Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-17
,,cD Splendid Orchard Products
'' Mover Before Seen in the His
tory Of the West
IS SURE TO CAPTURE CLARK CUP
:. like We Also Had the Beet
' sngar Trophy Nailed DOwn--A Peep
At the Display.
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,or,lcultural nan an" "i'S
hO'''N 'aod themselves to the effect that
eNr ovay ahead of anything hereto
:" aonr in Utah, or for that matter
~ ,he intermountain region IL needs
~, tho opinion of an expert, either 10
NV mat the $500 loving cup offered
% eorator w. A. Clark VIII go TO
,t,ob for the best display of fresh
s.J,s grown under irrigation ana
Iu, Of fine Eleventh Annual Nation
snyt,rigotion congress. Even the other
al ",,tes which are exhibiting side by SIDE
,,l,h Utah under the same ROOF eonceoe
,hot The Beehive state mas uisplay'
u@ ~ lhe best they have even seen,
o oT lar ahead of all matchless other
"aonmnetitiors. still there Is a Keeling
XII Utah may lose upon some technl-
c cSIilt but that possibility Is very re-
mote,
SOME DIsCoN9'ENT
r,ers ,s some grumbllng among indi-
,linal exhibitors at the delay on the
,art OF the judges In awarding prizes
some of them who have been Keeping
,beir fruit In cold storage Tor three
weeks against the eventful day are
tearful that the stun may snow signs
n softening before the prizes are
awarded. Consequently there was
sRh of relief this morning when the
Judges made their appearance, WIN all
Indications Of getting down to business
PICTURE OF GREATNESS.
Truly 1t is great display. Picture in
the minds eye the best showing OF
fruit made at the State fair In salt
Lake In the past then some more ana
ada TO the whole the luscious fruit or
oregon and California, not to forget
Idaho and Montana and some Idea may
be arrived at of what there Is TO be
seen in the horticultural han on the
north bank OF the Ogden river
TOWERS ABOVE.
Entering from the gate one Is con-
ironted by the Oregon and Idaho dis
plays one has not far to look for
Utah, however, for towering above the
racks of waxy apples and mastodonio
peaches that scent the atmosphere with
their fragrance are two huge baskets
surmounting the pyramids OF Utah's
fruits that seem to have been poured
out direct from the Goddess Irrigation 8
COrnucopia.
SPLENDID SPECIMENS.
All loyal Utahns promptly make their
way at once for this corner and reYel
In the mouth watering sight. Here are
displayed varieties OF grapes that even
put Caifornia's famous products of the
vineyards on the retired list Here are
~ Il, Loo. Il In
measure is inches in circumference, all
so peaches that stretch the tape placed
round them to ~ inches. II is not for
size, however that Utah is competing,
From the claims of some of the ex-
hbitors the man untutored In things
Horticultural learns that when ic comes
to quality and flavor Utah expects to
I'M the cup, and 1t Will not take a hy-
draulc Jack to do the trick either.
IRRIGATED PRODUCTS.
Utah is to be congratulated on the ex-
hlbit and It Is due to the efforts of the
members OF the state board of horti-
culture that such creGitable display
Is forthcoming. All have worked UNI
urngly. Fruit has been collected from
points all over the state and every in
N'NNhAl NHNAHiltH Is a. july ttblllliOllS
10 the efficacy Of irrigation.
The Utah exhibit is displayed in the
form Of three pyramidal stands with
an overflow at the side. Surrounding
Two OF the stands are two of the big
sest wire baskets going" loaded to the
brlm with rosy red and yerdant green
apples. If Utah gets the cup these bas-
kels VIII be presented to Senator Clark
lrONl0IpU hp NniII m
both baskets are some four feet high
ana fve feet across the gates OF GAIA
OF ancient lore would be as easy to
carry. Surmounting the Dixie basket
are number of pampas plumes that
feet,
MOAB'S CONTRIBUTION.
In reviewing the Utah exhibit atten-
uon ls drawn to the variety number
ana quality that comes from Moab.
pespile the fact that the boxes of fruit
were transported over desert and rough
canyon roads for a distance of 80 miles,
.neh dumped into an express car, trans
ieileu at salt Lake and again dumped
.lw wagon ere reaching the horticul-
.ulal nan they are In splendid condl-
soh ana look as though they had Just
peen plucked, Even the fruit shown
~ ny the other states and which came to
look so well,
moab In itself, takes up about third
OF the Utah exhibit. Under the d,reo-
uoh OF Mons Peterson IL has been well
t ~ ana occupies big stall all
W llselt' The north and south sides
dlt QNKntpn N raixal o.,
uIuuted by Mr. Peterson. The east end
even over to the display by o. w.
warner with j. =. Miller's selections on
.ne west eide. The Warner exhibit As
,lS striking. He has confined himself
70 apples and shows no less than a2 va
ileues' every one OF which was plucked
IN one orchard owned by him. Mr.. Pc
ssrsQn contribution comes I'm the form
eo varieties OF mixed fruits. which
include "A glass cases of very choice
ssaamples. When It Is stated that he
ssl,re" In some grapes, "just by way of
mmuels ana to help out the show" as he
mmaN'y put II and that these grapes
s"e Yesterday afternoon conceded by
az Interested Californian to be better
,n"il anything the Golden State had I'm
o, ye Hall' some idea can be gained of the
v"eelience Of the collection. In ali the
,"'teues shown OF apples but two are
gisuleu' the Jonathan and the Grimes
r JiU,uen' the rest were plucked before
TTRbe so that they could be exhibited.
sb Jrse are packed in cases ready for
I,t,b.neht Just to give an idea how the
0''"hs ship their products.
DOES WELL.
Az Ann,ything that Thomas Judd, presi :
n nr on the board Of horticulture and
i syo' OF the St. George fair, under
Dixie exhibit IL in his hands oonse-
TnS1snty It is a foregone conclusion that
CIV Is away up TO the front. st.
rletrss SHOWS apples, grapes, whose va :
My My Is legion, fresh and dried figs,
Tboros ana prunes, and peaches galore.
gr "v,e are also almonds, walnuts, pome
iahates and other fruit. The Introduc.
dv ann ot nuts In the show has been pro.
othuFe or some discussion among the