The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-25
HAS A DISPLAY TYPICAL OF
YAKIMA.
E. B. LECkEY HAS the
SECOND BEST DISPLAY
Mailloux's Window Is Winner
North Yakima a Veritable
Sea Of Fruit.

Yakima merchants converted the
business streets into a veritable sea
Of fruit Monday in honor of the
opening day Of the fifteenth annual
state fair, Yakima Fruit day.
Fred Mailloux captured first prize
offered by the publicity committee
for the best display of fruit E. B.
Leckey secured second prize for the
display of the most artistic merit.
Mailloux's exhibit was very hand
some and gave an excellent idea Of
Yakima fruit of nearly all varieties.
Included in the display were II
varieties of apples. six varieties Of
grapes. seven OF plums and prunes.
IL of vegetables, two Of peaches, four
Of pears. one OF crabapples and one
Of nectarines.
Justice cannot be done to the dis
play, however, by the arrangement of
the fruit, which is in three sections
thereby preventing the whole being
seen in one unobstructed glance. Be-
ginning with the ceiling, which Is
white, and from which are suspend
ed the scarlet leaves of sumach and
white roses, dahlas and geraniums
scattered about in profusion among
the fruits and vegetables. one sees
the ornamental as we'll as the useful
In vegetation in close proximity A
large squash marked 142 pounds is
the hub from which radiate all Of the
other products, including apples,
pears. peaches, grapes, potatoes,
peppers and others too numerous to
mention. One striking feature of the
exhibit is the motto of But Yakima
IL Better" arranged on the back
ground in small white onions And
last, but not least, is large potato
bearing a striking resemblance to q
Teddy bear
The fruit in the window OF E. B.
Leckey all came from the Paul Sic
bert ranch on Mob Hill He arranged
the display and the fruit was raised
on his ranch.
The judges OF the display were W.
n. Nelson. Fred Thompson and E. e
Samson, all leading fruit men of the
city.
Only a few doors from Mailloux's
is the display by the Yakima Trust
company, who have products from
the Selah valley, including apples.
grapes. plums, English walnuts, Ysl.
low Dent corn and sheaf of tese-
lota. new species of forage which
makes three crops year and yields
at the rate OF so tons per acre. The
seed is also considerer valuable, be-
Ing classed as an excellent poultry
food. On the lower part OF the win
day is the sentence I'VE pay per
cent" arranged in rows of different
varieties Of apples.
Many favorable comments were
heard on the attractive appearance
of the John H. Weigel company's
window. The display consisted o.
a white background. two graceful
columns supporting an arch. from
which hangs large ball OF crabap-
pies. deep red in hue, which formed
a striking contrast to the snowy sur
roundings. while strawberries, peach
es, grapes, apples and dainty fronds
of asparagus completed the picture.
Symbolical OF their name is the dec
grafton OF the Red Cross pharmacy,
which has a red cross formed of rosy
checked apples surrounded by grapes
and apples of other colors.
In the window OF the Lesh Land
company is a practical illustration of
the keeping qualities Of the Newtown
and Arkansas Black apples. some OF
which have been kept in cold stor-