The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-02-18
CHILDREN MAY
BE ALLOWED TO
GIVE EXHIBIT
Supt. Christensen Requests
Space AT Next County Fair For
Display OF Agricultural Pro.
ducts Raised By Them
PROF. MOORE OF MADISON INTERESTED
Writes TO Say He Would Be Glad To De.
liver A Lecture Stock Book OF IuduS.
trial Association IS Lost Some One
May Be irving To Get Control

trial Association Is Lost Some One
May Be irving To Get Control
At Mondays meeting OF the stock.
holders Of the Mauitowoc Industrial AS
sociation, County Superintendent Of
Schools Fred Christensen, presented
proposition which he has had in mind
for some past and which has been dis
cussed by members Of the Association
before now The proposition is that, at
the next Fair half of the agricultural
building be reserved for an exhibit OF
vegetables raised by the school children
of the county. In this plan Mr.. Chris
tiansen has the hearty cooperation and
approval of r. A. Moore of the Univer
sity of Wisconsins College of Agricul
ture At the meeting, Monday, Mr.
Christiansen read communication
| from Mr. Moore which indicates the
| latters interest in the subject. The
letter is as follows
NV dear Mr. Christensen
Yours of recent date concerning the
matter OF interesting the young people
from the farms in the way of making
exhibits at the County Fair to hand, and
in reply will state that | think it IL an
excellent plan and if | were YOU |
would put special emphasson corn ex-
himt. They might also grow potatoes.
suuashe- hects carrots, etc, but |
think you can get up more enthusiasm
! l,it III hat
can in any other agricultural exhibit.
Last tall | had the pleasure of help
ing Judge corn at Corn Carnival III
Northern Iowa where no less than ten
thousand people were present with
netting on exhibition but corn. A corn
speech was delivered by Professor Hol-
den of Iowa and free for all discussion
WAS iudulgrd III 10y the farmers.
am ut the present time taking up
the corn work in Wisconsin and We find
it very interesting indeed VIII en-
close Nuu outline. score card, etc. for
Wisconsin corn expect 10 get ont
outlines for cooperative experiment to
be carried out hv members of the Wis
consin Experiment Association i'll the
near future, and probably this would be
along the line ot instruction yo'. would
desire 10 give those entering tie contest
VIII send yuu copies rs soon as ! have
them prepared.
am almost convinced that emphasis
put ON one special product would be
better than divided up ana only have ~
common display of several products.
After Nou have decided definitely ~
to what you like to take mp write me
and would be only too pleased TO help
you in any possible way. Will also
come and Judge corn If you 50 desire ut
your County Fair, anl will give talk
ON the subject if You deem it advisable.
sincerely yours,
tSignedD Il A MOORE
Mr. Christians, II ; idea was that the
parents throughout the county should
furnish their children with patch of
of land upon which the youngsters can
raise whatever they desire in the WAY OF
vegetables His Objection 10 Prof
Moore's suggestion that corn be made
the sole product is that this county is
: not particularly corn county.
II was decided hl the stockholders Of
the Association that MIR Christensen
should consult with the directors about
the matter and that whatever the direc-
tors decided would Toe done The senti
ment Of the meeting was very favorable
to the proposition and 1t l. highly
probable that ut the directors meeting
tomorrow n certain portion the agri
cultural building will be set aside for
the children
A. 10 how il can be made certain that
the exhibit shall he solely the work of
the ch,ldren there is no definite
opinion Indeed the disposition is TO
leave that To the honor of theexhibitors.
II is not thought probable that much
cheating will be done in such contest.
| 1t WAS reported at Mondav's meeting
/ that the stock book showing who owns
the stock of the Association had been
lost or misplaced 1t was feared that
an effort WAS being made to get the con-
T trolling interest in the association in or
f der 70 plate the grounds ard wind up
| the Associations affairs 1t is said that
many do not want any more fairs held
~ the association has been losing money
ON them
The report Of the treasurer shove
that the organization came out ahov
= S325 behind on last year : fair 1t
however voted unanimously to holi
a fair next fall
h Three directors were elected for
IS year. They are Fred Groelle, of
= ton Henry Eberhardt, of Rapid,
J Charles Hacker of this city. Il,
e firing directors whose places tht..;.
r are Mr.. Groelle, {. f Fechter,
It city and Ira Boyer of Nlishicq or.
!, The Board Of Directors NEE ~,
. row to elect officers for II
year.