Arizona republican., 1901-09-07
Beautiful, Practical and Durable Goods The Leading Plumber D. H. BURTIS, '' ''s ~...'as'.. 's ha:s s. Experienced and Conscientious
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ARIZONA FRUITS
Their Display Did Good Work at the
 Buffalo Exposition.

Prof. A. J. McClatchia of the experl- men't farm, has returned from his east ern visit. having enjoyed pleasant summer and feeling very much re freshed for the duties that now con front him, His family returned with him and they ussd up the full value of their siXty-day tickets in sightseeing
 The professor is very enthusiastic over the fine exhibition of Alizona fruits made at the Buffalo exposition and is entitled to be so for the display was madl largely through his efforts In referring to it. he said, hat for the size of the display it attracted great deal more attention than he antici- pated. It was. of course, very small m comparison 10 the displays of many of the states, notably California, but it was if, sh and striking in the quality of the fruits shown. and there were many features that attracted atten- ton by their eXcusiveness. Arizona for Instance, had the only home grown dates, and Arizona fruits Ws;e all labeled 1901, while many of th- large state exhibitions were of fruits of the previous season, thus showing the aoi ity of Arizona to get 50 market early Virginia, for instance had a fine dis play Of apples, looked at simply as a display but on inquiry it was soon noted by the careful observer that the;e were but half dozen varieties; they were the fruits of the preceding season, and there was a bushel of each kind, thus making up in quantity what it may have lacked in quality, and making a very good app arance.
 California, he said, had probably a hundred times as much on exhibition as Arizona. but one thing to be taken into consideration is that everybody expected big exhibit from California as hsr fruits have bsen advertised wherever the English language is spoken, while probably not one visitor in ten had heard of Arizona. while not one in a thousand knew that anything
 in the horticultural line cou,d be raised in Arizona.
 He was surpris l at the universal ignorance of eastern peJp.e regarding Arizona, and frequently amused at re- ma ks he overheard. A big banner was suspended over the display bear ing the magic word "Arzona." Nisi- tors would come along and reading 1t. remark: Where is AriZona?" What state is Arizona in?" or "Is Arizona in Mexico. or where?" and similar ques- tiGls that sounded very funny to peo- pie who have sper- years in telling the world about Arizona.
 All these questions gave opportunity for a vast amount of explanation, and when 1t was made and the visitors req lized the great distance, the high freight Iatls, e.c., and the fact that the Arizona fruit was second to none of
 it's kind, the best possible impression was made. and Prof McClatshie felt repaid for his work.
 He said that Secretary Wiggins of the Los Angeles chamber of commerce, who had charg of the California dis pay, told him that he believed the ad- vcrtising given the west in Buffa,o did more good in proportion to the effort put forth than 1t did at the Worlds fair, O. than i. will do at the St. Louis fair. and his reasons are plausible. At Buffalo the exhibition is all American, and compl titive between states, 90 comparisons are more likely to be drawn. At Chicago everything Ameri- can was Jumped together and com pared with foreign exhibits. Between Buffalo and g. Louis there is equally as good reason. Buffalo is in the csn- ter of the thickly populated region from which emigration to the west Is sought, hence a greater number of visi- tors are impressionable. At St, Louis a greater proportion of the visitors will come flom the vest and middle west, from whence they have no idea of moving their homes.
 Speaking of his own sightseeing trip Prof McClatchie said it was his frst visit to Washington, and hence thefe were many ',hings to see and l arm. The sane was true of New Eng land, and while at Boston they were the guests of Mir Dwight B. Heard, who did everything possible for their comfort and entertainment. Among the many things seen of historical in- crest he mentioned Concord, LeXing- ton, the Wayside Inn, where Flaw thorne lived at times and the stories of which are famous. He also saw the spot where Paul Revere was stoppsd in his wild ride, as we'll as dozens of other places notable in American history.