Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-27
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
'rize Horticultural Exhibits for
jamestown Exposition.
tMaine F;lIlnti)

Recent conversation with Arthur a.
Jatka"h' president of TN. Maine state
exposition committee, brought out the.
fact that while the popular sui .-ciiptionl
10 t!Ir building fund are rather SLOW in
coming IN he has by no means lost faith
That Il Maine State building can be Sc
cured. lie IS strong in til" belief that
Tie Exposition will he continued
throughout the winter and even longer
sine" the show is still SO Incomplete as
To not max, it financially advisable to
close IL the coming fail. The Expo
%itiua C"I1mittrc has other plans for
Ing the necessary funds which Will
soon b. srt ~ motion.
burning til" conversation We mad
ni"niiOn Of the exceptional excellence.
q IL" fruit ANA other horticultural tN-
hiblts annually mad" at Maine fairs
ana regretted that the cream of these
exhibits could not he displayed at the
jamestown Exposition This Mr.
Jackson feels assured can he made
possible even should there b" failure
{" secure Main" state building ~
liin|iu" such q proposition before az
tie agricultural societies Of Maine and
securing the Co-0ueration OF the De-
rlrim"rt Of Agriculture. tire officials
~ ~" fairs the tollcg" of Agriculture.
the Oranges and other farmers or.
paniZation%. il would Seem easily pos
Siblr to secure a collection Of hnrti-
cultural exhibits from the various priv
exhibits ut the fairs that would dn
credit TO tie State. ana i'm fact ac-
o"mplish much in enliehtcning til"
country IS to the Horticultural posi-
hiliti"s of Maine
This method Of securing q Maine
Stat" exhibit would he the natural
and least expensive means of select
ing really representative showing Of
tie horticultural products from all
over IT," State, and only q small toll
upon III" prize exhibits Of the various
fairs and shows would need be Levied
To AFFORD an aggregate tht would
surTris" and delight all hehodcrs. II
would socm a. if no difficulty would
lie experienced in getting III" co-opcra.
vidual eyhihilorS who We're 50 fortunate
rs to become prize Winners. \ prize
winner We believe. would he only too
glad In most cases to have the add"l
pri2n- Winning articles to max" 4 part
of tie State exhibit. Rv. this means
n gnO,Ilv amount of individual adver-
Using could he secured, which with
the accompanying honor should he 2
strong stimulus to er1plVor 10 secure
prize rvlfbits ut the coming fall fairs
The Department If Agriculture, the
fair ana pomolorical Officials can
Int recognize the aid that would come
to our fairs and show; from n cn-onrra
live crort of this kind The additional
pnssihilitv of competing for double
honcre in horticultural exhibits should
servf TO insure better exhibits in this
1cpnrtr7cnt than have vet been shown
under way. and II" Farmer has stronc
hopes that all agricultural societies. IN
conjunction with tho Department e
Agriculture and the COLLEGE Of ACriCul
ture Of t." University Of M"im". vii,
take steT.s Mt ono" to Wntndlv and
svetnrraticallv insure 4 horticultural
exhibit which will furnish fame for
orr state. which has never vet beer
aIccuatoIv represented in any drnart
mnnt If former national or international