The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-01
Texas and Florida Vying With
Each Other in a Big
Exhibition.
HORTICULTURAL CONGRESS
TO BE HELD IN COUNCIL BLUFFS,
IOWA, NOVEMBER IS TO 20 AND
ALL THE STATES ARE TO BE
REPRESENTED.

CouAC1 biuIIS, ID, NOV. IT loIlod
and Texas, representing the great
fruit belt of the South, are vying with
each other in advancing the participa-
ton Of that territory in the National
Horticultural congress to be held in
this city November Is to 20.
In each state an organization of
growing interests has been effected,
with representative men engaged in
collecting the enormous exhibits to be
brought here for display.
The Texas exhibit will show
anges-satsumas and other varieties
grape fruit, kumquats, lemons. figs
and preserves thereof. persimmons,
peaches, pears, plums, bananas, dates.
olives, pomegranates, pecans and 9th
err nuts; peanuts, berries, jellies,
jams, preserved fruit. grapes and
grape products; vegetables of all
kinds, sugar cane and rice: in fact, ev-
erything representative of the Texas
Gulf coast country.
Florida is the only state that will
show fresh field grown vegetables and
fully matured fruit at this time Of
year.
The officers and executive commit
tee of the National Horticultural con-
gress are as follows:
w. S. Keeline. president, Council
Bluffs. Iowa; Capt. J. II. Shawhan,
first vice president, Payette. Idaho;
George w. Reye, secretary-treasurer.
Council Bluffs, Iowa; Alexander Wood
second vice president, Council Bluffs,
Iowa.
Chairmen of Committees: Prem
iums. J. P: Hess; Transportation and
Membership. T. A. Barker; Publicity
Victor E. Bender; Finance and Admit
lance. E. H. Doolittle: Buildings.
Grounds and Decoration, Chas. A.
Beno; Program. J. M. Irvine, ST. JOS
eph, Mo-; Concessions, ]. G. Wads-
worth; Exhibits Fruits. w. G. Rich;
Exhibits, Vegetables, J. r. McPher-
son; Exhibits, Flowers, Roy F. Will
COX.
The state vice presidents of the
as delegates, are:
vile; P. A. Rodgers. Gravett.
Colorado. DIR. A. f. Miller, Austin;
B. S. Ruddick, Paonia.
California, A. r. Briggs, San Fran
cisco; Geo. c. Roeding, Fresno.
Delaware, F. NJ Soper, Magnolia;
F. c. Bancroft, Wyoming.
| Georgia, Herbert G. White, Dewitt;
P. J. Berckmans, Augusta
Iowa, E. Reeves, Waverly; Prof. S.
A. Beech. Ames.
Idaho N. S. Miller, Caldwell; A. E.
Wood. Payette.
Illinois, r. o. Graham, Blooming
ton; w. B. Lloyd, Kinmundy
Indiana, J. A. Burton, Mitchell;
Chris. King, Rushville.
Montana. F. Whiteside Kalispell
Missouri, DR.. J. c. Written. Colum.
bia: r. D. Maxwell. St. Joseph
Massachusetts, F. c. Sears. Am,
herst: Wilfred Wheeler, Concord
Maine, W. Craig, Auburn; w. J.
Kicker Turner.
Maryland, w. McCulloh Brown, Oak.
land; Orlando Harrison, Berlin.
Michigan, ]. L. Snyder, East Ian.
sing; o. X. White, East Lansing.
Minnesota, Clarence Wedge Albert
Lea.
Nebraska, r. A. Emerson, Lincoln
P. Youngers, Geneva.
New Jersey, A. P. Repp, Glassboro
New York, U. P. Hedrick, Geneva;
c. S. Wilson, Ithaca.
New Mexico. Parker Earle. Roswell
Hon. L. B. Prince, Santa Fee.
Oregon, E. H. Shepard. Hood River;
J. w. Perkins, Roseburg.
Oklahoma, c. G. Jones. Okla. City
Ed. E. Blake. Ell Reno.
Ohio. U. T. Cox, Proctorville; VIM
Miller, Gypsum.
Pennsylvania, L. G. Youngs, Nortl
East; c. ]. Tyson, Flora Dale.
Tennessee, J. D. Ellis, Dayton.
Texas, J. R. Black. Cotulla; Edw
W. Knox, San Antonio.
Utah, Hon. Thos. Judd, st. George
DR.. f. D. Ball, Logan.
Virginia, S. W. Fletcher, Blacks
burg.
West Virginia, D. Gold Miller, Ger
ardstown; S. W. Moore. Elwell.
Washington. B. NJ. Chapman, Cash
mere; ]. p Cummings, Spokane.