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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-31
PERSONALS.

Mrs. Mabel Shane-Long of Oska-
lcosa, and niece. Miss Jessie Williams,
are visiting Mrs. 7. F. Riley, 2o1
North Sixth street.
Mrs. A. Johnson and son Bert OF
Creston are visiting at the l.. r.
Linquist home, on Blondeau street
Mr., Enright, of the Wagner Commits.
sion Co., was in this city this week.
In all probability his house will es.
tablish branch office in this city.
DR.. G. Walter Barr win go to Law
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-31

convaIescence after pneumonia, ty-
phoid fever and the grip, is some
times merely apparent, not real To
make 1t real and rapid, there is no
other tonic SO highly to be recon-
mended as Hoods Sarsaparilla. Thous.
ands so testify. Take Hoods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-31

The peculiar properties of Chamber
lains Cough Remedy have been thor
oughly tested during epidemicj OF In
fiuenza, and when it was taken in
time we have not heard of single
case of pneumonia. Sold by all deal
ers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-31
Real Estate Activity.

Real estate is quite active in Ham
ilton. Lots are changing hands there
nearly every day at advanced prices.
large number of houses will be
built there this spring. The additions
laid out in Hamilton have cement side
walks built or building, and the
streets completed by the time the lots
are sold.
The Hamilton city council has di-
rected its proper committee to report
promptly on ways and means to
build water and sewage system for
that city.
Dream Realized.
Last evenings Des Moines Capital
says:
In a letter to personal friend in
hes Moines, Wells M. Irwin, president
of the Commercial club of heokuk,
writes: "The big dam across the
Mississippi river, that we have dream
ed and talked of for years past, is
now an assured fact The company
building the dam has millions behind
il we are positive that Keoknk has
the best and most stable foundation
for asking factories and other indus
trial enterprises to locate in its
midst This city is soon to become
the center of cheap power"
The letter brings the official news
Of the consummation of the biggest
thing In water power development in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-31
Safety is keynote.

The water-power company takes the
greatest pains with these freight trains
on its new line. At every street cross
ing a man goes ahead and looks out
for vehicles before signalling the en-
CINE to cross. When the locomotive
is on the track of the electric COM
pany, a hagman is always stationed
up the hill Oh Broadway. And all
this is in addition to a semaphore
switch stand at the foot of Broadway
which only man sound asleep could
pass when it is turned against him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-31

Preserves from the Woods.
~ don't know what these here for.
est preserves are" said Uncle Henry
Butterworth, unless they're canned
huckleberries
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-31
December 81, Which is Today, Mark
ed Expiration Of Water Power
Options Held Since Early
In 1910.
RAILROADS GET BOOST
Estimate is Made Of Number of Car
loads Of Material That viii be
Received Here
Daily.

Today, December 81, options held
by the Keoluk and Hamilton Water
Power Company on land on both the
Iowa and Illinois sides of the Missis-
sippi river expired. The company,
however, has taken up all of the OPP
tons or in few instances has had
them extended for such time as will
enable the titles TO be perfected.
During the three years of construc-
ton of the dam the several railroads
operating lines into Keokuk will see
quite stimulation in their business
for a rough estimate of the amount OF
material that will De shipped into the
city daily is evidence that it is not q
matter of few carloads
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-31
Daily Shipments.

OF cement alone, two thousand bar
rels will be used daily during the con-
struction, which is about ten car
loads. During the first year the lum-
Der shipment will average about sew
en- carloads. The shipE: ent of machin-
cry during the iirst six months and
during the time permanent apparatus
is being installed in the power house
will also be heavy. The company,
however, will not receive as many
carloads of material as it would If it
were necessary 10 ship to the works
from some distance the great amount
of stone and sand. The stone and
sand for this job is found SO near
that it can be conveyed over the
company's own railroad system.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-31
Coal a Bio Item.


