The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-19
Special 10 The TrihiIne.

Special 10 The Tribune.
ST. GEORGE, Aug. 17-Hurricane may
well feel proud Of the magnificent exhibit
OF peaches and other fruits 1t made on
Elberta day. August H. The day was a
gala one for the progressive little town
Its homes were thrown open I'm hos
pitable welcome to the many visitors
from far and near. who were met on en-
tering the confines OF the rown in a
hearty manner and conducted to the
places where they. were 10 stay during
the festivities. and they were made TO
feel al home and treated To the best the
people had. No effort was spared 10 make
the visitors feel good.
The good people OF Hurricane were
taxed to the utmost TO care for the
visitors. as there was a large number Of
them, and they included the leading citi-
ST. George was represented by over fifty
people, Cedar City. Kanarra La Verlsin.
Leeds, ToqueryllIe. Virgin. Washington.
New Harmony and other places were rep
resented by many visitors.
After Dartalting OF the good meals pre-
pared for them, the visitors wcnded their
way to the Hurricane Social hall. where
the fruit exhibit was being held. While
they expected to see some choice fruit.
they had not expected TO see so much OF
IL of such an cNtra-superior quality. This
Is accounted for by the fact that most Of
the fruit trees at Hurricane are bearing
for the first time this year II is only
five years since water was first turned
on the land in that valley. and all Of the
fruit trees have been planted since that
time. Previous to five years ago the
place was barren desert that Is now
porous people. who live In comfortable
homes surrounded by fine orchards and
fields. People who have not visited the
place within the past few years arc as
| tcnished at the wonderful growth Hurri-
cane has made. Thrift and industry are
apparent everywhere.
| About three-fourths of the total exhibit
was made by Hurricane. The first thing
| to command attention was the magnin-
| cent display Of peaches. lIlbertas espe-
cially. Finer peaches were never seen
of them that would average about eight
ounces each, and not 4 quarter of an
ounce difference between any OF them:
their color was perfect, could not be bet
| ter. and their flavor delicious. Such
pei aches would command attention any
where and bring the highest prices on
any market
Grapes made an excellent showing. and
very good except the apples, which upon
close inspection proved to be wormy. The
melon display was a splendid one. the
specimens being we'll grown, perfect in
recommends all Dixie fruits.
Judges to award the prizes. Superin =
tendent Joseph r. Atkin Of the southern
Utah experimental farm, President U. T.
+. Whitehead of St George, then made
q careful inspection OF the exhibits. Some
of the exhibits, especially the peaches
were so near alike in quality and per-
fection that il was difficult to decide
which was best. more particularly when
it came to making the choice for second
hibits to indicate the owners. and the
judges were selected from among the
visitors, so the decisions were impartial
beyond question. The awards were as
Elberta Peaches-First. Samuel Isom,
hurricane: second, J. l.. Workman. Hur-
ricane;. third. Ralph Campbell. Hurrl-
cane; fourth, Frank Ashton. Hurricane;
largest single specimen. James Maggie
Toquerville Other varieties OF peaches
First. Atkin Hinton. La Verkin; second,
Amos Workman. Hurricane.
Grapes. seedIess-First. r NJ Hinton.
Hurricane. second, Willard Larson.
Washington. Flame Tokay-FiEst, Frank
son. Hurricane. Grapes, largest single
cluster-First, Frank Barber Hurricane;
second Arthur Woodbury., La Verkin.
Hurricane; second. Mrs. wIIford Thomp- r1 D.
Plums-Atkin Hinton. La verlin.
Flgs-Elrst James Naegle; Toqueryille;
Watermelons. best single specimen
First, e Bradshaw, Hurricane; sec
ond. j. 4. Stratton. Hurricane. Best col
cane. second. James f GrIsham Hurrl-
cane. Cannonball-Amos Workman. Hur-
ricane.
Muskmelons, best collection-FIrst 7
II. Bradshaw. Hurricane. second, I e
Bradshaw. Hurricane. Best single speci-
men-First, Frank Isom. Hurricane; sec
ond. George Campbell. Sr.. Hurricane,
After remaining on exhibit few hours
and the prizes were awarded. a few re-
marks were made ny each Of the judges.
In the course of which they complimented
The people OF Hurricane on the excellence
OF the showing made. and pointed out
where Improvement could be made in the
method of exhibiting
Then followed the feast The whole
dlsnlav was given over TO the people to