The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-11-03

hibit because of the shortness of the
crop this year.
The two cars from orchards in
southern Oregon are from the famous
Rogue River country. Messrs. Tron-
son e. Guthrie and Helms are show
ing unusual enterprise in sending
their exhibits such a long distance.
The fruit is the best that has been
found in the district. The growers
have been given every encouragement
by the Southern Pacific Railway COM
pany in the transportation of the ex-
hibits.
The exhibits from Chelan county
cost Messrs. Packwood and Wright a
pretty penny because of the difficulties
of transportation from that district
The fruit must be carried a long dis
lance before it reaches the railroad
and the reloading and unpacking in
wolves considerable expense, but the
people of the district believe this is
fully justified by the benefits they will
receive at the exposition.
The Gano apples to be exhibited by
Mr. Dowdy will show what the Mos
COW district can do The exhibition
Fruit Growers association, probably
the only one of it's kind in the build
ing, will be composed of several va
rieties of standard commercial winter
apples. Mr.. Dowdy's apples are rich
in color and should make an excellent
showing.
Hills Spitzenbergs.
Mr.. Hill expects to be ready in a
few days to ship a straight car of
Spitzenberg apples from his orcha I'd
at Selah. He has a display which he
believes will show up with any other
exhibit entered for the championship
prize. Growers in central Washing
| ton say that notwithstanding the
shortened crop the Hill exhibit will be
one of the best yet sent out of the
Yakima country.
Mr.. Gilbert, who has broken rec
ord by entering three cars, has not
fully decided upon the varieties he
will send to Spokane. He is selecting
the best of his fruit and will send ex-
hibits of which the entire district can
be proud. He will leave nothing I'M
done to land the premier honors. Mr..
Gilbert is an enthusiastic supporter of
the apple show movement.
Mrs. John Smith of British Column
bia has the distinction of being the
first woman grower to enter an exhibit
ton of this kind. She has entered a
car of Grimes Golden in the carload
competition and will also be con-
tender for the championship honors.
British Columbia will also be repre-
scented in several other contests, in
Guiding the ten, five and single box
competitions.
The Yellow Newtowns to be exhib-
tied by President Dumas of the Wash
ington State Horticultural association
from his Pomona ranch, are high scor-
ing apples. Mr.. Dumas believes that
the apple show enterprise is of the
greatest importance to the growers in
the northwest, as is evidenced by the
fact that he contributed $500 toward
the prize fund, the money to be dis
| tributed among classes in which he is
not an exhibitor
Some of the Exhibits.
o. A. Smith & Son will show what
Garfield can do with the Rome Beauty.
This exhibit is made up of the large,
richly colored apples of the district
and the entry will be representative
one. They were in doubt about ex-
hibting for some time, but concluded
that Garfield deserved representation.
| and their effort to gather and pack a
car is the cause of much favorable
comment in eastern Washington and
elsewhere.
Pennington. Wash, will have two
cars from the Tenant orchards,
leased by B. G. Cameron. The dis
| trict is one of the few in the north
| west in which the crop is not reduced
| this season, and as a consequence Mr..
Cameron is able to enter a car each of
Black Twig and Rome Beauty. Mr..
Cameron has secured the services of
exhibition packers and he will make
every effort to land the big prizes.
The quality of the apples grown in
the Wenatchee district probably
never was better than this season,
though the crop was somewhat re-
duced. Growers are planning to make
extensive exhibits. but the details have
not yet been decided. The management
of the show looks for several cars from
| the district. There will also be en-
tries in several other classes