Middletown transcript., 1907-05-25
FRUIT DISPLAY AT JAMESTOWN
States Products Will Be Exhibited ID
the Delaware building

the Delaware BUILDING
| Uncertainty about the peach crop anc
lack of sufficient funds on the part OF th'
jamestown commissioners of Delaware
will be responsible for Delaware not hav
ing as elaborate display of fruit at the
jamestown Exposition as is desired and
as was intended originally.
The State will have an exhibit ol
peaches, apples, pears,> ETC., and it will
be in the Delaware building at the big
fair where it will be daintily arranged.
The success of the fruit display will de.
pend upon the State pride and generosity
of fruit growers throughout the State, for
they will be expected to donate the fruit,
and the Delaware Commissioners will pay
the expressage on the fruit to the exposi-
| tioD.
The subject of an appropriate fruit dis
play at jamestown came before tie Della
ware Commissioners at the Clayton House
Tuesday morning, when James T. Shall
cross, A. W. Slaymaker and Wesley Webb
of the State Board of Agriculture were
present and brought up the subject. Mr..
Shallcross explained that the Board de-
sired the State to have an agricultural
exhibit but no funds were available for
that purpose.
John w. Causey, of the commission,
explained that more space than could be
used could be had for fruit exhibit.
Apples would be most available, and the
question of shipment also entered into
the subject.
CAS- to peaches we won't have them
this year." said Mr.. Causey, ''the outlook
is for poor crop"
+ General T. c. dupont suggested that
premiums should be offered to fruit grow
ers to stimulate interest in the display.
William D. Brinckle, Jr., architect, sug-
gested that Delaware could get miniature
peach baskets and sell them filled with
fruit, just as Vermont is selling maple
sugar and buckwheat cakes.
Mr.. Hilles said that Delaware should
give the best show possible, especially
along agricultural lines, and Governor
Lea expressed the same view.
Mr.. Shallcross said that members of
the Board of Agriculture would get up
cereal iand fruit display if the express
charges and care for it would be paid by
the commissioners.
do we want to go into the apple ped
ding business" asked Mr.. Causey. ut
seems to me that it would be beneath the
dignity of this State to send apples as an
exhibit and then peddle Them"
Mr.. Causey stated that the commits
sioners do not propose to come back to
the Legislature and ask for an additional
appropriation. He said the commission
would have been unable to do much had
it not been for the generosity of General
/. Coleman dupont and Senator H. A.
Richardson.
The upshot of the discussion was that
il was decided to have a fruit display
Ia the Delaware Building The fruit
growers of the State are to be asked to
contribute apples. peaches, plums, pears,
aud cereals, and tie Delaware commits
siDners will pay the express charges and |
arrange for custodian of the fruit.
General duPont's suggestion that pre-
miums be offered was considered a good |
one, and at the suggestion of Mr.. Ellie
good the matter was left to be taken up
by the agriculture committee of the COM
mission and the members of the State |
Board of Agriculture at a future con.
ference.