The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-27
Merchants and Real Estate
Men Do Not Favor Inland Empire
City for Next Year---Chicago and
Seattle Suggested by Many Who Be-
lieve the Northwest Would Thereby
Secure Better Results---Opinions of
Prominent Citizens

/ northwest; that is, We have here ex-
cellent lands with and without irri-
| cation; can offer more attractive fea-
lures from the standpoint of convent
ence to market and comforts of a
! home, as we'll as educational features.
and to properly illustrate the position
| Spokane holds as a competitor to all
other districts in the northwest is 10
say that Spokane is the hub of a
wheel of which every spoke points TO
an attractive and productive fruit
district. Homcseekers and people in
| terested in orchard tracts will always
come to Spokane and take their bear
! ings from here, and there is my argu
ment in advancing the theory that
! Spokane would receive the same pub
licity, or more. by holding the apple
show in Chicago as it would be hold
| ing it in Spokane =
| The above sentiments seem to meet
! hearty response in Wenatchee. The
! Daily World reporter called on
number of representative men and Sc
cured the following expressions from
! them. Some parties who were very
much interested and had decided
opinions were unwilling TO say any
| thing at this time
| P P Holcomb, president of We
natchee Fruit Growers association;
I'VE have received all the good there
is 10 be gotten by exhibiting in SpO-
kane Chicago should be the next
apple show city. The expense to
exhibitors would be greater, but re-
suits would be commensurate. The
advertising to be obtained in the
eastern city would be of immense
value
d. \. Gellatly. former secretary of
voices my sentiments completely. It
was hard to get exhibits for the last
show from Wenatchee and North va
kima Exhibitors had fears about
getting a square deal Now that their
fears have been realized, the difficulty
of securing exhibits for another Spo-
kane show would be even greater.
Chicago is the place for the next
show. The distance and expense are
;alo
: able. The railroads will give even
greater assistance than for Spokane
because they also will receive more
benefit 1t will be perfectly possible
to raise both money and exhibits"
\. J. Linville, real estate dealer:
Exhibit in Spokane and advertise
= Spokane Exhibit in Chicago and ad
vertise Wenatchee. 1t may cost more
to take our fruit east. but we can
do anything we want to do. Nothing
is too good for Wenatchee. | will
take an exhibit for one"
2 c. B. Halbert. capitalist and real
| estate dealer: Il never heard Of
= anybody locating in Wenatchee be-
cause of having attended the Spo-
kane apple show. We have been send
ing money to that city and have at
tracted buyers which the Spokane
dealers have sidetracked. Chicago is
too far away to do us much good .
Besides We want our advertising in
the west. We want to settle up this
county with western people Seattle
is the ideal place for the next apple
show. That city is not our cOmpeti
tor, but it is our friend and booster.
Give Seattle a chance and she will put
on show that will be fair 10 all and
advertising will be done where il will
do some good. We real estate men
are getting a large part of our out
side business from the Sound coun-
try. The people there are genuinely
interested in the orchard growing pro-
position. Let them see more of our
exhibits and they will invest more Of
their money here"
! DR.. Blake, physician and orchard
ist: "At first impression I am in
| favor of Chicago, although antici-
pate some big obstacles But If Chi
cago is the place to get results. we
can overcome the difficulties all
right
| c. W. Wilmeroth fruit buyer and
| real estate: Il should not be in fa-
vor of going to Chicago If the show
had to be held under such auspices
as was the recent Land Congress.
where We made an exhibit l under
stand that the Chicago Tribune has
control of the Coliseum so that that