The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-06-15


eral passenger agent of the Northern
Pacific railroad, with his wife, his
wife's sister and his niece, visited the
Yakima county booth and spent quite
a time with us. Mr.. Cleland was in
our orchard last fall at the time the
officials and agents of the Northern
Pacific railroad visited the northwest.
Mr.. Cleland assured me that the hap
piest time in all their trip was when
they ate apples and drank cider in our
orchard. He says that he and his
wife intend to visit our orchard the
coming fall. While we were pleas
antly chatting Mr.. Cleland related a
circumstance that is worthy of being
put on record. He said that while on
a visit to New York city the past
winter he had occasion to visit fruit
store in one of the best parts of the
city. He asked the proprietors if they
had any really fancy apples and they
assured him that they had. They took
him to some apples in boxes packed
in western fashion. Mr.. Cleland said
that he never saw finer apples. He
lifted up the paper that hung down
over the end and there read 81. M.
Perry & Co., North Yakima, Wash. y
He was assured that they were selling
these apples at $3.50 per box. They
said that they had sold three boxes
that day and that there was con-
slant demand for such fancy apples
and the only question with them was
where to get the apples. Our "Jim"
can stick new feather in his cap and
go on with his work and cater to that
trade. We think sometimes, when we
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others selling their whole crop of
fancy "Spitz' and "Newtons" for some
thing near 50 box, and it is asked
how the buyers are going to get out,
that this is how they get out-by max
ing enormous profits on them. l am
constantly insisting upon the fact in
these pages that we must grow the
really fancy apples, put them up in
real attractive form and then find sale
for them among the people who do not
care what a thing costs If it meets
their wants.
The Washington state building is
the admiration of the crowds who visit
the fair. The decorations are beauti-
full and what was really remarkable
was that on the day of opening 1t was
really Cu0 OILY IHdC W. SoiL
plete. Our display of fruit is not sur
passed. We are proud of Washington
in this respect, and Yakima county is
not a whit behind the state in this
magnificent display of fruit. Hood
River, Ore, has very fine display of
apples and this is just what we might
expect. Of course their fruit is not in
the Washington building but in the
Oregon building. 1t is perhaps better
arranged for artistic display than any
other collection on the grounds. This
is what might be expected when it is
known that it is in the hands of G. R..
Cashier as manager. BE sure to see it..
The following interesting letter is
given to the readers of the Ranch be-
cause it furnishes some valuable in
formation on the question of raising
the Spitzenberg, and also raises some
questions with reference to raising the
apricot that need answering. When
I made the statement in former issue
of this paper that the Spitzenberg was
reported to be a good bearer in the
Wenatchee valley I did not mean that
this was claimed to be true in all
parts of the valley. On that point |
had no information. Some persons
whom | met in the town of Wenatchee
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