The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-05
APPLE WEEK.
Designated Beginning Next Mon
day, December 2.
National Exhibit at Spokane a
Great Event.
ROOSEVELT OPENS 1T.
Prizes to Amount of $35, 900
Are Offered.
To Promote the Apple to Proper
Place.
ROOSEVELT OPENS 1T.

Spokane, Wash, Dec. give million
apples, representing every variety
grown in the world and including the
best products of 81 states in the Union,
four provinces in Canada, England,
Germany, France, Scotland, Wales,
Denmark and Japan, have been entered
in the various competitions for premi-
ums amounting to $4,000 at the Ma
tional Apple show in Spokane, Deem
500 for the best car of standard COM
mercial winter apples to So for a plate
of five apples. There are also individ-
ual prizes of 81 900 and $500 and IA or
chard tracts of from two to 10 acres of
land, valued at from $3.50 to 81, 500, with
apple trees and perpetual water rights.
Judges of national reputation in the
United States and Canada will make
the awards.
Roosevelt to Open Fair.
President Roosevelt, who is an en-
thusiastic supporter of the project, is
to open the exposition by telegraph
from Washington, D: c. the morning
of December z, when Harry J. Nicely,
secretary and manager of the associa-
tion says more than $4,000 square feet
of apples will be displayed in the state
armory and adjoining temporary
structures. Governor Albert E. Mead,
of Washington, and the chief executive
officers of Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Col
of British Columbia, Alberta and other
provinces in Canada will be in attend
ance. The country life commission ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt, and
headed by Professor L. H; Bailey, of
State Horticultural association of
which H. NJ. Gilbert, of North Yakima,
is president, will have sessions in Spo-
kane during the week of December Z.
Next Week Apple Week.
One of the announcements of the
fair reads:
Millions of red ones, yellow ones,
green ones, pink ones. blue ones,
striped ones and speckled ones, of
every size and flavor, will be eaten all
over the United States and Canada
during Apple Week.
Apples will be displayed in more
ways and in more windows and more
counters than ever before, and every
man, woman and child on the con-
tinent will be expected to eat at least
one apple each day.
December 18th to 18th has been
officially designated as Apple Week in
America, on account of the National
Apple show to be held in Spokane
during that time.
The First Event of Kind.
''This is the first big event Of the
kind in the world for the exclusive
benefit of the apple industry. Apples
countries will be shown.
National apple week and the ma
tional apple show are for the purpose
of giving apples the place they deserve
on every table, making them as COM
monty used as bread or potatoes.
''AppleS are said by the highest
medical authorities to be one of the
most healthfuI and beneficial of all
foods, containing as much food value
as corn or potatoes.
Apples are declared by science to
be one of the most excellent brain and
nerve foods in existence.
"Apples will largely have to take
the place of grain foods. because with
in a few more years the tillable area
of the United States that can be de-
voted to wheat and corn will be in
sufficient to supply the rapidly in
creaSing population. Before that time
comes some additional national food
that can be produced in greater guam
titles per acre must be developed to
supplement the grain foods in order to
meet the growing demand. One acre
of apples will produce as much food
as 100 acres of wheat or corn.
Eat apples for the sake of your
health and brains. eat apples every
day and every meal, eat apples raw.
baked, stewed, roasted, fried, in jelly,
cider, dumplings tarts or pieces. Eat
apples
May Be Served in. Many Ways.
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