La Junta tribune., 1914-09-19
FLOWER AND GARDEN EXHIBIT.
School Chiltlrea WIN Exhibit Flow.
ers and Vegetables q First Ma
tIOnal Rank for Prizes.

~ oAss veBSsSseD ~ r tfot W.
tional Rank for Prizes.
True It is that "the future Of this
country depends on agriculture. and
the future Of agriculture on the
right training Of our boys and girls" +"
And who shall say that the boys and
girls OF La Junta have not been
training in the weeks Just passed.
for the free and Independent life
OF the God-made country rather than
AS has been too much the case In
this land Of ours-for the artificial
and superficial life Of the man-made
town?
The ladies delegated by the City
Federation Of Women's Clubs to WIS.,
II and inspect the gardens Of the
school children competing for the
First National Bank prizes. general
and special. as described in the "Ag-
riculture and Money Culture" book.
let published by the First National
Bank last May. could seil you many
an interesting story Of boys and girls
who have cultivated their back
yard or vacant lot gardens with q
pride scarce excelled BY that Of the
farmer Of other days. whose plough
started out over his mammoth fields
one morning to return ON the ad-
joining furrow the following day."
Onions and radishes and spinach.
beans and peas. pumpkins and
squash. carrots and turnips and
beets. cabbage and tomatoes have
flourished luxuriously in La Junta
school gardens this year.
Sweet peas and nasturtiums, lark
spur and daisies. primrose and pop
pies. xinnias and asters. sunflowsrs
and cosmos. morning siories and
moonfIowers. and four o'clocks,
brisht-hued. have charmed all be-
holders.
True there arc some tragic stories
Of gardens that failsd-of greedy
aDasPows that 81 upoa ths saadsr
plants OF early spsing and ate ths6
70 the sround: Of srassAoppess that
came 70 devastats the sardsns even
In the midst Of their midsummer
glory: Of pitiless drought whore NO
water could be had. and others Of the
difficulties that bsset tho way Of
Erown-up gardens were met and In
some cases could not b overcome.
For such. there IL the happiness Of
having tried: the knowledge Of
splendid effort: and the sense Of
companionship With those great ones
whose strenuous wrestling With
the forces Of nature" did 70 much
70 develop the sturdy national char.
actsr Of which Americans ars 10
Justly proud. And more than al
thines e1ss there 10. We hope. that
love Of nature that comes Of Close
acquaintancs With her ways. that
confidence that makes ~ feel that
Mature never did bstray the heart
that loved her."
Today. septenbss iSth. q The
Ftsst Natioaal Baak. bsginnins a 3
.. m. and continsins shroueout the
day. will b exhibited ne fiowers and
vegetables which may b. entered for
conpetition for the special prisss.
10 addition Il 10 the intsation 70 die.
plsy the flowers. sad pictures Of
flowers. or Views lliuslratins land.
scape sardsnlas. Or beauty spoes
about Ia Juata. that the peopie may
know what has been done and can b.
done 70 make the city beautiful.
The general prises offered for the
four bsst gardens Will BE- awarded at
this time. Il IL hoped that every
citizen of Ia Junta will attend the
exhibit sad BY bic presence encour.
ase the interest which the school
chiidrsa arc showing 10 the move.
meat for bsstsr sardeas and ssr.
denlng 10 Il Juuta.
20 mueh 10 due 70 The work Of
Superintendent Aussia aad ths teach.
en- IL ehs scheols, aad % ths ladies
- ~ CITY redssasisa ~ Wousa's
clubs that Il would rot ~ fair %
make thls sanouncsnsat without
nsattealag thsm. Ths eonnletse
aDDolatel y visit asd lasosce schoel
saroeas coaslslins o. Nm. =. 0asd
Rewards, Mn. Rsglsall oasvis. Mss.
JoAa Holly Mlss 1latsl CasswrisAl.
Nm. WliIis Hart Mn. !. =. nies,
Mn. .. \. 11sslslsea. Nm. ~. Q.
ne1leoa. Nm. neaj. q. W1looa. Mn.