Traffic on the new railroad from
the Illinois works to Hamilton is
heavy these days The rebuilt track
of the Keokuk and Western Illinois
railroad, with the curves heightened
are used along Second street in Ham
ilton to Broadway. and the new tracks
of the water-power company are used
from there.
Unbroken carloads are hauled from
the steam roads at Hamilton junction
to wherever they are needed at the
works. The little locomotives 5000
around like mosquito-hawks on poo
of water: their whistle sounds like ;
clarinet with a bug under the reed
both ends of them look about alike
but they pull tremendous loads up thu
stiff grades of the line and one o
them easily hauls eight or nine BIZ
i freight cars loaded.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-20
Nebraska Not Entirely Out of 1t.

II required something of a to promise dis
play from Nebraska when Jack Frost completed his
work last spring nevertheless of the prettest
tables at the exposition covered with Nebraska
apples. The display made by the State Horticul
tural society and in charge OF G. S. Chrsty Of
Johnson. More than dozen varieties shown,
all superb specimens OF their kind. II pointed
out that those varieties The kinds that should
Ceye the greatest attention Of Nebraska fruit growers
Among them Rhode Island Greetings. New
towns, Delicious Missouri Pippins York Imperials
Winter Bananas, Red Romantic. Roman Stems, Iowa
Blacks and Smiths Cider many Of them the worlds
standard fruits, They compared very favorably in
color and size and also in flavor with apples grown
under more hospitable surroundings.
The Arkansas end Missouri exhibits were entered
by the Ozark Fruit Growers association and were in
charge Of Captain G. T. Lincoln OF Bentonville Ark.
d. e. Eicher, president of the Arkansas State Hort
cultural society, and a number Of others, The ex-
hbits represented Of the greatest frult-growlng
districts in the world, and which almost unheard
OF until these national fruit shows into vogue
The Ozark association represents 40 600 bearing
fruit and 10000 devoted to the culture
small fruits
North Carolina made a splendid exhibit under the
direction OF Prof w. ~ HUT Of Raleigh, OF the
leading scientific hortcuturists Of the United States
He Is OF the founders Of the National Horticultural
congress and one of its most enthusiastic workers.
Maryland sent Prof C. P. Close of the College
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-20

Washington and Oregon exhibits of additional
interest for the that they grown non
irrigated lands and afforded excellent opportunities
for determining the relative fruit values of the
varieties grown under the two conditions The
preston was universally in favor of the irrigated
fruit. The Portland exhibit in charge Of G. II.
Florence Of Portland.
significant feature of all the western exhibits
the assertion, backed up by proof whenever ques-
toned, that the apples exhibition the regular
commercial pack taken from the stock ready for mar
ket and in instances selected for display purposes
Every of the western exhibitors eager to be
questioned even if the questioneT challenged tho
curacy Of of the tales told of wonderful fertility
of soil and capacity of trees Proofs almost
thoritative as holy writ instantly forthcoming
when statements doubted. Single apple trees
that bore than sixty bushels this were
told Of and photographs produced showing the tree
propped by huge posts and its overladen boughs held
aloft by supports until it appeared to be growing
above the trestle work of a bridge.
Utah and Wyoming did not attempt to make much
Of a showing. Frosts and severe unreasonable
weather rendered the apple crop nearly failure
but Utah made good with display of photos of peach
orchards and tales of wonderful productivity Of its
irrigated soils
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-20
Educational Value Was Great.

