The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-10-14
THE IDAHO FRUIT EXHIBIT.
It Is tie Best Display a. the worlds Fair
A Fine Showing.
IDAHO STATE BUILDING,
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JACKSON PARK.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. IL, 1898. y
Special correspondence.
Idaho has the largest apple at the
Worlds Fair. 1t was little late in
coming, and several other states proudly
hung out card with the weight of
the largest apple at the Worlds Fair"
Now on pyramid OF apples, and sur
rounded by a hundred other large
apples in the Idaho pavilion, is the
queen Of the fair. and above it reads:
Gloria Mundi-21a, ounces the larg
est apple at the Worlds Fair We beat
! Arkansas ounces and British Column
| 5ia Il
Indeed, if the impartial criticism of
visitors is safe criterion, Idaho has
now the best exhibit of fresh fruit at
Jackson park. The EXPLANATIONS of
surprise as the people pass through the
hall are most extravagant: This is
Idaho. l did Mt know they raised fruit
out there. Why, this is the best we
have seem is a very common remark.
Not only in apples, but in pears,
prdnes and plums is the Idaho exhibit
complete. There are now about four
hundred plates in her exhibit, and from
four to a dozen samples on a plate
They are arranged in eight rows, and
the shelves rise one above another on
the table like pyramid, and the differ
ent colors and sizes are SO placed as to
make an artistic effect.
Among other surprises Idaho has the
honor of producing a new plum. 1t is
from the orchard of F. Z. Carothers. of
Boise. 1t is of a transparent, golden
color, and its quality is unsurpassed
anywhere. At the suggestion of Com
missioner Wells the authorities here
have named it the Ada" in honor of
the county where it was produced. A
number Of persons have already ex-
pressed desire to secure trees of this
new plum.
Among the apples most conspicuous
are the Blue Pearmain and the Craven
stein. Idaho was the last state at the
fair to have 1892 apples on exhibition,
thus showing their superior keeping
qualities. Hardly had the Blue Pear.
mains, somewhat shrunken and dry but
sound, been taken off the plates till the
new crop filed their place.
The other varities OF apples are:
Duchess, Alexander, Wine, Early sum
mer, Spitzen5erger, Twenty Ounce
Pippin, Grimes Golden, Rhode Island
Greening, Northern Spy, Bailey Sweet,
Gloria Mundi, White Winter Pearmain,
Rambo, Wealthy, White Pippin, Lady,
Pennock, Yellow Pippin, King, Porter,
Johnithan, and several varieties Of crab
apples.
Among those who have contributed
to the success of Idaho's fruit exhibit
the present season are: l.. n. Porter,
5. W. WheatIey and II. S. Vessels, of
Lewiston; John Buckley, c. Z. Rust, A.
Mcpherson, +. T.. Carothers, Robert
Wilson, J. f. Tyner and Mr.. Miller, of
Boise, and T. \. jacobson, of Payette.
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now made apparent, and the coming
generations of the state will read the
history Idaho has made at the fair with
a great deal of pride. Idaho is the only
state or country that will receive three
medals and diplomas on the horticul-
tural experimentation for her dried
fruits, one for her fruits in solution and |
one for her green fruits. The first two
have already been awarded, and the
entries in the green fruit close Octo-
Der 18th. Washington, Oregon and
all three, got left on their
dried fruit, and did not .ceive a medal
That Idaho will receive a medal and
for her green fruit is very GER
tain for the horticultural committee
have praised it very highly. While
many individual exhibits from other |
states have received an award, yet
Idaho is the only one that receives this
mark Of merit for her entire collective
exhibit as a state. This Is, indeed, a
great honor.