Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-11-27
GREAT EVENT AT SPOKANE
LASTS FIVE DAYS.
..,dsnt Roosevelt VIII Open IL
cash Prizes Amounting to Thou-
sands of Dollars given-spseial Rates
n Railroads-Farmers Congress 70
Meet at Same Time

.-.,,d;no the best products of 81 states
:, the union, four provinces in Canada, :
r,oland. Germany, France, Scotland, {
Wales. Denmark and Japan, have been
ortared in the various competitions for
rremiums amounting to $4,000 at the
National Apple Show in Spokane, De-
Gambler Z to 10. The prizes range from
1880. for the best car Of standard
commercial winter apples, to SIS for
a Mace of five apples, besides trophies,
medals and ribbons. There are also
;ud;vidual prizes of $1,000 and $500 and
"A orchard tracts of from two to ten
acres of land, valued at from $3.50 to
$500, with apple trees and perpetual
water right. Judges of national repu-
t.tiop 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
no 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. will be in attendance. The
Country Life commission, appointed by
President Roosevelt, and headed by
Prof L. H. Bailey of Ithaca, N. Y,
and the Washington State Horticultural
association, of which H. M. Gilbert of
North Yakima is president, will have
sessions in Spokane during the week.
PomoIogists of international reputa-
ton will discuss subjects of worldwide
interest and there will be demonstra
tons by domestic science departments
Of the Washington State college and
otber state institutions in the Pacln'
Northwest. also exhibitions of nipple
uents and apparatus used In orcnaro
hg. There will also lie demonstration
touching every branch of the apple IN
dustry and displays of by-products
showing the various uses OF the app
as a wholesome food and healthtu
fruit. The competitions are open t
the world and no entry fee is charge
or are exhibitors required to pay for tn
space occupied by their exhibits. Al
other thing is that the fruit entere
in the competition remains the propert
Of the exhibitor.
The railroads have made rates equi
to less than one fare and a thlro II
first class round trip tickets from
parts of the continent.
The amusement and educatlonal lea
ues include afternoon and evening co
certs by the National Apple Show pal
Of 40 pieces, vaudeville, exhibltlo
and demonstration machinery and
paratus, demonstrations and lectures
the various uses of the apple as 10
and fruit by the department Oh
nestle sicence of the Washington 0''
college. demonstrations of sorting
chimes and scientific packing, lectul
On horticulture and branches by
perts of national reputation, ADDRESS
Prof. P. J. O'Gara, assistant paIno
gist bureau of plant industry, wa
inpton. d. c.. lecture and demonst
uOn by HrO1. tTauh VI
keeping. He will exhibit in screei
inclosure $4,000 bees, performing III
esting and novel feats with theni,
Among tn speakers at the Wasni
ton State Horticultural assoclatlon :
vention will be George w. b. Fe"s,
Charleston, Wash; A. F. Croweii' : :
uty state horticultural inspector
kane; j. F. Strong, Spokane; rloI,
s. Thornber, Washington state cOii
Pullman; Prof. F. A. Huntley' .
horticultural commissioner, TACO
George E. Bryant, Seattle; d. u
Intyre, C. E., Spokane; Cyrus
Smith, Spokane; DR.. Granville Low
North Yakima; w. H. Fauina
Puyallup; Prof. j. Shirley JONES'
cow; Prof. ]. R. Shinn, Moscow; .
Brown, North Yakima; Prot. N, !
BATTLE, Pullman; Prof. A. Il. Mei1 a.
Pullman; E. A. Bryan, president "
ingtOn State college, Pullman; Z
Shepard, Hood River, Ore; D. ~,
mas, Dayton; William z. Sa'
Parker, Wash; John Craig, Ne"
experimental station, Cornell un
sity, Ithaca, N Y, and H. M. bar
Kennewicl.
Apple growers see more attrae
In the National Apple Show tnai
maont6aor4 offorod- ETC