The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-15
HOLD IMMENSE
CORN EXHIBITION
National Corn Exposition Likely to be
Held I'm New York Next Year.

COLUMBUS, o. ecial-Madison
Square Garden for the next. or the
1912, National Corn Exposition.
10 make IT an international instead
or a national exposition. and to in
terest. 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 proper
tons that every nook and corner In
the several buildings will be filled il
has been suggested by a number Of
leading agriculturists 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 win be taken on the
proposition by the National Corn As
sociation until well after the business
Of the coming big corn show is set
tied, although much pressure is being
brought to bear for an early decision.
owing to the interest that is being
taken by the United States Govern
ment and the departments OF agri-
culture of other countries.
Location Is Convenient.
While it is estimated that the Mad
ison Square Garden, as a location for
the show proper would be little, IL
any. better than the excellent exhibit
halls on the Ohio State Exposition
ground at Columbus, o., the fact that
IT would be held in such a convenient
location and In such q popular place
Of amusement would be an induce
ment which, ii 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.
The National Agricultural
sition" is the new name proposed for
the National Corn Exposition. owing
to the fact that the intents and pur-
poses of the event have so far out
grown 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, ii was found neces-
sary to enlarge the scope by adding
classification for all grains and
grasses. Interest has become so great.
because OF the extension and broad
ening out, that not alone all States.
but the Government departments of
agriculture. have become so directly
interested and benefited that the pro-
posed change Of name. in all proba-
bility, must come within the imme-
diate future and before the 1912 ex-
position is held.
Plans Reach Enormous Proportions.
Already the plans for the fourth
annual show, which opens in Colum-
bus, Ohio, January 3oth, to continue
through February 11th, have reached
such proportions as TO insure the
greatest, by far, of any national ag-
sicultural exposition that has ever
been held, and the present indica
tions are that all exhibitors now
clamoring for space cannot be ac-
commodated.
Regardless OF the fact that already
more than thirty States have arranged
Tor exhibits from their respective ag-
ricultural colleges and experiment
stations, with the best OF their pro-
ducts representing each State. there
Will be at least several more States to
enter, correspondence from the addi-
uonal States being of the most favor
able tone. and each State college ex-
pressing the deepest interest.
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
publicity IT is bringing enthusiastic
inquiries with each mail, seeking in
formation.
As only educational features are
considered. the big national show will
De or the greatest possible advantage
10 the farmers, and they highly ap-
preclate the fact that il is to be kent
tree from any alliances which would
be interested for profit alone.