The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-09-06
FRUIT FAIR TO
Be BEST EVER
so SAYS ASSOCIATIONS PRESIDENT
At Meeting Held to Elect Officers and
Arrange 70 Exhibil-COmmercial
Club VIII A, sist the Fair.

The annual meeting of the Hood
River Fruit Fair association was held
Saturday afternoon and it is said that
more interest was shown in the COM
ing fair than has been known in some
years. President Smith in calling the
meeting to order announced that two
years ago the meeting consisted of
one man beside himself, but never
theless the fair had been given most
successfully aud augured that with the
interest indicated this year by the big
meeting the fair will be bigger and
better than ever.
The first business of the meeting,
President Smith stated, was to elect
officers of the association for the en-
suing year, and it was decided to
elect by acclamation. Mr.. Smith was
Immediately nominated fol- president
hut stated that he would much prefer
that some younger man be prevailed on
to take the office. The meeting would
not however, hear to this aud his
name being proposed by N. g. Evans
and seconded by E II. Shepard, SEQ
retary Gessling put the motion and
Mr.. Smith was carried into Office on
a wave of popular approval
The name of q. j. Gessilng who las
been secretary for two years was then
for that office, but Mr..
liessling positively declined saying that
he was too busy to attend to 1t. Jos
eph A. Wilson's name was also pro-
posed for this office but he declined
and A. |. Mason nominated Prof. 9.
D. Thompson, whose nomination was
seconded and he was elected. Leslie
Butler was elected treasurer and the
nomination for vice resident was
then declared in order. j. ii. Shoe
maker was nominated but Mr.. Shoe
maker could not. be prevailed on TO
take it and Jos. A. Wilson was elect
cd to the position. G, X. CastnCI,
who has been very efficient superin-
tendent of the fair in former years,
was again asked to take that office
and he was unanimously elected. On
motion of G. j. Gessling the officers
elected we're appointed an executive
with power to act for the
fair association ON any matters that
might come before them. And mo-
tion was also made and carried giving
the chairman authority to appoint
vice presidents in the various dis
tricts of the valley and Mosier,
President Simth announced that the
Hood River Commercial club had
passed resolution at its meeting Fri
day evening to the effect that 1t
would provide the sinews OF war for
expenses and called attention to the
fact that the State lrrigPtion assoeia-
tion would meet here on the first
two days of the fair. Arrangements
he said must be made for entertain
ing the irrigationists and although 40
rooms had already been reserved In
one of the hotels and it was expected
that the Others would take guests also
il would be necessary to provide fur-
ther accommodation and some OF the
guests would have to lie taken by prl-
vate families. The meeting empower
ed hi II as chairman to APPOINT com
nittee to look after lhe matter.
Committees were also appointed ON
hnances, entertainment, reception,
awards, premiums. transportation,
nomenclature and for several other
purposes which would cover the success
iul administration of the fairs bust
ness
A l. Mason MI do suggestion shat
the fair association furnish score
cards for exhibitors in order that
they might know exactly What tley
we're exhibiting for. He said 1t
yould be well for them to know ! CV
many points. size. color, qnantl'y,
quality, flavor etc, would count ~
,irder to make an intelligent exhibit
md avoid misrepresentation. Secr",
tary GessIing said that such card
had been procured for the last exhibit
but that it had not been used owing
to some mistake. The Hu tier was nd.
igsted by tie lrorostl 10 use the
same method il Irdging llnlC l'iiI
had obtained at tie Lewis X OlnTk
fail. "a,
The matter of allowing the ladies
space for an exhibit was then brougI t
up by the chairman who said he hat
beon asked by several members oil tie
fair sex to mirg it before the meet
ing. The meeting app owed OF tic
idea imm ensely and the executive
committee will see that space is pre-
vided ter them.
Il. X. Bradley engaged the chair,
mans attention at this point ana
said he thought it would be a good
thing for the fair association to
take some action in regard to secur-
ING pl ornament building for its ex-
hibits. The proposition met with
favor at once and in the general dis
cussion that followed so much inter
est was manifested in it that molten
was carried authorizing the chairman
to appoint a committee on the mat
ter. which he did, consisting OF II. Il.
Bradley, n. G. Evans and ). y.
Booth.
President Smith said he would like
TO urge on the attention Of the meet
inc the necessity of commencing to
prepare and select exhibits at once
and said he thought some OF the ear,
lier fruits should be brought in and
placed In cold storage now in order
that they might be IN perfect condi
tion for the fair. 4 motion was car
ried authorizing the executive COM
mittee to provide for the cold storage
of exhibits and after few remarks by
the chairman, who said that everyone
who had anything that would be OF
interest to the fair ought to place 1t
on exhibition and further stating that
he would like to see everyone join IN
and make the coming fair the best
and biggest that had ever been held
at Hood River, he adjourned the
meeting.
Well Worth Trying