The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-10-04
WENATCHEE AND
THE APPLE SHOW
F.. GACNTT RIDICULES THE IDEA
THAT NATIONAL APPLE SHOW
RULES WORK SERIOUS DETRI-
MENT TO LOCAL EXHIBITORS.

So much has been said recently
concerning the rules adopted by the
management of the National Apple
Show held at Spokane in November
that it is necessary for some one tC
try to explain them and see if there
is really anything unfair about them
The first thing to consider is the
scope and purpose of the show. AS
to Its scope 1t is called the National
Apple Show, because all states and
nations are invited to participate
Secondly, the purpose of the show is
to boost the northwest as an apple
producing section. to call the atten-
ton of the world to the beauty and
quality of our fruits. AS an advar-
tising medium the apple show can
not be surpassed.
1t is obvious that the rules of such
a show should be broad and fair tC
all sections, fearing none but being
fair with all Of them. Could we In
vite the world to bring their fruit to
this show If the rules are such that
they stood no show of winning q
prize? We could not, and we must
remember that Professor Van De-
man, who heads the judges. is a
member of the American Pomologi-
cal society (whose rules have been
adopted), and that his honesty and
integrity has never been questioned
Why then should anyone fear to
trust to such rules when admins
tered by such men. 1t has been ar
gued that the rules are obsolete and
out of date and are against this dis
trict. cit us see how out of date
they are. We have some compare
lively new apples that we grow to
perfection, namely, Delicious. Stay
man Winesap and Winter Banana.
The quality rating of Delicious is
1920; of Stayman 1918. and Win
ter Banana 1918, which shows that
they at least are fairly rated for
quality. The rating of Winesap is
14-16, of Spitzenberg 20, of Yellow
Newtown 1920, Of Arkansas Black
1912, which of all qualities ratings
Is too low as it outranks the old
~rWinesap when well grown and pro-
perly ripenei. But the quality rat
Ing was taken from the east, where
the apple does not do quite so well.
The quality rating of Yellow New
town Is 1920, and as that is the
apple Wenatchee growers seem to he
afraid of it Is well to consider the
merits and dement's of this famous
apple. 1t has been the standard for
quality among yellow apples for over
100 years and when we'll grown is
Q splendid apple, but as it is not
grown here and as one other district
does grow it largely some people
Jump at the conclusion that as it
scores from 2 to points more than
Winesap (Wenatchee favorite), that
Wenatchee stands no show of win
ming the sweepstake prize for car
loads. The Newtown being yellow
apple it will be far more difficult to
get a carload of perfect specimens
than it would Winesaps or Arkansas
Blacks or even Spitzenberg,- as all
packers know we'll that all yellow
apples show every mark or scratch
very much more than the red varie-
ties, which is more than four points
In favor of Wenatchee red apples.
The rules for judging In the car lot
class are: First, value of variety for
the purpose for which 1t is adapted,
Is points; second, color, size and
uniformity, 25 points; third, freedom
from marks and blemishes, 25
points; fourth. pack, 25 points. To-
tai, 100 points. There is not a word
said about quality in the rating for
the car lot sweepstake prize and we
venture the assertion that that prize
of $1,000 will be won by a carload
of red apples.
But there are ten other carload
prizes. The first prize being $3.50
and one of them may win the grand
sweepstakes, but in that event the
winner would get only one prize
The car lot entries are as follows:
No. Best carload Winesaps,
first prize ......... $25I
No. 3-Best car Rome Beauty,
first prize 25O
No. 4-Best car Wagner, first .
prize 25t
No. Best car Mcintosh Red,
first prize 25C
No. 6-Best car Jonathan,
first prize 25(
NO. BEST Gar OpltZcuUciS,
first prize 25(
No. S-Best car Yellow Newtown
first prize ............... 25(
No. 9-Best car Gano or Black
Ben, first prize ........... =. 25(
No. 10-Best car Delicious, first
prize ....................2 25(
No. 11-Any other variety, first
prize 25(
Wenatchee should compete fol
seven out of these eleven and stand
a show of winning No. / on the
grand prize. We would like to ash
what brought fame and glory to We
natchee more than the winning O
the grand prize by Mike Horan? Ant
we believe Mike Horan can win the
prize again if he feels disposed tt