The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-12-23
WB GET MANY PRIZES
Washington Many Times Win.
ner at st. Louis.
We "et ihree Grand Prizes, Eleven
Goid Medals, Forty Five Silver
Medals and Many More.

| Elmer y. Johnston, executive commis.
sloner OF Washington to the Louisiana
| furchase exposition at st. Louis. an
nounces that the exhibitors OF this state
won three grand prizes, eleven gold
medals, forty-tive silver medals and
twenty seven bronze medals.
The following is the list as outlined by
Mr.. Johnston: -
One thousand boxes of the best apples
! grown 10 the state in 1903 were carried
| over IN 81. Lonis in cold storage. On
May l the exhibit was opened with 500
Jars OF miscellaneous fruits preserved for
TINS exhibit, under the direction of A
van Holderbeke; on May Is we began
the showing OF fresh fruits, which show
| ing was continued with all varieties and
| ample quantities throughout the season.
consuming four carloads OF this material
by freight, and $50 boxes miscellaneous
fruits in season expressed.
Awards-Grand prize for Collective
exhibit OF fruits" Gold medaIs-Yaki-
ma county, Chelan county, w. l.. Wright.
George n. Farwell. Silver medals-Che
Ian County Horticulture association.
Chelan County Fair association. Clarks.
ton FruitgrOwers' association, Orondo
Fruit Farm, Yakima Horticulture asso
citation, Washington Irrigation COM
pany OF Sunnyside, Wrightville Farm.to
thirty eight individual exhibitors. Bronze
medals to twenty seven individual ex-
hibitors.
The forestry exhibit was entered as "a
collection OF commercial woods OF best
quality and largest dimensions; and the
greatest educational exhibit of forestry
shown at the Louisiana Purchase expos
ition, in that it teaches the youth and
uninfOrmed adult more of the character
istics and extent of the wonderful forests
OF the northwest, and conveys to the
residents OF the treeless areas of che
North Central states a better knowledge
OF the quality and duration of their fa-
ture lumber supply than does any other
forestry exhibit shown on the occasion.
In the agriculture department our
space In Agriculture hall and the lower
floor OF our state building was crowded
with an exhibit OF all cereals in straw.
and seed, forage grasses, vegetables,
boss, wool, dairy products, etc.
Awarded grand prize in Collection OF
Cereals, Forage Grasses and Miscellane-
ous Vegetables" Grand prizes on BEST
One Farm Exhibit" gold medals on
various county exhibits, seven in num-
Der; gold medals on various mill pro-
ducts, five in number; gold medal on
dairy exhibit; gold medal on hops, wool
and fax; gold medal on beet sugar.
Washington's exhibit in the fisheries
department included every native lead
ing variety Of food fish and game Ash,
exceeding in numbers and quantity the
showing OF any other state; and the col.
lective exhibit was awarded the first
prize.
In the game department was shown a
comprehensive specimen collection, in
whole mounts, or fur bearing animals,
animals of prey, game auimals and
game birds indigenous to the section
one car load, mounted by G.. c. Berg of
Seattle. Awarded silver medal.
In the department of mines was shown
the most complete collection OF the states
minerals that has ever been made; en-
tered as ga collection OF ores-gold, sill
yer, copper, iron, lead ,antimony arsenic.
Minerals-Fossil collection, coal and coke,
building materials. clay and clay pro-
ducts, limestones and lime, soils. mineral
waters. Illustrations" Awarded gold
medal on collective Exhibit of Ores and
Minerals" Silver medals to various
counties and individual exhibits.