The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-11-25
APPLE SPECIAL ON ITS
WAY EAST
OVER A MILLION APPLES FOR
CHICAGO SHOW FROM THE
WESTERN STATES.


The National Apple show special
running on passenger schedule time
between Spokane and Chicago, over
the Northern Pacific and Chicago
Burlington e Quincy lines, carrying
the prize winning exhibits at the third
national apple show to be exhibited in
First regiment armory at Chicago
November % to December 4, passed
through Helena today, says Wednes-
days Record. There are more than
100000 apples in the consignment.
The train left Spokane yesterday.
The official party travelling on the
train, is composed of Rem H. Rice,
secretary and manager of the national
apple show; H. N. Kennedy, general
agent of the Northern Pacific rail-
way Spokane; w. e. Parmelee, su-
perintendent of exhibits; Lew S. Hur-
tig, George e. A. Bond and l.. l..
Freund, assistant managers, and 40
orchardists from various parts of the
Pacific northwest.
Carload Prize Winners.
The prize winning carloads, each
containing $50 boxes, are: C. H.
Sproat, Hood River, Ore. Spitzenburg
variety, winner of the sweepstake of
$1,000 and the championship of the
world. Car scored 997 of a possible
1000 points, the highest mark yet
attained by apples grown in single
orchard; second, Hinman & Grandy,
Wenatchee, Spitzenbrg variety, $500,
scored 991 points.
H. M. Gilbert, North Yakima Wine
sap, first prize winner in class, $3.50;
scored 967 points.
A. d. Helms, Ashland, Ore, Yellow
Newtown Pippin prize winner in
class; scored 983.7 points.
o. G. France, Wenatchee, Winesap,
prize winner in class; scored 952,7
points.
Spokane Valley Irrigated Land COM
pany, Spokane, Wagner, first prize
winner in class; scored 91S.5 points.
R. P. Wright, Lake Chelan, Wash,
Rome Beauty, first prize winner in
class; scored S97 points.
c. G. Georgeson, Yakima valley
Wash, mixed car, prize winner; scor-
ed 942 points.
In addition, there are 80 1O-box,
119 5-box 324 1-box, 43 3-box and 27
4-box exhibits and "a distinct displays
representing commercial orchards in
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana,
California and the province of British
Columbia.
"The special tran stands alone as
bearing exhibits illustrative of one of
the great resources of the northwest
handled with such dispatch with the
right of way over all lines," said
Secretary Rice today.
Purpose Of the Show.
"The chief purpose of the Chicago
show is to give the people of the mid
die western states more intimate ac-
quaintance with intensive cultivation
las practiced in the northwest, also, to
show the highly successful and prof
liable results of scientific orcharding
,on irrigated and non-irrigated lands
and the proper methods of packing
apples for the market. Another aim
is to attract population and capital to
develop the numerous agricultural re-
sources in various parts of the Spo-
kane country and the northwest.
1--WE have the support and co-opera-
ton of the Chicago Association of
Commerce, which, through its north
Pacific coast trade extension commit
tee, presented silver trophy cup
valued at $500, awarded to the carload
scoring highest on pack. Officers and
members of that organization also
have shown interest in other ways
that are bound to make the Chicago
show big success"