Cañon City record., 1908-04-02
SPOKANE PLANS EXHIBITION
TO POPULARIZE THE APPLE

oPOh0ACy V0oA-, -AA0A~ ~A OAA~
thousand dollars in gold will be
awarded as a special prize to the
grower OF the best single apple exhib-
tied at the National Apple show in the
Spokane state armory. December 7 10
II. The competition ia open to the
world. In addition, prizes aggregating
1000 and numerous trophies, med
ais, banners and ribbons will be hung
up for exhibits in other classes.
Omcers OF the Spokane Horticul-
tural association. headed by H. ".
Greenburg. under whose auspices the
exposition will be held. have COM
pleted arrangements for the incorpor-
alton of the National Apple Show 30
ciety under the laws Of Washington,
with a capitalization of 100000,
which will be Immediately subscribed
by local people.
The committee on incorporation and
plans is to be composed OF Louis W.
Hill Of St Paul. president of the
Great Northern Railway company; D.
c. Corbin. OF Spokane. president Of the
Spokane International Railway COM
pany: Floyd L. Daggett, formerly may
or OF Spokane; Lachlan Maclean, pres
ident of the Spokane Canal company:
David Brown, president of the Hazel
wood company; W. d. Vincent, presi-
dent OF the Washington State Bank
ers' association, and Philip T Beecher,
local capitalist. L. F. Williams is
chairman of the finance committee.
and A. Van Holderbeke, formerly
state fruit commissioner of Washing
ton, is at the head OF the prize list
committee.
Growers in all parts of the United
States and Canada, as we'll as Europe,
will be invited to send exhibits for
competition. and there will be dis
plays in contests between the Pacific
and Northwestern states and provin-
ces and the various districts in Wash
ington. Oregon. Idaho. California, Mon
tana and British Columbia
Advices already at hand are that
growers in the provinces OF Nova
Scotia. Ontario. Quebec. Alberta and
British Columbia. and New York.
Maine, California. Ohio, Michigan. Mis-
souri,. Iowa. Eebraska, Massachusetts,
and several other eastern aud middle
western states will enter as contest
ants, and 1t is known that practically
every recognized district In the North
western and Pacific states will be
represented. The chief judges Of the
show will be experts from England or
Germany and experts from eastern
and middlewestern states.
The prize list will be the largest
ever offered in competition for grow
ers Of apples. The purpose is to en-
courage the industry, not alone In the
Pacific northwest. but all over the con-
tinent and throughout the world.
The primary object Of the orgAni-
xation is to popularise the apple -
the great national fruit. BY creating
. greater demand Tor high grade fruit
At prices which will leave . pro6t 10
the grower without Working . hard
ship upon the consumer. TIE plaA h
to educate the people to the knovl-
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