The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-10-28
fruit FAIR BE
OPENED TODAY
CITY PREPARED FOR THE VISITORS
Arnold Shows Here -Steinhardt h kel.
ley Offer Special Trophies
Van Deman the Judge.

The city is in readiness for the
opening this morning of the best
Fruit Fair which Hood River has ever
held and at which will be shown the
finest display of apples ever exhibited
any place. For the past three days
many persons have been busy prepaI-
ing for the exhibition and the accom-
panying festivities The city has had
u general cleaning up in order that IL
may make its best appearance before
the many visitors who will gather for
the fair. A large addition has been
built onto the opera house to accomo-
date the displays which will amount
to about 1000 boxes OF apples. Lights
have. been strung along the main
streets AMI flags and bunting have
been used in decoration by the fair
management and private individuals.
The city began showing sings of the
coming frolio early in the week, when
the Arnold carnival attractions began
to arrive and set up their various
amusement enterprises along with a
number of independent attractions
which will cater to the tun seekers
during the fair. The merry. GO. found
was set up opposite the Waucoma
Hotel and the shows have been placed
on Second and Oak streets The
Arnold attractions opened up
Wednesday evening for little pre-
liminary enter tainment and the shows
we're pronounced by many visitors as
high class in every way. The glass
blowers have an instructive show and
the negro Jubilee plantation singers
ering IN some of the happy spirit OF
the south with their melodies of the
time before the war. Don Carlos with
his dog and monkey circus is we'll
known In Hood River and his trained
animals delight the children of all
agei. The electric theateI features he
spectacular fire dance and the Merry
Widow Cottage is a capital mirth pro
duoer.
Among the tree attractions which
the tair management has secured to
show twice uaily are the high wire
performers, a team to perform on the
swinging rings and revolving ladder
act which will be put on by expert
gymnHsts. The weather permitting
daily balloon ascension will be
made,
Special efforts have been successful
in securing large display of apples
and the lTuit will be the finest assort-
ment which has ever been put on here.
The fair association has provided 25
handsome cups which will be com
peted for by the orohardists. These
trophies have been on exhibition in
Laraway's window for several days
and the silver loving cups and medals
will be awarded the prize winners in
the displays.
Besides the cups offered by the local
organization, Steinhardt Il Kelly, OF
New York, who bought the Hood
River crop this year, have put up
three special prizes to be competed
for by mem bers of the Apple Growers
Union, The donors of these splendid
trophies stipulated that one, IA beauti-
full silver vase should be awarded to
the best packer and the disposition OF
the other two, which we're large silver
loving cups was left to the discretion
or the Union. The vase will be awar
ded to the best packed five box dis
play. the judges to be selected by the
Union directors. 1t was decided to
offer the two cups for the best two
box displays of Spit2en bergs aud New
town pipins, respectively. This will
be AWARDED In accordance with the
decisions of the regular judges.
Prof. II. h. Van Deman, head of
the national genealogical society, at
Washington, ID. c., and acknowledged
generally as the best rfuit authority
in the country, will act as he judge
OF the apples and award the prizes.
Prof. Van Deman has acted as judge
of the fruits and vegetables at the
A-l p fair at Seattle this year and be
a ted in similar capacity at the
Portland and Buffalo eXposltions. He
will he the principal Judge at the
Spokane Apple Show this fall and is
IN demand all over the couhtry to
judge exhibits. Hood River is eX-
tremely fortunate in securing this
eminent judge tor the fair.