East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-07
PREPARING FOR
BIC APPLE SHOW
HOWARD ELLIOT is
ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT
Prizes TO the Amount of $25, 900 VIII
Be Awarded i'm the Second Annual
Exhibit of the National Apple
Show-Will Be Held Some Time In
the Fall at SpOkane-LOuis W.
Hill Is Reelected President, But
Resigns in Favor of a New Man.

Spokane, Wash, July Howard
Elliott, president of the Northern
Pacific Railway company, has accept
ed the presidency of the National
Apple Show, inc, which will award
| 1000 in prizes and trophies at its
second annual exhibition in Spokane
the coming fall He succeeds Louis
w. Hill, president of the Great North
ern Railway company who was head
of the organization last year. H. ].
Shinn and Perry D. Tull of Spokane,
were also elected members of the
board of trustees, succeeding L. F.
williams, resigned, and F. L. Dag
gett. who has gone to Seattle.
Accepting the position, Mr.. Elliott
says among other things in letter to
E. F. Cartier Van Dissel, second vice
president of the organizations:
81 appreciate very highly the COM
pliment paid to the railroad that
represent and paid to me individual
ly. 1 agree thoroughly with the views
expressed by Louis w. Hill, that the
Office of president should not be held
by the same man each year. This for
the reason that 1 think it enlarges
the scope of the apple show to have
different people occupy the honorary
position of president and do what
they can to advance the cause.
81 shall be glad to do what l can
to advance the interests of the apple
growers of the northwest and of Spo-
kane, which is taking such leading
and effective part in the development
of an industry which will mean much
to Washington, Idaho, Oregon and
Montana"
Mr. Hill Resigns.
Mr. Hill was reelected president at
meeting of the board of trustees
early in June, but after consideration
he declined the office in the belief
that 1t would be for the good of the
enterprise to elect a representative of
another interest as head of the COM
ing show. Parts of his letter to Mr..
Van Dissel follow:
81 think also it would be a good
idea to make a change in the presi-
dency each year, and / would sug-
gest that for the coming year How
ard Elliott would be a desirable man
to act as president of your show.
While it is true he is very busy man,
l believe he would realize the i'm
portance of the work and will be able
TO give it such attention as it will re-
quire from him.
Il sincerely believe in the theory
of each year making a change in the
presidency, as it will retain a feeling
of harmony and do away with a feel
ing that some one crowd wish to keep
hold on the show to give the par
tjcular districts in which they are in
terested better representation and
showing"
Mr.. Van Dissel said that the trus-
tees of the National Apple Show
deeply appreciate the sacrifices Mr..
Hill made last year in accepting the
presidency of the organization and
while they kneely regret that he can
not serve another year they are mind
full of the position he takes in sug-
gesting making a change each year
in the chief executive Office, adding:
1--WE realize that much Of the sue
cess of the National Apple Show de-
pends upon the personnel Of its off
GERS, and as the first show was such
an unqualified success in exploiting
the apples as a food and fruit, and at
the same time bringing the products
Of the northwest to the fore the trus-
tees unanimously decided to tender
the office Of president to Mr.. Hill for
the ensuing year. Since he himself
offers a solution, though declining the
office, we believe we are fortunate in
securing the support and cooperation
Of Mr.. Elliott, who on many occas-
ions has expressed his interest in the
Northwest"
Big Prizes 10 be Given.
Rem H. Rice, secretary Of the orga-
nlzation, announces that the compe-
tftiong In the classes ranging from