the st. Louis Automat-
ic Refrigerator Co, No. 8 and 1 1
S. Sd street, and arranged with
them to put the fruits, as they
ripen, in cold storage until such
time as wanted.
Shipping tags will be furnished
to all who apply for them. Pack
ages should be directed to L. A.
Goodman, care st. Louis AutOmat-
ic Refrigerating Co., 9 and II S.
Sd street, St. Louis, Mo-, and the
persons name sending them put on
each package.
This will be great opportunity
to advertise any portion of our
state, and as all of the Missouri
exhibit made at Chicago will be
there as whole, it will give the
state the best advertising oppor-
tunity she has ever had.
We are especially anxious to
have a fine fruit exhibit and we
trust that the fruit men of the state
will see that we have a fine lot of
fruits there for disply. Let each
one send packages of anything you
may have that is = worthy of ex-
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These fruits should be gathered
as fast as ripened and carefully
wrapped in paper, packed in one
third bushel boxes and sent direct
to the Refrigerating Co., where
they will be cared for until wanted.
The express on the fruits, cost
of storage and all expense of ar
ranging and caring for the exhibit
will be paid by the Exposition.
They will also furnish plates,
tables, and everything necessary
to make the display notable one
The plan of display will be similar
to that of 1888.
The society Will put on exhibi-
ton and care for all fruits sent to
st. Louis, so that there need be
no expense to any portion of the
state, unless such country choose
to send some one to make its ex-
hibit and care for it.
The prospect for a perfect crop
of apples this fall, justifies us in
the statement that the exhibit can
be as grand a one as the
state has ever made. The time
and place is very opportune one,
and better results may be obtained
from this display than from any
other the state has ever made.
The attention of the country has
been and is now being drawn to
Missouri as it never has been be-
fore, and fine exhibit of fruits
will be the best advertisement she
can have at the present time and
the opportunity is now presented
for grand step forward.
We hope you will make this a
personal matter, as well matter
of state pride as of county advan
tage, and send during the entire
summer and fall anything you may
have worthy of exhibition.
During the months of September
and October We hope to see a large
amount OF fine fruits, especially
apples and grapes, sent forward
every day, so that we can have the
best showing of fruits seen for
many day. and do onr State