The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-13
1--WE WILL BE WITH YOU, SPOKANE
General Meeting of Commercial Club Went on Record
Last Night as Favoring an Exhibit at the National
Apple Show Notwithstanding the Handicap on the
Winesap Apple-Many Carloads Promised

The Wenatchee Commercial club
went on record regarding two impor-
tant questions last night favoring eX-
hibiting at the National Apple Show
and also favoring finding a direct
route to Ellensburg. There was a
large attendance-about 200 men,
bers-and thorough discussion re-
suited in definite action which will
make history for this valley.
After a report from A. 2. Wells
regarding the Wenatchee-E llensburg
road in which he related the troubles
of the committee with Engineer
Copp from the office of state high
way commissioner, quite a debate
was precipitated. A strong suspicion
exists that an effort is being made to
divert this state road from Wenat-
chez by insisting that no other route
is practicable except one which will
descend from the summit on the Co.
lockum creek, arriving at the Column
bia river at a point Is miles below
here. Will Hayward showed that
this is not the route which was ap-
proved by State Commissioner Bowl
by; that he went over the Monitor
route and gave it his approval.
Messrs. Gellatly and Wells insisted
that the club go on record in some
way After it was announced that
the committee had written Mr.. Bowl
by last Saturday setting forth the
radical dissatisfaction with Engineer
Copp's findings and begging him to
come here and render final de-
cision himself, motion was made
and carried that the committee be
instructed to accept the Colockum
route only as a last resort. Empha-
sis was laid on the word only"
Favor Exhibiting at Spokane.
Action regarding the Spokane Ma
tional Apple Show took different
turn from what was expected. The
sentiment of the business men has
been to allow the ranchers them
selves to decide the matter. A large
attendance of the growers was in
evidence and they took part in the
discussion.
After a motion was made TO stand
by the action of the clubs directors,
George Farwell was called on to
speak, but he declined and named
several carload shippers present who
should express themselves. The first
was o. c. France, who arose in re-
Spouse to calls for "Cy France but
he denied that he is 'Cy." He said:
AT the first show in Spokane We
carried off 85 per cent. of the prizes
If we are not given handicap on
our superior fruit, other districts
will think the winning of prizes is
Wenatchee habit. Let them give us
the handicap. / believe l can take
car of Winesaps and beat the best
car of Spitzenbergs that grows. CAP
plause.) | have never seen good
carload of apples at Spokane yet.
Can you win with handicap OF two
points," someone asked. The hand
leap is one and a half points, and I
think | can win even with that. The
Wenatchee car would have won the
prize last year but for the water
core. For one. | should like to see
lust one good car exhibited in Spo-
kane"
D. \. Gellatly emphasized that
the feature of the show this year Is
the Chicago exhibit which will be
given. He also said: ED Human
here has 1000 boxes of Spitz from
which a carload can be selected and
which will make Cy France go some
to beat it,
Human: Il believe have as good
apples as France, but l don't know
anything about putting them up
Hire it done!" shouted France to
HIM. That is the way / have to do.
/ don't pack my own fruit"
Secretary Coburn: I'VE have a
car of Winesaps and car of Spitz.
Last year / was at Hood River.
They held an apple show of their
own. Hundreds of visitors came
down from Portland and Hood River,
sold land and derived much benefit.
What is the matter of having a To-
cal show in Wenatchee?"
Mike Koran: "Wenatchee has the
hest apples and the best packers in
the world. If we exhibit, we will
win. 1t Is not altogether a question
of what money we win. Other dis
tricts are receiving benefits from the
show which we should get. They
have to put handicap on us or We
natchee would own the show. They
did not have a good car at the snow
last wear. If Human takes his Spitz
and France his Winesaps, it Will
mean first and second money to We
natchee this year. And let us go to
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