The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-10-22
APPLE SHOW
CHARMS VISITORS
THOUSANDS VIEW WORLDS BEST
Exhibit Great Success and Quality of
Fruit Finest Ever
The Awards.

The display OF fruit WAS the largest
and best ever made, the attendance
was the biggest in the history OF Hood
River fruit fairs and from financial
point of view it was the most success
iul also. 1t is estimated that fully
GOOO people visited the fsir during
the three days it was held, and it at
trscted many visitors from far distant
! points. Visitors we're here from all
the big tTuit growing sections of the
northwest and from as far away as
Boston and New York. Other eastern
sections had their representatives
here and the middle west and nearer
sections were also in evidence. A
number were present from Canada,
and California sent a delegation. On
Saturday, Portland day, 500 enthusi.
astic visitorsc ame up from that city
headed by lom Richardson and VIM.
McMurray, General Passenger Agent
OF the o. K. N, who were nccompan.
led by d. K. Mumford, representa-
tive of Harper's Weekly, A. G. Jack
son, advertising man for the .. Il. IL
N, and William Bittle Wells of Sun
sat Magazine. According to Mr.. Nc
| Murray the fair couldn't be beat. Mr..
Richardson, who last year sent the
prize box of apples to President
Roosevelt as gift from the Portland
Commercial Club, this year purchased
the prize box, which was taken from
the display of H. H. Shepard, and
will send it to Colonel Harvey, editor
of Halper's Weekly.
Many of the fair visitors we're not
content with seeing the fruit but in
sisted on seeing the orchards that
grew the apples and we're taken out
over the valley uy automobiles and
teams.
In addition to the big attendance
from Portland the fail was we'll pat
ronized by all the outlying sections
including Mosier, White Salmon, Un
derwood, The Datles and many other
parts of Wasco county.
The side show attractions did
good business and reaped harvest
of nickels aud dimes and under the
able management of the entertain.
ment committee proved a valuable nd
jnnct to the financial resources OF the
fair. 1t was demonstrated that out
side amusements make an added at
traction during the fair and give 1t
moIe CT carnival nature. The dec
orations by business houses we're on
a more lavish scale than has ever be.
fore been attempted and myriads Of
electric lights strung down the center
of the principal streets helped to en-
liVen the occasion at night.
coma hotels we're crowded with Wis.
itors and rooms were at a premium.
The eating places provided for the ac-
oommodation of visitors by the ladies
of st. Marks Guild and the aid soci-
ETY. of the congregational Church
were swarmed by hungry hordes as
we're also the restaurants and other |
eating establishments. Stores aud ali |
places of business we're also we'll pat |
ronized and the city and valley was
overrun with visitors who we're anx
ious to see the apple town and its
country.
A feature of the fair was the excel
lent music provided Ey the Hood
River band which played at intervals
during the three days it was held.
On Saturday two features we're the
balloon ascension and baby show. The
former took place in the morning and
was successful, the aeronaut ascending
TO height of 1900 or 1000 feet and
descending ON the Button place. The
baby show was held in the afternoon.
The first prize was won by Sher
wood trick Oxborough and the
second by Grace Hubbard who we're
pronounced by the judges the most
beautiful and vigorous infants.
The fair receipts were about 5000,
52l2 of this being received from the
side shows and other concessions.
As to the individual exhibits it is
difficult to make comparisons. They
we're ell excellent and Prof. @. /.
Lewis who judged the tIuit is entitled
TO much credit for the arduous work
and intelligence he displayed in final
" making the awards 10 exactly
determine the merits OF the different
displays it was necessary Tor him and
Mr., Vincent, his assistant, In many
instances to unpaeK box after box and
weigh each trifling advantage care.
fully before fully deciding. The
sweepstakes prize for the best gen.
eral display went to the Hood River
Fruit Company, the management of
which is under L. A. Decker and was
q magnificent exhibit. The Wauna
Orchard owned by II. X. Albee and
by John Castner came in
for second prize in this class and was
Il very strong competitor for first.
In the best five box display, Il II.
beautiful exhibit took first
prize aud also received live OF her first |
prizes, two OF them cups and three
medals. AS usual, j. l.. Carfer's
plate exhibit was without peer and |
received the prize cup white Frank |
Mct'arllnd got the handsome Gun |
offered for second prize in this class. |
In the number of cup prizes, Mr.. Car
tel took cups and two medals. two
of them we first on apples, one on
pears, one second on apples and the
other tive metals. The next biggest
urize winner WIS M. NJ Hill who took
fur cups, rlso, taking one first and
thIe0 seconds. and medal. The Mo- |
siel exhibit took two cups getting
first on three tier Newtowns and |
Ortleys The other first cup prize
went to Davidson Bros. on Jonathans. |
he foil list OF the cup winners is as
follows
Beet general box dispIay--Hood !
River Fruit Co., first; H. K. Albee,
second.
Best five boxes-E. H. Shepard, |
first; NJ. H. Hill. second.
Best general plate display-J L.
Carter, tilst; Frank Mcfarland, sec
OnL
Be;t our tier spitzenhergs-E Il. |
SGepard. first L h Clark. second.
Beet thrgn q three aud half tier |
SpitZenbergs-E H. Shepard. lirst
NJ. II. Hill. sfcGud.
Best four tier Newtowns-J. l.. |