The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-21
THE PAN-AMERICAN.
Meeting of the National Editorial
Associntfon-FIOrid Exhibit.


Associn tfon-FIoridn Exhibit.
Buffalo, June 20.-The National Editorial
Convention was a great success. Several
distinguished journalists were here from
Georgia. About fifty came from North
Carolina and many others in detached
parties came from the other Southern
states. All expressed themselves as being
delighted with the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton.
great many excursions were planned
for the visiting editors and their fami-
lies Among these were trip to Niagara
Falls and Toronto by the various steam
beat lines, trolley and steam cars. The
attractions of the Midway were Thrown
open to them with a liberal hand In
fact many of the leading editors say they
were entertained so royalty that it was
next to impossible to attend to the bust
ness of the Editorial Convention. Thurs
day night a dinner with thousand COW
ers was given in their honor by the man.
agement of the Pan-American Exposition.
Friday morning the final exercises were
held in the Temple of Music. The last act
of the convention was the selection of
Hot Springs, Ark, as the next place for
holding the Editorial Convention The
most dangerous rival Hot Springs had in
this particular was Asheville, N. c. But
Arkansas had one hundreds editors in the
field, while North Carolina had less than
half that number
In the Alabama exhibit the State House
at Montgomery, which has been repro
duced is corn, is heavily draped in Grape
on account of the death of the Governor
of that state Mr.. Roscoe German. the
commissioner from Ala bama, left on the
first train after the news of the death
of the Governor was received.
The Florida exhibit in the Horticulture
building continues to excite unusualsin-
terest because of its seml-trop-
ical character. The fruit ex-
hibit is very large and varied. 1t
is estimated that 5000 people each day
taste the fruits there exhibited. As soon
as the fruits get too old for exhibition
purposes, they are cut up and visitors
given an opportunity to taste them. A
fruit, unusual in this part of the coun-
try is the pomelo. The amount OF this
fruit produced is increasing rapidly, but
not sufficiently to keep pace with the
demand Mr.. Weir was offered 80 cents
a piece for the 800 specimens which he
has on exhibition. The exhibit of pine
apples will be very fine later in the sea-
son. One pineapple is shown weighing
10 pounds and others will be seen later
twice this size. There will be a 1000 en-
hibited in August that will weigh 10
pounds Mr.. Weir says the secret OF
growing pineapples SO large is found IN
the fact that they are grown under half
shade, Stats four inches wide and four
inches apart covering the trees. The
necessity of this is due to the delicacy
of the plants which makes it necessary to
protect them from the cold and sun. The
largest ones have been produced in this
manner An acre of pineapples is on an
average worth about $4,000. Each plant
reproduces six plants in the shape of
suckers. These are transplanted and IN
this manner the pineapples are propa>
gated The parent pant has one plant
which grows from the root, and when
the old plant is cut away the young plant
continues to grow and blooms in about
three months and bears fruit three
months later. Several fruits are shown in
lars Among these are extremely large
pears. Growing pineapples and a large
number of cocoanuts in the husk are
shown, the latter with section
of the husk removed so that the cocoanut
itself is seen imbedded in the husk A
fine exhibit Of guava jelly is shown. Pro-
ducts of the palmetto, coffee and metto
which are tonics. Palmetto wine, por-
there's made from the bark, and brushes
made from the roots of the trees are ex-
hibited. The booth which covers the en-
trance of the pavilion is covered with
palmetto leaves, such as are used in
many buildings in Florida. A bale of pal
metto is shown from which mattresses
are made. Other fruits and vegetables of
more or less interest are shown on
large table in the center of the exhibit.
Two cases along one end of the exhibit
show other palmetto products and inter
esting relics of the Seminole Indians. Sew
eral alligator skins tanned by these In
dams are to be seen.
The sponges from the coast of Florida
comprise many different specimens.
Among more unusual varieties are the
Sleeps wool sponge and the grass sponge.