Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-05-21

tricts in the four states are depend
ed upon for $4,000 by taking
space for display purposes at Chi
cago. No charge will be made for
entries OF exhibition space at the
Spokane show, which is open to
the world.
The general exhibits will be
transported from Spokane to Chi
csgo free of expense to the grow
ers and, in addition, the man.
agement of the National Apple
Show will move at least six prize
winning carloads, also the winners
in the 10-hox, 5-box, single box
and special display contests, thus
making an exhibition of apples
that will attract wide atten ton to
the fruit districts in the northwest,
AZ well as exploit their products.
Each district will have one or more
representatives in charge to dis
tribute literature and give out in
formation.
Space for district exhibits at
Chicago has been engaged by the
Commercial Club and Apple Grow
ers' Union; Hood River, Ore; Com
mercial Club, Wenatchee. Wash.
North Central Washington De-
velopment League, Commercial
Club and Fruit Growers Union,
Walla Walla; Chamber of Com
merce, Ellensburg, Wash; Latah
County Fruit Growers, Union, Ida;
Chamber of Commerce, Missoula,
Mont; Commercial Clubs of Stew
ems County, Wash; Commercial
Club, Medford, Ore; Commercial
Club and Fruit Growers Union,
North Yakima, Wash. Commercial
, Club, Lewiston, Idaho; Sunnyside,
Zillah and Spokane Valley Fruit
Growers Associations and the SUI
therlin Development League, Ore
The decision of the trustees oil
the show to eliminate orchard land
companies from making the Chi.
cago show vehicle for private ad
:, vertising, has met with general ap
:. prevail and the companies are as
sisting the various commercial or
CARNATIONS and fruit growers as
sociations by contributing to thu
expense funds. They realize tina
the the movement will encourag
= emigration and investments ant
=. thus is bound to be of great benefi
to every line OF trade in the north
western states.
Representative committees hav
= been appointed in several district
to secure pledges of the fruit re
quired to make the exhibits, ais
to handle financial matters and t
see that the fruit is properly as
sembled and placed on exhibitio
in the best possible condition i
Spokane and Chicago. Commercis
clubs have been active in cooperat
ing with the fruit growers associs
'. tons. Generally, the rental charg
= for the district displays at Chicag
- has been taken up by the commeI
: cial clubs, the growers pledging 81
. fcient fruit for the exhibits.
Rem H. Rice, secretary and maj
ager OF the show, is arranging fC
tour of Montana and souther
" Idaho to interest fruit groves
- there in the Chicago show. He hi
-" already visited many of the prime
80 pal apple districts in Washingto
~ Oregon and Idaho, where, his say
the prospects were never better fl
enormous yields of fruit. Thou
ands of acres of new orchards wi
!, come into bearing this season."
added. and, judging from Il
!, bloom laden branches, the your
- trees will give satisfactory result
"When the plan of moving Il
prize winning exhibits to Chica
- was first suggested, there was son
doubt as to its feasibility, but t
- keen interest, the hearty cooper
80 ton and financial support accord
by the various districts quickly
termined the matter. Suffice