The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-16
Opinion Prevails That Some
Exhibition Be SUBSTITUTE
ed for Spokane Show.
SUGGEST HOME SHOW
Commercial Club May Par
ticipate in Chicago Tri-
bune Apple Show.

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at Spokane. The Falls City is now
an open and avOwed competitor OF
this district, horticulturally as we'll
as commercially. Whatever publicity
Wenatchee receives in the future
must be obtained without help from
the Inland Empire metropolis. What
shall be done about it?
The commercial club trustees have
already engaged space at the Chi
cago Armory. But they may be de-
prived of this privilege owing to the
fact that this show is held under the
auspices of the Spokane Apple show.
Another apple show is to be held in
the Illinois city at the Coliseum.
under the auspices of the Chicago
Tribune. Some regard this as the
best place for an exhibit anyway.
But aside from the eastern ex-
hibit, many wish to see exhibits of
local fruit men who can't afford to
make the expensive trip east. 1t will
be remembered that when the dis
cussion was going on last year about
the advisability of withdrawing from
the Spokane show, George Farwell
called attention to the benefit local
growers received from seeing the
produce of their fellow ranchers and
comparing notes on all phases of the
industry.
The World representative called
on number of citizens this morn
ing and asked about the ACCESSIBILITY
of inaugurating a .Wenatchee Apple
show. OF course, this could not be
made national in character, owing
to the fact that districts willing to
compete with Wenatchee fruit are
limited. But doubtless the upper
country would be glad to enter a
Wenatchee show because growers in
that section now appreciate that they
will receive fair treatment from
Wenatchee; that the interests of
north central Washington as a whole
are identical.
The chief obstacle mentioned by
those interviewed was the expense
involved in producing a creditable
exhibition. Some estimated $4,000
as the amount required. How and
where could this be raised? Prob
ably that amount has been spent
each year for the Spokane show,
when expenses of visitors and grow
ers are taken into account. But
would the same individuals contrib
ute like amounts to fund for the
home show?
The benefits to be received from a
Wenatchee apple show are manifest
ly numerous; only, are they worth
the price? Foremost among the adj
vantages is the publicity to be re-
ceived. If held at the same time
as the Spokane show many home
seekers would surely come to We
natchee to see it's exhibition if pro-
per press work is done. Probably
the Great Northern railroad would
contribute much in attracting visit
ors to the prize fruit district of it's
system. Writers who come out from
the east to describe Spokanes ex-
hibit can often be induced to men
ton the neighboring event. When
ever that is done, it will at least
weaken the force of the word ma
tional' as applied to the Spokane
exhibit.
If it is inadvisable to attempt an
elaborate apple show, possibly an
Apple Day" would be more prac-
ticable Rocky Ford, Colo, has
made it's name and it's cantaloupe
world famous simply by holding an
annual celebration which is called
melon Day." Wide publicity is
given to the leading feature, which
is that melons will be gwen away,
great piles of melons. Visitors like
the idea because it bespeaks a hos
pitable and prosperous people and a
Jolly gala day. The very novelty af
fords vast but inexpensive advertis-
ing throughout the country.