The close Of the exposition emphasized the impor-
lance of such National fruit expostons are
the most potent agencies for bringing about the per-
feet conditions that will characterize the OF
a period which is just dawning, and which will
indeed be glorious; for the fruit growers insist the
whole level of humanity will be carried forward to
heights undreamed of now. The community of in
erest of orchardsts is emphasized and the bonds OF
brotherhood strengthened Tagging energies are
spurred into new activity. The weakness OF over
confidence is Jared and modified. The orchardist
who has taught himself TO believe that his locality is
the ne plus ultra location for the development of good
fruit is taught the wholesome lesson that nature is
prodgal her favors and manages TO even up things
pretty nicely all the country Most OF all is the
truth enforced that good results are the product or
good care intelligent methods and constant industry
The concrete benefits were many and great, but
the exposition was especially a great advertising
dunn for the fruit sections which took part. It
further stimulated the interest in fruit growing and
the demands for fruit lands, especially in the west
The educational value Of the show cannot be estimated
and it is very certain that who attended II
truthfuly say that the information he received in
grading and packing was not worth the price he paid
for his Journey to the show. Many grower went TO
the exposition and opened his display with feeling
Of pride that indicated his belief he had the finest
fruit grown In many cases this confident indi-
vdua was doomed to disappointment when he was
forced to make comparisons of his exhibit with the
displays of other competitors in the class. Grow
ers forced admit that there were other sections
OF the country which grew fruit and packed it in
elegant manner and often little better, than they
did. One very pleasant thing about the whole ahair
was the fact that in each where there diAap
pointment IL was followed by frank admission of de-
feat the expression Of the determination not to
let it happen again.
Everywhere from the opening day until the iighta
were turned on Saturday night, the concrete lessons
taught covered intensive methods, concentration OF
energy upon small orchard areas, the highest devel-
opment OF each individual apple peach, pear other
fruits the fullest comprehension Of the nature OF the
tree required for its productivity ana dsVs
Opment Of perfect fruit.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-20

-A HE third annual exposition of the National
Horticultural congress, which closed Satur-
day evening after ten days of uninterrupted
success was pronounced by the thousands of
visitors who thTonged the buildings to be
Of the varied, beautiful and instructive
hbits Of the nations horticultural wealth staged
in any part Of the country. It truly national
exposition, showing the choicest products of the
chards of than threefourths of the states and
cannot fail give additional impetus to the business
of growing and developing fruits of all kinds 1t is
nonetheless gratifying because it realized every hope
of the Council Bluffs who planned and effected
the organization of the congress and have
fully conducted all of the annual shows, making each
succeeding in way superior to the one that
preceded it.
The first exposition followed Immediately the or
ganizaton of the congress- and leading horticuursts
in twenty or more states Joined in the The
second year the number largely increased and
this year than 90 of the best known horticu-
tural scientists and practical experts connected with
horticultural colleges and experiment stations includ-
ing many entomoogists co-operated in the work
of the congress. The exhibits this year demanded
more than twice as much as was required in either
the other years and after this provided it
found be necessary to limit all oarlot displays to
ESQ boxes letting that number represent the full ship
ment of $40 boxes constituting
In the Auditorium and temporary annexes a scene
of beauty met the eyes of visitors that pictures
words can but feebly portray, and the photographs
herewith present but faint hint of the brancy of
the spectacle where tone of natures unmatcha
BILE color scheme blended in a harmonious whole.
The exhibits covered all sections of the United
States those states which felt the deadly chill
of real winter weather in April and May when all
the orchards except those cared for in accordance
with the lessons taught at previous horticultural ex-
positions lost every fruit bud and from portions
Canada and Mexico The immense Auditorium was
blaze of color from the floor it's vaulted roof the
tables and banks of ripened fruit forming beautiful
foundation upon which to rest the skilfully designed
color scheme of Complementary ornamentation The
arrangement perfect that everything, even the
shafts of sunshine that streamed through the high
windows, became part of the general plan added
to its beauty In part of the Auditorium was
there an inharmonious object unsightly spot
The exposition opened Thursday, November 10
and continued ten days
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-20
Corn Show a Feature.

This year for the first time a corn show feature
added backed by organization designated as
the Missouri Valley Corn Growers association It was
planned and carried though by like Prof, Bruce
W. Crossley and all of the field experts of the Iowa
Agricultural college, assisted and encouraged by such
Prof. Holder, the apostle OF improved corn
culture The work of these experts has added sew
eral million bushels to Iowa's crop this year.
They found prompt and hearty cooperation only
among the members of the newly formed association
in Iowa and Nebraska, but throughout beth states.
Exhibits were also received from other adjoining
states, making the FIRST show really something OF
national event. The corn show was staged in an
annex TO the main Auditorium constructed especially
for the purpose full carload OF grasses and grains
was used in the decorations and attractive and
beautiful exhibit OF corn was made
The other annexes, which provided AZ, 600 square
feet OF door space devoted the horticultural
products OF field and garden and the exhibits and
demonstration OF ell OF the machinery and labor
saving appliances that modern horticultural science
has called into being. For the first time in the his
tory OF horticultural competitive contests there was
= national contest between the makers OF spraying
machinery with rules and awards made by a commit
tee comprising Profs. J. B. Davidson and Lorenz
Greene OF the Iowa State Agricultural college, and
experts from Cornell university az Ithaca ~ y and
from the Nebraska State university. The competitive
tests made under conditions approaching actual
service, and the fruit growers who witnessed them
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-20

