The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-23
APPLE SHOW
TO Be BIGGER
Committee Returns From East
and States That Assurances of
Support From all Sources Is
Assured Third Event.

SPOKANE, Feb. 21.-GlanS for
making the third national apple show
greater in size, broader in scope and
more educational in purpose will be
discussed at the meeting of the trus-
tees next Wednesday, when the COM
mittee will make it's report on the ad-
visibility of taking the prize winning
exhibits and displaying them either in
Chicago or New York.
The scheme of taking the premier
exhibits to the east was evolved be-
cause of the many requests following
the 1908 and 1909 shows that thou
sands of prospective settlers among
people in the east who cannot visit
Spokane should be given an opportun-
ity to see the orchard products of
Washington, oregon, Idaho, Montana,
Colorado and other states and prov
inces in the northwest A number of
orchard land companies have also sig
nif1ed willingness to help in bearing
the expense, and the trustees of the
show will consider these offers.
Follow Slime Lines.
The plan is to hold the third nation
al apple show in Spokane next winter
under the same general rules of the
first two shows. At the close of the
exposition the prize winning exhibits
Will be repacked, loaded into special
freight train and rushed to Chicago
on passenger schedule time. The ex-
hibits will be placed In suitable
downtown building. such as the Coils
cum or First Regiment armory, where,
with appropriate decorations and a
band of national reputation, a seven
day exhibit Will be given. The pro-
meters believe this will arouse middle
eastern people to the importance of
our great industry.
Assistance from the northern rail-
roads was freely, promised the apple
show committee, consisting of F.. F.
Cartier Van Dissel, chairman of the
board of trustees; G. c Corbaley, trus-
tee, and Rem II. Rice secretary, who
have just returned from the east. The
railroads agreed to practically absorb
transportation charges, in addition to
ushing the train through on passenger
schedule time, and make every effort
in the traffic department to give the
exhibit right of way at both ends of
the line
Elliott Still President.
Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific; Louis w. Hill, presi-
dent of the Great Northern; Darius
Miller of the Burlington, and A j.
Earring, president of the Milwaukee,
evidenced keen interest in the plan
Mr.. Elliott led the movement with the
other railway companies to give sub
stantial cash subscriptions in aid of
the project, and to pledge the support
of the traffic departments. The rail-
way companies regard the apple show
as the most important ally in the plan
of exploitation which they are carry
ing on through the east, and assur-
ances were given the committee that
booklets, folders and other appropri-
ate literature will be printed and dis
tributed this year on larger scale
than in 1909.
The committee will report alterna-
tive plans for sending the prize win
ners to Chicago or New York. 1t is
believed the committees recommen-
dalton will favor Chicago, because
more people in the middle east are in
terested in the northwest than in the
far east.
81 feel confident that the Chicago
pioJecl can De carried out, SAID MT.
Van Dissel. 1--WE looked into the stu
alton carefully and will have much in
formation to submit to the board.
believe that with the assistance of the
orchard land companies we will be
able to give the eastern exhibition af-
ter the show in Spokane. The railroad
companies take such a broad view of
the situation and have extended such Il
helping hand that we feel encouraged
to go ahead with our present plan.
Chicago to Cooperate.
IAN instance of the interest in the
apple show was evidenced in Chicago.
The committee called upon the Chi
cago Association of Commerce to con-
suit with it's officers on the advisablity
of making a display, and at a meeting
of the executive committee of the as
ISOLATION that evening II. A. Wheeler,
voluntarily took up our pro-
posed plan and in a strong speech adj
vocated that the Chicago Association
of Commerce go on record in favor of
the project. Without dissenting
voice the executive committee en-
dorsed the movement and instructed
Mr.. Wheeler to t. Ike such action as he
might think advisable
ITO receive such an unqualified en-
dorsement before we had more than
submitted our scheme was
indeed gratifying. and II indicated the
general desire of Chicago people to
further this movement, which is bound
in the northwest"