The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14
THE FAIR
Held Indoors
This Year.
JOINT EXHIBIT
Brings Out Great Display
and Plenty of Folks.

thing to be looked for and long remem-
bered by young and old. the joint exhl-
bition of the agricultural and horticul-
tural societies, held in horticultural
hall, yesterday, was a grand success.
The exhibition. which was exceed
ingly well arranged was viewed by a
large number of people during the fore
noon and afternoon, and in the even
ing the hall was filled with people anx-
ious to feast their eyes upon the bount-
iful display of natures best handiworlx.
And it was a sight well worth seeing.
The main floor of the hall was occu-
pied by rows of long tables, laden with
platters of rosy apples, quantities of
brown skinned potatoes big luscious
pears that made the mouth water, pur-
pie onions that made the eyes water,
and carrots beets turnips and other
vegetables Of every kind that mother
EARTH has been known to yield in Wor-
cester county. Upstairs in the rear of
the gallery large clusters of purple
grapes, nesting in snow white platters
gave forth an odor tantalizing in its
sweetness. The platform where the
committee in charge had their head
quarters was prettily set about with
palms and potted plants, and in the
small hall at the front of the building
on the FIRST floor great quantities of
cut flowers contributed their many hues
and sweet perfume as additional testi-
monials to natures power
Taken all in all the exhibition was a
very successful one and the managers
have reason to feel highly gratified
with the manner in which the farmers
OF the county entered into the spirit of
the occasion. The entries in all classes
We're numerous and in many Instances
1t was no easy thing for the Judges to
select the winners. Charles Greenwood
OF Worcester was the judge of the veg
etaoles, George McWilliams Of Whit
insvtlle the judge of flowers, and Henry
4. Rich of Worcester the Judge Of
fruit. The report Of the committee on
outdoor awards was presented by
Leander F. Herrick. The premiums
awarded by the agricultural society for
fruits and vegetables were LIST $3.50. Cd
81, Sd 30 cents. The premiums award
ed by the horticultural society for veg
etables We're LIST 50, I'd S15o, Sd 81, 4th
SO cents
The fine exhibition of hot house
grapes raised by g. Marston Within of
Whit1nsville, which proved a promin-
ent feature of the exhibit, were sent
TO the city hospital at its close, through
-
Dinner was served in the upper hall
at o'clock, and the tables were well
patronized.
o. 3. Hadwen, president of the Hor-
tcultural Society, presided, and re-
marks were made by Mr.. Shaw. the
state sooiety's delegate to the exhibit
ton; Mayor Dodge, Mr. Ellsworth,
congressman Joseph H. Walker and
Lieut. Hathaway. In opening the
speech making, President Hadwen said
in part!
Ladies and gentlemen: 1 believe
this is the first time the Agricultural
and horticultural Societies have met
together in a social way, and I take
pleasure in extending you greetings on
the part of the horticultural Society.
1t is So years since I first attended a
cattle show, and I am glad to say that
l have not yet outlived it's influence
Both Of these societies are doing noble
work in awakening interest in the rural
arts. Both have long and honorable
records, but it behooves us to endeavor
in the future, as in the past. to occupy
place in the front rank of education
along agricultural and horticultural
lines"
The next speaker was Mr. Shaw. the
delegate from the State Agricultural
Society. He said: 81 am sorry that it
falls to my lot to address you this
afternoon, as I came here totally un-
prepared. I desire to congratulate you,
however, on the exhibition in the hall
below / have faithfully examined ey-
cry article there. and 1 find them al
most perfect. The exhibition of fruit
is especially good, when the fact that
this is bad year is taken into con-
sideration. The exhibition is an excel
lent one, but no more, perhaps, than
might be expected of fertile Worcester
county. Down in poor, barren Bristol
county, where l come from, we have
to work to make our crops yield, but
up here all you have to do Is to sow
theseed and reap the harvest. But, ia
ken as whole, l want to say that 1
believe there is today no place in life
that can equal the conditions Of the far
mer. That may seem like a strong
statement, but / believe it to be true,
and make it as a farmer. To be sure
a farmers life means hard work, but
what enjoyment does an idle man get
out of life? Others are continually
seeking something else. The farmer,
contented with his lot. is the backbone
of the community"
Mayor Dodge was next introduced as
farmer and a. mayor" He said in
part:
There is no real, genuine agricultur-
al meeting complete without friend
raise about all that is worth raising.
But think that our chairman has had
more than his fair share of pleasure
in this world. If, as he says, he has at
tended an annual cattle show every
year for the last 81 years, l don't see
what paradise has left for him. When
I was boy on the farm, there were
several things l used TO dispute with
my father. l used to maintain that
farming could be made lucrative. My
father was shrewd, and used to reply
that either his farm or his boys had
kept him poor. If my friend Shaw
thinks Worcester is such a splendid
place for farming, he should come up
here to live. Why we make even con-
material than he is. Speaking about
farmers, Machines, next to me here,
has a farm out in Auburn that entirely
supports his dry goods store and his
street railway.
During the last ten years the trend
of business has been toward consoli-
dalton. Great trusts and apartment
stores have grown up We ind this
In almost every industry except farm-
ing, and | have often wondered if the
time would ever come when the move
neut would spread out and Include
that Industry l have tried to look
ahead and see If it is possible, and
believe that, although the time may
come, the day of individual Droprie-
torship in the farming industry is long
to continue in force and that The in
dustry is to be the last to he absorbed
by consolidation. There is just touch
Of this movement in the farming in
dustry in the south, where land is held
by a few men and leased to others,
but even this has never struck me as
a desirable thing in community. Tho
greater number of proprietors and the
less employees is the best thing for