Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-08
Much Interest Will be Taken in
Annual Discussion of Agri-
cultural Pursuits
PLANS FOR ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION
Some Little Time Will Be Devoted to
Encouragement of Plans for Repre-
sentation of Iowa Resources at the
Coming Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
tion-General News.
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| Des Moines, Dec. S.-This week is the
one for the annual gathering of those
| Iowa men interested in various agri-
cultural pursuits and in things that en-
courage agriculture, horticulture, for
estry and the like. The state farmers
institute is to be held tomorrow and
the next day the meeting OF the state
| agricultural department which has to do
with the management of the state fairs
/ then at the same time the state hortI-
| cultural and forestry associations meet
| and have an extended program. Al
| these meetings there will be more than
| the usual time devoted to encourage
ment Of the plans for a fair representa- a.
! ton of the main resources OF the state
| at the coming Louisiana Purchase ex-
| position in st. Louis. Last year, when
| these associations met, Fred w. Tay-
| lor. OF ST. Louis, who is to have charge
| of the agricultural and horticultural
exhibits at ST. Louis, was present by
Invitation, and discussed the matter
| fully. At that time the horticulturlsts
felt that there should be provision al
| the exposition for horticultural eA-
| hibit separate from the agrlcultura
and a lively discussion followed pre-
| sentation Of this subject. The asso-
ciatfon. as also the agricultural asso-
citation. contented itself with urging
| that Iowa have a first class exhibit
| Mt st. Louis. A movement was started
then and there to have practical mort
| iculturist, one who was an active
worker in the horticultural society,
named for one of the members OF the
Iowa commission; but this movement
failed and no representative or TINS IN
| terest was placed on thei commission
| It was also urged that committee go
| to work at once to arrange Tor the Iowa
exhibit at st. Louis, because 1t Was
re ognized that there WIS no time
| to be, lost AS yet nothing has been
| done President Wragg, IN his report
| this year, will touch upon this sub
| ject and again urge that the hortlcui-
! tural society cooperate as FAR as pos
| sible with the state commission in ar
ranging for an exhibit. It had been ex-
lpected that before this time the state
| commission would have taken some ac-
ton indicating what expenditure II
would make for this exhibit, but moth
ling has been done. Members of the
horticultural society are disposed to
| critieise in this matter as they say that
at this meeting they should be able
! to take definite steps looking toward
cooperation for horticultural ex-
| hibit. The subject is likely to provoke
sharp discussion.
In the farmers institute provision has
been made to have the plans of tbs
commission in the matter of the purely
agricultural exhibit for Iowa fully set
| forth by a member of the commission
The representative of the Fifth district
on the commission has been aske
to present this matter to the farmers
institute, James III. Trewin, Of Cedar
Rapids There has been a great deal
of inquiry as to what the commission
| intends to do In the matter Of having
the chief industry of the state shown
at the exposition. 1t is expected thai
at this meeting the matter will be thor
oughly sifted and digested. The live
| stock men, those interested in cattle
| and horses and hogs, are particularly
! interested in the plans which have been
| laid. Nothing has as yet been made
public as to these matters. A promi-
nent member of the state agricultural
department has been strongly indorsed
| for the position of superintendent of
| the horse department and the agri .
cultural society is back of him. This
| is w. c. Brown, of Clarion, who has
had charge of the horse exhibits at the
state fair. The horticulturists are
pushing the candidacy of A. L. Plum
mer,, of Ankeny, a prominent fruit
grower, for superintendent of the hor-
ticultural department.
I There is probability that M. J. Wragg,
of Dallas county, who has been presi-
dent of the State Horticultural Society,
will be continued in the office for an
other year. He is also of the state ag-
ricultural department directory board,
and has charge of the fruit exhibits at
the state fairs. Thus far there is no
person seeking the position, tho Mr..
Wragg is Indifferent to the matter.
President Frasier, of Bloomfield, head
of the state agricultural department.,
will retire. He is now actively engaged
as cashier of bank. His successor will
be w. w. Morrow, of Creston, who is
now vice president. He was an un-
successful candidate for treasurer of
state two years ago. There will be the
usual contest for places on the board,
but there will be few changes.
The effect of the law to allow county
and local farmers institutes to send
delegates to the state farmers insti-
tutes where the directory board of the
agricultural department is selected, will
not be felt this year, as the institutes of
last winter We're nearly all held before
the law went into effect. The purpose
of the law was to allow larger repre-
sentation at the institutes and to break
up the disposition to have the state
fair management kept within narrow
lines. 1t is expected, however, that
there will be an unusually large attend
ance at the institute and better rep
resentation of the state than for many
years.
A feature Of the annual meeting this