The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-18
PRACTICALLY EVERY NORTH.
WESTERN COMMERCIAL DIS.
TRlcT REPRESENTED.
Teleoraphic Message From Presiden.
Taft Signal for opening-corona-
ton OF Queen ldelI l President
Special Train With Winning Elk.
h'bits Leaves for Chicago Novem.
Der Fl.

- pAoA' uIodu IN purpose and educa-
tlonal In result is the third national
apple show, which was formally on.
ened at 10 o'clock yesterday morning
Practically every commercial orchard
district in Washington, Oregon. Idaho
montana and the province of British
Columbia is represented in the num-
erous competitions for prizes and
premiums of $4,000, and in addition
there are displays from California and
other states.
me Geographic message from Presi.
dent Taft, extending greetings to the
growers represented and the manage.
ment of the show, was the signal to
open the gates" and Immediately
after it's arrival, which was heralded
by the blowing of factory and loco
motive whistles and the ringing of
bells in all parts of the city, the first
live wire" convention in the North
west was called to order. More than
l25 commercial organizations were
represented by one or more delegates.
3. F. Cartier Van Dissel presided.
The delegates were the first to view
the displays, composed of thirty cars
OF apples. including nineteen straight
cars, entered in competition in their
classes and eligible in the sweepstake
contest for the chief prize of $1,000
and the worlds championship. There
are thirty-six district displays, repre-
senting Washington, Oregon, Idaho.
Montana, California and British Col
umbia, more than 800 entries in the
box contests and about {, 1000 entries on
plates. 1t is estimated there are fully
100000 apples on exhibition.
Howard Elliott, head of the North
ern Pacific Railway company, who has
moved his office from St. Paul to
Spokane for the week to preside as
president of the show, was the prin.
cipal speaker at the luncheon to the
delegates in the Hall of the Doges,
which is beautifully decorated for this
meeting and other occasions during
the week. Mr. Elliott was introduced
by e. F. Cartier Van Dissel, second
vice president and chairman of the
board of trustees of the show, who
also welcomed the delegates.
Following the exchange of greetings
the delegates were formed in process
sion and, preceded by the National
Apple Show Band of fifty players un.
der the direction of Professor A. G..
Reemer, they marched to the show
0ronndC mhoro fhov uyoro rooo;uod h.,
200 business men, headed by Charels
M. Fassett, president, and the officers
and trustees of the Spokane chamber
of commerce.
| The auditorium of the state armory
was thronged when Mr.. Van Dissel
presented Mr.. Elliott, who spoke of
the importance of apple culture in the
Northwestern and Pacific states, say
ing that the time is not far distant
when the annual output will be more
than $4,000 cars. The musical num-
bers at the opening exercises were
contributed by the National Apple
Show Band and the Elks' quartet.
Following the delegates and visitors
and the general public inspected the
/ displays. The unanimous opinion of
the growers and visitors at former
shows is that the display this year is
the largest and most comprehensive
they had ever seen.
The feature of the evening program
was the coronation of Idell /, private
" Miss Idell Ide of Colville, who en-
tered her dominion last Friday even
| ing. Governor M. e. Hay was her
prime minister, the councillor being
Frank Pierce Tebbetts Of Spokane.
The maids and matron Of honor are
| the Misses Kathleen Kimball. Gene
We've Paterson and Matilda furnish
and Mrs. e. p. Tebbetts. The cour-
tiers are J. G.. Mathews, William 7.
Tripplets, William Rieckers, R. J. Mar
| tin and e. Vaughn Klein.
The coronation ceremony was car
lried out ON the lines of the custom of
the Louis XIV period and included
the dancing of q court minuet by
eight little boys and girls, after which
the spectators joined in swearing al
llegiance to King Apple. Following
this Queen Idell and her suite, escort
led by guards in armor, heralds and
pages, made q tour OF the show
grounds and inspected every exhibit.
Professor II. Z. Van Deman and his
four associates. J ..WMurphy of Glen
wood, Iowa; C. J. Sinsel of Boise,
Idaho; Professor S. A. Beach of Ames,
Iowa, and James Glib of Kelowna. B.
C., who began their work yesterday
morning, were members of the party.
Rem III. Rice, secretary and mana
ger of the show, announced that q
special train Of fourteen decorated
cars, accompanied by forty growers,
trustees Of the apple show and five
|employes will leave the morning 81
November 81 for Chicago, where the
show will open on November % and
continue until December 4. Bert E.
lGnegory, assistant manager. writes
/ that the Chicago Association Of Com
merce viii have . delegation Of $500
|at the opening Of the show.