The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-13

Spokane Fair Elk. 140 bxs
and several bbls vegeta-
bles-10 bxs collected by
Cashmere Com. club and
1870 by our club $500.
List of Prizes Taken.
Second on general county
display ..... $4,000
Third on decoration . 5000
Second on ten-boX exhibit. 1900
Our pro rata of $3.50 which
was divided among all ex-
all exhibits scoring 60 per
per cent more 1900
First on best display of not
less than ten varieties of
pears 2o.0O
Second display of not less
than five varieties of
peaches 1t.UU
Second on display of not less
than five var eties of
grapes 100
Plate exhibits 80 first
and 13 seconds .. 44.00
Total taken in prizes. -. $435.50
Received for exhibit -. $3.50
Total receipts form Spo-
kane Fair ......... S4S0.00
Amount of exhibit taken to North
Yakima State Fair, 10 bxs fruit and
vegetables; 3 boxes of which came
from Cashmere and 107 from
Wenatchee.
First premium, merchants
special prize ......... $4,000
Second general county eX-
hibit 200 less 10 per cent 10000
First premium on best
plates exhibited Is less
10 per cent ..... 1850
First on three plate exhibit 800
Amount taken in prizes $546.5O
Received for exhibit. -. 1875
Total receipts from North
Yakima Fair .......... s591.S5
Total receipts of Spokane
and Yakima Fairs $1077.35
Disbursements
Paid for fruit .... $191.40
Express 106.46
Livery hire ... $3.50
Cashmere Exhibit-paid C.
NJ. Banker check 49,. 1885
Labor ..... ... 27320
miscellaneous .... 1890
Cost of exhibiting at Spo-
kane and yakima . $S53.71
In conjunction with the County
HOrticul ural Association we exhibit
ed at n. w. Hort. Assoc. meeting
held at Vancouver, B. c., winning a
silver medal for general display of
fruits. The clubs proportion of ex-
pense being $3.50; also in conjunc-
ton with the County Horticultural
association meeting at Walla Walla,
winning first prize on best five bxs
apples commercial pack, gold cup.
Clubs proportion of expense 1855
Total disbursements for fairs $685.
Total receipts .-577.35
Balance on hand Jan. 81 $6S349
In addition to the four exhibits |
have just mentioned this club and
the Cashmere Commercial Club
Congress, held at Sacramento, Cal,
and won 500 cash prize for the
best individual display.
This exhibit did a great deal of ad-
vertising through Southern Califor-
mia, as l have received a great many
inquiries from that section since eX-
hibiting there
Two of our members, Mr. A. T.
Wells and H. G. Littlefild, who are
at present on the Spokane Chamber
of Commerce excursion through Cal
ifornia, have In their charge an ex-
hibit consisting of eight boxes of
choice apples, which will no doubt
do much more than repay the price
of the apples by advertising our val
ley.
| have processed fifty-fve jars Of
fruit, the greater part of which will
be placed on exhibit at the State
University, and have sent number
of small shipments of fruit and vege-
tables to the Spokane Chamber of
Commerce, which have been process
ed and added to our permanent ex-
hibit there.
Celebration Account.
OudSI the infringement OF C0nN1I-
tees appointed from The members of
our organization was carried on an
exceedingly successful Fourth of July
celebration, financially as we'll as
otherwise.
After all expenses of the celebra-
ton were paid there still remained
s14S.S9, which has been deposited as
the Wenafchpp Commercial Climb Col
ebration account, and it is the inten-
ton and request or the committee
having the matter in charge that it
be held in reserve and expended for
celebration purposes.
Assets of Club Jan. 81, 1908.
Commercial Club account s. 171.35
Fair account ..... 6S349
Commercial Club celebra-
ton account . 1889
Furniture and fixtures 49,. 10000
Lots on Mission street -. 100000
Dues owing to Club that in