Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-22
SHOW REMAINS HERE
National Horticultural Congress Votes
to Stay in Bluffs.
J.. P. HESS MADE PRESIDENT
Vice Presidents are Named for All
the states-Dnte Of Exhibit Next
Year VIII he No
vember.

NlNhuIdWluk IN FAVOR OF COunCll BUTTS anu
the Missouri city receiving but six votes
when the ballot was taken.
j. NJ. Irvine led the fight for the st. Jo-
seph delegation and made a strong speech
for his home city, but the sense Of the con-
gress was overwhelmingly against him.
Election Of officers for the ensuing year
resulted as follows: President, ]. p. Hess;
first vice president, Captain J. II. shawhan
Of Payette, Idaho; second vice president,
c. p. Close OF College Park, Nd; secretary
treasurer, George w. Reye OF Council
Bluffs; superintendent, Freeman L. Reed
OF Council Bluffs.
Mr.. Close succeeds Alexander Wood of
Council Bluffs, who died the first day of
the congress.
Mr.. Hess, who was elected president, was
at the head Of the National Horticultural
congress the first year It was organized,
and his reelection yesterday was unani-
nous.
His failure to land the 1000 fruit expo
sition for st. Joseph aroused the wrath
OF J. M. Irvine, publisher OF the Fruit
Grower. He contended that last year he
had been promised that st. Joseph would
be given the show I'm 1910 and he charged
the directors Of the National Horticultural
congress with bad faith. Mr.. Irvine with
drew his name from the list Of newly
elected directors as he said he did not
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and It certainly would not be after the UNI
fair treatment which he alleged had been
given him. Before leaving yesterday aft
ernoon for his home Mr.. Irvine declared
that st. Joseph would have a fruit show
OF It's own in opposition to that of the
National horticultural congress.
Next Year in November.
The fruit exposition next year will be
held about the middle of November, the
exact date to be determined later by the
executive committee.
The annual meeting Of the National Hor-
ticultural congress yesterday morning was
presided over by W. S. Keeline, the re-
firing president. Council Bluffs was placed
in nomination for the 1910 meeting and
fruit show by Hon. silas Wilson Of Nampa,
Idaho, and the nomination was seconded
by c. S.. canada Of Houston, Tex. st. Paul,
Mimi, was named by G. II. Shallenberger
of Boise, Idaho, but as soon as Mr.. Shall
lenberger saw that the meeting was almost
unanimous for Council Bluffs he withdrew,
saying: THE city of st. Paul desires to
get out from under the snowstorm and 1
withdraw tho nomination Of st. Paul in
favor OF Council Bluffs.
]. P. Hess, Congressman w. I. Smith
and Hon. Silas Wilson of Nampa, Idaho,
were appointed a committee to draft reso-
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second vice president of the National Hor-
ticultural congress-, whose death occurred
on the opening Of the fruit exposition last
Monday.
The executive committee. which will con-
sist Of the chairmen Of the several stand
ing committees, will be appointed by Presi-
dent Hess. Each chairman will have the
naming of the members of his respective
committee.
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mittee to prepare the draft of a law re-
quiring owners Of orchards to TAX the
necessary care OF same by spraying, etc,
for the prevention of scab disease and ex-
termination of insects and for the inspec-
ton OF market fruit.
with the election Of officers the meeting
adjourned.
Exposition Closes Doors.
The second annual fruit exposition of
the National Horticultural congress closed
last night with an attendance which
easily broke the record for any night of
the week. The announcement that a young
couple, whose identity was kept a secret
until yesterday afternoon, would be mar
ried at the Auditorium attracted a large
number and the big building was literally
TANNED with a seething crowd two hours
before the time announced for the cere-
mony, which took place at $3.50 o'clock.
The groom was Arthur Hansen, a young
man II this city employed In Omaha, AMI
Miss Nellie Campbell. also of this city,
employed az telephone operator by the
Hafer Lumber company. The eremony
was performed under the floral bridal
altar arranged in the Wilcox booth, DR..
o. o. Smith Of the First Congregational
church officiating.
The concert last night by the Llberati
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every reserved seat in the balconies was
occupied during It. AS a closing number
the band, which left last night for New
York, played Aud Lang Syne.'
The work of dismantllng the exhibits
was begun as soon as the crowd COM
menced to thin out after the wedding cere-
mony.
Manager Mooney Of the New theater will
entertain the wedding party at a box party
tonight, when "Woman's Way" will be the
attraction.
some BeIated Returns.
Announcement was made last evening of
a few belated awards by the judges. The
silver loving cup for the best display of
pears was awarded to the North Carolina
exhibit. This exhibit was in charge of
Prof w. N. HUT Of the state department
OF agriculture and was conceded to be one
OF the most interesting at the exposition.
A display which attracted much favorable
attention was the display OF jellies. pre-
serves OF various kinds, pickles, etc, made
by Mrs. ], r. Mcpherson OF this city. Mrs.
Mcpherson had 100 varieties Of canned"
goods on exhibition and succeeded in win
ming six first and five second prizes.
c. f. Mincer, the young horticulturist
from Hamburg, Ia, who takes nome with
him the magnificent silver trophy pre-
scented by the Storz Brewing company, be-
sides other prizes, raises just as good corn
as he does apples. He and his grand
father. C.. r.. Taylor, a noted Iowa corn
grower, won several first premiums at the
National Corn show in Chicago. They have
been showing corn since 1892 and have
taken premiums at Chicago, Buffalo, Paris.
Charleston and Omaha. Mr.. Mlncer is now
preparing to make an extensive exhibit at
this years Corn Show in Omaha, where he
expects TO repeat his success at the Ma
tional Horticultural congress fruit exposi-
ton.
The following new board Of directors was
elected:
W. S. Keelins, W. II. Il II