The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-04
DELICIOUS MAKING
GOOD
RESULT OF THE OBSERVATIONS
OF A DEALER IN THIS VALLEY
WHO HAS MADE A SPECIALITY
OF DELICIOUS.

OF DELICIOUS.
In view of the fact that the local
fruit dealers of this city have Wed
with each other in securing as many
Of the Delicious apples grown in this
valley, the Daily World has secured
the following interview from one of
the men who have made speciality
of the Delicious apple this season:
''The eatability of the Delicious
apple has rarely if ever been brought
into question, but along other lines
it has had to fight it's way in Chelan
county. That upon every point the
Delicious is putting to flight it's de-
tractors will be gratifying news to
its many friends. It's keeping quail
tiles have been thoroughly tested by
disinterested parties at the A.-Y.-P.
exposition. At the close Of the fair in
late October only one variety of 1908
apples made a better showing than
the Delicious, namely, the White
Winter Pearmain. If you have any
doubt regarding the stability of this
price of apples interview B. NJ. Chap
man of Monitor, who had charge of
the Chelan county booth and he will
give the correct dope along this line.
AS shipper it possesses qualities
surpassed by no other apple.
when bruised or broken in pack
ing it dries, does not decay, as most
apples. It's thick, firm skin does not
easily mar or discolor, but even when
bruised retains its color Though odd
in shape it can be packed to perfec-
ton by those who know how. Last
March I handled Delicious that had
been shipped from Cashmere to Chi
cago, from which place in April they
were sent to Ashland, Ore, by mail.
Notwithstanding so much travel in
box and mail pouch they were as
sound as a dollar and bright as a.
sunbeam AS a mOney-maker the De-
licious is as the drum major what
leads de band" it leads them all. A
few days ago | handed man a check
for something over $40S for the ap-
pies from fourteen Delicious trees.
Another man in Wenatchee has re-
ceived $4,000 for the apples from one
hundred trees the past three seasons.
On October 29th twenty boxes were
sold for SIS per box. f. o. b. and so on
the story runs until one gets weary.
They sold last winter in Wenatchee
for 10c each, at which price between
posed of while in Chicago they sold
for 25 cents each.
LAS bearer the Delicious tree has
made good in most orchards when
planted. 1 have had the crop from
one orchard for three consecutive
seasons and this season the trees
brought their owner their greatest
harvest. In fact he had 1872 boxes
on IA trees nine years old. My
greatest apprehension regarding the
Delicious is that it will load too heav-
lily in which case it must be thinned
| in order to get a uniform three and
| a half tier pack Of extra fancy grade.
IF eastern buyers are shy of De-
| licious it is not because they have
no admiration for the apple but be-
cause they prefer medium priced
apple They can buy Black Ben
Davis cheaply and give it a funny
name and because of its appearance
get fancy price in the eastern mar
kets 1t is obvious a dodge of this
character cannot be worked with a
high priced apple like the Delicious.
One eastern man bought bunch of
| Wenatchee Delicious which he held
in such high esteem nothing could
dislodge them from his grip. I beg
ged, tried to buy, then endeavored to
steal them, but it was all of no avail.
In regard to our planting Of Delicious
/ certainly have no fear. Those who
I are fearful along this line fail to re-
member that Chelan county Delicious
| apples are in class by themselves,
and though they may be grown in all
parts of the country for the perfec-
ton of shape, color and aroma. the
seeker for the highest class Delicious
will always head towards Chelan
county, Washington.