588 Misfiouri Agrindtvral Report. 



The trip to and from Lethbridge was delightful; weather was 

 ideal, and the scenery most interesting — ranging from Missouri 

 cornfields, vast grainfields of the Dakotas, lakes and forests of the 

 northland, semibarren wastes of the frontier, to the lofty Rockies. 



The people were the most interesting factor. It so happened 

 that in. our car out of St. Paul there were some very interesting 

 delegates from the United States as well as distinguished repre- 

 sentatives from the Orient. The ladies representing the publica- 

 tions, The Farmers' Wife of St. Paul and Farm, Stock and 

 Home of Minneapolis, were of our party. They were both charm- 

 ing and very enthusiastic over this work. Professor Overmeyer 

 and Dr. Worst of North Dakota, both having done a great work 

 for agriculture in their own state, were with us, too. Of foreign 

 delegates we had Mr. Alexander Kol, acting agricultural commis- 

 sioner from Russia to the United States. From Italy was Chevalier 

 Guido Rossati, commercial attache to Italian Consul General in New 

 York. From Palestine was Dr. Aarenshon and his brother, Mr. 

 Alexander Aarenshon. Dr. Aarenshon was one of the very learned 

 men of the congress. He has done a great work in the botanical 

 world and it was he who discovered the origin of wild wheat and 

 is now trying to domesticate same. 



Although having undergone the necessary "red-tape" of enter- 

 ing another country, we did not feel like strangers in a foreign 

 land, for the greetings were very cordial indeed. Our own lan- 

 guage was spoken everywhere and at every turn; regardless of 

 nationality, there was to be seen one's own, national emblem. 



When the time came for formal ceremonies, we Americans 

 (for such are people from the United States) did not feel quite so 

 much at home. Within a few hours after our arrival the exposition 

 was formally opened. Later in the evening there were dry farming 

 ceremonies, and the Womans' Congress on the following day. There 

 was a great deal of pomp and ceremony on each occasion. 



The formal opening of the exposition was held in open at the 

 fair grounds. The Kiltie band, in native dress, furnished music 

 for the occasion. His Honor, Lieutenant-Governor Bulyea, per- 

 sonal representative of his Royal Highness, Duke of Connaught, 

 Governor-General of Canada, appeared in splendor with all the 

 gold lace and plumage the occasion demanded. He was attended 

 by mounted guard uniformed in red coats of Revolutionary style. 

 The exposition after being handed from His Honor here, to His 

 Honor there, at last became a burden, and was declared formally 



