Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-16
Abundant Material Available
for Finest Exhibit Ever
Prepared in Iowa
WILL BE CREDIT TO THE STATE
Representative Whiting, Member of Ex.
position Commission Having General
superintendence Of Agricultural Ex-
hibit. Confident of Success of This,
and Live Stock Exhibit.
srec:al to Times-Republican.


al exhibit of the state of Iowa at the
Louisiana purchase exposition next
year will be the finest exhibit of its
kind ever prepared in Iowa. This much
has been determined upon by Repre-
sentative Will c. Whiting, of Whiting,
Monona county, the member of the ex-
position commission designated to have
general superintendent of the agrlcul-
tural exhibit who has been this week
in consultation with the executive COM
mittee Of the state agricultural depart
ment and with the faculty of the Iowa
State College at Ames and with others
In relation to the manner of gathering
and arranging an Iowa exhibit. MI.
Whiting, who is one of the most extern
sive farmers OF the state, IS enthuslas-
tic in his determination that the state
shall have an agricultural exhibit far
SURPRISING anything ever before at
tempted. The basis for this exhibit Will
be gathered at the time of the state fair
this year, and to accomplish this spe-
cial prizes are to be offered for extra
fine samples Of agricultural products to
be delivered at the time Of the state
fair.
I'VE are going to have a representa-
ton of Iowa products at st. Louis
Mr.. Whiting, that will be credit to
the state, and not only will 1t represent
the general products Of the state, but
all the products. A great many prod
ucts are grown in Iowa about which the
average man knows little. We have
more varieties of agricultural products
than almost any stat of the union. All
we need is to get them together; and
ask the cooperation of the farmers OF
the state In securing the material for
the exhibit. We hope to induce the peo-
Pile to make special efforts this year to
grow the finest grains, seeds and tu-
bers, and after they are grown and we
know where to get them the commits
sion will make purchases of what is de-
sired. There are many farmers in the
state engaging in specialties. We will
get in touch with all these and induce
them to do their best this year. each
one in his special line. am assured OF
the hearty corporation of the officials
Of the department of agriculture and of
the men at the state college who are
just now doing wonders to advance the
cause OF agriculture in Iowa, and feel
confident that we are going to make an
exhibit worthy Of the state"
The exact amount which the commits
sion will make use of for each of the
several departments has not yet been
determined upon, but the agricultural
exhibit is regarded as by far the most
important one OF all. This and the live
stock exhibit will constitute the main
portion Of that which the commission
will send to st. Louis next year, and
the grain growers and stock breeders
are already making preparations.
+ A decidedly amusing card was pub
.lished the other day in some of the Des
Mcines papers in which N. ]. Harris
rendered his resignation as secretary
OF the Iowa Seed Corn Breeders Asso-
citation. Harris put it in the following
somewhat broken language, the mean
ing of which may be partly dfscerned:
lowing to the discord that now ex-'
lists between the Iowa Seed Corn
Breeders Association and the head of
the department of agronomy OF the
Iowa Agricultural College, the nature
of which Is of small concern to the gem
eral public, since the two organizations
are working ostensibly for the same
purpose, viz, the improvement of the
maize or corn plant, which. by the way,
has probably done more to make this
great country of ours famous as live
stock country than any other one
thing; and further realizing that petty
jealousies, strife and chickering's, often
engendered by selfish motives, are great
hindrances to real progress. and that
the part of the true reformer, patriot
and good citizen is to remove such him
ORANGES as far as is in his power to do
so without the sacrifice of duty or hon-
or therefore, the undersigned. secre-
tary of the Iowa Corn Breeders Associ-
alton, tenders his resignation, to take
ests of harmony as in the interests OF
the great American cereal, Indian
corn"
Tha humor Of it all is the assumption
that the State college at Ames has been
getting into discord with this associa-
tlon. Two years ago the So-calleu
association met and mad seed corn
exhibit. There were four or five, pos
sibly six or seven, persons present, all
persons engaged in selling seed corn.
a year ago another effort was made
to hold meeting. There We're just
three present. No corn exhibit was
made So the department of agricul-
ture determined upon having a seed
corn exhibit at the time of the annual
farmers institute and one was held
which was good start. Professor
Holden, Of the department. of agron-
omy at Ames was invited to judge the
corn which he did. But the seed corn
association has hardly been formidable
enough at any time to have a quarrel
with.
Horace ]. Bennett. who succeeds Gen.
Beeson as quartermaster at the Sol
diers Home, was for several years in
the supply department of the state ex-
ecutive council. He came to Des
Moines about eleven years ago from
Baskerville and had formerly lived