Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-06
Council Bluffs
Fruit Experts
Come to City
Hortioulturists Gather and Bring
with Them Great Variety Of
Exhibits.

Horticultural scientists and experts from
various parts Of the country are beginning
to gather for the third annual meeting
and exposition of the National Horucul-
tural congress and by Monday many of
the notables Of the horticultural realm
will be here. Prof. Ellis z. Taylor, state
entomologist Of Colorado. r. Il. Turpin Of
Grand Junction and Dr. II. A Richardson
Of Delta formed the first party Of fruit
men from Colorado. Silas Wilson Of
Nampa, Ida. one OF the judges at the ex-
position last year, and Frank c. stephens
son of the noted Nebraska nurseryman,
L. =. stephens Of Crete, now engaged in
horticultural development in Idaho, came
in during the day. Mr.. stephens is accom-
panied by his wife and will remain
throughout the exposition. The two gem
tlemen have two full carloads OF Idaho
fruit for the exposition, comprising 1880
boxes. Idaho will have six carloads from
the choicest products OF her orchards for
the exposition. J, r. Walker, manager
of the Crete orchards, also arrived ysster-
day. He was one OF the judges last year.
Exhibits are arriving from nearly every
state in the union, but one shipment ar
rived yesterday that created an unusual
amount Of interest. II came from Mime
sofa, where It was alleged that the freezes
and frosts last spring had not permitted
an apple to survive in the entire state.
Mrs. r. r. Merryfield Of Elysian, Leseuer
county, surprised the exposition managers
and saved her state from complete failure
by sending a shipment of magnificent fruit
grown by herself sufficient to make a
creditable state display. Mrs. Merryfield
declared that II apples could not grow any
year in Elysian, Minn., then the old story
about the brilliant product Of the Elyslan
fields of old is a gracious fable.
A letter from Thomas Mahoney, secre-
tary Of the Chamber OF Commerce Of
Grand Junction, stated that the Colorado
fruit men would make the finest display
Of fruit and vegetables at Council Bluffs
that they have attempted and that they
have shipped more fruit from Delta, Mesa,
Montezuma and Melrose counties this sea-
son than in the entire state on any
previous year. He says there are AOOO
IowRns engaged in fruit raising in the
Grand Junction district, 900 of whom are
from Guthrie Center, Ia, and that the
Iowans are the most successful fruit
growers in tho state. He says Colorado
intends to astonish the world by It's ex-
| hibit OF potatoes at the exposition here.
This section Of the state is now supplying
! the dining car service on eighteen rail
roads of the United States and all Of the
! leading hotels Of the east. The potatoes
are packed and graded in the same manner
that high class apples are made ready for
the market, and the exhibit here, which,
he says, will be the greatest potato dis
play ever made. viii be of the same
character. Mr.. Mahoney has reserved
space for the big moving picture show thai
attracted so much attention at the LAND
shows at Madison Square, New York. and
at Pittsburg In addition to this a new
panorama, which will cover the entire
east wall OF the Auditorium's 1000 square
yards, will be brought here from Chi
cago and exhibited for the first time.
The work OF decorating the Auditorium
inside and out and completing the hug
Annexes is being rushed with all the vigo
possible. The painting and vanishing
Is all done and the greater part Of tn,
decorative work finished inside OF tn
Auditorium. The building will be read!
to begin the installation Of the exhibits b!
! Monday,