The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-14
GOING AFTER CUP
AND GOING STRONG
Utah Is Confident That the
Trophy Will Come Back
Here.
HORTICULTURAL EXHIBIT
WILL DO THE BUSINESS
Funds Provided for, and Gath
ering of Products Will
Begin Soon.

With unanimity and enthusiasm
that deserves success and that is a
credit TO the State, Utah will patroniZe
the National Irrigation Congress ut
Boise September 3-S.
Under the leadership OF Fred ], Kie.
sci Of Ogden, a member of the executive
committee of the congress from Utah,
the necessary funds have been raised
for making n State exhibit Mt the con-
gress and an organization has been per-
fected for the purpose of carrying his
intent into effect. The organization is
the Utah exhibition and finance COM
mittee and is composed of Mr. kiesel,
who is chairman; Willis Beardsley,
treasurer, and Fisher Harris, secretary.
Mr.. Kiesel urges that delegates, as
they are chosen, shall at once notify
Secretary Harris so that transportation
and other arrangements can be made,
The delegation Will go by special
train. accompanied by band, and
among the attractions for decorating
the Utah headquarters at Boise will be
the life-sized portrait of President
Roosevelt, which belongs TO the Com
mercial club.
Mr. Kiesel, who is a veteran advocate
of irrigation, states that he is anxious
for Utah TO assist at the coming import
ant meeting in the great enterprises
that are changing the landscapes that
are gray with sage brush into green
fields, In its attempt to regain the
silver cup given by Senator Clark when
in Salt Lake, the committee has issued
the following:
Going After Cup.
Our glorious neighbor. Idaho. having
worthIly the Senator william A. Clark
cup by her horticultural exhibit at the
eleventh National Irrigation Congress. held
at Ogden In September. 1908. has excited our
fraternal emulation. With friendly rivalry
in good cause and with n hope 10 benefit
the fruit interests Of both States and the
entire iutermountain region, Utah challenges
Idaho this year for the possession of that
cup. hoping 20 make showing in horticul-
tural products from irrigated lands such as
has not heretofore been seen,
As Idaho won the cup when the Irri-
CATION Congress was In session in Utah. this
State hopes TO win the cup at the fourteenth
session OF the Irrigation Congress. which
will convene In Idaho at The capital city on
the third day of September 1906. II is In
the same spirit of generous contests that
Idaho showed toward us that we enter the
lists against her this year
To stimulate the endeavors of the
people of Utah TO make the showing of
farm as well as orchard product, both
representative and comprehensive, Mr..
Kiesel has directed that prizes to the
amount of $3.50 be offered to compet-
itors from Utah for canned goods, both
fruits and vegetables. Another series
of prizes TO the amount of 800 will be
given to exhibitors from Utah of sugar
beets, the standard of excellence to be
measured by the analyses of the chem
lists in the general display.
Under Boards Direction.
The gathering of all the exhibits will
be under the direction of the State
Board of Horticulture, which held a
meeting Monday and members of which
include Thomas Judd, j. Edward Tay-
lor, G, A. Hinckenloop, j. ID. Wadley
and DR.. P. A. Yoder. These members
were all present at Mondays meeting
and with them were Prof r. S. North.
rup of Logan, r. Il. Wilson, horticul-
ture inspector of Weber county; w. o.
Enudsen, who holds n similar position
in Box Elder county; A. II. Snow and j.
NJ. Fisher of Salt Lake.
The State Board Of Horticulture has
been making preparations for gathering
these exhibits for some time and now
that the matter of the expenses is pro
vided for the members will give their
entire time to the enterprise. An ex-
hibit of grasses and grains will be pre-
pared by the experimental station Mt
Logan and in the matter of fruits and
the State sill be called upon
in every locality where excellence ia
produced. ''Dixie' viii contribute
grapes, dried fruits and almonds; the
Moab country will contribute of its