The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-27

Where shall the next national ap-
pie show be held? This question is
the cause now being agitated in real
estate and fruit growing circles. 1t
is Of vital interest to this community
The following interview from a prom
inent land dealer of Spokane ap-
pearei in the Sunday Spokesman
Review:
'On the first announcement that
the third national apple show would
be held in Spokane, antagonism to
the plan made itself felt, and John
S. Malloy has come forward with
statements showing why the third
national apple show should be given
10 either Minneapolis or Chicago. Mr..
Malloy, a local dealer in irrigated ap-
pie tracts in the northwest, makes
statements and assertions which
probably will result in a lively con-
troversy. Mr. Malloy has interested
others in the controversy and it is
probably that much weight will be
brought to bear to transfer the next
meeting place of the national apple
show.
Mr. MallOy said:
The question as to whether or
not the national apple show should
be held in Chicago has been much
discussed, and it was recently an
nounced that the chamber of COM
merce had unanimously decided to
hold the show in Spokane again next
season
| II wish 70 express myself regard
! ing this matter for the reason that
I am heavily interested in irrigated
lands, having sold over 1000 acres
| of irrigated land in the Spokane
valley and about to put on the mar.
ket another $500 acres in the vici-
nifty Of Post Falls. The apple show
is of such great Importance to those
who have invested in orchard lands
| throughout Idaho, Washington, Ore
| gOn and Montana that | believe the
utmost care should be exercised ir
coming to a definite decision as tC
whether the show should be helt
here in Spokane or in the middle
west. The matter should receive the
most careful consideration by mel
interested in lands suitable for or
chard purposes, whether irrigated o.
not. and should not be decided by ;
committee OF men the most of whom
are not familiar with the conditions
relative to the sale or development
Of plated acreage. and therefore no
| in a position to possess that knOwl
edge which is necessary in arrivin:
at the logical point for holding tn
national apple show. | firmly be
lieve that the majority of the real es
tate men who handle plated acrea G
in the northwest. whether they resid
in Spokane or surrounding cities, vii
. agree that the proper place for hold
ing the show is in the middle west.
/ Handicapped i'm Spokane.
In the first place the apple shoy
will never be Of national importanc
SO long as it is held in Spokane.
is simply a northwest apple show
And while nothing in the world cal
j beat it, and it is a grand affair from
a commercial and artistic standpoint
yet We must have the middle ives
and east compete with their best ap
pies in order to conclusively and for
chilly prove 10 the fruit growers IL
those districts that the apples grown
iE Idaho, Washington, Oregon an(
pect. We must admit that the few
exhibits shipped out here and repre-
sented to be the cream of what car
be produced in the eastern and south,
ern states were more or less of g
farce Such representations insult
eastern people who absolutely know
that their states and the southern
states produce much finer apples than
| those shown as being the best they
| can produce in the last two shows
| held in Spokane, and we can never ex-
pect to get the eastern people to
take enough interest in the apple
show to make their best showing
while it is held in Spokane.
BY holding the show in Chicago
would also create a better feeling
among the people engaged in selling
the lands and residents Of all irri-
gated districts within 500 or 400
miles of Spokane 1t is generally
conceded that Spokane is the hottest
competitor for all the districts in the