Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-08
IOWA WILL SHOW
HER PRODUCTS
PANAMA PACIFIC EXPOSITION
COMMISSION PLAN FOR A
LARGE EXHIBIT.
TAKE PRIZE
Live Stock And Grain to be Sent From
State to the Coast In Special
Train, to Stop En-
Route.
TAKE PRIZE WINNERS

George Haw of Ottumwa has return
ed from a meeting of the Iowa commits.
sion to the .Panama-Pacifc exposition
which was held in Sioux City Friday
and Saturday of last week. Mr.. Haw in
speaking of the meeting and the pros.
poets for advertising Iowa to the world
at the big show on the coast next year,
was enthusiastic. He states that the
meeting was full of sentiment for
showing the part that Iowa plays in
the United States and the world.
The interest that has been awaken.
ed throughout the state by the Greater
Iowa association that has been conduc-
ting a campaign for the spreading of
the states good name to the world,
was said by Mr.. Haw to be great. The
members of the commission were all
present at the meeting and learned
that much has been done. Everything
now looks bright for Iowa to have one
OF the biggest and best displays That
will be exhibited at the big show ac-
ccrding to Mr.. Haw.
Stock Men Enthused.
He states that there has been 400
stock raisers of Iowa who have al
ready expressed a desire to exhibit
i've stock at the exposition. He also
said that 1t has been made plain to the
commission that the Iowa state fair is
the biggest agricultural show in the
country and at the last fair there we're
stock exhibitors and buyers from all
over the United States and as far away
IS Honolulu. It is also known to the
commission said Mr.. Haw that there
have been four English buyers in the
vicinity of Council Bluffs purchasing
Iowa apples for some time past.
According to Mr.. Haw, the commits
sion is greatly encouraged with the
prospect for advertising Iowa and is
confident of having as good a display
on exhibition at the big exposition as
any other state and better in some
respects than the others. The senti-
ment is one Of an awakening of the
Iowa farmer and stock man, and the
people of the state are beginning to
realize how big a part Iowa plays
among the nations producing states.
Will Charter a Train.
One of the means to be adopted by
the commission in advertising Iowa
produce is to charter a train that will
take the prize stock that has been
raised in Iowa to the coast. These
prize winners that have carried off the
highest honors at the state fair and
other shows will be taken to the ex-
position and stops will be made at the
fairs and larger cities en- route to show
what Iowa can do in stock raising. A
farm will be rented on the bay Of San
Francisco and the prize stock placed
there and put in the finest of show con-
dition by men who know the business
from top to bottom. Afterwards the
exhibits will be taken to the fair and
offered as Iowa's contribution to the
big show.
Thee commission is beginning to &C.
cumulate an exhibit of grain of various
kinds for the agricultural section of
tho exposition. Many Of the prize win
ming exhibits to be shown at the Ames
corn and small grain growers associa-
ton this winter will be taken to the
coast. It is also urged by Mr.. Haw that
a number of the products OF Wapello
county be taken to the exposition.
The commission expects to hold a
meeting in Ottumwa some time during
the fall OF winter.