The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-09
GEO. D. brown HOME FROM
CHICAGO APPLE SHOWS
Had in Charge the Exhibiting of the Wright Rome
Beauty Car of Apples-says the North Central
Washington District Will Be Greatly Benefited as
Result of the Big show-Many Inquiries.
Il have brought from Chicago the

L have brought from Chicago the
names of 500 people who are actu-
ally coming to North Central Wash
lngton next spring to investigate the
| orchard proposition with the idea in
view of locating here"
This is one of the results which
George ID. Brown. of Chelan, report
ed today on his arrival from Chica-
go where he was in charge of the
Chelan prize car of Rome Beauties at
the National Apple Show.
This car was grown by R.. P.
Wright, and he received the prize
money at Spokane, but Mr. Brown
had purchased the apples from the
grower before they were shipped to
Spokane. on the understanding that
ne was to accompany them to Chi
cago and use them as he might see
fit in connection with the apple show
to advertise the Lake Chelan dis
trict.
Mr.. Brown is the owner of one
tract of over 800 acres near Chelan
Falls. entirely planted to trees. He
also has considerable raw land. This
will go on the market next spring
If all the people should come
west who declared their desire to
leave the wretched climate of Chica-
go to locate in North Central Wash
ington, me would not have an acre
apiece for all of Them" said Mr..
Brown this afternoon. The interest
of the people was most remarkable.
The land show over at the Coliseum
was running during the same time as
the apple show, having been extend
ed over an extra week in order to
work out some competition resulting
from little feeling of spite.
Wenatchee as a district was rep
resented more at the land show than
at the apple show. but it is doubtful
| whether the exhibition in the Coils
cum was more beneficial to Wenat-
chez than the apple show in the Ar
mory. The two buildings are only
two blocks apart.
Visitors when they entered the
armory stood aghast at the enormous
display of apples and apples and ap-
pies. Their admiration did not need
words, for the amazement was pic
tured on their faces and was suffi-
cient to show the great effect OF the
exhibition.
Trouble With Apple Thieves.
'One of the greatest difficulties
was to stop, the people from taking
away samples out of the exhibits.
The closest watch was kept, but in
spite of all. from three to four boxes
a day would disappear. the apples go
ing one at time"
Wenatchee Literature.
Mr.. Brown was at the show for
the purpose OF advertising Chelan.
He thought the best way to do this
was to speak of it always as one por-
ton of the Wenatchee district. His
advice to those coming to North Gen.
trail Washington always was to leave
the train at Wenatchee, look over
the valley, and if the high prices
there obtaining for bearing orchards
were out of reach, then come to the
upper country, Chelan in particular,
where land, being away from conven-
lent transportation, makes good acre.
age much less in price. The Chelan
booster used the Wenatchee booklet
as his principal literature although
his district is not included in it. He
gave out hundreds of these new pieces
or literature and states that no book
let used by any district was more
successful in Chicago than this one
in obtaining the results desired.
Mr.. Brown believes that the Net
how display was one of the most eff
fective there and judging from the
number of people who took literature
from that booth and gave their names
to those in charge, a large influx to
the valley up north will result next
year.