The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-02

arid region OF the United States. which
has Kansas for IT'S center. is II only for
prairie dog towns and sandhnl pIums-
The Oxford hotel was preempted By
Kansas people. and nobody undertook 70
contest the fling. The big Pzrlors held
the wonderful exhibit OF fruit, which was
in charge OF William H Barnes. State
Secretary OF Agriculture OF Kansas, who
vas assisted in placing and lecturing on
his display by J. s. Churchill andC. H
Hoyt, both Of Lawrence. These gentle
men showed the big juicy beauties that
made your mouth water to look AT them,
and told the interested people who crowd
ed about him that Kansas has the larg-
est and finest apple orchards in the
world" They didn't believe It, but it is
true, and that is what jars the Empire
State.
High above the heads OF pedestrians
around the oxford, ropes were stretched
from telephone pole TO pole. and upon
these were festooned corn. The Karsans
called it corn. but It looked like stove
wood at that night, and It was well that
II swung high. for many a millionaire
eyed IL longingly. thinking OF the coal
famine, and the glorious blaze those gi-
gantic 'nubbins" would make. When that
corn was finally taken down. people
stood IN Ine for blocks, Just TO secure in
turn a few grains OF the Kansas cereal
Propped up against the trees in front
OF the hotel were some "step-ladded'
stalks Of corn, with huge ears spiking
the stalks near ,he tip. A S bill was Of
so-as -. 49, -Lo .o..15 hang hfs haf IN
the lowest ear OF corn. and the green
back yet reposes in the depths 70 Com
mander Loomis' pocket. There were fine
CHARTERED oak cabinets lining the Four
1eeath street side OF the Oxford, IN which
glass : oxes Of grain, good. bad. and IN
different was shown. The best grew in
Kansas Of course. One case was filed
with the most beautifully spun silk
thread, the Kansas product OF the silk
worm. said 10 be among the finest ex-
ampIes in existence. People looked on
the tail wheat stools. simply pulled up
and brought along. and declared the i'm
mense heads must be artificial, but ex-
animation convinced them that not even
California could produce anything equal
10 the specimens
Lined up outside were pumpkins which
would make good washtubs or drinking
troughs if followed out. and waterInelons
like hogsheads. There were onions that
would burst the band OF a No hat, and
so one might go on in the wonder world
which the Department Commander Of
Kansas planted in the midst OF the Ma
tionaI CAPITAL. for the half has not been
told
These magnificent products will be the
talk OF the country for the next year
And when 1t is remembered that Kansas
IS the state OF high winds, furnace blasts.
horrible lizards, anbd soulscorching
drouths. according 70 history. the wonder
grows
And then there was Kansas in the pa
rade The Kansans could not be nlistak-
en-. The Sunfower State. proud OF its
sunshinny emblem. chose TO march down
Pennsylvania avenue on that historic day
under umbrellas painted 70 represent the
foewr Of the sun god. They were unique
and instructive. For half a mile they
filed the avenue from curb to curb. They
we're headed by Col. Ed. B. Jones, Chief
Of Staff to Department Commander
LOOMS. who was half covered by the
huge sunfower which he wore upon his
breast. Every man OF the Kansans in
line wore twin TO IL Col Eugene Ware.
of Pensions. was there.
wearing the big bloomer presented to
him by the whppoorwiils.
Commander Loomis proudly headed the
ranks OF the Kansans on his big black
charger, himself and horse wearing the
golden ingignia- The nearly 1000 Kan
sans In line had three bands from their
own state-the Canaan band. which was
the Official G. A r aond, the Sterling
Military band and Hays City band. The
Nodes, the greatest singing club in the
United States, was there also. Il was
support, ard Commander
LOOMS Looked the pride he felt. Along
with its other famous products was
:. Fighting Joe Hudson" the Junior Vice
Comman der OF the Department OF Kan
sas. who has won a Brigadier-General's
traps in two wars, and Col. Dennison,
who has been assistant Adjutant General
till he owns the Office. and it's proud OF
kim All along the Hne OF march Kan
sas got cheers and genial recognition.
while from the President It got a special
notice. and the Commander-in-Chief gave
The department OF Kansas an extra salute
as Il proudly fled past the reviewing
stand.
The Kansas reception 20 the National
Encampmeut was as unique as anything
could well be made. The receiving lire
began at the New York avenue entrance,
and serpentined around IN a continuous
line through corridors. diaizg-room. more
corridors. into the parlor, where Mrs
Emma Porter. Department President and
her stan. ended the lire which Depart
nent Commander LOOMS and his star
began nearly q quarter OF mile away.
and the 5000 callers ran the gauntlet
y this formidable lire throughout four
hours OF Tuesday evening.
Great Is Kansas. and great are her peo-
pie. Department Commander LOOMS has
achieved fame for his state and for him
self IN bringing 70 Washington the superb
collection OF fruits and grains. which viii
be Al object lesson that can never be
Il ought 70 make him Gov
arnor Of Kansas.
Random Comment.
Judge c. NJ. Tonkius illustrates the
saying. Once \ government clerk. always
~,ve---nent clerk he e <esror among