Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-20
Display at Council Bluffs
Portland, and Spokane
TOO LATE FOR SEATTLE
Some Exhibits In Town Win dows.
But Ma More Needed to
Convince Homeseskors.

1t was announced couple Of weeks
ago that the County Court had de.
oided to make an appropriation to
cover the expense OF getting up an
exhibit from this part OF the Rogue
River Valley to be sent to the meet
ing OF the State Horticultural Society
which is held in connection with the
North West Fruit Growers Asocia.
tion at Portland the FIRST week 10 De-
cember. and the Spokane Apple show
the second week In December, the
National horticultural Congress at
Council Bluffs the third week and at
the Alaska. Yuson. Pacific Exposition
at Seattle which opens next June,
but the county officials have since de-
cided that they will not make an ap-
preparation.
Some Of our enterprising citizens,
however have determined that this
mapn ficent valley shall not be unrep-
resented at these expositons IL it Is
possible for them to prevent ID, and
have therefore gotten to work and in a
few days will be ready to ship the
Displays. The time set by the officials
Of the Alaska Y ok on Exposition for
receiving shipments 10 be put in cold
storage and held until the openina
ends tomorrow and the matter had
been neglsoted too long for an exhibit
to be gotten ready for that occasion,
but the other meetings will be taken
care OF. For the meeting of the
State Horticultural Society and
North West Fruit Growers association
Messrs George A. Hamilton and Will
Scov lie will be the only exhibitors 80
far ~ known at the present time.
For the Spokane National Apple
Show, the second week In December,
December to l2, the exhibits OF
Hamilton aud Scoville will be taken
from Portland after they are through
with them and in addition the Grants
Pass Cannery will send an exhibit a
canuery products consisting Of Apple
butter, apple cider, canned apples,
apple jelly, picked apples, apple mar
ma ade and vinegar. The plate ex
hiblt ned at Spokane will be mainly
from the Pamilton orchard
At the National horticultural Con
gress which convenss at Spokane th,
third week In Dec 'mbsr Grants PAS
will also be represented by the eN'
hibit Of both Hamilton and tn,
Grants Pass Cannery used Mt Spokane
ana 10 Bddition the cannery will sent
a display OF Simpsons Spray.
There will he few days TO spare II
Portland after the meeting of IN,
State horticultural Society before tn,
exhibits need be sent on TO Srokan'
and they will be f. in Portland 10 {
conspicuous place 10 be feen by th'
thousands Of people there aud visitor
from all parts Of the world.
While il will not be- possible :,
place any OF the fruit ~ cold storage
for tie Alaska Yukon. Exposition Al
Seattle 1t is quite likely that by the
time that great fair opens some on'
will come forward with an exhibit oi
some sort 10 be sent there.
The work Of gathering these OK
hibit' is purely voluntary on the par
Of thoss doing IL. County Fruit In
spector Batehani has been very aotiv'
in the matter, ,as has also W. B
Sherman aud others.
1t is TO be regretted that our or
cbardists and citizens generally d
not take more liyey interest II
making exhibits. II Is Of course
great deal OF trouble and the expens
4. also an item, yet the latter ca
= hardly be- considered for in nearl
every case the fruit sent remains tn
, property Of the sender and is nearl
c always sold for q higher price tina
. can be realized at home or by shiI
=" ping 10 market oenters This Wi
" thoroughly demonstrated at the la
10 I've might also add, .lsmentedl Me
ford fair when the six boxes OF appl
sent from the Hamilton orchard "a