The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-10-03
FRUIT RAISING N IOWA.
First Comparative Statistics Relat-
ing to Production Ever Made
Public in the State.
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES OF INTEREST
Prisoner Under Death Sentence Seri-
Ousqy Ill at Anamosa-New Police
and Fire System InaugurateI in
Des Moines-Fnvors the Prohibi-
tionists-Other Notes.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 9.-Secretary
Wesley Greene, of the Iowa State Hor-
ticultural society, has compiled the
first comparative statistics relating to
fruit production ever made public in
this state. He finds that there are
1O4 nurseries in Iowa and $50 farmers
who sell nursery stock incidentally.
These nurseries footed up 6,2s5 acres
and their business in 1900 amounted
to $619,902. In 1893 there were but 3,20s
acres in nursery stock, and the bust
mes amounted to but $203,033.
The secretary finds that the number
of trees in the state is 100000. In
1895 it was but 5000 600. This refers to
fruit bearing trees exclusively. OF
these the apple trees number 6,S69,5SS.
In 1895, owing to the extreme cold and
discouraging prices at which apples
had sold for many years, the number
of apple trees had fallen to 2,397,793.
Following are the number of differ
ent fruit trees now in the state, ac-
cording to Secretary Greene's tables:
Cherries, T91 1927; peaches, 16,145;
pears, 1O4 GAG; plums, 1,3o2,217; apricot,
$500.
The vineyards of the state yielded,
we'll during the last quarter of CEN
fury. For 1900 there were 2,072,1
vines in Iowa, yielding 7G,301 gallons of
wine, the value of the product being
$16e,36o.
There are 81 florists in Iowa and 95
farmers who deal in flowers incident
ally. The business amounted to $780,
900. 1t takes 1,436,260 square feet OF
glass to cover the florists stock.
Sick in Prison.
Harry Hortman, of Cherokee, who is
under sentence of death by hanging
rext spring, is said to be seriously iii
with lung fever at the state prison at
Anamosa. Warden W. A. Hunter, who
was here the past week, said he did
not believe that Hortman could live
to the date of his sentence. Gov. Cum
MINIS may be asked to commute it in
naturally. He was convicted of the
murder of his sweetheart, Florence
Porter, in fit of jealousy. He is one
Of half dozen men under sentence Of
death who are confined at the states
prisons. Phillips and Brooks, the
Buena Vista county bank robbers, who
murdered two members, of a posse
that was following them, are under
sentence to hang December IS. War
den Hunter says that they seem not
to appreciate the fact that they have
but three months to live.
System Innusuratcd.
This week, in Des Moines. there went
into effect what is known as the met
ropolitan police and fire system. 1t is
the Inauguration of civil service meth
DDS in connection with city govern
ments in this state. a nonpartisan
board appointed by the mayor has
charge of the examination of appli-
cants for appointment to places on
the police and fire departments. The
law applying this system to Des
Moines went into effect July /, but
the time since then has been consumed
by the commission in getting ready for
the Inauguration of the system. About
100 places are to be filled by it on the
two departments. Once appointed an
officer or fireman can only be removed
for cause. Politics is not a cause for
appointment or dismissal
Much Work to Do.
Superintendent Voldeng, of the in
sane hospital at Cherokee, Ia, attend
ing the conference of state institution
superintendent with the state board
of control here the past week. said that
much work remains to be done before
the institution at Cherokee is fin
ished. Several of the minor build
ings have only been begun. DR.. Vol
deng says that the management ran a
great risk in permitting the institu-
ton to be occupied when it was. This
was on account of the fact that not a
wheel of all the machiney hady been
turned. The power in the institution
is electricity, and delay might have
been disastrous. Asst happened every
thing went off we'll There's are now $40
patients in the institution.
Fnvors Prohibitionistn.
Secretary of State Martin has decid-
ed that the prohibition ticket can go
on the official ballot this year in every
county of the state without the formal
ity of a petition being filed, as in for
mer years. The state election returns
in the hands of the secretary of state
show that the prohibition party last
year cast more than per cent. of the
total vote. Under the law this per
mits the party to have it's ticket on the
official ballot without petitions there
for. Some of the counties of the state
insisted that while the state ticket OF
the prohibition party might be emit
tied to go on the official ballot without
petition in those counties in which the
party cast less than 2 per cent. of
the vote, i'm other counties where
1T cast less than 2 per cent. of the
total vote last year the county ticket
of that party could not go on the of
fetal ballot without petition. Sec.
rotary Martin has ruled against this
oopt antioD