The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-14
WANT CHANGE
IN SHOW
RULES
CLUB VOTES TO
MAKE EXHIBIT AT NATIONAL
APPLE SHOW BUT CONDEMNS
RULES GOVERNING.

Business, sentiment and enthusi-
asm characterized the deliberations
of the commercial club at its regular
meeting last night. Aside from the
reports of special and standing COM
mittees, the question of chief import
ance that was up for considerations
was what action should be taken by
the club and the fruit growers In
respect to the exhibit at the National
Apple Show at Spokane. President
King introduced the subject, stating
that in his opinion the fruit growers
generally were not familiar with the
rules and conditions governing the
making of awards under the new set
of rules as adopted by the manage
ment of the apple show. These
rules" said he, "are substantially
the rules of the old National Pom
illogical association which were
drafted years ago and suited to con-
ditions of other days. These rules
give the highest scoring points to
such varieties as the New York I'M
perial, the Bellflower, Gravenstein.
Maiden Blush, Michigan Greening
and other light colored apples and
thus place the fine red colored ap-
pies of the various localities in North
Central Washington and the Yakima
valley at disadvantage. II the
growers of this valley should enter
the list for the sweepstakes under
the rules governing the awards to
be made, they will do so at a dis
advantage of at least five points. The
highest prize offered for the sweep
stakes this year is $3.50, and I am
informed that it cost Mike Horan
$500 last year to get his carload lot
in readiness for exhibition.
II think, however. that If the rules
are against us that we should make
an exhibit anyway. We cannot af-
ford not to be represented there. II
we cannot compete for the sweep
stake prize We can enter on practic-
ally equal terms for the plate and
five and ten box exhibits and for
mixed varieties in carload lots"
Following the statement of the
case by the president of the club. the
discussion became general and was
participated in by Mike Horan, Geo.
Farwell, Ellsworth France and other
fruit growers. The question was
raised whether or not it would be
possible to obtain a modification of
the rules governing the exhibit, but
the general consensus of Opinoin was
that inasmuch as the rules had been
published and sent all over the
United States, they could not be
changed at this late date. 1t was
felt that the officials of the show
had been prevailed on to adopt these
obsolete rules at the instance of the
Hood River growers and that they
now saw their mistake. Mr.. Horan
said that we would have to concede
from to 10 points to Hood River
If we should contest for the leading
prize He felt, however, that the
growers here should be represented
and that an enieavor should be
made to get the management Of the
fair to offer some suitable prize FOR
mixed varieties in carload lots.
Mr. Farwell said: pick out what
We can compete for and leave the
others alone. Pick those that suit
our locality"
Ellsworth France said that he has
the finest crop of Arkansas Blacks
this year that he ever had and had
intended to enter car for the
sweepstakes prize but that under the
conditions he would not do so.
After some further discussion 1t
was decided, on the motion OF M.
Webber, that the club, through a
committee, enter at once into COM
munication with North Centrai
Washington localities and with the
Yakima growers with the object of
af yty1n