Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-11-24
AT NATIONAL APPLE SHOW
THIS WEEK AT SPOKANE.
Greatest Ever Held and Program Car
ried Out to the Letter-Fine Weather
President Taft Sent Message Of
Greetings, 200, 900 Apples on Dis
play-Miss Ide Admirable Queen.

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in result is the third National Apple
show, which was formally opened at
10 o'clock this morning Practically
every commercial orchard district in
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
and the province of British Columbia
is represented in the numerous compe-
titions for prizes and premiums of 800
900, and in addition there are displays
from California and other states.
The telegraphic 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 its arrival, which was heralded
by the blowing of factory and locomo-
tive whistles and the ringing of bells
in all parts of the city, the first "Live
Wire' convention in the northwest was
called to order More than 1875 COM
Inercial organizations were represented
by one or more delegates. +. f. Car
tier Van Dissel presided.
80 Cars of Apples.
The delegates were the first to view
the displays, composed of 80 cars of
apples, including 10 straight cars, en-
tered in competition in their classes
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for the chief prize of 81 900 and the
world IS championship. There are SO dis
trict displays, representing Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, California and
British Columbia, more than 800 en-
tries in the box contests and about
5000 entries on plates 1t is estimated
there are fully 2,000,oUu apples on ex-
hibition.
Howard Elliott, head of the Northern
Pacific Railway company, has moved
his Office from st. Paul to Spokane for
the week to preside as president of the
show.
Following the exchange of greetings
at luncheon the delegates were formed
in procession and preceded by the Ma
tional Apple Show band of so players
they marched to the show grounds,
where they were received by 200 bust
ness men, headed by Charles M. Fas
sett, president, and the officers and
trustees of the Spokane Chamber of
Commerce.
Great Throngs.
The auditorium of the state armory
was thronged when Mr.. Van Dissel pre-
scented Mr.. Elliott, who spoke of the
Importance of apple culture in the
northwestern and Pacific states, saying
that the time is not far distant when
the annual output will be more than
$4,000 cars.
Following the program the delegates
and visitors and the general public in
spected the displays. The unanimous
opinion of the growers and visitors at
former shows is that the display this
year is the largest and most compre-
hensive they had ever seen.
Queen Is Crowned.
The feature of tonight IS program will
be the coronation of Idell !, privately
Miss Idell Ide of Colville, who en-
tered her dominion last Friday even
ing. Governor M. e. Hay will be her
prime minister, the councillor being
Frank Tebbetts of Spokane The maids
and matron of honor are the Misses
Kathleen Kimball Genevieve Paterson
and Matilda furnish and Mrs +. p.
Tebbetts The courtiers are J. G.
Matthews, William t. Tripplets, Will
liam Rieckers, r. j. Martin and i.
Vaughn Klein.
The coronation ceremony will be car
ried out on the lines of the custom of
the Louis XIV period and includes the
dancing of a court minuet by eight
little boys and girls, after which the
spectators will join in swearing al
legiance to King Apple. Following this
Queen Idell and her suite, escorted by
guards in armor, heralds and pages, will
make a tour of the show grounds and
inspect every exhibit Professor H.
E. Van Deman and his four associates,
J. w. Murphy of Glenwood, 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 this morning, will be mem
bers of the party.
IA Cars to Chicago.
Rem H. Rice, secretary and manager
of the show, announced this morning
that a special train of IA decorated
cars, accompanied by 40 growers,
trustees of the apple show and five en-
ployes will leave the morning of No
vember 81 for Chicago, where the show
will open on November % and continue
until December 4. Bert E. Gregory, as
sistant manager, writes that the Chi
cago Association of Commerce, will
have delegation of 1900 at the open
ing of the show.
The Queen s Acceptance.
"My faithful subjects: This testi-
monial of the loyalty of my people to
their sovereign affects me deeply. l
am cognizant of the honor accorded to
me and / shall do my utmost to deserve
the confidence of my people and to
merit the approval of my associate,
King Apple, and his dependents. F"
With these words Idell I, queen of
the third National Apple show, which
was formally opened, assumed her
reign. Her royal majesty, who is Miss