Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
SILVER CUP FOR GRAPE DISPLAY
Council Bluffs Association Adds
Trophy to Fruit show.

COunctl Bluffs AssOctattOn ADDS
Trophy to Fruit show.
Another handsome silver trophy was
added yesterday to the premium list of the
National Horticultural congress. At a
meeting Of the directors of the Council
Bluffs Grape Growers association yester-
terday afternoon It was decided by unani-
nous vote to appropriate the sum of 500
for the purchase Of a trophy for the fruit
show.
At the request of the association donat-
ing the trophy 1t will be offered as a
prize to be contested for by state horti-
cultural societies and will be awarded the
state society making the best display of
fruits.
The extended publicity that is being given
to the 1903 fruit exposition of the National
Horticultural congress through the various
agencies that nave been enlisted by the
publicity department of the congress Is
Indicated by the large numbers of marked
copies of publications from all parts Of
the country that are being received at the
office Of General Superintendent Reed.
These publications comprise the leading
agricultural and horticultural journals of
the country, reaching hundreds of thous-
ands of those directly interested in the
work of the congress-the betterment Of
horticulture.
One of the greatest Individual agencies,
however, is the Rock Island Railway COM
pany through its advertising and publicity
departments. When II. s. Ray, assistant
general passenger agent of the Rock Is
land, was in Council Bluffs in June he
pledged to the officers Of the exposition
the use of the advertising mediums Of
these departments in promoting the 1909
fruit show. hat he has fully kept hts
promise Is indicated by the generous no.
tees that are appearing In all of the cur
rent publications of the railroad.
The Southwest Trail" one Of the most
useful and comprehensive publications de-
signed to set forth the resources of the
vast portion OF the United States trav-
ersed by the Rock Island system, contains
an extended notice of the forthcoming
exposition, and in the midsummer num-
Der Of the official timetable a portion Of
one Of the front double pages is devoted
to a description Of the work and the ex-
position, with a tootnote stating that I'm
formation concerning the congress and the
1909 exposition will be furnished on request
from any Rock Island representative"
This means that every agent of the whole
Rock Island system has been instructed
to work for the next big fruit show.
In a letter to Superintendent Reed re-
ceived yesterday, General Passenger Agent
L. NJ, Allen states that one-half column
space will be devoted to the exposition in
the September number OF the Trail" and
a full column In the October issue, while
the September folders will carry an an
nouncement on page 8. and that the Oc-
! fOhRF folders will Haynfa half ~ tAa Fla,
page to the exposition and half of the
S5th, or hack cover page, in November.
Suitable mention will also be made in
our station bulletins and such other me-
dunn as we rave at our disposal" writes
Mr.. Allen. "The attention OF our repre-.
sentatives will also be called to the ex.
position and its Importance, and every ef.
fort Will be made to secure the closest
cooperation with your organization.
suggest further, in order to accomplish
the best results, that It would be well fol-
you to request the members Of your or.
ganization throughout our territory to
keep In touch with our representative
and agents to the end that the benefits Of
cooperation may accrue"
The office OF Superintendent Reed Is
one Of the busiest places in Council Bluffs
at the present time. The organization OF
the congress now comprises forty-two OF
the states OF the union. and the CORE
spondence with the hundreds of represen,
~tatives entails an enormous amount OF
work. The preliminary premium bulletlr
will soon be ready for distribution. Five
thousand special envelopes have been re
ceived TO mail II. The back Of the envel
opes show handsome photogravure of &
scene In the 1905 exposition. and are do
mated by j. F. Wilcox Of this city.