Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-05
ALL GREEN THINGS
BLOOM AS GROWERS
COME TO THE CITY
Horticultural Hall Trans
formed Into Miniature
Garden, Where Men Who
Till Soil Convene Tomor-
row..

Hundreds of truck farmers, greenhouse
men and produce raisers from all parts
of the country are arriving in Philadel-
plia to attend the sessions of the nth
annual convention of the Vegetable
Growers Association Of America. which
| opens tomorrow in Horticultural Hall. In
the meanwhile final touches are being
put to the great building where the con-
vention Is to be held. 1t is being trans
formed into n miniature garden, where
all varieties of green things are bloom
ing.
Several groups of delegates from the
South and West arrived in the city last
night They went to the Hotel Walton,
which has been designated as conven-
ton headquarters. Special trains carry
ing more men and women bound for the
convention are now on the way from
various parts of the country. Market
gardeners from Terre Haute, Indian
apolis and St Louis will arrive on
train which started yesterday from the
latter city. Others are coming from the
New England district, and still more
are now on the way from Chicago, the
lake shore and New York.
HORTICULTURAL HALL ADORNED.
At Horticultural Hall everything is in
readiness for the opening of the conven-
tion. The building has been decorated
throughout along lines appropriate to the
vegetable growers organization. With
scheme of trellises and pergolas covered
nit Of nd al frtai
vines, autumn leaves and flowers. the
whole presents an attractive rustic ap-
pearance, suggestive OF the harvest sea-
son. Particularly attractive are the dis
plays of prize fruit, vegetables and fiow-
ers, raised by members of the Philadel-
phia association.
The auditorium on the ground floor has
been turned into an elaborate display
room, where viii be seen many new and
strange varieties of fruits and vegetables
and most improved farming implements,
farm accounting systems and railroad
educational farm exhibits. The United
States exhibit shows plan whereby fresh
vegetables. milk, eggs. butter and all
sorts of farm produce can be ordered by
mail and delivered by parcel post This
the Postoftice Department believes will
effect a radical cut in the cost of living
when 1t comes into general use.
The exhibit is of particular interest at
this time because Postmaster General
Burleson has Just placed in the hands
of the various housekeepers' associations
OF Philadelphia a list OF the names OF
farmers who are anxious to do a parcel
post business, that the members OF
these housekeepers' associations may be
able 10 order their farm produce by mail
and receive their goods direct from the
farmer.
This meeting will be led by Professor
Clyde l.. King, of the University OF Penn
sylYania, chairman OF the committee on
the relation OF a city TO its food supply, of
the Municipal League. Associated with
Professor King, representing $4,000 or
more housekeepsTs OF Philadelphia, who
spend every year an average OF nearly
$500, 600. 600 I'm the city's marts of trade,
will be members of the various women's
organizations which, take a prominent
part in the municipal economic life. They
will endeaVor to fnd out just where the
difference between the price the consumer
pays for food and the price the farmer
receives for his produce goes, and how
the unnecessary charges and waste
which make that difference so great may
be eliminated.
Prominent among the speakers at the
convention viii be Dean r. l.. Watts.
OF State College; DIR. Oswald Sehrelner.
OF the United States Department of AgTi-
Culturei Professor Jacob G. Lipman, of
the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment
station; Howard W, Selby, Of the star
key Produce Company; Professor Paul
Work, of the New York State College
of Agriculture; Clarence Sears Kates,
chairman of the convention committee;
Samuel W. Severance, national secretary
OF the Vegetable Growers Association.
and Daniel r. Comley president of the
Philadelphia Vegetable Growers Asso-
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