The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-29
TO PARIS IN 1900
Kansas Corn May Be Dished
Up to Frenchmen.
AT THE EXPOSITION
Movement to introduce the
Great American Product.

The next movement on foot 20 INTRODUCES
the national food product OF corn is nov
being agitated through the introduction
Of the subject by an organization already
launched in the state OF Illinois, and IS
now being talked up among the farmers
and agricultural Interests in this state
The object is 10 have an exhibition OF
the product made al the Paris exposition
in 1899 and Will be solely a national affair
and under the supervision OF the United
States government.
The matter was first brought 10 the at
tention Of Commissioner General Peck at
the headquarters of the United States
commission 10 the Paris exposition al
Chicago by General Clark Z. Carr, VINO
headed a delegation OF the American
maize propa ganda which called on the
commissioner and laid the scheme before
him.
The plan Is TO include in the exhibit a
corn palace on a limited scale after sim
liar structures which have been built IN
a numbers of western states In regions
given over 10 the cultivation Of corn.
In it a kitchen is TO be established, in
which will be prepared corn pone. Johnny
cake, corn on the cob. popped and parched
corn. These articles are all to be dis
tributed free of charge.
Mr.. Peck admitted the Importance OF
the proposition, but explained that some
money on the part of the commission II
self would be required for such dis
plav. President Carr asked whether a
state appropriation from the several corn
states would be of any use 10 tine United
States commission. Mr.. Peck replied that
it would. Then the propaganda pledged
itself to try and raise such sum as
would help TO put the matter on foot
ing.
Yesterday the matter was presented TO
Governor-Elect Stanley and President
Charles G.. Cohn for the purpose OF get
ting their views on the advisability of get
ting movement started in this vicinity.
with the object of getting some kind OF an
organization started to cooperate with the
commissioner general and Kansas state
agricultural department.
Governor Elect Stanley was very much
in favor of giving the matter some
thought, and said if it was movement
that would be OF any interest TO kansas
TO bring the state and the products of her
sol, before the people of the wOrld-he
would lend his support TO the movement.
but he did not want to be misunderstood
in the pronounced fact that he was Cp-
posed going into any plans that would
give credit 10 any state over Kansas. II
Kansas got her share he would lend his
support and do all he could to make the
Frenchmen eat Kansas corn.
Charles G. COhn, president of the Com
mercial club, was very enthusiastic over
the idea and stated that he was willing to
meet any of the citizens who were most
interested and devise some feasible plan
to properly shape the matter so that they
could cooperate with the state board of
agriculture and ask for an appropriation
from the state to hep get the best of
Kansas corn for exhibition.
The matter is to come up before the club
at an early date and something more will
De heard upon the subject in the near tu-
ture.