Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-10-16
Worlds Fair News.
An AGRICULTURAL WONDER.

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That Missouri Is the best all.round
state In America will be fully demon.
strated at the Worlds Fair in the agri-
cultural exhibit rs planned by II. j.
Waters, superintendent of Agriculture
Of the Missouri Worlds Fair Commits.
sion. 1.-THE show will include every.
thing" said DR.. Waters, from spring
wheat, which Ia a northern state prod.
uct, 70 cotton, an inhabitant OF the
balmy southland" Within the wide
range Of these bounds is included pruc-
tically every grain and grass worth
the growing. 1t will encompass corn
from Knox county, where the ears take
position at the middle Of the stalk. 8
feet above soil; wheat from the Mis-.
souri, river bottom where the soil is so
deep it is practically unfathomable;
blue grass from the hills which rival
and surpass the Kentucky fields and
alfalfa from Pcmiscot, where IL grows
0 feet tall and yields the grower o
times the worth OF his land every
year.
STRIKE ON MISSOURI BUILDING ENDED.
The strike OF men employed on the
Missouri Worlds Fair building has
closed. After being out - hours the
men went back to work, n satisfactory
agreement having been effected.
Tue trouble originated with the cleo
trical workers, who demanded s5 Il day
from contractors in charge Of that
work. The demand was refused and
upon the quitting OF work OF these
men, the contractors personally took
the place of the strikers, These con.
tractors not belonging to the union, a
general strike was called by the labor
confederation. aud the GO men at work
on the building including painters,
gas-htters, carpenters, timers, roof.
crs, plumbers, staff workers and plas,
tcrcrs walked out. The Missouri build
ing mas not suffered.
Contractors that the State
building Is almost thrce.fourths com.
pleted. They say that it will undoubt.
eddy be ready for occupation on Janu.
airy list. Contracts have been let for
all the work, the proposal for rural
decoration having been accepted at the
present meeting Of the Commission. II
will be executed by Muro a. Duncan.
st. Joseph artists.
| A IDI IA KISnNg A srntrL ~ v,,,.
Oil.
Illustrative of the peculiar adnpt.
ability Of Missouri soil to fr%uit.raisinp
there is, in Pike county, an apple tree
IS years old, still bearing fruit. The
tree was planted in 1878 by benjamin
BurbridRe, on Tan Yard branch, ncnr
Louisiana, Missouri, and has never
within the memory of man now living
received the least care. Last yea i,
grew Il good crop Of apples and spcci.
mems will be displayed by the Depart.
ment OF Horticulture of the Missouri
Worlds Fair Commission, OF which Is.
IL. Bonfocy, of ~Unionville, is chair.
man. With the exception of a few
dead branches, the tree is apparently
healthy and good for IS years of Mis-,
souri, prosperity.
MISSOURI WELCOME On MISSOURI DAY.
The largest crowd at the Columbian
Exposition was upon Chicago Day. The
notwithstanding attendance ut tn,
Louisiana Purchase Centennial EXPO,
hition OF 1904 will, if the plans of the
Missouri Worlds Fair Commission sue.
coed, be on Missouri Day. Already
Hon. l., +. Parker, of st. Louis, Chair.
man Of the commission Committee
upon Entertainment, is considering
the program Of the great day. The
Missouri State Building, now approach,
Ing completion, will be the headquar.
ters then and all during the World.
Fair for Mis,ourians and their friends,
The State will be hostess 10 the World
and the Missouri Commission IL pre.
! pairing 70 be hOspitAblc Ia the most ap