The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-31
Kansas Fruit Growers Complete
Their Programme.
Worlds Fair Exhibit Is Caus-
ing Much Uneasiness.
PROSPECT is NOT GOOD
Specimens Brought in Worth
less for Display.
Maj. HOlsinger Gives Secretary
Barnes a Rub.

The thirty-seventh annual meeting of
the State Horticultural society closed
this noon. By a Encouragement of the
programme, which was necessar ily alb
breviated on account of the absence of
several of the expected speakers, the
transactions of the gathering were
brought to an end considerably sooner
than had been expected. 1t had been
proposed to end the meeting with a
watch night social.
Wednesday afternoon the programme
was disposed of in time to include the
numbers set for Thursday evening. At
last nights session the paper on Food
Value of Fruit" had to be omitted on
account of the absence of Prof. w. E.
Lazenby of Ohio. The most important
paper of that session was given by
Prof. F. A. Waugh of Massachusetts,
on Trading Fruit for Money" Prof.
Waugh was formerly a Topeka news
paper man. This mornings session was
spent on discussions of small fruits,
orchard treatment and marketing The
most interesting feature of the session
was the discussion of Worlds fair
matters.
Unless Kansas systematizes the work
of gathering it's fruit display for the
st. Louis exposition the state is in
grave danger of falling down in its de-
sign of putting up an attractive and
representative showing of horticultural
products. The situation was described
"Wednesday afternoon by George Hol-
singer of Rosedale, who is member of
the committee assigned by the society
70 the work of collecting fine specimens
OF this years fruits. Mr.. HCiSinger
states that while his solicitation of fine
specimens had brought in many re-
turns Tie specimens were almost uni
SorTnly in such bad condition as to be
absolutely worthless for display pur-
poses. What is needed, said Mr.. Hol-
singer, is the organization of the state
by counties and districts. In each di-
vision should be one person to assem-
bic specimens. Such cooperation
should be maintained next year between
these districts that a rotation might be
secured from the different localities. a
display may in that manner be secured
for a much longer time than might
otherwise be done.
In reference to the worlds fair the talk
Of principal interest was given by John
L. Stinson of st. Louis, assistant chief
Of the horticultural division. His chief,
Fred Taylor, was unable to keep his en-
gsgement with the program committee.
Stinson devoted his efforts to giving d
general understanding of the magnitude
and impof lance of the general hOrticultd-
raj exhibit contemplated
Kansas, he said. need stand second to
no other state in the union in her hoc-
ticultural display. The variety and per-
lection of the fruit grown in the many
localities of the state make it very posi-
bic that a remarkable display shall he
secured Mr.. Stinson succeeded in arous-
Ing considerable enthusiasm over the
prospect.
A paper on THE Geography and Archi-
lecture In Its Relation to the Kansas
Building and Horticultural Pavilion" by
Secretary Barnes, was listened to with
considerable interest
During Wednesdays afternoon session
an incident occurred which indicates that
the sentiment in the horticultural society,
which was manifested a year ago by a
very active, although not successful, fight
against the reelection of Secretary w.
H. Barnes is not altogether dead. Sec
rotary Barnes had risen to read paper
on the subject. THE Horticultural Pavil-
lon,' which was a part of the discussion
Of the arrangements for the worlds fair.
Mr.. Barnes undertook to preface the read
But his audience was in something of a
hurry to get ahead with the programme.
When Mr.. Barnes had spoken a few sem
fences he was interrupted by Maj. Frank
Holsinger, one of the oldest members of
The society, who exclaimed:
Go on and read; don't stand there and
chin all day"
Mr.. Barnes flushed and said:
Mr.. President. I am secretary of this
gociety, and / have the floor"
Again Maj. HOlSlnger broke in with:
We'll, it doesn't look well for the sec
ietary to be on the floor all the time
Then a number of those seated in the
audience called:
''Read.' Read your paper!' THE pa
peru THE paDer!''
Mr.. Barnes took the hint, and, with the
Exclamation: Whats the matter with
The secretary, any how?" he proceeded to
read his PAPER.
Considerable dissatisfaction has been ex-