Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-16
BIG FRUIT SHOW NOW open
Exhibit Comprises Specimens from ALI
Parts of the Nation.
FORMAL EXERCISES ARE OVER
For the Remainder of the Week the
Show BeIonE TO h Spectators,
Who VIII Find Plenty to
Interest Them.

Interest Them.
Program for TOday.
10 a. m.-Annual meeting Of National Hor
t~cultural congress-, election OF officers ant
selection Of place Of next years fruit show
Concert by Covalt's Concert Band a
Mareh-Invincible Eagle. .souss
Selection-The Grand .LuederI
Descriptive-Mill in the Forest. .Etlenberf
Intermezzo-Naila observation-disclosures
MIR. Guido Huebner.
Old Time Jig Medley, '1S63' ..........Catn
Arrival from Omaha of National Corr
exposition officials, members OF Omaha
Commercial club and many other distin'
guished citizens, in automobiles, carriage
and street cars, together with special cars
carrying hundreds Of school children.
Grand reception at the auditorium-hun
dreds of officials of National horticulture
congress and other citizens.
Inspection of exhibits, music and ad'
dresses at Intervals during the reception.
Part IL, band concert, at 4 p. m:
March-Horticultural ngress..;".""s.
Arthur SmItf
Waltzes-Espana...."........... Waldtehte
Tone Poem-Sweet Be Thy Dreams:
Hoeikei
Tuesday evening, 7:S0 o'clock, band con.
cert by Covalt's Concert Band:
March-The Guardsman. Sherman
Selection-The Gay Musician.
Julian Edwards
waltzes-The Flower Gardener.....Northu
(a) Parting.
Echoes from Arabic Song"......Sho Kali
Part II, $3.50 p. m:
Observation-Disclosures Congress..:......., -,
Overture-William Tell. .Rossini
lntermezzo-Cupid's voelkei
Corhet SOLO Fred Henry,
Grand opera Selection, Faust
"On behalf Of the Auditorium company
present to the public this monument Of en-
erby and push. A few Of you are aware
Of the amount Of energy and push that has
been expended on this building to accom-
Dish what has been done in this short
splce of time. 1t took less than one month
10 put up these walls and enclose the same
On behalf of the Auditorium association ]
wish to publicly acknowledge our thanks
and appreciation to all those people who
have lent a helping hand that has made II
possible for us to present this building &c
you today"
With these few words Eugene Stupfel
president of the Auditorium company, for
mally presented to the citizens OF Councl
Eluffs yesterday morning the splenoN
building at the corner of washington ave
pue and Bryant street in which the big
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'tonal Horticultural congress is beirg held
The formal presentation TO the public o.
the Auditorium building by President Stup'
Eel brought to a close the exercises which
marked the opening of the National Hor
II ultural congress yesterday morning.
The opening exercises, over which j. z
Hess. president of the National Horticu'
tural congress, presided, were attended pS
about 2C0 persons.
Welcomed by Mayor.
Following the invocation pronounced oS
Rev. H.. A. R~eichenbach, president OF the
Council Bluffs Ministerial association, anc
the rendering of the national anthem
"ASerica," by Covalt's band, Mayor
Thomas Maloney delivered the address OF
welcome, saying in part:
As chief executive of the city of Council
Bluffs and in the name OF our citlzens
hid YOU a hearty welcome to this, the hrs
meeting of the National Horticulture
congress which opens In this peautiu
auditorium today and lasts one week,
/ am sure that the management has done
everything to take care OF all stranger
that will! visit our town during the weeF
and l want to thank each and every ont
Of the committee of the Commercial clut
for the manner in which they nave put II
DAYS and weeks in working TO accom-
plish and to put ~. this SeaH1t S,r oT weaEs
Now, II there Is anything In the towI
! here that any of the strangers or anybody
wants, and cannot see, l want them Il
ask for II. l know that we will deliver
the goods" all week.
Idaho Man Responds.
The address of welcome was responded t.
by Silas Wilson of Nampa, Idaho. one o.
the vice presidents for that state of tbs
congress, who spoke in part as follows:
This magnificent building is an inspira
ton to any lover of fruit. do not care
whether he loves TO eat the fruits or love-
to grow the fruit, or to see natures beau
4 ties developed in fruit. These exposition
are timekeepers of the progress of any par
ticular line of advancement that makes
our country so great. There is no calling
that elevates mankind adorns the home
supplies the table so efficiently as that o
be here in the Mississippi and Missouri
valleys without your horticulture, your lux
uries? Why, away. out In Idaho. washing
ton, Oregon, Colorado, California, tn
desert is Beginning 10 blossom as the rose
but not without horticulture. AS soon a.
we turned the water on the desert Their
we began to establish horticulture. w
began TO plant beautiful trees, trees tina
bear good fruit, that establishes the bes
homes in the country. That is why man.
OF us have gone to that western country
because We were great lovers Of horti
culture.
! We have two classes of American citizens
One is called a pessimist, and the other 1
called an optimist. We horticulturists be
! long TO the optimistic class that believes 4
doing things. We take nature as we fin
it. We encourage IL. We help build 1t uI
We have, fellow citizens, in this countr
e that we cali the Unitde States, the hes
fruits grown IL the world, by tests. TIL
American apple is sought in all parts Q
the world. Some of the great shippers Q
Europe go 10 the western side of this con
tinent and buy all the apples that none
j. will buy and transport them across tn
, continent and across the Atlantic oceaI
Why2 Because they are American apple
that are so well represented here.
show Formally Opened.
Mr.. Wilson was followed by Preslder
Hess in his address formally opening tn
National Horticultural congress-.
a We are here today 10 rejoice In the celt
bration OF an event that Is of vital interes
not only TO this locality, but TO the hort
% cultural interests Of the whole country.
To assume that we should succeed 4
bringing together horticultural production
from all parts OF the United States fc
educational purposes was an undertaken
o OF such magnitude that we can but feebi
express our satisfaction at the consuming
ton OF this great enterprise.
The National Horticultural congress wi
be a permanent institution OF this nation
and while we rejoice In the success OF Thu