The San Francisco call., 1910-10-11

apart and there popped into sight an
apple pie three feet in diameter. nine
feet and some inches in circumference,
and six inches deep. Never was such
an apple pie unveiled.
GOVERNOR IS AMAZED
Governor Gillett was amozed at the
splendid prospect, the circumference OF
rich pastry, f1aky dish through the
top of which outcropped little trlckles
of iuice. A box of the rarest of the fine
Paiaro apples had offered their rich
pulp and juices for the success or that
pie. and the sacrifices had not been IN
vain. Then. Of course, Governor Glllett
had to make another speech, in which
he paid homage 10 the glory OF the ap-
pie pie. The pie will be boxed and sent
TO Sacramento to grace the gubernato-
rial table.
With the notable success of this show
assured the people of Watsonville can
have their Joke with the governor
taste.
SYMBOL OF THE SHOW
The pie was . symbol of the show.
It is in apple pie order, So many apples
were never gathered under one roof and
two tents before That is the boast OF
the Watsonville people, and the con
clusion of George Edwin Rowe, the
apple expert from tITanu INdpluo,
and editor of the Fruit Belt, who has
wider familiarity with the apple prob
ably than any other man in America.
Rowe. too. does not stop with calling IL
a uuantitative show. He declared IN MS
statement to The Cali correspondent
tonight that in quality the Pajaro ap-
pie is he peer of any, and in its freedom
from infection it is superior to any
apple he has seen. Rowe, VINO is pre-
egI ind 0f show said
II am. from the nature of my work
as consulting horticulturist and editor
of the Fruit Belt, familiar with the
apple industry of the United States L
know what is doing in all the states IN
apple growing, and have been in touch
with the Industry for a number of
years The government has recognized
me as one Of its lecturers at farmers
Institutes and / have also lectured on
the subject OF horticulture in many
states of the union. / have served as
Judge at apple shows in seven states.
In he matter of the Watsonville
apple annual I must say that l have
never see so large a quantity of apples
on exhibition. Here are twice as many
annles as ever were exhibited bfor.
The maximum before had been 13 car
loads Here are 80 carloads of apples.
EVERY ONE PERFECT
One feature that appeals strongly
to me is that here you have on exhibit
tion whole carloads of apples, with
every one perfect and fine as the
apples of a plate full would be at an
ordinary show. When simply plate
full of apples is exhibited it is not a
difficult matter to go into an orchard
and select perfect specimens. But when
you set about to get a carload of per-
feet apples and do that, then you are
going some.
"The people Of Watsonville and the
Pajaro valley are growing apples of
high quality. Here are the Spitzen-
berg. the Jonathan, the Bellfeur, the
Winter Banana, the Pearman, all apples
of high quality. II is the English bred
fruit which is superior to the type
of Spanish bred fruit, which is grown
in some parts of the west. 1t is the
better fruit for general purposes that
you grow here. and you are growing
the best verieties and as high quail
ties as anywhere in the world.
From the nature of my work / have
kept in touch with the apple industry
of the Pajaro valley, although I was
never in this district before. but | find
that here is grown better class of
fruit and better varieties than / ex-
pected to find. But the public is not
familiar with the merits OF this district
and of the apples raised here. They
will come. however, to learn of the
valley and its apples.
There is another important point
which | wish to make in regard to the
Watsonville and Pajaro apples The
fruit is the freest from infection of any
fruit that ] have ever seen anywhere"
APPLE AROMA IN AIR
The apple aroma is in the air in Wat
sonville. 1t permeates the pavilion
where the show is held. Two million
and a half apples contributing their
sweet essance to the air all in one
place can not but be effective. The
apple auditorium is a brilliant place.
The brightness of the exhibits strikes
one as he enters the front doors.
Immediately before the spectators is
wonderful apple American flag The
red stripes CLEAN with the rosiness of
red Pearmains. The white stripes are
made with Bellfeurs wrapped in white
paper. the white stars are apples
wrapped in silver paper, and the blue
field is made of apples wrapped in blue
paper, as they are for shipment The
flag is about 10x25 feet in its dimen-
sions IT is the exhibit Of Mcdonald &
Sons
Behind the flag is the apple model of
the Watsonville high school. 1t is a
large model, covering a foundation 25x
I5 feet The picture of the school is
perfect The red Pearmains make the
red tiled roof OF the building. The