Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-27
New England Fruit Show.

New England Fruit Show.
The time has come for the fruit in
terests of New England to take hand
and urge upon the growers the necessity
of producing better fruit and placing 1t
upon the market in an up-to-date con-
dition. The limit, due to indifference
has been reached, and il we would sue
ceed, like some of the far western states
we must awake from our Rip Van Win
kle sleep and get into the procession
that has started campaign for rural
betterment. Better fruit and more of 1t
must follow in the wake of purer food
laws. This will affect every man, wo-
man and child. in the state. The old
saying 1.-TWO apples q day keeps the
doctor away" should apply to every
New England home. A step in the
right direction was taken when the
"New England Fruit Show" was Or
ganized in Boston with the following
officers: President, j. Lewis Ellsworth,
Boston, Mass. secretary, Wilfred Wheel
er, Concord, Mass first vice-president,
WIN. P. Rich, Boston; vice-presidents OF
the several states: Maine, E. F. Hitch
ings; New Hampshire, E. D. Sanderson;
Vermont, G.. W. Perry; Massachusetts,,
A. A. Hixon; Rhode Island, r. NJ.
Bogeu; Connecticut, c. L. Gold.
Each of the New England states has
for active business, of which much has
already been done.
On Wednesday, April l4th, q meeting
was called of those interested In fruit
growing in Maine. The following were
present: E. F. Hitchings, Waterville;
Will E. Leland, Sangerville; DR.. Geo. NJ.
Twitchell, l.. C. Bateman and R. D.
Leavitt, Auburn; r. L. Cummings, West
Paris; John W. True, New Gloucester;
Geo. W. Brown, Hartford; Arthur B.
Briggs, Canton; DR.. E. P. Turner, New
Vineyard; j. A. Roberts, Norway; D. H.
Knowlton, Pennington; E. L. White,
Bowdoinham; w. j. Kicker, Turner;
Chas. s. Pope, Manchester; F. q. Morse,
Waterford.
The state officers are as follows:
President, Prof. e. F. Hitchings, Water
vile; secretary, Prof. V. r. Gardner,
orono; treasurer, W. ]. Kicker, Turner;
member of N. E. Premium Committee,
F. n. Morse, Waterford.
The meeting held in Auburn was a
most enthusiastic one and much busi-
ness was done that will be productive of
good along lines of better fruit for
Maine. A committee of sixteen was
elected, consisting of one member from
each of the counties as follows: An
droscoggin County, G. NJ. Twitchell,
Auburn; Aroostook County, Edward
Tarr, Mapleton; Cumberland County,
John w. True, New Gloucester; Frank
lin County, E. e. Hardy, Pennington;
Hancock County, VIM. Miller. Bar Har
Dor; Kennebec County, G. A. Yeaton,
Augusta; Knox County, Alonzo Butler,
Union; Lincoln County, H. j. A. Sim
mons, Waldoboro; Oxford County, R. L
Cummings, West Paris; Penobscot Coun-
ty, A. A. Eastman, Dexter; Piscataquis
County, Will E. Leland, Sangerville;
Sagodahoc County, z. L. White, Bow
doinham; Somerset County, A. T.
Howes, Palmyra; Waldo County, Ito be
appointed); Washington County, d. W.
Campbell, Cherryfield; York County, j.
Merrill Lord Kezar Falls. E. F. Hitch
ings was added to the committee as
chairman.
The duties of this committee shall be
to arouse an interest, to secure pledges
of support from Pomona and subOr-
dinate oranges as we'll as Individuals to
secure pledges of exhibits, to begin an
organization Of the several counties for
the purpose of making a thorough fruit
survey and census of the state, and to
cooperate with the other officials in any
way possible to promote the success of
the New England Fruit Show and
through this the fruit industry of the
state of Maine. 1t was voted that this
committee constitute the finance COM
mittee of the state.
A committee of FIVE was elected to
have charge of the premium schedule
covering the premiums for this state,
also all exhibits entered at the show
from Maine. They shall inspect all
fruit to be entered for exhibition and
shall not allow any but the highest
grade of fruit to be displayed. This
committee consisted of the following:
E. F. Hitchings, j. w. True, E. L.
White, r. l.. Cummings, W. E. Leland.
Mr.. F. II. Morse was added to this COM
mittee lex Officio).
The following petition was drawn up
and signed by those present.:
ITO the Executive Committee Of the
Maine State Grange:
Brothers:-In our efforts to quicken
interest in fruit culture, the hour has
arrived when the value and quality of
Maine apples must be pressed upon pub
lie attention, and to do that We must CO.
operate in the proposed New England
fruit exhibition in Boston, October 1924.
To accomplish this liberal prizes must
be offered on Maine exhibits, and we re-
spectfully ask your committee to appro-
pirate one hundred dollars to be used
specifically for grange exhibits. That
you may be relieved from future criti- |
cism by the State Grange, We pledge the
payment of the sum appropriated to the
treasurer of the State Grange ii that
body declines to sanction the appro. |
priation, and in any way questions your
authority.
We do this and ask this solely for the
reason that the positive influence of the
State Grange may be set directly in sup
port of this movement for Strengthening
Luo luuuotEy, iuOi0doiuk Su0 OiShoAoot
stimulating the steps necessary for the
production of the best fruit possible and
giving the state of Maine the reputation
which rightfully belongs to it in the
markets of the world.
May we not have the favor of an early
reply to this petition"
Assuming that the executive COM
mittee would comply with this request
the premium committee presented the
following partial list:
Voted, that the state exhibit shall be
displayed in the standard bushel box.
CLASS I.
The following varieties of apples we're
placed under Class for the following
premiums: Varieties, Wealthy, McIn-
tosh Red, Baldwin, Spy, King, Craven
stein, R. l. Greening, Ben Davis. Pre-
miums, $40 for 1st; $6 for I'd; "a for Sd,
on each of the above named varieties.
Glass on barrel fruit shall consist only
Of Baldwins and Spys, and the follow
ing premiums shall be offered: $50 for
lst; $50 for Cd; $50 for Sd, on each of
the two varieties.