| Show I i UI UTAH AH TOOK FIRST AWARDS ON FRUIT I II I Display at Council Bluffs Surprises Surprises Sur Sur- Surprises Visitors From Other States MARKED INTEREST SHOWN SHOW N Gold Medals to B Be e Received Receive d for the MA st Artistic Display That rant Utah now holds the tho eye eo of or th the 2 a Western estern was as evinced b by y the interest displayed in the tae Utah ex ex- hl hibit lt at the National Horticultural congress closed last Jast week a nj t Council Bluffs Iowa Utah's Ulah's representatives who arrived here last las t night brought with them first awards award s for tor fruits of ot every ery kind in each class claa s they entered and second prize fo for r nuts They will receive gold golt medals medal a within a sort short time The Utah exhibit t was Wl conceded b by all to be bo the most at at- at best beat and most artistic display Y in the tho congress J. J Edward Taylor r secretary of ot tho the state board of ot horticulture horticulture horti horti- culture at t Salt Lake and Professors R. R S. S Northrop and anti E. E G. G Titus of the tho Logan Logan Lo Lo- Logan gan g-an Agricultural college were I Ii in charge The Utah representatives cannot sa say y too much or speak too loo kindly of ot th tho treatment they received at nt the tho I hands hand s of the Council Bluffs people They declare de pc- leclare le- le clare tat they were awarded all kinds of ot concessions and their stay was a most pleasant one The They are arc loud oud In their praise of ot everybody connected with the congress cone and declare that they will have ha an excellent exhibit to of otter ot- ot fer ter er next year at the congress which will be held hehl at the tho same place Exhibit Prom Utah One of ot the features of or tio to affair was the tho crowds crows that it attracted Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- Taylor way was surprised at nt the tho amount of ot Int Interest rest that visitors showed in the Utah display The They asked ques ques- questions flans b by 61 the score praised the tho exhibit and manifested a desire to make homes In a state where such products abound abound- ed ll Questions propounded brought forth tie tale Intelligence that a greater part of ot the farming and fruit raising raisin country east of ot Utah Is 18 taken up and there Is practically no room for new people to make settlements For that reason loson th the are looking lookin g Westward Wt and most of ot them have o allowed allowed al al- al lowed their gaze Jazo to rest upon Utah the nearest available state for the carrying carrying carrying car car- out of ot their plans Secretary Taylor declares that man many erg era rs will come here a short time and endeavor to emulate the tae great success success suc suc- cess or of those who have already taken up liT land and are not only making a living JIvIng liv liv- ing farming It It but are arc getting rich The The- Manner I N piny The Utah l display consisted of dried Jt dl JI fruits of all l kinds ril raised and cured r In Inthe inthe I Ithe the state fresh tresh fruits canned fruits cg vegetables and nuts No other exhibit could compare with that which Utah presented and It was the center centor of or attraction at attraction attraction at- at traction during the week of ot tho the con con- gress The congress was held In In a new structure especially constructed forthe for tor forthe the affair It Jt Is a n large luJe room roomy well- well lighted well-ventilated well building cas easy to decorate and constructed in such a manner as to make mako every display appear appear ap ap- pear at its best The Utah men had hador one ona of or the best stands I As a result of the election of ot officers Ulan Is strongly I represented in the tho congress R R. S S. S Northrup and J J. J Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward Taylor Talor of or Salt Lake Lt a were elected eJected to o seats scats In the tho board boar of ot directors Thomas Thoma Judd of or St. St Geor George e was made first vice president and 17 K e D. D Ball of ot otLo Lo Logan an was elected second vice dent |