Park station second vice president Of the congress,
with lavish display of its best fruits and nuts
Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota Wisconsin and South
Dakota Joined Canada in showing that May freezes
cannot wholly extngush the apple crop, and each
found enough splendid fruit to make creditabe dis
plays. Far away Maine sent shipments of its hardy
PiIgrim-day fruits, gathered from apple trees
that have been bearing for than seyenty-hve
years It should be remembered that an apple tree
Maine not begin to bear until it is about %
years old and some of the venerable New England
trees from which the fruit was gathered a cen
fury old.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-20
Oregon aud Washington in Line

Oregon and Washington had exhibits that arrested
the attention of the exposition visitors Their dis
plays We're not large those of other western
states, but each exhibit had many varieties of per-
feet fruit that they great value to the grower
The Washington exhibit, in charge Of Dr. Miller Of
Chealn assisted by n. W. Starr. of the most
notable in some respects in the exposition Dr. Mil
ler's orchard has large number OF trees the ia
nous Delicious variety and the effect of these trees
upon the other varieties in the orchard has established
the fact that the Delicious is of the strongest
poenizers OF the apple family. One of the distinctive
features Of the Delicious which is a newly developed
hybrid is its BelhOwer shape and FIVE prongs at the
blossom end. OF eleven varieties shown in the Miller
exhibit every one evidences Of the strong char
acterstics of the Delicious showing that magnificent
apple 10 forcing its characteristics upon all it's neigh
bors. Grimes Golden, Winesap, Rome Beauty Black
Twig-all apples of the hattened forms-haye been
perceptiby elongated and their ends given five
pronged development by the strong poenizing power
OF the Delicious The quality Of none Of the apples
affected has been deteriorated by the dominating in
dividuality of the Delicious, but all have shown
marked improvement in flavor.
Oregon's display. like that of its sister state was
limited to an imposing Of splendid varieties and
like those of Washington, showed the effects OF new
environment and different soils. There was as much
difference between the Winesap grown in Oregon aud
Washington and that produced in Iowa and Nebraska
as between two distinct varieties and the changes
produced by the western environment in every case
seemed to be decided improvement Portions Of the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-20
Colorado Strongly Represented.

Next to Idaho, Colorado had the largest exhibit at
the exposition comprising great profusion of the
varied horticultural products Of the state Nine
counties represented in The fruit display alone
IN charge Of Thomas II. Mahoney of Grand Junction
the active member of the states immigration society
Clarence Lyman, who proved to be one of the most
entertaining and instructive of the daily lecturers and
VINO willingly appeared on the program every day and
several times a day, with a splendid assortment Of
moving pietures Prof. E. p. Taylor state entomolo-
gist whose hourly talks grew into continuous per
tormance; n A. Glasco of Iona Charles A. smith of
G'and junction, d. A. Richardson Of Delta. who has
been one OF the most indefatgabe worker at all three
OF the Council BLUFFS eXRositions; C. W. Dyer OF
Cedar Edge, w. 7, Bozeman of Cortez, R. E. Turpin
OF Grand Valley and many other Colorado fruit grow,
eF VINO came and went during the progress Of the big
show
The Colorado men, in addition to having one ~ the
largest and most attractive displays were looked
as the men 10 whom all of the other fruit growers in
the country should to school, for the purpose q,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-20

