Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-01-18
C%RYsAnTHEMUM SHOW
Secretary Wilson Starts Anoth-
er Improvement.
FREE FLOWERS, LIKE FREE SEEDS

Nations Head Farmer Provides Cor.
geous Floral Display For Benefit o
Washington ASriculturists Good
Things MT Last Seem Coming to the
Soil TilIer.
Farmer Wilson, whose business it is
to run the agricultural department in
the interest Of the farmers, advertised
his annual chrysanthemum show for
the first week Of November. AS only
perhaps one out Of 100000 farmers was
able to visit Washington to view this
wonderful display of gorgeous flowers,
1t is important that the 5,674,O00 farm
ers should have at least a pen picture
Of the chrysanthemum show, so Secre-
tary Wilson thus described it's beauties
In the Washington newspapers:
'The department Of agriculture is an
ticipating holding the annual chrysan-
themum show during the week Of Nov.
/ at the large greenhouse corner Of
Il OulICCuIu tlAo SlICCIS SOuluW cSl.
""The flowers at present are in splen-
did condition, and unless weather on
ditions are such that the blossoms will
not have sufficiently progressed the
show will be held at time mentioned.
Zone Of the novel features will be a
new white chrysanthemum, many bios
SONS of which measure twenty inches
in circumference. This is said to be
the largest variety ever produced by
the department. A curious variety of
green chrysanthemum will also be ex-
hibited."
Secretary Wilson would probably
have gone into greater details if Presi-
dent Roosevelt had not requested that
no publicity be given Of any matter
connected with the departments except
through the three press associations,
and for obvious reasons these would
not publish his advertisements, so he
was obliged to fall back upon the good
nature Of the city reporters. There be-
ing no admission fee to view the show,
there are, of course, no funds to pay
for advertising. Congress, which is so
lavish in appropriations, evidently over
looked the necessity Of an a%pprQpria-
ton for that purpose. In fact, it is not
exactly clear, after scanning the agri-
cultural department appropriation bill,
from what fund the chrysanthemum
propagation is paid, but Secretary
Wilson has been evidently shrewd
enough to find a few thousand dollars
Of government money lying around
loose that could be used to pay the x
pensive gardeners and other large ex-
penses Of growing these wonderful
flowers.
He knew from his experience as an
Iowa farmer that prize chrysanthe-
NUNS are as necessary as prize pump
kins or prize cattle, and he no doubt
hopes i'll time to see a greenhouse on
every farm. He saw in the Washing
ton Post a few weeks ago that the farm
ers were rolling in wealth and had
become Monte Cristos. The world was
theirs, and nothing was too good for
them.
There may be some niggardly souls
l1uL WILL uCl1OuICC lulS GILL; III
show as an extravaganza got up for the
benefit of Washington's -Four Hundred
and Of no use or advantage to the
farmers, but Farmer Wilson knows his
business and that farmers wives love
flowers, and it is for these be is really
working. 1t may be said that last year
all the wonderful chrysanthemums e
hibited by MI. Wilson were distributed
to the higher officials and leaders Of So
ciety at the national capital, but that
was evidently because no farmers
wives had applied for them, but there
will be a generous distribution all over
the country Of the present crop, for
good Farmer Wilson cannot refuse to
serve all alike. First come, first served
send in your orders. They are free,
no charge for boxing OF packing and
franked by the government free of all
freight charges.
This is a rich and great country, and
doubtless Farmer Wilson 500 hopes
that congress will appropriate enough
money to supply every farmers wife
with free flowers, just as flowers, hot
house grapes and other luxuries are
now distributed to the society favorites
in Washington and as free seeds are
now sent out. Under this liberal Re
publican policy it will be impossible ia
reduce the tariff, and in all probability
a new issue Of bonds will be necessary
to make both ends meet OF new taxes
imposed, for the appropriations made
by congress far exceed the govern
ment income. A big deficiency in the
United States treasury is an issue tha1
even a Republican congress can hardly
stand pat upon, although as long as
there is enough money Oh hand to pay
their mileage and salaries most OF the
members don't care what happens, SC
long as the trusts and corporations fur
nish free transportation and subscribe
heavily for campaign funds.
Vote early and often the straight Re
publican ticket IL you want all the
, modern improvements. including graf
bullying from every department.