The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
IT'S BETTER THAN EVER
The Bitter Root Apple Is Now
on the Market.
SHIPPERS ARE LEARNING
Montana Brown Fruit IL the Surprise Of
Travellers Advertising the
Country-Blg Change in
Conditions.

Missoula. Aug. 27.-Crowding upon the
last OF the Bitter Root berries n other
small ruits comes the Bitter Root
pie and it is better this year than ever.
il that is possible. The supply Of the
early varieties is large and the demand
is excellent. The shippers are learning
something about marketing their goods
and the apples are coming in in good
shape this fan from most OF the or
chards. Their are still a few fruitmen
who persist in lnJuring the valley and
themselves by sending out fruit that has
not been properly selected ana packed,
but this class is getting smaller every
year. They either kill themselves In a
business way or else reform. The local
orchards are this year full Of nne early
apples and there is a splendid crop Of
late fruit in sight. There has never
been a year when the conditions were
more favorable for the success OF the
orchard men than they are this season
u this ought TO be "a banner year Tor
the Bitter Root and MIssoula orchards.
The yellow Transparent, the Duchess
of O~ldeuburg and the old-fashiuned Red
As]trachan are in the lead sim as the
favurite early apples and the shipments
that are being made this month con-
sist principally Of these varieties. The
home market is now well supplied and
regular shipments are being made 10
the larger markets OF the state.
1t is a matter of great surprise 10
travellers through this section 70 ma
orchards in these valleys. They have
been led to believe that there is moth
ing in Montana but mines ana bad
lands. Recently there has been a trult
dealer In town who has been visiting the
railway station at train times with a
good supply OF home fruit that he sells
10 the lie hnds "A good
market and he rs advertising the Gun
try In good shape The ordinations OF
surprise that invariably greet him as
he shows his Montana grown trult
please him and he has time ne
tells the questioners about what TINS
region produces. 1t is a wOnde that
mis- scheme has not been thought Of be-
fore. As a matter Of fact. II has been
difficult for visitors here and in the
| Bitter Root at fair time 10 get a faiT
sample of the products Of the valleys,
even at fair time. When the first trult
show wa held AT S~tevensvilie IN 1874
| there were scores Of visitors who wanted
to buy some apples TO TAX home as
I SAMPLES. lttA AdAAA eAAg "'hh ~ 49,
local fruit store, but ali that they found
there was a bunch Of banana and some
California apriCots. II was like trying
to get a good beefsteak in "a cattle town.
But since then the Bitter Root apple
has made itself known to the Montana
uropIe and TO many outside the state.
II was i'm the fan Of 1894 that the stand
ard made the first display Of Bitter
Root fruit that had been attempted In
M|issoula ana IL was in the same year
I that the standard exhibited Bitter
I Root produce in Butte. The excitement
that was caused i'm the big mining
/ camp by the show that was made IN a
market on Park street, where the stand
ard secured room FOR the show, is still
remembered by those who witnessed IL.
The street IN front OF the market was
crowded for days, as long as the eX-
| hibit continued. At that time II re-
uuired am anidavit 10 convince people
that the apples and plums and other
fruit shown had been grown in the Bit
ter Root and MissOula valleys. Since
that time. however, hundreds Of visit
ors have come over TO see the orchard
for themselves and many OF them have
made homes here. The Bitter Root ap-
Die has made its way into public favor
on its " merit. The idea of growing
anything but ~crahapplss here was
laughed at for years. Now, however,
there are scores OF producing orchards
IN the valley and many more Will soon
be In the list.
There has been a big change In the