Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-12-05
GREAT EVENT AT SPOKANE
LASTS FIVE DAYS.
President Roosevelt Will Open it
Cash Prizes Amounting to Thou
sands Of Dollars given-Special Rates
on Railroads-Farmers' Congress to
Meet at Same Time.

efory variety grown IN Jne 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
premiums amounting to $4,000 at the
National Apple Show in Spokane, De- |
cember to IL. The prizes range from
$500, for the best car of standard
commercial winter apples, to SIS for
place of five apples, besides trophies,
medals and ribbons. There are also
individual prizes of $1,000 and $500 and
IA orchard tracts of from two to ten
acres of land, valued at from $3.50 to
$4,000, with apple trees and perpetual
water right Judges of national repu-
tation in the United States and Canada
will make the awards.
President Roosevelt will open the
exposition by telegraph from Washing
ton, d. c., the morning of December z,
when Harry J. Nicely, secretary and
manager of the association, says, more
than $4,000 square feet of apples will
be displayed in the state armory and
adjoining temporary structures. State
officials Of Washington, Idaho, Oregon,
Montana, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah
and officials Of several provinces in
Canada, as well as representatives from
Europe, viii be in attendance. The
Country Life commission, appointed by
President Roosevelt, and headed by
Prof. i. II. Bailey Of Ithaca, n. Y.
and the Washington State Horticultural
association, of which Il. NJ. Gilbert of
North Yakima is president, will have
sessions in Spokane during the week.
PomOlogists of international reputa-
tion will discuss subjects of worldwide
interest and there win be demonstra-
tions by domestic science departments
of the Washington State college and
other state institutions in the Pacific
Northwest, also exhibitions Of imple-
ments and apparatus used in orchard
ing There will also he demonstrations
touching every branch Of the apple in
dustry and displays of by-products,
showing the various uses Of the apple
as wholesome food and a healthful
fruit. The competitions are open 10
the world and no entry fee is charged
or are exhibitors required TO pay for the
space occupied by their exhibits. An
other thing is that the fruit entered
IN the competition remains the property
of the exhibitor.
The railroads have made rates equal
10 less than one fare and o third foI
first class round trip tickets from AL
parts of the continent.
The amusement and educational feat
uree include afternoon and evening con
eerts by the National Apple SHOW band
Of 40 pieces, vaudeville, exhibitions
aud demonstration machinery and APP
paratus, demonstration and lectures on
the various uses of the apple as food
and fruit by the department of do
mostic aieenoo of the Washington stat'
cologe, demonstration of sorting ana
chimes And scientific packing lectures
ou horticulture and brancles by ez
porte 0f national reputation. address pl
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