Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-11-20
DISPLAY AT SPOKANE BETTER
THAN PREVIOUS SHOW.
Much Greater and Better Than Last
Years Show-President Taft Pressed
the Button that Opened the Gates
President Elliott of Apple Show Made
Able Address, as Did Governor Hay.

opened by fresluent Ia1t pressing
golden key at the White House in Wash
ington, d. c., at 10 clock (Pacifc
time) the morning of November is.
The president also sent the following
: message to Howard Elliott, president
of the show:
"Hearty congratulations to the pro-
moters of the second National Apple
Show, and best wishes for its success. -
The arrival of the presidents mes
sage, read by Mr.. Elliott to Rem H.
Rice, secretary manager, who afterward
posted it, was the signal of the blowing
of whistles and the ringing of bells in
Spokane and throughout the northwest
for period of five minutes.
After viewing the magnificent collec-
ton of apples, estimated to be more
than 100000, representing 23 states
and two provinces in Canada, President
Elliot and his party, accompanied by
Professor H. E. Van Deman, chief judge,
and his four associates; Governor Hay
and staff; E. +. Cartier Van Dissel,
chairman and members of the board of
trustees of the Spokane Chamber of
Commerce, drove through the city
headed by the consolidated National
Apple Show bands, directed by Pro-
fessor A. G. Reemer, to Monroe street
and Riverside avenue, returning to the
show grounds at 1870 o'clock, when the
opening exercises were carried out in
the state armory.
Following an overture by the band,
Mr.. Van Dissel, who presided, presented
Mayor Nelson S. Pratt, who heartily
welcomed the growers and visitors to
Spokane in a brief address. He was
succeeded by Governor Hay, who made
an address of welcome in behalf of the
commonwealth, also speaking upon
"The Pacific Northwest. - President
Elliott, who followed, said, among other
things, in his address that there are
many railways and many railroad presi-
dents, "but there is one National Apple
Show he continued, "and only one
president of that, and am very proud
to be that man, and to have the right
to welcome you here today"
Mr.. Elliott said that the state of
Washington leads the northwest in
apple tree acreage, having 9,000,00
growing trees at present, while Oregon
has at least 3,5Oo,OOO; Idaho, 3,OOO,OOO
and Montana, 100000. He added:
"These are large figures, and indicate
the marvellous possibilities of this great
Inland Empire, where we are meeting
today.
"Montana on the east, admitted to
the Union in 1889, is vast state with
93,491 200 acres of mountains, lakes
water courses, plains and valleys; rich
in gold, silver, copper, coal and lumber
and iron to be developed; together will
herds of cattle and sheep, but now real
izing full well its great productivity il
agriculture and raising as good grains
grasses, roots and fruits as any state
'Idaho on the south, mace a state il
1890, of 54,272,0 acres, with the bes
wheat land in the world; with fruit
lumber, silver, lead, cattle and sheep
with beautiful mountains, lakes ant
valleys, waiting for transportation t.
attract its share of the expanding popu
lation of the United States.
Washington on. the west, admitte
in 1889, has 44,275, 900 acres within it
borders; is unique in the possession o
the greatest inland harbor in the world
with great and growing cities upon it
with shipping, fisheries, timber, Goa
wheat, fruit in many forms, and wei
developed transportation facilities.
"Oregon on the south, the oldest o
the north Pacific states, admitted i
1859, an empire of 81, 462, 200 acres, an,
full of almost boundless possibilities
with the magnificent Columbia river o.
the north and waiting for railroads t
develop an area within it's border a
large as the state of Ohio without
rail in it; a country that has fruit, tin
Der, cattle, sheep, wheat and coal.
''Out of these four great states, tina
are only at the threshold of their dc
velopment, is carved the Inland Empir,
and who shall say that the growth o
commerce and population will not, i
due time, make necessary for thi
Inland Empire coherent and harmon
GUS self government by the formatio
of new state, with Spokane as il
capital7"
Mr.. Elliott also congratulated Secr'
tary Rice and the officers of the SHOW
the people of Spokane and the grower
saying that without the combined wor
of all the show could not exert as wild
influence for the good of the nation {
it does, "and," he said in CLOSING
"thanks are due to these visitors fl
their cooperation.
David T. Ham, first vice president {
the chamber of commerce and chairma
of the board of governors of the nj
tional Dry Farming congress, which wi
have its fifth session in Spokane Oct
Der to 8, 1910, and Tom Richardso
manager of the Portland Commerce
club, also made brief addresses, felic
tatipg the growers and visitors in su
porting the show, which they said h;
become a factor in the nation in pr
? noting an industry which is destint