The Green Forest tribune., 1903-08-01
JOHN P. LOGAN'S ADDRESS.
Urges Help in Making a Fruit Exhibit at the Worlds Fair.

Hon. John P. Logan, president of the Arkansas Horticultural Society and superintendent of Horticulture of the Arkansas Worlds Fair Exhibit, addressed the Green Forest Horticultural Association on Tuesday after noon in the interest of the collec- tion of fruit for Worlds Fair ex- hibit.
 The distinguished horticul- turalist began his remarks by reciting a brief history of the fruit industry for the past twenty-fiv years. A quarter of century ago, MT. Logan declared, there was scarcely an apple or peach tree to be found in all this coun- try, save a few seedlings in the neglected fence corners. Ex- pertinent has been added to ex- pertinent until today North ern Arkansas comprises the most important part of the Orchard of America. From the first manner of marketing by hauling a few bushels of apples by wagon to Little Rock and Texas points, both apples and peaches are being shipped out by train load after train load lots, while the straw berry production has grown in the same length of time from an occasional patch in the garden to a proposition that is simply won- derful. He has seen shipped in one day from a single railroad station in Arkansas sixty six car loads of strawberries to be placed upon northern markets; and yet the fruit and berry business is in it's infancy. While the lands of Washington and Benton are fairly developed. here is Carroll and other adjacent counties that can and will be made just as great.
 Mr. Logan declared that it was impossible to place an estimate upon the importance of making the best possible exhibit of fruits at the greatest worlds fair that has yet been held. We must hold our rank as a fruit growing community. In this fair Arkan- sas not only has to compete with every other state in the union except one, but with every for eign country, and he declares there has not been time in the past fifteen or twenty years; in fact, not since scientific fruit growing has been praeticed here, that it would be 80 hard to collect an exhibit that is repre- sentative of the county. Any orchard most in Benton county last year would have afforded him better field to find what he wants than does the entire coun- try this year. Hence, co-oper- atlon, hard and persistent work on the part of all fruit grow CTS is indispensable if the exhibit is made the best that it can be.
 The fruit failure this year is not eneral, consequently we are compelled to work under the most embarrassing disadvantage, and the pest that can be must be done. Won't do to sit down and give up. We can never know what can be done till we try.
 In the great horticultural build- ing at the fair there has been placed at the disposal of Arkan . sas 5000 square feet of space in which to make fruit display Nearly every other state has more, and it is highly necessary that it be filled at all times. In order to make sure of enough it l will be necessary to have in cold storage this winter at least 1000 barrels of apples. He asks every member of every horticultural society and every individual fruit grower to contribute something to this collection. Each individ. ual will be given credit for what ever he sends in, the plate oI plates bearing the name and To- cation of the contributor. EX- press will be paid on anything you will send ill, either of fruit ol