Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-11
Our Exhibit at Chicago.

lie OulJeu SJdbeS Lduu duu lIIl-
CATION Exposition at Chicago. which
opened Saturday Nov. 20Lh, was one
Of the grandest displays Of fruit, vege-
tables and cereals, ever held in the
the United States. Every state west
of the Mississippi river, and the ter
ritOries of New Mexico and Arizona
were represented, and showing the
products OF the irrigated land. The
great railways Of the west had mnia-
turc railroads and irrigation canals on
exhibition, showing the section OF ter
ritory through which they pass, the
beautiful fruit and fine vegetables
that are grown on irrigated lands.
The fruit, l should judge, is Of a very
tAnder variety, as they shipped them
| To Chicago, packed in cotton, and in
Dthe most conspicuous places you
would see the sign Hands off" or
"Please do not handle the fruit. "
These apples were highly polished and
had the appearance OF being dressed
for the occasion. and att racted the at
tentlon Of the fifteen or twenty thou
sand people who visited the coliseum
daily. These people were not from
Chicago ouly, but from most of the
states in the union.
In the northwest corner Of the
building, occupying fourteen handred
square feet of floor space, was the eX-
hibit Of the west Michigan Develop
ment Bureau, with five hundred
bushels Of choice Michigan apples,
nine large pillars Of red apples, three
on either side and three down the
enameled wire netting, with the word
MICHIGAN in green apples running
perpendicular in each pillar, and
most elegant display of strawberrles,
currants, cherries and other perish
able fruit, in large glass jars. On
either side OF the booth were hung
very large bunches of most elegant
UGrapes, while just across the isle four
young ladies were constantly serving
the public with Michigan's delicious
fruit. In addition TO all this was a
very creditable display of corn. oats,
peas. beaus and potatoes, all artis-
tically arranged. That the West
Michigan Development Bureau has
proven 10 the public at large that no
state in the union excells Michigan ia
fruit and vegetables and no state
affords a more favorable opportunity
TO the industrious young man than
Western Michigan, was fully demon
strated at Chicago. No display in the
coliseum attracted SO much attention
as the one from Western Michigan.
That the people were deeply interest
ed was proven by the hundreds. il not
thousands who wanted information
relative TO the climate, soil. price Of
= land and the shipping facilities of
Western Michigan. Il never saw
such fruit, what splendid exhibit
of fruit" did not know that Mich
igan produced such elegant fruit"
young man go TO western Michigan,
instead OF the west, 4" Why Michigan
must be next to York State, in the
production % fruit" These are some
OF the eXelamations that were made
by the people as they first looked
upon the display from Western Mich
igan. The photographs taken, aud on
exhibition, OF our rural homes, fields
and orchards played no small part in
convincing the people that North
Western Michigan Is not in the woods.
We have proven beyond any doubt,
that the western Michigan fruit belt
is more wonderful than anything in
the west. and that we have the ad-
vantage over the west not only in the
flavor of fruit, but In markets and
Dfreight rates. The exhibition at Chi
ycago vas grand success. and it will
De instrumental in locating home
seekers on our Ia ids, and that it VIII
enhance the price Of land, there can
be no doubt.
Michigan has done herself proud.
D. s. PAXTON.