The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-23
APPLE SHOW WILL
BRING RESULTS
EXHIBITION HELD At CHICAGO
RECENTLY ATTRACTED GREAT
ATTENTION.

l 'NsSsssSSs0S - s0Ss SsauO " INC var.
/ ious Districts in Four Western
States and British Columbia.
Spokane. Dec. 19.-"Perhaps the
most significant result of the National
Apple Show in Chicago recently is the
widespread attention attracted to the
commercial orchard districts of Wash.
ington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and
British Columbia" said e. F. Cartier
Van Dissel. first vice president and
chairman of the board of trustees of
the National Apple Show, Inc. add
ing:
THE daily newspapers and class
publications in Chicago were liberal in
devOting space to the enterprise, and
taken in all it was the best exploita-
ton the apple ever had, next to the
story of it's first appearance in the Gar
den Of Eden. Moreover, the people of
the Mississippi valley country and the
states to the east and south and north
have better acquaintance today with
the apple districts in the Northwest
than ever. BEFORE"
| Mr.. Van Disse1 said that the Chi
cago show was attended mostly by
men and women who have money to
invest or are looking for homes in this
country. The fact that the exhibitors
were literally besieged from morning
until night by eager inquirers, seeking
knowledge at first hand of the various
districts in the four states and prov.
ince, he added. may be taken as an in
dication that many will cast their lot
in the Western country. @,
The car-lot displays" Mr.. Van Dis.
| sci continued, were viewed by thou.
sands, who marveled at the color, size
and uniformity of the Western apples,
from all over America; but it is prob
able that the district exhibits were the
chief centers of attraction for those
with a few thousand dollars to invest
in orchard lands. N4
Representatives of the districts that
1
with photographs, statistics and con.
/ sentative word pictures of the exact
state of things in the genealogical bis.
tory of the valleys and bench lands In
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
and British Columbia. They told their
stories in a convincing way and were
ready to answer all questions as to eli.
mate and soils.
Tremendous interest was aroused
in all the districts. There was gen
eral interchange of courtesies; it was
a genuine 'get-together' movement, and
as. a result all will benefit.
mo one is in position to foretell the
1 extent of the influx of capital and set.
tiers into the Northwestern country as
a direct result of the apple show, but
if only one OF every hundred men and
women who evinced interest in what
this country offers to the homeseeker
crosses to the west side Of the Rocky
mountains the value of the Chicago ex-
position will be apparent on all sides.
| Some might infer that this wide
spread talk about apples and apple
lands is entirely due to the Spokane
and Chicago shows. That is not true;
it is too general to make such claims.
However, they confirmed the reports
given in print and by word Of mouth
of the marvellous development of the
apple industry and the rapid and sub
stantial strides made In the Northwest
during the last ten years. and as such
they proved their value q thousand
fold.
"The Chicago show was operated at
financial loss to the management, as
we expected it would be. but from a
| publicity viewpoint 1t was highly
gratifying success. It also resulted in
bringing invitations from many East
ern and Middle Western cities to have
the shows there following the compe-
titive exposition in 1911.
1T is likely that the coming year
will see the construction Of perma-
nent home for the National Apple
Show. also the establishment Of cir
cult in important Eastern cities. We
are highly pleased with what was &C
| complished, and look for larger and
more complete show than ever for the
fall Of 1911"
sub-commlttss Clears Lorlmer.
washington. Dec. 10. Senator Lori
mer, Of Illinois. il given clean bill
OF health by the subcommittee Of the
senate committee on privileges and
ielections which investigated charges
Of bribery made in connection with