The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
FRUIT IS SCARCE.
Trouble Experienced to Get
Display at st. Louis.

Great difficulty has been experienced
Dy the hOrticulturiStS of the state i'll
collecting a suitable display of fruit for
the St. Louis exposition. So far only
one car load of fresh apples has been
sent to cold storage in st. Louis to
await the fair. A great effort is being
made to secure some additional fruit
by means of $100 in prizes offered for
the best displays to be made during
the meeting of the State Horticulture
society to be held here beginning next
Tuesday. All fruit exhibited here will
be sent to st. Louis.
In addition to the carload of apples,
the Kansas commissioner has ready for
shipment 400 glass jars of fruit. This
collection is locked up in a basement
room of the state house, and President
Wellhouse of the Horticultural socety,
is the only Topeka man who has the
key to the room. This morning he
made an investigation as to the con-
dition of the fruit, and found it to be
keeping perfectly, and to be all in good
condition.
It is likely that this display of 400 jars
will be put on exhibition for the first
time by Commissioner Schell some time
during the meeting of the society next
week.
In comparison with the Missouri fruit
display Kansas will apparently make a
very slim showing. Missouri is report
ed to have 1000 jar of fruit and over
1000 barrels of apples in readiness for
the exhibition. The carload of Kansas
apples comprises only about 100 barrels.
The St. Louis exposition will come in
for a large share of attention at the
Horticulture society meeting. 1t will be
the principal topic of discussion, and
special preparations have been made to
give this feature prominence.
Fred Taylor, chief of the horticulture
display of the exposition, will probably
be present, and if he cannot come, he
will send his assistant, John 7. Stinson.
December 81. will be devoted to speech
es about exposition matters.
In addition to Taylor and Stinson,
w. F. Schell, superintendent of the
Kansas exhibit, and his assistant, G..
l. Holsingel, will be present and speak
on THE Kansas Horticultural Exhibit" "
and VIM. Barnes, secretary of the as
sociation, will tell of the general loca-
ton and architecture of the Kansas
building and the horticulture pavilion.
Secretary Barnes will possibly hand
out nice cluster of roasts for the way
things stand He does not like the
Kansas building because it is too low
and ''suuattyp and saws that it is be-
ing generally criticised for this fault.
1t does not loom up well among the
neighboring state buildings, according g
to Mr.. Barnes. Mr.. Barnes has made
four trips to ST Louis recently and has
studied the buildings carefully.
Besides disliking the Kansas building,
Mr. Barnes says that Kansas got the
worst of it in the distribution of space
for its exhibit in the horticulture pavilion.
The Kansas exhibit was set over in one
corner of the building. and Mr. Barnes
claims it is out of the way and not likely
to be seen by anybody.
1T is in the extreme corner of the
worst part of the building said Mr..
Barnes. There is only one worse place
in the building and that is the opposite
corner. Unless Kansas can get its space
changed it will be very unfortunate for
our exhibit"
The meeting of the horticultural society
is open to all 1t will be held in the
the north wing of the state house. The
rooms were being prepared for the meet
ing today