The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-15
NORTH STAR FRUIT
MAKES FINE SHOW
Details of This Branch of Min
nesota's Exhibit at the
Worlds Fair.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 14-One of
the two or three state fruit exhibits
at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
that were entirely ready at the opening
Of the fair was the fruit exhibit from
Minnesota, being made by the state
commission, under the auspices of the
Minnesota State Horticultural society,
of which society the superintendent of
the exhibit, A. w. Latham, lis secre-
tary.
The fruit exhibit from Minnesota is
one of the smaller exhibits In horti-
cultural hall, but it more than makes
up in quality what it lacks in guam
tity 1t occupies an irregular space
forty feet long by eighteen wide, pro-
v1dtng shelf room for about 600 plates
of fruit, 200 of which are shown under
double glass in refrigerator cases,
where the temperature is kept at about
AZ degrees by use of a large Ice box,
occupying a considerable portion of
the interior of the structure upon
Whlch the fruit is displayed. Behind
ana above these glass cases are open
shelVes on which are displayed about
zoo glass jars of fruits, these jars be-
ing or different sizes and arranged so
that the varieties as shown present a
pleasing diversity.
There are about twenty five kinds
Of grapes in glass jars, usually one
bunch in a jar. suspended SO as to
show to the best advantage. There
are about fifty kinds of Strawberries,
and the process of canning has been
so successful with these as to show
them in a clear liquid in natural color
and size. There are several jars of
1nspberries' currants and cherries. of
different varieties, perhaps twenty-five
OF plumS, several of peaches and pears,
about seventy-five are filled with diff
ferent varieties of Minnesota apples.
At the opening of the fair there were
on display about $50 plates of apples.
This fruit has all been kept in cold
storage, and that shown at the open
ing of the fair came from A. Booth &
CO.'S cold storage, Minneapolis. The
varieties in this lot consist of Wealthy,
Patterns Greening, Okabena, Univer-
slty, JeWelPs Winter, Duchess, Peer
less, several varieties of Seeding ap-
pies and a few plates and sprays of
Hyslop crab. Most of this fruit came
out of cold storage in fine condition,
and there is sufficient quantity on hand
in storage here or in st. Louis to
keep up the display on this basis until
fresh fruits mature as the season ad-
Vances.
The refrigerator cases are intended
to be used specially for the display of
small fruits from Minnesota which
would not keep well except in a cool
place. Strawberries will begin to come
in about June 10, raspberries about
July 1, and fresh apples about Aug. 1.
There are two turntables in connec-
tion with this exhibit, one on each ex-
treme, that are provided with ma
chinery for turning with the use of an
electric motor. Each has five concen-
trio shelves, decreasing in diameter to
the uppermost shelf, which is a disk
about eight inches in diameter. These
tables are filled with a variety of fresh
fruits and decorated with trailing
vines, ETC., and when in motion are a
very attractive feature of the exhibit
AS one of the completed exhibits at
the opening of the fair, the judges
have already passed upon it. Though
the exhibit of fruits in glass jars is
small as compared with that of Cali
fornia, Kansas, Texas and others, the
judges place it first Of all as being the
best display of varieties and in the best
condition of all the collections of fruit
in glass shown in the hail. The apples
exhibited were found to rank very
much above the average size, color of
fruit and freedom from blemish.
Thomas Redpath, of WayZata, who
has been connected with the fruit de-
partment of the state fair for many
years, is to be there in charge during
the season,