Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-12
UTAH's FRUIT EXHIBIT.

Through the efforts Of the state
Board of Horticulture. each member OF
which has made a thorough canvass
Of his district. the keenest interest has
been awakened among Utah fruit grow
ers, from Dixie to Cache and from
Grand to Tooele, In an effort to make
such display OF Utah fruit as may
win the silver trophy and the larger part
OF the gold medals and prizes offered
at the Irrigation Congress, This is
Utah's fruit year. and In quality all
kinds OF fruits have never been ex-
celled. The fruit Is so good in some
sections that several Of Utah's larger
fruit growers are putting up indi-
vldual displays, with which they hope
10 win the grand prize offered by sena-
tor Clark, and for variety and quality
some OF them have very good chance
OF winning.
Mr.. Thomas Judd OF St. George, pres
ident Of the State board, and also pres
ident OF the Washington county fair
which is being held at 81. George this
week. has well In hand fine display
OF tender or tropical fruits. such as
figs, pomegranates. grapes, almonds,
etc, as well as peaches nectarines and
tile like, OF finer varieties; also cured
figs. ralsins, peaches and aprlcots. He
anticipates bringing up the best dis
plays shown In the Dixie fair, He VIII
have nearly ton OF grapes, figs and
other Dixie fruits, to exhibit at ogden.
Mr.. Mons Peterson Of Moab, Is backed
up by the largest fruit growers OF
Grand and Emery counties In getting
up large exhibit OF fruit from south
eastern Utah, noted for Its excellence
throughout the west.
Mr.. B. IL. Bower and the growers and
shippers Of fancy fruits in Utah coun-
ty are sparing no efforts TO maintain
Utah's prestige as producer of fine
fruits, and he will have a specially large
exhibit OF fine pears, apples and plums.
In canvassing Cache, Doxelder, We
Der. Davis, Morgan and Salt Lake coun.
ties, j. II. Parry, secretary OF the State
Board OF Horticulture, has the promise
OF finer and larger display of fruit
than was ever shown before from the
northern part of the state.
All the fruit growers so far approach.
ed are In hearty accord with the move.
ment and win contribute literally of
their finest products and everything
ment and VIII contribute literally OF
cessful exhibit on the part OF Utah.
S. T. Whitaker, director general Of
the st. Louis fair commission. is assist
Ing very materially in arranging for
the big display IN the pavilion of the
Weber county fair grounds. Altogether,
The show VIII certainly be worth going
far to see, and all fruit growers OF the
state who can 90 TO ogden viii be do
ing themselves an injustice, II they fail
TO see and Judge for themselves the
finest fruit ever shown under one roof
In the west
Professor w. ~ HUT. horticultural
81 the Utah Agricultural college. win.
BY special arrangement, have expert
,harge OF the Utah fruit display. a fact
hat assures the artistic and technical
success of the exhibit The Judges,
aowever, WIN be distinguished outside
gentlemen, viz: Frederick Taylor, chief
" the agricultural department OF the
Louisiana Purchase exposition, ST.
Louis; Colonel c, II. Bosch Of Portland,
Or; the horticultural editor Of the Chi
ago Tribune. and Mrs. Elizabeth
Shield, successful California fruit
grower and one Of the best known hor-
icuIturists OF the Golden state.