The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-10-20
WAS A GREAT
FRUIT FAIR

"Fhe greatest fruit fair Hood River
ever held, 'ls the opinion heard on every
hand concerning the fifth biennial Hood
River fruit fair that closed at IL O'Clock
Saturday night.
There never were so many exhibitors,
such fancy colored apples, such large
crowds OF visitors from out of town such
splendid entertainments each evening,
such general good feeling over the
work OF the awarding committee and
the general success OF the whole under.
taking.
Thousands of dollars will come to
Hood River in the next few wears as
result of the apple fair Just closed. The
editors of Oregon will write columns
about the valley and its world-famed
apples. That no other place in the
world can duplicate such display of
fruit was the opioion of all who saw the
exhibit here Hood River throws out
the challenge. Let all try who think
they can.
Two hundred fifty-nine boxes of the
exhibit left Monday night for the
worlds fair at st. Louis. The state
commissi, II OF the fair is putting up for
half the expense of forwarding the dis
play, the business men of Portland do
mated $3.50 and the citizens of Hood
River raises the balance of $50. r. B.
Miller, the general freight agent OF the
y. X. u n. Co., voluntarily reduced the
freight rate on the car of fruit from the
regular rate of $400 to $l20.
Among the farmers who had fruit in
the car were: B. R. Tucker, Ladd &
Warrens, Campbell Bros, g. r. Cast
ner, G. Dethman, A. |. Mason, NJ Drag
seth, James Lacey, Henry Avery, H. c.
Sproat, F. &. Church, Ed Barker, G. Z.
Copple, John A. Wilson, l.. Silliman,
William Davidson, Peter Mohr, F.Chan-
dler, William Ehrck, II. o Sevirkrupp,
L. f. Clarke, John Stranahan, o. Van.
derbilt, ). Copple, J. l.. Carter, Joseph
Jarvis, Miss Dollie Mosier, A. P. Bate
ham, S. Hess, j. N, Knight, +. NJ Jack
son, William Kennedy, A. G. Staten, j.
j. Jordan, B. F, Mos, S, Mary A. Ries,
G. G. Metcalf, Frank Davenport, R. E.
Harrison.
The car also contained potatoes from
the farms of &. w. Mcintosh, A. O..
Hershey and j. NJ. Hollowel sent some
onions. S. d. Gamers squash with the
map Of Hood River valley was included.
Frank Chandler furnished box of fine
Oregon grape for decorative pur-
poses and some peaches went from the
orchard OF Oscar Vanderbilt.
The entertainments each evening were
highly successful and there have been
many compliments for the women of the
entertainment committee, who did SO
much to make the fair success. The
securing of the large tent from Portland
for the evening meetings showed good
judgment on the part of the fair man
agement. Saturday night the pavilion
was so crowded that people had to be
turned away.
As the committee on awards, consist
ing OF Commissioner Weber, DR.. A. Le-
Roy of the Oregon Information bureau,
and Mr.. Taylor of The Dalles, were
placing the ribbons on the displays, at
the suggestion OF President Smith, q
a blue ribbon was tied to each of the
Moe twins as the best "pear" on exhibI-
tion.
The bills of expense are not all in yet,
but the fair management informs the
Glacier that if the salvage from the
building material, which will be sold
Saturday to the highest bidder, brings
a reasonable figure, there will be def
cit of only few dollars. 1t may be
possible that the management will come
out even and that the guarantee fund Of
$500 will not have to be drawn upon.