The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-18

r. W. Fisher, professor of agricul-
ture, Montana Agricultural college;
S. A. Beach, horticulturist Iowa
State college; Claude l. Lewis, profe
sor of general agriculture and POM
oogy. oregon Agricultural college:
Professord j. r. Shinn, horticuturist,
| University of Idaho, and Professor
w. S. Thornber. horticulturist Wash
ington State college.
Michael Horan of Chelan county
WASH. received the premier prize of
| $1,000 for a car of mixed apples,
which scored 96h of a possible 100
points. This award carried with it
the title of apple king. II. M. Gill
| bert of Yakima county, Wash, was
| awarded the second prize of $500 for II
| full carload of winesaps, which scored
| II total of 93s4 points, and Messrs
| kres & Carey of the Bitter Root
| valley, Montana, We're given IS points
| and accorded third honors with a
| cash prize of $3.50. Several hundred
prizes were also awarded to exhibitors
| in other classes. The largest apple
was of the Wolf river variety, grown
and exhibited by w. r. Mar of Chel-
an county. 1t was perfect in every
detail, and measured II inches in
| circumference and weighed 80
ounces
| Apples Sold.
| Hundreds of boxes of prize winning
apples were sold at prices ranging
from $3.50 to s25 a box of so pounds
and several carloads were exported to
| Europe, where they commanded the
| highest prices ever quoted in London,
the most exacting apple market in
| the world. Others were sent to Chi
| cago whore sales were made at the
| rate of go cents pound, or $50
box; also to New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, Nashville, New Orleans,
San Francisco, Los Angeles and
other points where they were re-
| ceived with favor.
| The origin Of the National apple
4! show has an interesting If brief his
| tory. David Brown and few ac-
quaintances discussed early In the
winter of 1908 a plan to determine the
/ district in the United States growing
| the largest perfect apple. This was
taken up by the Spokane County
| horticultural society at a meeting on
April 4, 1908, when it was proposed to
have an apple show the following
j fall, The Washington State Horticul-
tural association and the Spokane
chamber of commerce Endorsed the
project Changes followed rapidly as
the idea was worked out and from a
l county show it passed to an Inland
empire exhibit and finally, by un-
| animous agreement of the various
Interests, it was decided to have an
| exposition of national scope and
| character. Incorporation of the Ma
tional apple show followed, with
! stated capitalization of 100000 and
| .hese officers:
President, Louis w. Hill, Great
| Northern Railway company first
| vice president, l.. r. Williams, capi-
| talist and orchardist: second vice
| president f. r. Cartier Van Dissel,
president Of the Phoenix Lumber
company; treasurer. w. D. Vincent.
cashier Old National bank; secretary
md manager. Harry ]. Nicely; trus-
tees. E. r. Cartier Van Dissel, chair
man: F. w. Gilbert st. Paul, Mimi,
general superintendent Northern Pa
! ,ific Railway company, (deceased):
| William McMurray, general passenger
| agent Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company. Portland; d. G. Corbn,
president Spokane International Rail-
| way company; j. p. Graves, president
| Spokane & Inland Empire Electric
Railway system; Henry M. Richards,
president Washington Water Power
company; N. w. Durham, managing
EDITOR The Spokesman Review; ]. P.
McGoldrick, president McGoldrick
Lumber company; r. l.. Daggett,
| president Arcadia Irrigation associa
| ton: David Brown, president Hazel
wood company, Ltd; G. G. Corbaley.
manager real estate department Of,
Arthur D. Jones & Co.. L. MacLean,
| president Spokane Canal company;
F. f. Goodall president of thu spo-
kane chamber of commerce and mar~
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