The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-09
ELECTION Of OFFICERS Of
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB

J. w. Quigg was sent as a dele
gate to the Good Roads convention,
held at Kennewick, Wash, in our in
terest as to the extension of State
Road No. Z.
Commercial Club Building-W. R.
Prowell, Arthur Gum, Harry Tay-
lor.
This committee having reported
at our last general meeting were,
upon motion, continued and given
power to proceed and to appoint
such subcommittee as they may de-
sire.
Medium of Advertising.
The exhibit work was brought be-
fore the Board of Trustees the early
part of June, and I was instructed
to assist in every way possible to-
wards preparing the exhibit for the
A.-Y.-P. exposition.
This I have endeavored to do by
processing several dozen jars of sum-
mer fruit such as cherries, peaches,
plums, grapes, ETC., and being a
member of the county A.-Y.-P COM
m:ttee have had charge of purchas-
ing 61S boxes of apples whihc 'e
Row on cold storage for the A.-Y =.
Where We Have Exhibited and
Prizes Won.
At the Western Washington fair,
Seattle, Wash, held September eth
to 18th, we took $50 in plate prizes.
there being no prize offered for gen
eral display. Mr.. Farwell was in
charge of the exhibit and reported
very favorably upon his return.
Immediately following the West
ern Washington fair we sent an ex-
hibit to the Illinois State fair, TAX
ing first premium, no cash prize be-
ing awarded.
At the Washington State fair,
held September % to October 3, we
took first on Merchants Special
prize amounting to $500, second on
general county, $3.50, and almost
sweep on all plates entered. Amount
ing in all to $474.60.
A portion of this exhibit was ship
ped back to the Puyallup Valley fair
and was displayed there from Octo-
Der to II.
fair was not permitted to enter for
This being exclusively a valley
prizes, but the sale of the exhibit
almost paid the expense of the en-
tire weeks exhibiting
This fair was largely attended by
Tacoma people and very few had
ever seen any Wenatchee valley fruit
and l am confident that from an ad-
vertising point the result far ex-
ceeded that of the state fair.
On December 1 we sent another
exhibit east, in charge of Mr.. Max
Bass, general passenger agent of the
Great Northern railroad, which was
displayed at the National Horticultu-
raj Congress, December IA to 10,
and from information received both
exhibits were exhibited in various
cities throughout the east. In fact
were exhibited just as long as they
would hold up.
At the National Apple show, De-
cember Z to 70, our exhibit was
awarded first prize for best district
display. The prize being a silver
cup valued at 800, 5000 and plate
prizes amounting to $3.50.
In addition to the above exhibits
we have had displays in Seattle and
Spokane at various times and are at
present maintaining a permanent ex-
hibit in Seattle.
We also assisted in sending sixty
boxes of apples to the National Irri-
CATION Congress at Albuquerque, N.
NJ.
We have demonstrated that ex-
hibiting our fruit is the best possible
medium of advertising, but in addi-
ton to this we have to follow up
with literature and statements of
facts.
We have had printed the past
year 25,700 booklets descriptive of
our valley, and all but about 5000
have been distributed
This proves that thousands have
read our literature the past year
and from the lines of inquiries re-
ceived we, beyond doubt, will be, If
not already, many times repaid.
The fact that our advertising is
having its effect is demonstrated by
the increase of inquiries, being more
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