The Green Forest tribune., 1902-10-11
EVIDENCE OF ENTERPRISE.
Sending an Exhibit to St. Louis
 Fair Reflects Much Credit.

week. They were not taken there to win prize nor for the purpose of reflecting any special credit upon the citizens who sent them there.
 This exhibit is made for the sole and only purpose of adver- Using the fruit resources of Car roll and, especially, the country surrounding Green Forest.
 However, as the work of gath ering and preparing the exhibit is all over and the exhibit has doubtless been made as success ful as could have been hoped for, it would not be out of order to give credit to whom credit be- longs for this highly enterprising movement.
 The idea of making an exhibit did not originate with THE TRIB- UNE. The thought was first sug- gested by a letter from the sec retary of the fair, who wrote E. s. Foreman suggesting that he make a display. We published the letter and urged action upon the suggestion. Mr. Foreman began personal work and Mr. Whitaker opened his office for headquarters and specimens be- gan coming in. One good spec- imen called for another until the exhibit was pronounced by many good judges to be excellent. But there was still lacking arrange ments for the St. Louis end of it.. Who would go to St. Louis and take care of the exhibit and how the expenses were to be paid were problems wholly unsolyed and immediate action was imperative. Mr. Foreman had been informed that the person going would be required to pay half railroad fare; and, of course, there were many other expenses to be met, inci- dent to going to St. Louis and making this show in a respectable manner. Then, the question pre- scented itself what good could come from an effort of this kind as an advertisement, if no litera- ture is taken along to inform the people something about the coun- try in which this fruit was grown.
 Just here is where THE TRIBUNE publishers made themselves use- ful as well as ornamental. We stepped into the harness and pre- pared a guarantee, signing along with a few other members of the horticultural association, agree ing to foot if necessary whatever expenses were incurred by send- inc man to St. Louis to m ike this exhibit. We also took up the matter of transportation and secured passes for both Mr. Whitaker and Mr. Foreman to St. Louis. We filled the want of literature by preparing a special edition of our paper discussing fruit subjects and issued 1900 ex- tra copies, 1000 of which we sent to St. Louis, where we hope they are being used to advantage this week. This issue of the paper represented both hard work and expense to us, but the hortieul- t,lral association nor the citizens of Green Forest were not charged a cent for 1t.
 THE TRIBUNE does not speak of this work boastfully, for we feel merely the discharge oI a duty in this matter, which the advantages the newspaper pro- fession has made it easier for Us than it would have been for any one else to perform. Tine hide worn off our hands in manipulate inc the press ou this large edition of papers will all grow back in conrse of time, and if any good comes to our town and country from making this exhibit we shall be fully repaid.
 Tn telling just how the St. T,ouis fair exhibit all happened, we would not detract from the credit of either Mr. Whitaker or