The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-10-28
APPLES WILL BE
sent TO CHICAGO
BEST CARLOAD TO Be SHOWN
Hood River win Display a Carload of
Apples at Lnnd and irrIga-
tiOn Congress.

A carload of the best Hood River
apples will be sent east to Chicago tor
the big national Land & Irrigation
congress which will be held there for
two weeks from November y to Deo-
ember 4. This fuu Car of GAO boxes
/ Will be the largest exhibit which has
ever been sent from Hood River for
display sat any eastern show. Tbis
meeting will be held In the big Col.
liseum in Chhicago and it will To
verltable exposition. In the course
OF the two weeks ovre q million peo.
pie from all parts of the county who
are interested In land development,
especially under irrigation. are OK.
pected to attend the congress and look
at the displays which will show the
possibilities of some of the western
country.
Hood River IL most fortunate TO be-
able to secure space in which to make
this display, as there is not enough
loom to supply the demand, although
the building is large enough to hold
thiee ring circus. The floor space
which has been allotted to the Hood
River apple display cost $500. 80 T..
The apples whion are to be shown
Ia Chicago will be selected from the
many exhibits which win be made at
the local fail tnie week. This display
which will be OF tie best apples Witch
Hood River can produce will re-
present an out lay of over 5000 when
the expenses OF display, laoking,
freight, personal super vision, floor
space etc., are taken into account.
The Apple Growers Union will look
after the shipping OF the car and when
the exhibition 10 over the apples will
be reshipped to Ste'nhardt " Kelly In
New York az a part of their purchase
from this valley. The floor space at
the congress has teen donated and
other incidental expenses will be
borne by the local Commercial club
and interested persona. tt
Nothing will be left undone to
make 1t the best exhibit OF apples
which has ever been put ON any
place. Not only will IL be the pur.
pose OF the exhibit to show the con-
sumers OF apple who will be there from
all over the middle west, that Hood
River product 10 the best In the world
but 1t will seek to show men who are
looking tor good Investments that no
better opportunities can lie found for
making money than In the develop
mentot fruit lands In this valley.
Joseph A. Wilson, who SO success.
fully managed the Hood River exhib.
1t at the A-Y.P exposition, will 90
on to Chicago with the exhibit and
he will be accompanied by Sam Camp
| bell. lt is also probable that +, W.
Cutler will 90 lack to assist in max
Ing the display. MIR. Cutler was form
erly resident Of Chicago. 1t will
take a great deal Of work to put this
display on In the proper fashion and
the men who are to be In charge have
number OF new and good ideas
which they will work out for the
Chicago exhibit.
Arrangements have also been made
for Hood River to place good sized
exhibits at the coming apple shows
In Spokane and Council Blutis. The
local apple show this week gives the
growers OF the valley an excellent op.
portunity to get together and save out
their best apples and use them In
making these displays. In the activity
of making good showing at these
exhibitions at distance, the local fairs
should not be forgotten. A good ex-
hibit should be arranged for the State
horticultural society meeting to be
held In Portland this winter. There
Is an unquestioned advantage In MAX.
ing good showing at every exhibit
tion Hood River can reach, both far
and near. The eastern exhibits are
seen by many more people but much
larger proportion OF the visitors at a
western show can lind IL convenient to
come and look over the valley with q
view to helping In its development.