The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
FEAST OF APPLES
OFFERED TO STATE
WatsOnviIIe Invites People to
See and Eat PaiarO Prod
uct Where 1t Grows
Governor GiIIett to Open Show
in Auditorium and Two
Large Tents
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

lSPecial Dispatch 10 The Gall
WATSONVILLE, Sept 3O.-Watson-
vile is to be the apple of California's
eve from October 10 to october Is. Dur
ing that period the people of California
and elsewhere. are invited to come to
the apple annual, see Pajaro valley and
eat Pajaro valley apples" Everybody
in the state is to have chance to
learn what a wonderful thing the Wat
sonville-Pajaro valley apple is.
While some not accustomed TO Span
ish pronunciation may choke on the
word Pajaro, in which the letter ] is
an II in disguise. no one can choke
over the apple which is grown in the
fertile valley which opens off Monterey
bay and lies in Monterey and Santa
Clara counties.
The apple annual Of Watsonville is
advertised as an apple show where ap-
pies grow. While the apples are grow
ing they are also making the valley
and the towns of the valley grow, and
WatsonVille, with its 5000 population:
and an equal number Of folk living,
and for the most part raising apples,
contiguous TO the town. is filled with
prosperity and good luck.
TOWN SHOWS PROSPERITY r.
The prosperity is well measured by
the shipping receipts that are made out
daily in the railroad Office here. Eighty
four carloads of apples were shipped
out Of here last Wednesday so car
loads Thursday and 60 today. And
about 1850 carloads have gone from
Watsonv:lle and Pajaro valley to date
this season. u.
At the rate Of three trainloads a
day the apples win go out Of the valley
for month. and even after that there
viii be shipments Of dried apples from
the packing houses.
These enormous shipments of apples
do not mean that there will be none
left for the apple show. There will be.
1900 boAes, or about 26 carloads, on
exhibition at the Watsonville apple
annual -:
SHOW AND HARVEST FESTIVAL
The original plan for the show was to
cOnfne the exhibition TO the new audi
torium which Watsonville has erected,
z building 100 feet wide by 2I5 feet
deep. But that is not enough space
for the show, and in addition to the
auditorium floor and balcony two large
circus tents have been pitched to
double the floor space ofsthe great ex-
hibition
Sixteen carloads Of apples will be
exhibited in the two tents in racks
and 5000 more boxes will be on dis
play in fanciful arrangement in the
pavilion.
While the apple show does not open
until Monday. October 10, the apple will
be honored Sunday. October 9. when
the clergynen- Of Watsonville will con-
duct a union service in the plaza a a
religious harvest festival" The fol-
lowing ministers will take part: Rev.
D. T. Stafford, Rev. F. B. Hays, Rev.
c. L. Thackery, Rev. Father P. D. Has
sett Rev. r A. Kast and Rev. W. c..
Evans.
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK
Monday, October 10, will be the open
ing day and governors day in honor of
the presence here Of Governor James. N:
Gillett, who viii deliver the principal
address on California" c. c.. Moore
Of san Francisco is 10 speak on The
Panama Canal and Exposition" Tues
day, October il, viii be school day.s'
when all the children Of the Pajaro val
ley VIII assemble at the apple annual
The apple show committee has offered
three gold medals for the three best
essays on the apple. written respec-
lively by high school. grammar school
and primary school children.
The big day Of the exhibition VIII be
wednesday, October y, Discovery day''
and Panama Pacific exposition and CAL
ifornia day.
EXCURSIONS FROM BAY
On that day there viii be excursions
from san Francisco, Oakland and all
points TO Watsonville and a feature of
the day viii be a parade of apple
wagons five miles long
Santa Cruz. Monterey and adjacent
counties viii celebrate Friday. October
II. Saturday there will be special auto
mobile features and in the evening
mardi gras and dancing. The theater
goers Of san Francisco and Oakland will
be in for a treat Monday. October 10.
on that evening the Watsonville apple
association viii distribute free 10000
apples in San Francisco and Oakland
theaters, a beIlefOwer being packed in
a carton.
Oregon Boasts of Lead
PORTLAND. ore. Sept. sO.-Accord-
ing to statistics compiled by the de-
partment of agriculture, Oregon leads
the United States this year in apple
production. The report shows that in
September Oregon had SO per cent. of a
fun crop, while Washington, the near
est competitor. had 80 per cent of a
full crop. In the whole country there
is less than half a crop this season,
the percentage being 46.8.