Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11
CITIZENS MUST GIVE AID
Boosters Of Horticultural Congress
Cannot Make the Show Alone.
PROGRAM IS BEING OUTLINED
cash Premiums of over Fifteen Hun
dre-I Dollars OHered Exhibitors,
Though Only Outline of Pre-
MUM List IL Completed.

dresl Dollars offered Exhibitors,
Though Only Outline of Pre-
MUM List t. Completed.
''The people Of Council Bluffs have got
TO do their share. that is all there Is to
it, declared President J. ?. Hess Of the
National Horticultural congress last
evening when in casting his eyes around
the rooms Of the Commercial club he
could find less than twenty in attendance
at the meeting which had been so widely
advertised. III this National Horticul-
tural congress is going to be the big
thing that it is proposed 1t shall be the
citizens Of Council Bluffs must lend US
their assistance" continued Mr.. Hess.
I'VE started out a few weeks ago to Sc
cure a membership Of 1000 and we have
only succeeded in obtaining about $50.
This is not as il should be. We Officers
Of the association cannot do everything;
we need assistance and must have il.
When 1 accepted the presidency OF this
association | did so with the understand
ing and the belief that the people OF
his city would realize what this big
show meant for Council Bluffs. TO have
d proper premium list we must have
money aud to obtain this money we must
have members. 1t is now up to the peo-
pie of Council Bluffs to do their share
or else say they do not want this big
fruit show here next December"
While the attendance last night was
not encouraging ii did not dampen the
enthusiasm Of those present and some
practical steps towards getting the
preparations for the big show on a bust
ness basis were taken. 1t was decided
to have a working committee of thirty
members. VINO will be divided into the
following ten subcommittee: Finance,
publicity, premiums. amusements. build
ings and grounds, decorations, admission
and concessions, exhibits, transportation
and membership. The committee of
thirty will be appointed by President
Hess, who will also name the chairman
of each Of the ten subcommittee.
Work on Premium List.
with the assistance Of j. Wilkes Jones OF
the National Corn exposition and j. M.
Bechtel Of Hamburg and w. NJ. Bomberger
Of Harlan, president and secretary, respec.
lively. Of the Southwestern Iowa Horticul-
tural society, a premium list was outlined
This, however, was but a preliminary draft
ard the list will be added to before finally
decided upon. The list as suggested last
night includes cash premiums amounting g
within a few dollars of 81 500 for the best
displays Of fruit by state. county OF indi.
vidual; of irrigated fruits, of nonirrigated
fruits, Of citrus fruits, of nuts, of vege.
tables, of cut flowers, barrels of apples and
boxes of apples.
At the suggestion of f. II. Doolittle,
chairman of the executive committee of thu
Commercial club, who declared that all tina
was necessary was a little more team
work" it was decided 10 divide the ole
membership committee into two squads, dis
trict the city ard make another canvas.
for members.
1t was decided that no program would bt
arranged by the National horticulture
congress. but that this part of the big show
will be taken care Of by the Southwestern
Iowa Horticultural society, which will hold
It's annual meeting in conjunction with the
congress.
Program OF Congress-.
The National Horticultural congress will
open December IA, but the annual meetin;
of the Southwestern Iowa society will no
begin until the day following. On tn,
opening day Of the Southwestern society
the forenoon will be devoted to the dis
posing of preliminary matters and placinl
the exhibits in order, In the Afternoon
President Bechtel will deliver his annua
address, and reports will be received from
the directors and other officers.
On the second day the program will b.
opened by an address by r. FL. Bloome
of this city on Results OF Cold Storage.
This will be followed by reports and paper
upon the following topics:
Peaches" f. T. Daley, Hamburg
, Small Fruit" d. A. Rupp, Sidney. "Ap
pies" +. P. Spencer. Randolph; Pruning,
c. d. McCGlla, Clarinda; Effect of Alti
tuda on Fruit Damage" w. 8. keline
Council Bluffs.
The program of the third day will in
clude the following papers and discussions
Transportation of Fruit r. C. Camp
bell, Hamburg; Small Fruit" James Nc
Ginnis. Griswold THE Commercial Or
chard." c. II. Deur. Missouri Valley; so
cial Treatment of Horticulture" George II
Van Houten. LenoX; Fruit Damage an
How to Protect Against It." c. Z. Mercer
Hamburg; HORTICULTURE from the Nurser
Standpoint, % w, c. Wragg. Waukee; Ma:
keting Fruits and Produce" George "
Reye, Council Bluffs; Nut Growing "
Nj. Romberger, Hamburg; Spraying" +
Hamburg; d. w. Lotspeich. Woodbine.
The closing day Of the meeting will b
devoted to the display OF fruits and othe
products and the awarding Of premiums.