Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-08
1Ruir MEN OF. STATE REGARD
coil WELL ADAPTED TO
ORCHARDS.
PROFITABLE
IN EVERY SECTION
Exhibit at State Meeting Unusually
Good-Men Who Give Business At
tention and Study Prosperine-Past
Season Satisfactory to Local Fair
Managers.
spec,a, to rimes-Republican.

Des Moines Dec S-The trult men
os Iowa who gathered here today for
the annual meeting Of their state So
cietv. Indicate that they regard the I
mast season as one demonstrating quite
as we'll as any in the past that iowa Is
a good state not alone in part OF
The state for commercial orchardins
in other words. It Will pay to raise ap-
ples and other fruit in almost any part
OF Iowa.
The exhibit OF apples this year IS
very fine There was not great
abundance of apples in the state, out
the few orchards that were well cared /
for and in the hands OF professionals
Welded some OF the finest fruit the
state has ever known. Many OF the
plates OF apples placed in the exhlolt
Vast evening are as handsome as an!
thing ever seen at THESE annual eA
,hibitions There is larger exhibit :
than usual, also, and a number OF new
exhibitors. OF course the best show
Ing comes from the southwestern part /
of the state where commercial orchard !
ing is carried on with great success
BUT the show made by the orchardlsts .
near Des Moines is exceptionally Hhe' /
tSone of these men engaged in the /
business in Polk county have been at
ut for many years and are making Sooo
sll the time.
There was formed last year at the
meeting cooperative association Tor
doing many things desired in connec-
ton with the commercial orcharding-
This association has made some pro-
gress, as for instance, in cooperative
buying of the spraying material and
the boxing 1t is planned 10 extend
Ats work very much
At the last meeting there was ap-
pointed d committee 70 work IN con-
nection with the apple growers of Kan
sas and Missouri for a revision OF
freight rates TO the southwest hear
ing was given the committee at st.
Louis but the interstate commerce
commission has not yet rendered de-
cision.
Today's program was largely given
over to commercial orcharding Pro-
lessor PamInel, OF Ames, however, gave
a paper on the native shrubs OF Iowa.
listing nearly 200 OF them.
A novel feature Of the week will be
an apple judging contest between
teams of students from the agricul-
tural colleges of Iowa, Kansas and Ne
braska. Along with this will be iden-
tilcation contest by students from
Ames.
The veteran Charles G. Patten, OF
Charles City, will attend the meeting.
He has been a conspicuous figure at
all the meetings for many years and ne
is still carrying on the experimental
work at the station at Charles City.
He will report the progress made
In development of new fruits and es-
pecially his promising pears.
Messrs. Marston, Holden and Beard.
Of the state highway commission, and
Engineer Mcdonald, presented in per
son TO the governor yesterday the first
formal report OF the commission. They
have all worked hard upon the problem
OF the roads and told the governor
that they take great pride in the re-
port which they are able to make.
They personally went over number OF
matters in the report 10 which they
wished to call the attention Of the gov
ernor He conplimented them on the
thoroughness and completeness of the
report. If it Is all included in the
printed volume It viii make a book
as large as a board Of control report
or an agricultural year book.
The members Of the commission
stated to the governor while here that
they expect to devote a great deal OF
attention the coming year 10 the bet
ternent OF the township road Systems.
The past year mas been given over
wholly TO the county road systems, be-
cause that is a job big enough to take
all the time OF the commission. Now
II is seen that something must be done
TO bring the township roads up to the
same i.isi, STANDARD as :ac county
roads.
Another thing the board is going to
follow up and do the best possible with
is the starting of building paved roads.
If the legislature will put into com
mission the necessary machinery go
that wherever there is popular demand
Tor permanent road work to be under
taken it Is stated there are many COM
snunities IN the state where work viii
be commenced very soon. The COM
mission Is going to be in shape to as
sist in this materially.
1t Is planned that al least portions Of
the report be printed and be ready
tfor distribution to the legislature, for
It contains much that ought TO go be-
fore the m EN- bers.
The county fair managers who met
today for their annual conference and
was a good one for the local fairs, that
interest IS increasing In all the fairs.
that exhibitors more keen than in
the past 10 make showing and that
the people are fairly waking up to the
value OF all the fairs as educational
events.
There is no sentiment among the
managers and others who are primar-
lily responsible for the fairs to make
them free to all. There has been some
agitation for the free gate" at the
fairs. on the theory that II they are OF
educational value there should be the
freest opportunity for all to attend
But the fair men point out that after
all, somebody must support the fairs
and who better than the patrons OF
the fairs who gain the greatest goot
from them.
State aid for county and district fair,
was discussed by w ". Clark. of Mar
sshalltown. The state now gives quit
material aid to all fairs. It Is intended
this shall be kept up. as one OF the sur
csc ways OF maintaining the fairs. )
p. Mullen, Of Fonda, told OF the wa.
the automobile has changed the stu
ntton 1t the fairs by making traye