The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-09
IL STRAWBERRIES
On One Plant Is What Pump Irriga
ton in Western Kansas Does.

This mornings session of the Both an
nual meeting of the Kansas state hor-
Ilculturai society was devoted entirely
to organization and the hearing of fruit
reports.
There are this afternoon perhaps 100
members Of the society in the city to
attend the meetings
me Iluit reports showed that there
IS an Improvement and that the cOndi-
tons are better than at this time last
year and were better during the past
season than for some time before. They
further showed thatKansas is diversity
ing her fruit acreage.
me following persons gave verbal
reports from the counties named with
them; T. A. Bail " of Miami, Dr.. J.
Stayman of eLavenworth, George ".
Bailey of Sumner, William Cutter of
Geary, Major Frank HOlsinger of Wy
andotte. George NJ. Munger of Green
wood George w. Munger of Green
wood, George w Click of AtchisOn. w
> Charles of Shawnee, o. o. A. Gard
ner OF Republic, z. j. Holman of Leav-
Enwollh A H. Griesa of Douglas. J.
W. w inlams OF Jackson. e. p. Delhi of
Johnson, w Y. Mcclure of johnson,
Dr. O. Bohrer of Rice, T. W. Harrison
OF OF. shawnee 3. f. Smith of Douglas, A.
chandler of WyandOtte, H L. Ferris of
Usage, K NJ. Mackey of Jefferson E.
NJ. cray Of Jefferson, Prof c. S Mason
OF Riley, Eugene Tilleux of Greeley
ana W. b Williams of Cloud.
Perhaps the most interesting of the
personal reports was that of Mr. Til
leuX of Tribune, who told of his success
in irrigation.
when I went to Tribune four years
ago, ne said, and announced that I
would raise fruit and vegetables there
the people said, "A fool and his money
soon parted but I said I believe irri-
cation viii raise fruit and vegetables
mere in abundance and am willing 20
part with my money to prove it. The
plan mas been most successful I have
mar an acre IN straw berries and the
yleld IS magnificent. Last year found
clusters of straw berries on which were
as many as II berries. raise cabbages
Dy the tons People around me who
nave no irrigation raise nothing in
comparison and most of them nothing
at all am $500 feet above the sea
leyel and $50 feet from water"
President WellhOuse appointed the
committees this morning as follows:
Credentials-Samuel Reynolds of
Lawrence, Frank w. Dixon of HoIton
o. o. A Gardner of Republic county.
Programmes. J. Holman of Leav-
enworth, E p. Diehl of Olathe, A l.
Brooke Of Topeka
bership-Horace J. Newberry of
Topeka. Major Frank HOlsinger of
Rosedale, F. B. Smith of Lawrence.
Exhibited articles-William Cutter of
Junction City. A H. Buckman of To-
pea, Dr. j. Stayman of LeavenWorth.
Auditing Of accounts-G. M. Munger
Of Eureka, s. f. Mason of Manhattan,
George w Bailey of Wellington.
s0lutions-Edward Taylor of Ed
wardsville, A. H. Griesa of Lawrence,
z. b. Cowgirl of Topeka.
Music-H. J. Newberry of Topeka, A
Chandler of Argentine, W. s. Charles
of Topeka.
The election viii take place tomorrow
forenoon OF officers for the ensuing
two years.
It is conceded that Judge Fred Well
house viii be reelected president
There Will likely be a spirited contest
on the secretaryship. w. H. Barnes,
who is now acting secretary is an act
i've candidate and there are several
others. Horace J. Newberry of To-
peka, who two years ago came within
three votes of being elected, is perhaps
as close to the Office as any one. It
is understood also that Major Hol-
singer is a candidate
The revision of the fruit list is oceu-
plying this afternoon.
Ayers Sarsaparilla is a perfect cure
for scrofula. that dreaded faint in the
human system