The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-12-03
Former Senator Brown Writes Con-
corning the Baltimore Exposition.
Baltimore, Nd.
November "a, 1914.


Baltimore, Nd.
November "a, 1914.
To the Editor of The Republican:
Believing that it will be of interest to
the citizens of Garrett county gener-
ally (and particularly 50 to those who
helped to swell the number of exhib-
itors) to know the results obtained from
the exhibit OF our apples taken down
from the collection at our fair, | will
give list of our winnings, and short
description of the arrangement and ex-
, tent of the exhibition at the Maryland
Week Exhibit at the Fifth Regiment
Armory, November II to 81
First, our collective exhibit OF apples
won the certificate of merit that |
started in to get. This is the highest
award of the State Horticultural So
clety. A blue ribbon goes with it.
| hope to have this certificate framed
in time to hang it IN the Court House
during the December term of court.
In competing for this award we eX-
hibited seventy six varities of apples
on approximately 375 separate plates of
five apples each, furnished by sixty
three different growers.
Second. in addition to the large gen
eral award some plates of apples were
entered in the open plate exhibit and
here in the hottest competition we won
six first premium and seven second
premium ribbons. One can appreciate
how close the competition was when |
say that Garrett could do no better than
red on Northern Spy and on Wolf River;
| had expected first on both of these.
At the close of the exhibition our
apples were given away. Some went
to the School for Blind Children. some
to the Home for Aged Men and Women,
and others to the Industrial School for
Girls. To all of these they will be most
welcome
In other lines | hardly think that
Garrett did as well as usual for we
allowed Charles county to take the first
premium upon oats, weighing less than
81 pounds. We should have beaten this.
W. McCulloh Brown won first for the
best sheaf of oats, and Mr. T. E.
Bishoff and J. A Shaffer received sec
ond and third on oats.
H. Weber & Sons won first for the
mountain section of red wheat and came
very near winning the purple ribbon for
the best red wheat in the show. 1t was
as heavy as that which won, but not
quite so uniform in grain.
We won some prizes on corn, and
some seconds on potatoes. In the lat
ter exhibit again we hardly did the
county credit.
| saw but three county men at the
armory; MIR. David H. Ridder, Mr..
Frank E. Rathbun and Mr.. John T.
Mitchell. l regret that there were not
at least ten times that number, for the
exhibition was most instructive and we'll
worth visit.
The armory which is the largest IN
obstructed floor space in the United
States, was most attractively deco
rated. Bunting and flags with the
green of smilax. hung from the gal
leries upon all sides The central fig
ure was a'gigantic vase some II feet
in height. filled with ported chrysanthe-
NUNS. Around this court of some
fit feet in radius AMI filled with all
varieties of the most beautiful floral
displays. To the right and to the left
of the entrance to the Hall (Which is on
one side of the Armory), were the
apple tables. Corresponding on the
opposite side were the vegetables on
the left, and the grain exhibits on the
right. At either END of the hall were
the decorated booths of the farmers
clubs and the oranges. These latter
adding much to the decorative effect of
the exhibition.
Under the galleries and all around the
hall were commercial exhibits made by
Baltimore and other firms, largely
along agricultural lines.
The beekeepers were well represent
ed by exhibits of honey and hives OF
live bees. The dairymen also took their
part,