"Vol. V. No. 107 



THE AGRICULTUEAL NEWS. 



175 



CANADIAN EXHIBITIONS, 1906. 



As already' stated in the pages of the Agricultural 

 News, the an-angements for the Canadian Exhibitions 

 to be held at Toronto (from August 27 to September 

 10) * and at Halifax (from September 22 to October 1.5) 

 next, have now arrived at a fairly advanced stage. 



With the view of assisting the Secretaries of the 

 various committees that will have charge of the details, 

 it would be desirable to afford fuller information in 

 ■regard to the movements of the steamers of the 

 'Canadian Line, by which Messrs. Pickford & Black 

 have kindly offered to carry all exhibits free of charge. 



TORONTO GENERAL EXHIBITION. 



The first steamer that might be utilized for conveying 

 such decorative material as bamboo stems, dried leaves of 

 the cocoa-nut palm, bunches of cocoa-nuts, dried sugar-cane 

 leaves, ornamental grasses, as also all dried and cured 

 ■exhibits that have been packed securely in bottles and boxes, 

 would be that due to leave Demerara on .June 30, touching 

 at the various islands as follows : Trinidad, .July 4 ; Tobago, 

 July .5 ; Grenada, .July 6 ; St. Vincent, July 7 ; Barbados, 

 .July 10 ; St. Lucia, .July 11 ; Dominica, .July 12 ; Montserrat, 

 July 13 ; Antigua, July li ; St. Kitt's, July 16, and arriving 

 -at Halifax on July 24. The next steamer would be 

 .S.S. ' Oruro ' due to leave Demerara on July 18, touching at 

 the various islands as follows : — Trinidad, July 21 ; 

 Barbados, July 24 ; St. Vincent, July 2.5 ; St. Lucia, July 

 2-5; Dominica, July 26; Montserrat, July 27; Antigua, 

 •July 28 ; St. Kitt's, July 30, and arriving at Halifax on 

 August 7. 



A later opportunity that might be utilized for shipping 

 fresh fruit and vegetables for the Toronto Exhibition would 

 be by S.S. ' Orinoco ' due to leave Demerara on July 28, 

 touching at the various islands as follows : Trinidad, 

 August 1 ; Tobago, August 2 ; Grenada, August 3 ; St. 

 Vincent, August 4 ; Barbados, August 7 ; St. Lucia, August 

 <S ; Dominica, August 9 ; Montserrat, August 10 ; Antigua, 

 August 1 1 ; St. Kitt's, August 13, and arriving at Halifax on 

 August 21. This steamer would deliver the exhibits just six 

 da^'s before the exhibition opens at Toronto. 



DOMINION EXHIBITION AT HALIFAX. 



In the case of the Halifax Exhibition, it has been 

 arranged by Messrs. Pickford & Black that all the dried and 

 -cured exhibits shown at the Toronto Exhibition will be 

 carefully re-i)acked and transferred in time to be shown at 

 the Halifax E.xhibition. 



In addition it is suggested that arrangements be made 

 ■for sending forward a supply of fresh fruit and vegetables as 

 well as any further decorative material that may be required 

 for special use for the Halifax Exhibition. A convenient 

 opportunity for shipping tlieni will be oti'ered by the steamer 

 due to leave Demerara on August 25, touching at the various 

 islands as follows : Trinidad, August 29 ; Tobago, August 

 30; Grenada, August 31 ; St. Vincent, September 1 ; Barbados, 

 "September 4 ; St. Lucia, September 5 ; Dominica, September 

 6 ; Montserrat, September 7 ; Antigua, September 8 ; St. 

 Kitt's, September 10 and arriving at Halifax on September 

 1 8, that is, fou.r days before the exhibition opens. 



SELECTION OF EXHIBITS. 



As already stated, the exhibits proposed to be sent 

 to the Canadian Exhibitions are to be bona fide commercial 

 •samples and not curios or fancy articles. The decorative 

 material referred to above is to be utilized for making the 



courts attractive, and for the [lurpose of suggesting the 

 tropical conditions under which the crops of the West Indies are 

 produced. In the case of sugars, rum, molasses, preserves, honey, 

 cacao, coffee, arrowroot, cassava, dried ginger, cashew nuts, 

 dried peppers, cotton, starches, oils, India rubber, etc., all 

 these will require to be carefully put up in closely fitting 

 glass jars and bottles. In addition it would be useful if 

 some of the dried products were also forwarded in small 

 boxes (about 1 foot cube) with sliding glass covers, so that 

 visitors may be able to handle the contents and satisfy 

 themselves as to their quality and value. 



LABELLING EXHIBITS. 



It would be useful if, in the first instance, a number 

 were attached to each exhibit, and a list forwarded so that 

 in the event of the labels being damaged the name of the 

 exhibit could be attached at the e.xhibition. On application 

 to the Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture, samples of 

 labels would be forwarded, with the cost of printing in each 

 case. It would be desirable, for the purpose of preservation, 

 if the labels could be covered with a colourless varnish 

 similar to that described in the Agricultural News, Vol. V, 

 p. 101. Where possible, the labels should be descriptive 

 and bear the shipjiing mark of the estate from which the 

 sample has been obtained. A quantity of blank labels 

 should be forwarded to Messrs. Pickford & Black to replace 

 any that may have been lost or damaged in transit. It is 

 important to bear in miud that the labels should be placed 

 at the bottom of the bottle and not in the middle, in order 

 that the contents may be fully in view. 



PACKING EXHIBITS. 



In packing glass jars and bottles, it is important that 

 they should first of all be carefully inspected in order to 

 detect leakage. It should also be borne in mind that they 

 will Ije liable to be knocked about in transit ; each bottle 

 should, therefore, be carefully isolated, being packed with 

 straw, shavings, or saw dust. 



The bottles containing liquids should, if possible, be 

 packed by themselves and not in the same case with cured 

 and dried produce .such as cacao, starches, etc. 



Fresh fruits and similar articles, which it is proposed 

 to exhibit in gla.ss jars, should be placed in a solution of 

 formalin (4 percent.). This can be made by adding 10 parts 

 by weight of commercial formalin to 100 parts of water. 



SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS. 



-Vs already mentioned, Messrs. Pickford &, Black have 

 undertaken to carry all exhibits from the West Indies free 

 of charge. These should be ready for shipment the day before 

 the steamers are due at each port. Each case should be 



marked ' Exhibits from ' (mentioning the name of the 



colony) and addressed to !^fessrs. Pickford & Black, Halifax. 

 Full particulars respecting the number and marks of the cases 

 and the contents should be forwarded to ilessrs. Pickford 

 cfe Black by the same steamer as the exhibits. 



FvK-ih Fruit — It is desira,ble that supplies of fresh fruit, 

 vegetables, and other perishable commodities, .should be 

 forwarded for the Toronto Exhibition by the steamer due to 

 arrive at Halifax on August 21, and for the Dominion 

 Exhibition at Halifax by the steamer due to arrive at that 

 port on September 18. A letter giving notice of the intention 

 to ship fresh fruit and vegetables should be forwarded to 

 Messrs. Pickford &, Black by the previous steamer. 



* These dates have been slightly altered since the publica- 

 tion ijf tlie article in tlie last number of the Agricultural News^ 



