The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-11-17

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River is the favorite with Wenatchee
very close second.
CHI. Sproat, who is exhibiting ca,
load of Spitzenburgs, was in Spokn,
over Sunday and returning seemed
satisfied with the outlook, although h,
had nothing to say in the way of
prediction. He received several tele
grams yesterday stating that his ca,
had been scored by the judges and tha
on many of the points the marking
was perfect. The judges opened W
nine boxes and went through them t
| find only three imperfect apples in thu
whole nine. kilograms from f. ii
Sheperd and Jack Robinson indicate
lead for Hood River, but Wenatchet
gets credit for mighty good car ot
| Spitzenburgs. A representative of tn,
Gibson Fruit company wired that the
Hood River cars were the best on dis
play and he was very anxious to secure
them for his company. The reports on
the Newtown car Avery Bros. are
tC the effect that it should win surely
and its chances for the sweepstakes
are only less because of the higher
genealogical rating which is giver
Spitzenburgs.
The Glacier has received an encour
aging letter from Ernest C.. Smith
who was the local delegate to the
Live Wire" convention, and who was
the Commercial Club representative ir
arranging the Hood River display
The letter, which was written Tuesday
follows:
"The placing of the exhibit has
taken up our time night and day. We
arrived Thursday six hours late
Without getting rooms we went
directly to the show building and with,
in Is minutes had our Newtown boxes
going up. We found the Spitz car
about two thirds in place and were
agreeably surprised to find that the
show people had our cars unloaded for
us and in good shape IN front of our
racks. The management has been
very obliging and used us right.
'"The two Hood River cars face each
other with lane between. All Others
bave unsightly posts in front with
chicken wire stretched long to keer
the herd back. The posts were placed
by the management. We waited unit
the last moment and cut them off
We waited because every thing HooC
River started has been copied by
others. We cut the posts off so thai
one standing at the end of the lane OF
walking between can get an unob
structed view of the whole car.
"0ur decorations are simple anC
in comparison with others, neat. We
have less of the fuss and feathers.
The four sides of each car are fringeC
with Oregon grape. over white,
studded with a candle power electric
globes one foot apart. The lights are
on night and day and look fine. We
have the only electricity on the
ground. In the middle and at the tor
we have electric ssigns for each car,
viz, Hood River Spitzenburgs anC
Hood River Newtowns. Roy Dean is
here in charge of the electrical work
At either end of the Spitz car we have
cloth signs: Ell Dorado Orchard, c.
II. Sproat, grower, Hood River. Or
each end of the Newtown car Egg.
germont Orchards, Avery Bros,
growers, IlUOu NlNGT.
"The standings are hard to fix or to
guess when one is interested. We try
to be conservative and give other dis
tricts the benefit of every doubt. Still
we can't get away from the idea that
there is anything to it but Hood River
There is absolutely no question about
our having the best car of NewtoWns
There is zone car of Spitz from the
Wenatchee Valley that is fine and pro.
badly close to ours. Others are not ir
the race. 1t seems to us that the
Wenatchee car is not as even in color
as ours and the color not as good. Oul
apples are smaller, Of better com.
mercial size and more even in shape
and size. But the ,Wenatche car is
beautiful and splendidly packed.
"ln the 10 box Spitz contest our Mr..
Hakel has big lead. His 10 boxes OF
Newtowns are little large, but there
is only one other that has chance tC
beat him.
Fellows, are feeling fine and con.
fdent. All worked like patriots.
Weather is fine with the air crisp anC
almost cold. Large crowds all the
time.
olive Wire" convention big anc
fine, especially the banquet. We
marched through the streets with band
and banners to the building for formal
opening.
Roy Dean, William Metcalf and &.
R. Castner returned yesterday from
Spokane, and while they felt that Hooc
River would carry home the big prizes
they realized that worthy competitors
will have to be beaten. The Oregon
ian dispatch from Spokane yesterday
said:
1.-THE Oregonian's correspondent
heard number Of favorable comments
Of two carloads from Oregon, the
Hood River exhibit of Newtown Pip
pms being given the palm by the lay
men,
Great interest is manifested in the
apple packing school conducted daily il
the armory, where racks and tables
have been provided for Is students. A
P. Bateham, chief Judge of packs at the
show, and j. M. Carroll, of M0sier
have charge. They are teaching the
diagonal and square packs and the
various methods of grading.
Twenty one entries were received
for competition at the Third Spokane
National Apple Show in the carload
classes on Winseap, Jonathan, Spitzen
burg, Mcintosh Red, Rome Beauty
Yellow Newtown, Wagner and miXeC
cars of standard winter varieties.
The name of the entrants follows:
W. w. Sawyer, Sunnyside, Wash.
DR.. P. B. Wing, Mabton, Wash. T
d. Bradford, Prosser, Wash. M
Horan, Wenatchee, Wash. Harry r
Nelson, Alfalfa, Wash. o. G. France
Wenatchee, Wash. A. D. Helms
Ashland district, Rogue River Valley
Oregon; Bourgaze & Gerschel Frui
company, Zillah, Wash. Jack Estes
! Toppenish, Wash. Dick Hart, Topper