The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-11-17
FIRST CANADIAN
SHOW A SUCCESS

The first large apple show held in
Canada week before last was distinct
success according to Chris Greisen, of
Better Fruit, who attended the Show.
He says of it,
couver was the first of its kind that
our cousins across the border have
pulled off and it certainly was, il
not the largest, the best and greatest
show yet in point of quality and
beauty of arrangement. Every show,
30 far, goes one better than the last.
The Vancouver Show was held in the
Horshow Building, which has a
splendid large arena in the middle and
a seating capacity of about 5000. The
seats are arranged in tiers in oval
form. On the seats next to the sides
all around the arena, apples were
arranged from three feet high to above
the boxes, which made a wonderful
sight.
In the center of the arena were the
district and limited displays. BY
limited" mean two barrels, two
boxes, two jars and two baskets.
Among the limited displays, the one
entered last year at Spokane and
which was thought at the National
Apple Show, to be the best, but did
not get prize there, received the first
prize at Vancouver.
II was entered from Grand Forks, b.
G. The background was black velvet
and the trimmings were red ribbons
and red carnations with yellow and red
apples displayed thereon.
OF the district displays, kelowna,
b. &. won the First Prize. Vernon b.
c., the Second and Grand Forks, the
Third. The quality of the fruit in these
district displays was far superior tC
any shown and shows the wisdom ol
not having a quantity of fruit, but
having it of the very best. OF course
in these district displays the artistic
arrangement was taken into account
and certain number of points given
There were IL carload exhibits en-
tered: one from kelowna, b. c., ont
from Summerland, b. c., 2 from
Vernon, b. c., one from Victoria
B. c., one from Grand Forks, b. G..
three from Yakima Wash, one o
Newtowns and one of Spitzenburg
and one of Grimes Golden from Wenat
chee; one mixed carload was enteret
and one carload of Newtown Pippin
from Medford, Ore.
The sweepstakes prize was taken b.
Kelowna with magnificent carload o
Jonathans. They were packed IL
to special box, diagonal pack and look
ing over this car failed to find on
apple varying in size or color fror
another. 1t was sight worth seeing
600 boxes of apples Uniform in siz
and of perfect color.
The second sweepstakes prize wa
won by Summerland for carload 0
mixed varieties.
The third sweepstakes prize wen
to Medford Rogue River Valley for
straight car of Newtowns. In tn
pack one mistake was made. Som
were packed calix ends up instead o
stem end up or on their sides
kelowna received the Target numbe
of First Prizes. There was a dspla
Of home products, such as came
fruit and SO forth, and for vinegar an
cider Hood ERiver captured the grea
prize. This was quite credit as
was the only entry Hood River mad
at this show.
This was the first real National
Show for the reason that there wer
apples there from every apple grow
ing district in the Dominion of Canada
besides an exhibit from Australia
Manager Maxwell Smith and Secretar
l.. G. Monroe deserve the creates
credit for the success of this show.
The courtesy tshown to exhibitors a
well as to visitors was all that could b
desired.
= As entertainment in the afternoon
and evenings, the celebrated asst
Highlander Band from Toronto CAV
concerts, singing Scottish songs am
giving Scotch dances, which wer
greatly appreciated and drew biz
cowds. Sitting among the crowd OF
the elevated seats, with the gorgeou
display of many colored apples II
view and listening to the band in it
picturesque .Highland dress the colo
effect was really something not easil,
to be forgotten. The Show will pro
badly be held in Toronto next year.
A banquet was given on Saturday
the last day of the show, to tn,
judges, principal exhibitors, and tn,
press, in the Dutch Grill, ! must say
from this side of the line, that what
ever our cousins across the border do
they certainly are up-to-date in every
respect The banquet itself was the
tremendous success. The Show wa,
opened and closed with much ceremony
and pomp, which in itself was very
impressive but perhaps not sufficiently
appreciated by the people from this
side.
However, ] cannot help finding one
small fault with the show and that is
the almost complete absence OF
American flags. There were only
four lonely "Old Glories" in the whole
arena. AS far as the fruit industry is
concerned, there should really be no