Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
WASHINGTON. TIE FRUIT STATE
James a. Davis Tells Of Big Apple Show
Big Cash Awards Made

taking a great fruit craze, about like
some parts of Wisconsin is with to-
bacco, and a nice quality of apples,
peaches and pears are raised. Most all
of the land for several miles around
Spokane is being bought by land com
panies and surveyed into five and ten
acre tracts and sold for fruit farms and
is selling at from 81 90 to SIS 90 per
acre. We bought ten acre fruit farm
about twelve miles southwest of Spo-
kane at place called Meadow Lake
This place was plotted and put on the
market one year ago last September
About 1900 tracts have been sold and a
nice little town is being built. There
is an electric railroad running through
here, with fourteen trains a day. max
ing it easy to reach Spokane. The land
company that owns the land set out 100
acres to apple trees this fall and will
set 500 more in the snring There was
a large demand for Washington apples
this year. They are good price, most
varieties selling at two dollars per box,
while the winter bananas sell at five
dollars and yellow bellflower sells at
four dollars per box. There are fifty
pounds in a box or from 100 to 125 APP
Piles. attended the National Apple
show at Spokane which was perfect
success. Spokane has gained fame as
the metropolis of what, when developed,
will be one of the greatest truit pro
ducing sections in this country. Not
only has the show been a success finan-
cially, but it has been worth thousands
of dollars TO Spokane and the Inlard d
Empire in the way of advertising great
resources and calling the attention of
the people here and of the world at
large, to the wonderful possibilities for
the future. To the promoters of the
show too much credit can not be given
They have given of their time and their
money, and have managed the affair
with skill and good judgment; but they
could have accomplished little without
the loyal support of the people of Spo,
kene and the Inland Empire. They
hope to make it greater next year.
One of the largest exhibits was from
Wenatchee.
NJ Horan won first prize of $1,000 for
best carload: Wenatchee Commercial
club. first prize of 5000 and silver cup,
for best district display. Best individ
uaT display, 0 G France 1st, End, 3rd,
best display of Winesaps; lst, End, 3rd
best 10 boxes of Spitzenbergs, best
pack of Winesaps. w r Mari carried
off the ten dollar prize and cup for the
largest single apple which weighed 81
ounces and is ia inches in circumfer'
ence. The apple will be reproduced il
bronze, gold plated, and mounted on ;
silver pedestal. and presented 10 Mr..
| Marr. l.. r. e. De Hart of Kelouma
in the 0kanokan Valley, British Col
umbia, was the exhibitor of the largcs
amount of fruit OF the l42 box "a o
British Columbia fruit Mr.. D. Har
had 43 boxes, which took cash ani
other prizes TO the amount of 81, 327 90
Among these prizes was his exhibition
of 10 boxes of Jonathans, which carried
off. the first prize of So, 900 90, a media
and 250 trees. He also took the secont
prize for the best display of 10 boxes
Of Northern Spies, Sl250 90. a media
and $50 trees. Then there was boarC
of trade prize of $500 90 and 500 OF
prize for the best district display, anC
another $100. 90 prize for the best dis
play from foreign countries. All points
| in British Columbia making exhibits
carried off more or less prizes.
The fruit from British Columbia wa,
| shipped over 1000 miles via Of Van
| eouver and was trans-shipped seventeen
times. Mr. De Hart brought along on,
| of his best packers and arrived at Sp0
kane a week before the show began
had all his fruit repacked before beint
put on exhibition He was also givei
the privilege Of selling two boxes o.
apples to the F. + Westlake Co. o
| spokane at $25 90 box The finest o
| the 10-box exhibits we're bought by
j. Hill and and Lewis w Hin, presi
dent of the National Apple show, ant
also president of the Great Norlheri
railroad, for display purposes in the eas
and for distribution among theirfriends
| OF these there were $50 boxes The
! carload which took first prize wat
bought by Crossley a. Sons of New
York. The three carloads that were
| raised at Pennington, Washington, wer,
bought by Sam Haines of London ant
will be shipped to England. The car
load of Mcintosh Reds which took thirt
prize was shipped TO Chicago. Th'
apples from the White Salin"r vallel
and the Klickitat county exhibit wer'
repacked and shipped TO Seattle, wher'
they will be held in storage for th'
opening Of the Alaska Yukon Pacifi
exposition next summer. There were
great many awards for jellies, appl
| butter, cider and pickles, in fact an
thing that is made from apples. Tha
seemed to be the women's affair and
didn't pay much attention to it.
Yours truly,
JAMES A. DAVIS.
Cheney, Wash, Dec. 81, 1903.