Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26
Council Bluffs
PREMIUMS FOR FRUIT MEN
Valuable Additions Being Made Daily
to the Prize List.
SOUTHERN STATES IN RIVALRY
Texas and Florida striving TO see
which VIII Have the More At
tractIve ExhIbit-Both Ask
Large space.

Sunerintepdent Freeman L. Reed Of the
National Horticultural congress announced
yesterday that additions to the remlum
list Of the fruit show, to be held NoVem-
Der Is to %, are being received Almost
daily and the list has now reached pro
portions that far exceed the most san
suine expectations Of the directors.
The Omaha Bee Publishing company has
contributed a valuable sterling silver
trophy cup to be contested for by the stu
dents Judging teams Of the various state
universities. The cup must be won twice
In succession by the same college to en-
titIe the winners to it's permanent custody.
The conditions are that the college win
ming it shall keep It until next year, when
II is to be returned and contested for under
the same or similar terms. This will be
one Of the most valuable and interesting
cups that will be offered and the con-
testants will represent the principal agri-
cultural colleges of the United States.
Among the other additions TO the pre-
MUM list received saturday are fifteen
valuable articles having an aggregate value
of $500. contributed by the Pioneer Imple-
ment company OF Council Bluffs, and a gas
engine donated by the international Har-
vester company OF America. Dozens Of
smaller additions to the premium list and
each Of large and intrinsic value have also
been received within the last few days.
superintendent Freeman Reed has re-
ceived official application for space for
state exhibits from a number Of additional
states, including Virginia and Maryland.
Application has also been received for a
fine exhibit from Fresno. Cal. but Just
at the present time the greatest interest
Us being aroused by the spirited contest
and rivalry between Texas and Florida.
The superintendent has received a request
from the Texas Citrus Growers associa-
ton asking for 1000 square feet of space.
In the letter making this reservation j.
w. Canada. secretary of the association,
says that he is glad to see Florida being
stirred up. know Mr.. McComb very well
and he il a hustler" That Florida is
stirred up is evidenced by the work that
is being done there now. The entire state
is aroused and large and small fruit grow
ers are endeavoring to make the exhibit
at the exposition one of the most remark
able and beautiful tina lies within their
splendid possibilities.
Mr.. McComb, who Is a special commits
sioner engaged in collecting Florida's ex-
hibit, writes stating that they must have
space enough to properly show two car
loads Of exhibits. A list OF these exhibits
shows that they will contain everything
relative to horticulture produced In Florida
and that II will be one OF the most at
tractive and beautiful exhibits ever made
in any northern state. Such things as
orange trees Of gigantic size in full bloom,
budding, ripening and ripe fruit will be
the central figures. Their exhibit has al
ready cost several thousand dollars and 1t
will cost a large amount to bring It here
and install It.
Both Of these states are flooding all
parts of the United States with Invitations
to their friends to attend the congress and
see the splendid exhibits that they are pre-
pairing. Neither of them are specifically
after prizes, but are determined that their
best reward shall lie in the example that
they viii give OF their geniality of Innate
and desirability for closer relationship be-
tween tho frlgid north and the sunny south.
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