The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-14
Montpelier Is in Gala Attire
in Honor of New Eng
land Fruit Show
HAS MORE ENTRIES
THAN BOSTON SHOW
Every State in New Eng
land Expected to. Be
Represented

Despite the heavy fall of snow which
may discourage motorists who had
planned to make the trip to Montpelier
by machine that city is preparing for a
large number of visitors from through
out the New England states during the
week, the New England fruit show and
goth annual gathering OF the Vermont
State Horticultural society. which opens
this evening in the city hall, being the
attraction.
Decorators were busy yesterday and
to-day and the exterior of the municipal
building presented an attractive and un-
usual appearance with vari-colored bunt-
ing hung from the tower and windows.
Every New England state will be rep
resented with exhibits and every bit of
available space has been taken, there be-
ing more entries made than year ago
when the show was held in the Mechanics
building, Boston.
The holding OF the New England Fruit
show in Montpelier was made possible
by the efforts of the Montpelier board of
trade, an active organization, together
"iNh NAAH tlpSi vi Tue IiLlhSlic VI lhe
city
With many fruit growing localities in
every state of New England represented
it is anticipated that large number of
out-of the-state visitors viii be present
during the week The railroads Of Yer
mont have made reduced rates for the
week and state visitors to the show are
by the thousands. The men
in charge of the exhibits report that ev-
cry available foot of space in the large
auditorium will be occupied.
A program of addresses on important
subjects relating to fruit growing mas
been arranged by the Vermont Histori-
al society, Men familiar with the
themes on which they have been invited
20 speak are ON the program, several of
whom fill important official positions
outside OF Vermont Hon. Wilfred Wheel
,r, secretary OF the Massachusetts, state
board or agriculture, will speak this
evening on the subject, marketing Hor.
iieultural Products" Wednesday morn.
ng DR.. j. X. Shaw of the Massachusetts,
Agricultural college at Amherst, will
peak on the subject, Varieties OF Ap |
lies" In the afternoon of Wednesday |
'rof. w. T. Macoun, dominion shorticui- |
urist, Ottawa, Canada, will speak on |
Some Aspects of Fruit Growing in
'anada," and Prof. U. r, Hedriek of the
Sew York experiment station at Gene
n has for his subject, profits in Apple |
.rowing." In the evening Prof, J. T..
'ourley of the New Hampshire egperi
nent station at Durham will tank on
Grass Mulch"
Thursday afternoon DR.. ]. X. Shaw
sill deliver second address, the theme
eing, "The Future of the New Eng
and Apple Growers" He will be
ollowed by G. j. Brand, chief of the
ureau of markets and rural organiza-
ions, United States department OF ag-
Ieulture, Washington, d. C., who will
peak on what the Government is do
lg to Promote Market Conditions"
The remainder of the program for the
,ur days of the event includes several
len and women of prominence in their
losen lines in Vermont.
When the show opens this evening
he city will have been given gala at
re and with the music to be provided
nring the week the occasion is sure
} prove one of festivity as well as of
struetive,