The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-05-11
WANTS FRUIT
EXHIBIT BEST

G. R. Caster, who will assist with the
Wasco county exhibit at the Lewis ana
Clark exposition, is desious that Hood
River people enter the exhitit contest at
the fair with the same idea winning as
they do at the local fruit fair, when
display of apples is made that the world
cannot equal.
With this idea in view, Mr.. Castner
has issued the following notice to the
fruitgrowers and farmers Of Hood River:
Having been appointed assistant at
the Wasc0 county exhitit at the Lewis
and Clark Exposition, wish to notify
all parties who will furnish anything OF
merit to bring it to the Davidson Fruit
Co., who will receive it and forward
same to Portland, Everything will be
paid for at market value, and the proper
given credit for the exhibit.
"For cherries, plums, prunes and
peaches, have arranged for the paper
cartoons, such as Mr.. WoodV orth uses.
They will be printed-'Wasc County
Exhibit grown by--'
"A supply will be left with Mr.. David
son, and all fruit suitable for the exhibit
should be put up in them.
Fellow fruit growers and farmers,
let us put the same spirit into this
Wasco County exhibit, that we have in
our own local fair, and carry away the
prize for the best county exhibit In
Oregon"
C.L. Schmidt, superintendent of the
Wasco county exhibit, is distributing
the following circulars to the people OF
the county:
June l, 1905, is the opening day OF the
Lewis and Clark centennial exposition
in Portland, Oregon this day mentioned
is not far distant and all the counties OF
this great state will place their products
on exhibition, Wasco county has resolved
to take front seat in the ranks for
county exhibits at the great fair. The
county court has seen fit to commission
me to take charge Of and superintend
the exhibits to be placed in the hall OF
county exhibits for the state OF Oregon.
And now the main point comes, how
to get the products. have concluded
to write this circular letter and send a
copy OF it to several of the most reliable
men in each precinct in this county. ]
invite you herewith to active co-opera-
ton in this, our undertaking, to bring
the products of Waco county before the
eyes OF the hundreds of thousands at the
fair,
wish you to arouse your neighbor'
and create enthusiasm amongst them tC
lend us their helping hand, so thai
Waco county may carry away the
laurels for their exhibit and get the frs
prize. In the way Of fruit, you may tel
your neighbors 10 thin out the fruit OF
those branches designed for the fair.
In the line vegetables, melons, etc,
you may tell them to apply an extrt
dose Of fertilizers, and keep the sucker
off the vines, etc.
Have grain and other cereals excep
tionally we'll cleaned and bring only th'
best specimens. The tallest grains
corn, grasses of all kinds | shall need Il
decorate arches with.
As soon as apples, pears, peaches
plums, nuts, cherries, grapes, straw
berries, melons, tomatoes, beans, peas
etc, and any other article worthy OF OK
hibit in worlds fair shall have come L
the highest stage Of perfection, brinl
them in.
| have established receiving depo
in George Ruch block, The Dalles, mex
door to r. ii. Webers nursery Office
There you may leave your goods ant
they will be assorted and shipped Il
Portland
We pay for the goods and pay th,
freight TO Portland. All we wish is you
good will and active assistance, 80 as Il
make our county exhibit success.
The following persons have kindl!
consented to receive and select the pro
ducts to be forwarded to The Dalles 70
shipment to the exposition,
II. G. Rooper of Antelope for the dis
tricts south and east of the DesChute
river in Wasco county.
Messrs. VanDuyn 4 Adams OF Tygl
Valley for the Tygh Valley, Wamic ant
Wapinitia country
Messrs. Johnston Bros. OF Duiur, TO
Dufur, Ramsey, Tygh Ridge and Roy
districts.
Alex Stewart Of Mosier for the Mosie
district.
II. A. Weber, The Dalles, general re
ceiving and forwarding depot, for th
The Dalles and surrounding country.
George r. Castner OF Hood River ha
been appointed by the county court, an
has kindly consented to assist us pei
sonally in the display OF Wasco count
products at the exposition In Portland
Mr.. Castner will, through the column
of the Hood River Glacier, designat
the place and person who will receiv
and select the products OF Hood Rive
valley and adjacent districts to be for