Evening journal., 1915-01-19
Peoples Column
LACK OF PUBLICITY AT

/ Wilmington ycStefQdy-h WohutAAui
exhibit of the results and possibilities
OF Peninsula fruit growing was
amazed al the slim attendance. Not
only we're the people few in numbers,
but in spite OF a program that in
cluded many addresses Of enormous
practical value by competent and
even famous men. there were very
few growers present. was told
that the management had originally
sought to get the use of larger hall
and had stated their expectations Of
a 1000 crowd. There were Just
seventy-fve people present at the
opening
Another thing struck me. Some
visitors we're so impressed with the
beauty. the quality. the size, and the
fact that Delaware could grow and
does grow such fruit that they wanted
their friends in distant States to
know about IT, And. would you be-
lieve il. there was not even a grow
er's circular at hand to tell about
his own Fruit There was not q
tract, nor a booklet, nor even news
paper TO tell of the farming possi-
bilities of the Peninsula.
One lady. whose daughter Is mar
rled TO a New York city man, who rs
right now considering a move to the
far West or to old Mexico to go into
fruit raising 1900 miles from the
markets, asked an exhibitor for some
Delaware literature to send to him.
she was so anxious he should know
OF these home fruit growing possi-
hilities and locate nearby, and after
running all over the place and ask
ing others for literatut, or even
lists of farms for sale. the accom-
modating apple grower found a pro-
gram OF the corn show and gave that
TO her! II remained for the writer
to hand her a small paper printed in
Philadelphia containing a few facts
about nearby fruit growing and later
on to send TO her son-in-law copy
of the recent Delmarvia Edition of
, THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Contrast this lamentable condition
with the way they would hold an ap-
pic show at Spokane or Denver. fol
instance Oh, my dear, is Guten
, burg. the inventor of printing, for
gotten on the Eastern shore of tho
United States? Are publicity agents
- asleep hereabouts that they should
let an institution like the Peninsula
. Horticultural Society die of dry rot
" Have they lost their punch that NJ
- personality that looks beyond his
II chin gets on the advertising com
., mittee? Speaking Of personality, 81
y u not a shame that Governor Millel
should preside over a mere handful
10 OF growers when the very banks o
tho Delaware cry aloud for a get-to
i, gether in the growing and marketini
w. of such fruits and such foods will
., which to help to feed the world?
~ That is the crux of the matter. Jus
VI that lack of get-together And hoy
can there he a get-together withOu
~ the publicity that lets everybod
know about these shows, and thes
meetings, and these nearby oppoT
tunities? They should be widely ad
vertised. AS matter of fact, / wa
told that the exhibitors, to whoi
7" the credit of the show was reall
/. due. had gone to the expense Of se'
-v' eral thousand dollars. and the
we're. as we say "stung." for th
people were too few to warrant til
expense. l call II a shame whe
those who should stand at the hea
ia Of such a great industry, the fru
lrt growing Of what has proven to
p the most fertile part of Ameri'
judged by quality and net result
IS, have so little faith in their hon
re country that they will not bother
tell the world about it, or to pus
I'D for its better development
Well, did THE EVENING JOUI
of NAL say that Scientific methods al
el, organization had enabled the Yves
ern competitor to invade this fie
zoe and take business from under OF
for noses with inferior fruit?" We ha'
no such fruit in the City of Phil
fth dciphia today as these exhibits sho
10. either in appearance or in fave
and every box Delaware growers ov
could be sold in a week il there W
,ae organization. any assurance that q
,to goods could be had at all times
9o5 to such standard.
N II you newspaper men will fig
for It. Il can be done. Get the peor
out get them interested get son
- thing done. Yes, and the Peninsu
Horticultural Society can pay "
~ for the work you do. The legisl
ture of Maryland at its last sessi
took one step. II appropriat
$1,000 to this society. on conditi
that Delaware would do the san
The officers of the society and {
members of the Delaware Legislatu
were both asleep to their intere;
or that sum would have been doubl
and means found to make live sho
with boost 10 it, and advertiseme
for all concerned.
And speaking of get-togother W
mington business men are good bu
: ness men. and have gotten tOgett
on many a good and worthy busin,
business undertaking. They q
generally keen enough to see
: profit and 90 after it. as attest ma
q manufacturing establishments
which capital and skill are combin
Apple growing is also a manufacti
ing enterprise The apples q
come from the great orchard co
pennies OF the West attest to q
Think it over. if it pays these
plant. and rear, to box. ship a
handle with every solitary item
expense higher than it Is with
and our goods are better. Why v
ask is not even a general pul
n invitation given 20 come and get
facts. not even a get-together of la
Ia owners to tell the world with pri
Il ing ink what Delmarvia soil-at /,
er prices-can do, and is doing.
Yours for Eastern Enterprisl