Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-02-14

The ST. Lucie county exhibit at the
State Fair in charge of the editor of
The News is attracting considerable at
tention from the thousands Of people
who pass through the big exhibition
building. The size Of the display nor
the arrangement or decoration will not
compare with many OF the counties,
but in quality the exhibit from the iu-
faut county is second To none,
The car shipped IRON Fort Pierce on
Saturday, February lst, arrived in
Tampa on the following Tuesday in
good order, and by Wednesday noon
the time Of opening most of it was in
place and ready for inspection by the
hundreds who came through during
the afternoon. While everything was
put on exhibit it was not until Monday
Of this week when it suited the repre-
sentative FROM St JIucie, but now it is
displayed all over the sixteen hundred
square feet allotted to our exhibit.
The pineapples from here are not
the only ones in the building, but the
fact that they are all grown IN the
open and arranged so that the visitors
see pineapples all over the place, inn
press upon their minds that St, Lncie
county is a pineapple country. From
the main passage they see the mass of
pines aud as they stop at the enterance
the odor from the ripe ones draw them
In and the favored remark is "they
smell good enough TO eat
The pineapple plants showing the
various stages Of the growth Of the APP
pie are curiosities TO hundreds who
have never seen them growing, and
many admit that they thoughs they
Gees OF trees.
81 geap zee, ggapefruits tapgerines,
xLniS oats md limes are receive
ia IA immense amount Of favorable
continents, and justly so for they are
by fan the best on the ground. Other
counties areshowing a greater number
and variety but none equal ST. Lucles
10 quality. This Is not the sole
judgement of the man in charge, but
the visitors declare it and commission
ers in charge of other county exhibits
admit it. Lee county will be close
second and push US on grapefruit for
they have nice ones aud they keep sup
piled from home every day, The other
counties do the same in citrus fruits
an advantage we do not enjoy on ac'
count of the distance
Another portion Of the exhibit is the
banana plants. They are also great
attractors TO people who never saw an
immense bunch Of green bananas hang
ing on living tree. The smaller tree
showing the bud, comes in for share
of comment. Here again Lee county
Is our competitor for they have great
punches hanging Z show but rome on
the trees.
Our vegetables, including beans, to-
matoes, eggplant, peppers, etc. are
equal to any in quality but Manatee'
DeSoto, Hillsboro aud Lee have US
beaten in size, they having prepared
In advance for the fair.
Mr.. Brown has entered the entire
collection and portions OF 1t for four
teen different premiums, ranging from
$500 TO $4,000 each. He confidently
hopes TO carry of at least two-thirds OF
that number with ease. However the
best laid plans Of mice and men aft
gang aglee.p and as they are given I'M
ill Monday to get 10 for Individual
premiums the nearer counties may
rush 10 some good stock that will
eclipse ours which will then be ten
days old. If the judges had passed up
on il during the first OF this week
there is little doubt that 81. Lucie
would have captured the premium on
the best box Of oranges, grapefruit
tangerines, and lines, as we'll as che
pineapple premiums,