THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
150 
EXPOSITION NOTES. LEWIS AND CLARK. 
FROM GENERAL PRESS BUREAU, LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION. 
Millet’s famous picture, “The Man With The Hoe,” which inspired 
Edwin Markham’s even more famous poem oi that name, is the fea¬ 
ture of the fine art’s exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. I he 
picture is insured for $100,000. 
Homer Davenport’s pheasant farm at the Western World’s Fair is 
attracting considerable attention, because it is so radically different 
from other Exposition shows. The great cartoonist has the finest 
collection of pheasants and tropical birds in the world, and four Arabian 
horses which formerly belonged to the Sultan ot Turkey. 
The Quincey Market Cold Storage Company of Boston, Mass., is 
increasing its storage plant by an addition of one million cubic feet of 
space. This addition will also be fire-proof. When it is completed, 
the company will have more than seven million cubic feet of space in 
cold storage, and almost an equal quantity in general storage. 
The shippers of oranges and lemons in California have won a big 
victory over the railroads in the question of their right to route ship¬ 
ments. This victory came in the form of a decision handed down by 
Jduge Wellborn in the United tSates Circuit Court, and marks the suc¬ 
cessful ending of a great legal contest which has been going on for five 
years. Pacific Fruit World. 
The attendance at the Lewis and Clark Fair during the first four 
weeks was greatly in advance of estimates. Visitors from the East are 
now arriving in large numbers and the success of the project is assured. 
Early visitors at the Exposition found it much better prepared to 
receive them than other fairs have been, and went away enthusiastic 
in their praise of the show. 
Kiddle Brothers of Island City, Oregon, have a hog that weighs 
1,1-50 pounds and is still growing. The owners claim that the hog is 
the largest ever, and they probably are right, as the hog shown at the 
St. Louis Exposition, which, it was said, was the largest ever known 
up to that time, weighed but 1,110 pounds. Kiddle Brothers will 
exhibit their big hog in the stock show at the Lewis and Clark Expo¬ 
sition. 
Coos County, Oregon, dedicated her building at the Lewis and Clark 
Exposition on July 19. Coos County has a population of less than 15,- 
000 but the county raised $10,000 for representation at the Western 
World’s Fair, and has the only county building on the grounds. The 
building is constructed entirely of woods native to the country, Coos 
being especially wealthy in Point Orford cedar and other rare and 
beautiful timber. 
A SQUARE DEAL REWARDED. 
The following comes to us from a thoroughly satisfied customer 
of one of the large firms of the middle west. 
“Though the. expression of my thanks for the splendid packing 
and thoroughness with which you carried out mv orders has been 
delayed, I trust it will be none the less gratifying. During fifteen 
years’ residence in the East I have had, I think, two orders come through 
as I ordered them; yours is one. You not only filled the order com¬ 
pletely and correctly with the finest lot of yearling trees I have ever 
seen, but carried out shipping instructions so that the shipment arrived 
on time. I am still out a large shipment from a neighbor nurseryman 
of yours who failed to pay proper attention to instructions, and for 
all he seems to care I am always likely to be out. You will understand 
how a number of experiences like this make me doubly grateful for 
for your thorough business procedure. The trees came through in a 
little more than two months and every bud on every tree was alive 
and apparently as fresh as when dug. 
I cannot close without giving you special thanks for your liberality. 
Instead of putting in as a premium a lot of old things you could not 
sell, you put in a liberal part of the body of my order, free. I believe 
in your Western Country they would call this “White.” 
I will be sending you, I hope, an order this autumn and would like 
some evergreens such as you do not handle. Can you buy them for 
me and ship with your order? I have had so much trouble, delay and 
expense getting trees that were dead from “don’t care firms” that 
I would feel much more comfortable sending to you.” 
Feb. 10, 1905, Korea, ' M. C. F. 
WANTED 
A thoroughly competent and reliable nursery foreman. A man that 
understands budding, grafting, planting, cultivating, digging and 
packing all kinds of nursery stock. A good place for the right man. 
Reference required. Address, W. W. THOMAS, 
Anna, Ill. 
H. J. Weber k Sons Nursery Go,, 
NURSERY, MO. 
GROWERS OF GENERAL NURSERY STOCK. 
Have to offer for Fall 1905 and Spring 1906 a complete 
line of Fi'uit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses, 
(own roots), etc., etc. 
Send us your want list for prices. Trade-list will be 
ready early in September. 
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. 
We Offer for Fall 1905 and Spring 1906 
6,000 plums, Japan on Plums 1 and 2 years. 5,000 cherries, 
Early Richmond and Large Montmorency 2 year f and f 
grades. Carolina Poplar, Silver Maple, Catalpa Speciosa 9 to 
10 feet and 10 to 12-feet grades. 30,000 budded apples 2 years 
| and f. Prices low f. o. b. Correspondence solicited. 
R. R. HARRIS, Harrisville, W. Va. 
HP 
H.T 
T , R , 
Cl. etc 
ORDERS now being BOOKED 
FOR YOUNG PLANTS FOR LINING OUT 
TO BE SET ASIDE FOR 
FALLand SPRING DELIVERY 
New list just out of press. Want a copy? 
THE LEEOLE FLORAL COMPANY 
EXPERT GROWERS, SPRINGFIELD, O. 
1,000,000 PEACH TREES 
Smooth, clean, well grown two year old trees budded on seedlings grown from natural seed collected in this 
vicinity, which is entirely free from “Yellow” and all disease. 
50,000,000 ST HA. W BERRY IP IA A T S 
Dept. A/. 
And all kinds nursery stock grown on virgin soil at small cost to be sold at closest prices. Send your 
want list for prices. 
CONTINENTAL PLANT CO., IClttrell, N. C. 
