The Delta independent., 1909-11-19
Not Mesa County, as Some Are In
clined to Represent.
Correspondent Conects Widespread Error and
Shows That Delta County Carried Off
Leading Prizes on All Principal
Products on Exhibition.
EDITOR DAILY NEWS,
Grand Junction, Colo.

EDITOR DAILY NEWS,
Grand Junction, Colo.
Dear Sir:
Your issue of October lst contains an
article signed by A. c. Newton, con-
corning prizes won by different counties
for their exhibits at the State Fair held
in Pueblo last fall which contains so
many erroneous statements that in
Justice to The News as well as TO our
selves, we feel that a correction is nee
essary. We have delayed making any
statement in the matter until We could
get a certified and official copy Of the
awards made by the judges, taken from
the records of the fair association. With
this at hand we desire to submit the
following facts:
Included in the article referred to is
the following:
"But when it came to actual merit.
as shown ty the blue ribbons captured,
Mesa county was in a class by herself.
Her fruit took all the best premiums; ;
first on both box and plate peaches
Palisade getting first. second and third
on boxes. and the first and second on
best plates. Our county got first and
second on best displays Of pears and
foreign grapes; first and second on the
best boxes of winter approximations,
as well as first on best plate of Jona-
/,bans and first on the best plate of
: apples in the whole show. The Mesa
county exhibit also took first premiums
on best plates of Jonathsns, Winesap,
Delicious. Winter Banana. White Win
ter Pearmain, Geniton. LAWYER. York
Imperial. Rome Beauty. Senator.
Shackleford. Paragon. and in fact every
leading variety of apple in the list of
best fruit.
A reference to the official list of the
judges awards shows that the article
referred to claims for Mesa county
seven first premiums which were won
by Delta county, and that there are
also other inaccuracies.
The article states that Mesa county
got FIRST on both box and plate
peaches Palisade getting first, second
and third on boxes. and first and second
on best plates.
The official report of the judges
shows that G. II. and Z. NJ. Duke of
Hotchkiss won first for the best plate
of peaches and Sam White of Delta,
second: Sam White of Delta first on
best box of peaches, Barney Sinsell of
Hotchkiss, second; Sinsell won first for
the best plate of Elbertas, White,
second and Duke Bros. third.
Mark Phoenix of Delta won first for
the best and largest plate of pears.
The article also states that Mesa
county took first ION best plate of
Jonathans and first on best plate of
apples in the whole show"
The list made by the judges shows
that Art Graham. of Paonia. took first
for the best plate of Jonathan apples,
and G. II. Webb. of Cedaredge, first
for the best plate of apples.
In addition Delta county took first
premiums on Wolf River. Duchess,
Flory's Bellnower, Arkansas Black,
Ben Davis. Grimes Golden, Rome Beau
ty, wallbridge and Northwest Green
ing. Some of these first premiums
were claimed by your correspondent.
who also claimed first for his county on
"every leading variety of apple" We
respectfully submit that the varieties
enumerated above are leading varie-
ties.
We write this article without the
slightest intention of Knocking Mesa
county or in the least belittlng its mag
niiicent achievements. We believe,
however, that the < ood people of Mesa
county want only that which is their
due and that they will not court attention
by unjustly claiming bonors won by
a sister coun ty. There is glory enough
for all of us who live on the Western
Slope, and it is not necessary for an
over-zealous representative Of one
county to claim his neighbours property
in order to be booster. Trusting that