Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-10
To Fruit Growers and Farmers.

O1 tllc AlhdlSdS aucpdTllllcub Ol HUT ticulture at the worlds fair has is- sued the following self-explanatory address:
 To the Fruit Growers and Farmers
 of Arkansas:
 Just at this time all eyes are be- ing turned toward St. Louis, where great preparations are being made to hold great exposition. At this exposition the manufactured prod uct of every state in the Union, as well as those from foreign coun- tries, will be displayed Not only the manufactured products, but the products of the farm and orchards the result of the skill and labor of the husbandman, will have a promi- nent place at this exposition. Ev- cry state will vie with each other in trying to show to the world that fruit can be grown to greater per lection in their own respective To- calities than elsewhere. The worlds fair management have set aside and will erect an immense building, covering several acres of ground, to be known as the horticultural pal ace, and devoted exclusively to the exhibition of fruits. In this build | ing will be found fruits not only from every state, but from every country on the globe. We must come in competition with this great gath ering of exhibits, and to do so suc- cessfully will require the combined effort and the hearty cooperation of every fruit grower in the state. While nature has done a great deal for Arkansas, and while with ordinary care we can raise the finest fruit in the world, yet we are some what at a disadvantage this year on account of the late frosts that dam aged our fruit and destroyed so much of it, therefore it will take the hardest kind of work, the clos est inspection and a full and hearty cooperation on the part of all the people to enable the management to make the fruit display what it ought to be.
 As president of the Arkansas State Horticultural Society, I want to make a personal appeal to that society, and l feel that l will not appeal in vain, for they have al- ways responded nobly to the call, and by their combined efforts have assisted in making that one of the best and greatest societies in the United States. But not only to them alone, but to every one who has the interest of the state at heart do l appeal, and 1 beseech you to come to the rescue and help me in the name of the great state of Ar kansas to carry off the prizes at this, the greatest of all expositions. Under the rules of the management all fruit exhibited must bear the name of the grower and where grown, and by this rule all sho furnish fruit and the locality will get proper credit, and it is my de- sire and intention to give every community an opportunity to make a crcditable showing. All that I ask IS that you lend me the proper aid and assistance. 1 would like if every one who will have fruit and who desire to furnish any would write me at once, apprising me of the varieties they wish to furnish and when it will be ready to be talk en care of. We desire to prepare and put up in solution this season such fruit as cannot be carried over in cold storage, such as peaches, berries, plums, etc, and would like to be notified by those who will have any fruit of this kind just what they have and when it will be ready, and l will call on them with jars and everything necessary to preserve them in their natural state. Now, in conclusion, let me urge every one not to delay in this matter, but advise me at your earliest conyen- fence so that proper arrangements can be made to care for all your ex- hibits of fruit Yours very respect l fully. John P T,ooan