Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-10
CORN SHOW WILL
INTEREST WORLD.
To Make 1912 Exposition Inter-
national in Scope Instead
of National
OUTGR0W PRESENT QUARTERS
Association May Hold Next Show
in Famous Madison
Square
oUTGRoW PRESENT QUARTERS
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Square Garden for the next, or the 1912
National Corn exposition.
To make it an international instead
of a national exposition, and to inter-
est. to the extent of exhibiting, every
country on the globe.
Since the coming fourth annual Ma
tional Corn exposition to be held in
the group of seven massive exhibit
halls at the Ohio State exposition
grounds has grown to such proportions
that every nook and corner in the sew
eral buildings will be filed, it has been
suggested by a number of leading ag-
riculturists and prominent government
officials that the next show be made
international and that it be held In the
famous Madison Square Garden in
New York city.
No action will be taken on the prop
osition by the National Corn associa-
tion until well after the business of
the coming big corn show is settled,
although much pressure is being
brought to bear for an early decision,
owing to the interest that is being
talten by the United States government
and the departments of agriculture of
other countries
While it is estimated that the Madi-
son Square Garden, as a location for
the show proper would be little If any
better than the excellent exhibit halls
on the Ohio State exposition ground
at Columbus the fact that it would be
held in such a convenient location and
in such a popular place of amusement
would be an inducement which, it is
claimed by those interested, would
bring exhibits and delegations from
every country, and the exposition
would be the greatest world venture
in the interest of the betterment of
agriculture.
CHANGE SHOWS NAME
1.-THE National Agricultural exposi-
ton" is the new name proposed for the
National Corn exposition, owing to
the fact that the intents and purposes
of the event have so far outgrown the
original purposes of the National Corn
association. When the first show was
held in Chicago in 1907 only corn was
shown. At the next two annual shows
which were held in Omaha 1t was
found necessary to enlarge the scope
by adding classification for all grains
and grasses. Interest has become so
great, because of the extension and
broadening out, that not alone the
states, but the government depart
ments of agriculture have become so
directly interested and benefited that
the proposed change of name, in all
probability, must come within the i'm
mediate future and before the 1912 ex-
position is held.
Already the plans for the fourth an
nual show, which opens in Columbus
January 80, to continue through Feb
ruary II. have reached such proper
tions as to insure the greatest, by far,
of any national agricultural exposition
that has ever been held, and the pres
ent indications are that all exhibitors
now clamoring for space cannot be
accommodated.
ARRANGE FOR EXHIBITS
Regardless of the fact that already
more than thirty states have arranged
for exhibits from their respective agri-
cultural colleges and experiment sta
tions, with the best of their products
representing each state, there will be
at least several more states to enter,
correspondents from the additional
states being of the most favorable
tone, and each state college expressing
the deepest interest.
The fact that there will be so many
national and state meetings Of the
greatest possible Importance to the
agriculturist, to be held at the same
time and place as the National Corn
exposition, has caused some of the
leading men of the country to suggest
Madison Square Garden for the next
show, and II is more Inan likely IndI
such pressure will be brought to bear
upon the officials of the National Corn
association that the proposition will
receive most careful consideration.
Agriculturists over the country, be-
sides government officials and agricul-
tural college and experiment station
people have been watching with an
eagle eye the progress that has been
made for the coming exposition, and
interest is now at the very highest
tension.
Farm publications throughout the
world are devoting much space to the
enterprise, which has for its motto
"Betterment of Agriculture" and with
this most excellent and unlimited pub
licity it is bringing enthusiastic in
ouiries with each mail, seeking tnfor
nation.
AS only educational features are con-
sidered, the big national show will be
of the greatest possible advantage to
the farmers, and they highly appre-
ciate the fact that it is to be kept free
from any alliances which would be In
terested for profit alone.