daily were enabled to choose integently the machn-
cry best adapted to the needs of their orchards.
Natures Handiwork Elegantly Displayed
But it was in the main auditorium, designated this
year the Educational building, where the greatest
profusion Of elegant fruit found. A more pleas
ing sight could not be imagined than that which
greeted the visitors they passed through the main
entry doors the west stepping from the wintry
world outside into the beauty and glory of tropical
paradise, where every wave of air was "a winged
odor," and every spot scene where nature had
empted her golden horn of plenty. 1t here that
the best results of modern methods of orcharding
shown where, Of tens of thousands Of boxes
of apples there could not be found one that was de-
fectlve; where one realized fully what "cean fruit
menat fruit unpolluted by presence of worm or
fungus
Although there apples from Maine and nearly
all of the New England and middle eastern states and
from every state along the Atlantic seaboard where
they be grown and from the great fruit belt in
the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas and also from
one of the middle west states where science and
modern methods secured exemption from frost dam
age 1t remained for the western statesdaho Colo
RADIO Utah, Washington and Oregon-to show the
world the highest types of fruit development and win
the lions share of the big prizes.
The intermountan states brought fruit enough to
more than three times fill the space in the exposition
buildings. Idaho alone six cars for exhibition
and half dozen more for and to sup
ply the demands of exposition visitors for box or
two to take home. Idahos exhibit was a big exposi-
on of ITSELF and required several thousand feet of
floor space to stage their offerings
The Namapa Fruit Growers association had car
load exhibit gathered under the direction of Hon Sas
Wilson, and in charge of Frank G. stephens son of
E. p stephens of Crete, the well known Nebraska
nurseryman. The Council Valley Fruit Growers as
ISOLATION also had carload display in charge of Mr..
and Mrs ]. A. Carr. The Msnville fruit orchards of
the Boise valley staged carlot exhibit and had sew
oral other carloads in reserve in charge of B. F.
Hurst, manager of the orchard property; b. F. RAY
burn travelling salesman, and Mrs Eta Rayburn the
professional packer. The Payette Valley Commercial
club presented carlot display in charge Of win
Wells with Brown and Donovon, two bright Payette
newspaper men, always present to do the talking
irwin Falls had large box display in charge of G. H.
Smith and Allan p Senior, The Idaho Irrigation
company occupied another vantage point with a mag
nihcent display in custody of H. P Blodgett of
shoshone A e. Wood of Payette found quarters near
by to show up an equally allurng exhibit
In addition to the fruit displays Idaho came 10
the exposition with carload or two of vegetables
grains and alfalfa that swept away all of the major
prizes And every particle of the products of this
and all Of the other states was grown on irr
gated lands that only few years ago were cassed as
worthless
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-20

learning the best and means of protecting or"
chards from fross by of fire pots. Colorado was
the first frugrowng state to demonstrate the utility
OF the smudge pos, two years ago saved $S,O0Or
600 worth of fruit in the Grand Valley alone and &C"
compshed better results last spring when VIM
ter suddenly returned after month of almost summer
heat. All Of these anxious and enthus-
astcay willing 20 impart the great fund of valuable
knowledge acquired by their years of experience in
fruit development and protection in all its phases
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-20
Enemieg Of Fruit Olosely Hunted.

The fruit growers Of Colorado have state and dis
trict associations which work in harmony for the in
terests of all their members. If a pest comes
into orchard the local horticuurist is called and
that unwhoesome thing gets a degree of attention
Immediately that quickly eliminates it, and every
member Of the association is taught and drilled in the
nature of the pest and the methods of destroying it.
The teachers Prof Taylor and his ieutenants and
the association pays the bills. If spraying ma
chimes placed on the market, or a new material is
discovered, the experimenting Is all under the
direction of the associations experts and at the cost
of the association. While every incentive is held
for original investigation, grower need his
time in making experiments. He get all of the
information that has been secured to date by simply
expressing willingness to receive it. In the planting
of trees their culture and development, their care
throughout the OF the fruit after rlpens
the association has its experts the ground guide
and direct foster and advise The result is that in
these beautiful Colorado valleys the greatest univer
stiles for practical instruction found and men who
60 there with willingness to work and be taught
how to work not allowed to fail, no matter how
little they know of the work Of fruit growing