Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-20
Council Bluffs
BLUFFS WANTS SHOW AGAIN
Action Today Will Decide on Next
Years Meeting Place.
C1TYs TREATMENT WELL LIKED
visitors Pleased at Consideration
shovvn-st. Joseph May Try 20
Take Congress Away
Leading winners,


Leading winners.
The question whether the National Horu-
cultural congress Is to continue 90 have
its headquarters and to hold its annual
/ exposuons at Council Bluffs will be de-
termined at the annual meeting Of the
| congress.
! The sentiment all over the country among
all classes OF exhibitors Is strongly IN favor
| Of a permanent location, where they VIII
have the advantage Of becoming acquainted
with conditions and know In advance the
character Of the men they are to meet and
| the treatment they are TO receive. the
exposition that closes today was fully three
times larger than the first. The second
was also larger and more successful in
every way than the first. The men who
have done all OF the work in connection
with the organization Of the congress and
It's three great national expeditions have
been strengthened each year by the knowl-
edge acquired by experience the preceding
year and thus each year adds TO tho ability
and skill Of the promoters, enabling them
to handle the work with increasing econ
omy and efficiency.
More than three times as much work
has been connected with the congress and
the exposition this year than was required
the first year nearly twice as much as
last year, but we have handled it this time
with less trouble and expense than at any
other time" said Freeman Reed, superin-
tendent. and the only salared man con-
nected with the enterprise.
I'VE have learned an immense amount
each year and will be better able than ever
to handle the work"
BIuffs wants show.
President Hess and all of the working
officers OF the congress and such capable
and tlreless workers as r. II. Doolittle
George f. Hamilton, n. A. Quinn, Theo-
dore Davis. c. w. Mcdonald, j. r. HELEN
beck and the big crowd Of others Of the
same character, have expressed their will
ingness TO continue the work. They have
freely given weeks and months Of their
valuable time to the work with no possi-
bility of any sort OF financial benefit or a
chance to be personally benefited in any
other way, for neither OF them has any
financial interests in the fruit industry,
Their work has been the gratuitous offer
ing OF broadminded men for the general
good. The fact that they are willing to
continue their tasks Is an answer to the
question, Does Council Bluffs want the
exposition for another year?'
The universal approval OF the manage
} ment and the unreserved expressions of
satisfaction with the treatment accorded
and the benefits derived by the exhibitors
; indicate the desire to have Council Bluffs
designated as the permanent headquarters
Of the congress and the site Of all the eN-
J positions. The congress was organized as
an educational enterprise. 1t has taken
deep root at Council Bluffs where the
leaders Of the able group of horticulturists
who conceived it have their homes. 1t
cannot be peripatetic and proper The
congress Is a national affair and It is a
/ prime requisite that it be maintained at O
| point central for the whole country. 1t Is
at present located at that point.
Chief Prise winners.
The big prizes were well scattered from
= the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans, but
! Idaho and Colorado took the lions share
I II lions desire such things. North Carolina
r and Texas exhibitors will carry home
enough OF the principal prizes to be fully
satisfied. Following are the chief prize
+ winneTsf
= B. F. Hurst, for the Boise Commercial
= club Boise, Ida, the sweepstakes cup fOI
4 the best commercial display Of apples,
D ], A. Carr, Council, Ida, copper trophy
- for tho best county exhibit Of apples
: the gulf states special plate display O.
, II. 4. Richardson, Delta, Colo, Gernel
!. trophy for the best box Of apples In the
, j. A. Carr, special trophy for the bes
= three-bushel boxes Of apples
= ID. e. Elcher, Fayetteville, Ark, silve
!, trophy for the best display Of orchard
y ". ~ HUT best general display OF hor
= given for the best district display al
I, states and all countries competing.
= II. A. Richardson, silver trophy for tn
best arranged display in the show.
N J. A. Carr. copper loving cup for tn
best commercial display qf pears.
l., 8. b. Shaw, Raleigh, N. C., trophy 70
best collection of nuts.
w. P. Reed, silver loving cup for bes
display OF peeans.
Paul p Skinner silver loving cup 70
best display OF almonds
s. b. Shaw, silver trophy for best collee
s. B. shaw, silver trophy for best coliec
ton OF peanuts.
c. s. Canada, Houston, Tex, received tn
cups foE the best collection OF citrus fruits
best exhibit of grape fruit and for tn
best box Of oranges.
Roy Wilcox, 800 silver trophy for the hes
Oi 81 ~ Bla Ike" New orleans. La. ssoOn
loving cup for second best display 0
Alan p. Senior, Twin Falls, Ida. silvs
cup for best display OF potatoes.
s. n. Shaw, best general display Of vegt
tables from the gulf states
Inc eNposluou otilcefs last evening ~
AZ thoriEed the following statement:
The management wishes to take this OF
portunity 10 express to the exhibitors
the fruit and corn divisions their SINGER
gratitude for the COurtesies which they hay
shown towards the officers during tn
years exposition. We should all take cor
siderable pride In the fact that we hay
all helped to organise and conduct n
-e most successful fruit and corn expOsitio
ever held in the Missouri valley.
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