THE BIG FRUIT, FLOT^JSR AXD HONEY SHOW 



Arrangements are now nicely under way for 

 the Provincial Fruit, Flower and Honey show 

 it is proposed to hold in Toronto next Novem- 

 ber. Judging from the interest and enthusiasm 

 already displayed success seems almost assured. 



A joint meeting of the representatives of the 

 Ontario Fruit Growers' association, the Ontario 

 Bee Keepers' association, and the Toronto 

 Horticultural Society, was held Friday, May 

 13th, in the Parliament Buildings, Toronto. The 

 gathering was presided over by Mr. G. C. Creel- 

 man, president of the Ontario Agricultural Col- 

 lege, and chairman of the board for experiment ' 

 stations. 



Those present included Mr. W. A. MacKin- 

 non, Chief of the Fruit Division, Ottawa, and 

 Alex. McNeill. Senior Fruit Inspector, Ottawa. 

 The Ontario Fruit Growers' association was re- 

 presented by Messrs W K. Bunting, St. Catha- 

 rines, the President; Murray Pettit, Winona ; 

 T. H. Race, Mitchell; Wm. Rickard, M. L. A., 

 Newcastle ; J. S. Scarff, Woodstock, and P. W. 

 Hodgetts, Toronto, the Secretary. The On- 

 tario Bee Keepers' association was represented 

 by J. W. Sparling, Bowmanville, the President; 

 H. G. SibbaJd, Claude, and R. H. Smith, St. 

 Thomas, Vice-Presidents, ' and Wm. Couse, 

 Streetsville, the Secretary. For the Toronto 

 Horticultural society Edward Tyrrell, the Presi- 

 dent; J. McP. Ross, W. G. Rook and C. E. 

 Chambers, the Secretary, were present. 



A letter was read from Hon. Mr. Dryden, 

 Minister of Agriculture, which stated that the 

 idea of holding a flower show for educational 

 purposes, on the same lines as the Provincial 

 Winter Fair at Guelph, was first talked of by 

 the department last fall. The suggestion met 

 with such approval that he had secured an ap- 

 propriation of $1,000 to aid in holding such an 

 exhibition. It had been suggested that the On- 

 tario Bee Keepers' association and the Toronto 

 Horticultural society be invited to co-operate. 

 Mr. Dryden authorized Mr. Cowan, Provincial 

 Superintendent of Fairs and Exhibitions, to take 

 full charge of the arrangements for the pro- 

 posed exhibition, and in this connection to call 

 a meeting of representatives of any of the vari- 

 ous societies interested that they might confer 

 and work together to make the exhibition a suc- 

 cess. In compliance, with this letter Mr. Cowan 

 was appointed secretary of the joint meeting. 

 DISCUSSED THEIR PLANS. 



Previous to the joint meeting the representa- 

 tives of the various associations had met and 

 discussed their plans for the show. Mr. Cowan 

 announced that at a joint meeting of the repre- 

 sentatives of the Toronto Horticultural society, 

 the Toronto Electoral District society and the 

 Toronto Florists' and Gardeners' association, 

 the selection of a place for the holding of the 

 show had been considered. Committees from 

 the various bodies and from the Fruit Growers' 

 association had visited the two rinks on Church 

 street and had found that they would be avail- 

 able during November, and that they were in 

 every way suitable for the purposes of the exhi- 

 bition. It had been found impossible to secure 

 the use of the Armories. An estimate of the ex- 

 penses connected with holding the show nad 



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been prepared at the joint meeting, as follows : 

 Rent of rinks, $100 ; carpentering, $200 ; adver- 

 tising, $250 ; music, $200 ; printing prize lists, 

 etc., $150 ; labor, including caretaker and ticket 

 sellers, etc., $100 ; heating, $200 ; incidental ex- 

 penses, $100. Total $1,300. These figures, it 

 was thought, would cover all the general ex- 

 penses of conducting the show aside from the 

 prize lists and the securing of exhibits. 

 DATE OF THE EXHIBITION. 



The question of the best date for the exhibi- 

 tion was the first subject discussed by the joint 

 committee. Representatives of the Fruit Grow- 

 ers' association were anxious that the show 

 should be held the latter part of November. It 

 was finally decided, on motion of Mr. Ross, sec- 

 onded by Mr. Pettit, to hold the show Novem- 

 ber 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, as being the dates best 

 suited for a floral display. It was. moved by 

 Mr. Race and seconded by Mr. Tyrrell, that the 

 estimates placing the expenses at $1,300, as sub- 

 mitted to the meeting, should be accepted, and 

 that the Fruit Growers' association and the To- 

 ronto Horticultural society agree to divide the 

 gate receipts and expenses equally on that basis, 

 the Ontario Bee Keepers' association to be 

 charged nothing for expenses nor to receive 

 any share of the gate receipts. 



To avoid expense it was decided that a joint 

 committee, representative of the various asso- 

 ciations, should be appointed to look after and 

 make all necessary further arrangements and 

 report back from time to time to their respec- 

 tive associations. The committee appointed 

 consists of Messrs. Bunting, McNeill, Rickard, 

 and Hodgetts for the Ontario Fruit Growers' 

 association; Sparling, Sibbald, Smith and Couse 

 for the Bee Keepers' association, and Tyrrell, 

 Ross, Rook and Chambers for the Toronto 

 Horticultural society. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' association and 

 Toronto Electoral District society will appoint 

 two representatives each. Mr. Edward Tyr- 

 rell was appointed president of this committee 

 until it meets and elects a permanent president 

 and secretary. 



Dr. Orr, secretary of the Toronto Industrial 

 exhibition, addressed the meeting and suggested 

 that the show might be held at the time of the 

 Toronto Industrial exhibition. • He contended 

 that the holding of so many shows of this na- 

 ture in Toronto has a tendency to weaken the 

 Industrial. The present he considered a criti- 

 cal time in the history of this exhibition, so he 

 thought everything possible should be done to 

 insure its success. Both the representatives 

 of the Fruit Growers' association and of the 

 floral interests explained to Dr. Orr that thu 

 Industrial exhibition is held at too early a dale 

 to enable the making of a first class exhibit ot 

 fruit and flowers, and that, therefore, a latex 

 date had been selected. It is also the inteir 

 tion to hold the annual meetings of the various 

 associations at the same time and to adopt 

 other features which would be diflftcult to man- 

 age on the exhibition grounds where so many 

 other attractions are carried on at the same 

 time. No action was taken on Dr. Orr's sug- 

 gestion. The meeting then adjourned. 



