The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-09-01
SPOKANE PLANS
LARGEST SHOW
THE BEST GOING ON TO CHICAGO
Wenatchee PeaviSh Because the WineSap
Rating Was Not Raised to
Equal Spitzenberg.

While the first National Apple Show
was an unexpected success and the
second exhibition surpassed even the
fondest hopes of the promoters, the
third National Apple Show, to be held
November ii to 10, 1910, in Spokane,
followed by an exhibition at Chicago,
November % to December 4, gives
promise of being an even creator eX.
position than the wonderfully success
full show of last season.
The bulletin and premium list for
the show this year has been published
and it gives promise of great show.
There have been some slight changes
in the scoring values which will be
used by the judges in determining the
winners OF the grand carload prize.
The changes are; Arkansas rs to 81
Arkansas Black Sc to CT; Baldwin sc
to 81; Delicious 8 10 to SO; Mcintosh
Red Sc to 7-8; Wealthy 81 to rs;
Winesap 7-8 to SO. The Spitzenburg
still remains at the head of the list
with the rating of 10 while the Yellow
Newtown Pippin and the Grimes Golden
will be the only apples which will have
the second rating of $40 this year.
| The Wenatchee growers insisted that
their Wineasp should have been raised
two or three points instead of the one
point advance which the trustees of
the National Apple Show allowed them
over last year and as a result of the
failure to get what they asked for they
insits that they will not be represented
at the show this year. 1t is rumored
that because of the fact that Wenat
chez will not send EXHIBITS to the Spo-
kane show James j. Hill and the Great
Northern have withdrawn support
from the show this year. The Hill
people look upon the show as an adver-
tising proposition for their territory
but it seems scarcely probable that
they would refuse to contribute merely
because Of one the districts along their
lines would not be represented.
When the band concludes "Auld
Lang Syne" Saturday night, Novem-
ber 10, in Spokane, scene unparal-
leled in the history Of apple shows will
begin, because inside of AZ hours sew
eral carload displays together with the
big prize winning exhibits and all Dis
trict displays will be loaded on a train
and started for Chicago on passenger
schedule time in order that the exhibi-
tion may be repeated in the Lake City,
beginning November % and closing
December 4.
The plan of showing in Chicago after
closing in Spokane has been a pet
scheme of the trustees for over year,
but it was impossible to make salts
factory arrangements until few
months go, when committee of the
trustees went to Chicago and secured
an option on the First Regiment Ar
mory, 10th and Michigan avenue.
Following this move the proposed
plan was laid before the Chicago Asso-
citation of Commerce and the executive
committee of that great organization
passed a resolution endorsing the pro-
ject and directing Chairman Harry A.
Wheeler to give every assistance. A
number of the leading Chicago news
paper publishers were consulted and
all promised to assist the movement by
publicity. Many expressions of won
der and commendation at the enter
prise of northwest people in bringing
the big exposition to the East were
made.
The exhibition in Chicago will not be
connected with any other show, but
will be conducted independently under
the auspices of the National Apple
Show trustees. 1t will have no con
nection with the Land Show in the Col
iseum nor with the International Stock
Show, both of which will be held dur
ing the same week. The three big
projects will undoubtedly bring the
greatest number of visitors that Chi
cago has seen since the days of the
Worlds Fair.
The arrangement in Chicago will be
similar to that in Spokane. The car
load racks will be erected IN the center
of the great Armory building and the
10-boX, 5-box, Single-boX and Feature
displays will be located across the
aisles from the carloads.
Around the four walls on both the
ground floor and balcony the District
displays will be located. These Dis
trict displays are being arranged for
by commercial clubs, apple growers
unions, horticultural societies, etc.
TheEdisplays will consist of collective
exhibits, arranged in any manner de-
sired, and friendly rivalry will un-
doubtedly bring out many unique and
artistic designs. Each district exhibit
will have representative in charge
both at Spokane and Chicago whose
duty shall be to answer questions, dis
tribute literature and exploit the par
ticular section for which he is the
spokesman. In all there will probably
be 35 Pacific Northwest fruit districts
| represented.
Hood River will be represented at
Spokane and Chicago and while the
details of the exhibit from this section
have not yet been worked out the mat
ter will be handled by the Commercial
Club and the Apple Growers Union.
Hood River has had reserved one of
the most desirable exhibition sections
for the Chicago show and good accom-
modations will be provided at Spo-
kane. According to one of the trus-
tees of the Spokane show it is going to
be considerable problem for them to
find enough space in which to exhibit
all the apples which will be sent to the
Inland Empire metropolis.
An apple packing contest in which
prizes will be awarded and a free ap-
pie packing school will also be featrues
Of the Spokane show.
Last year hood River was not repre-
sented with a carload at the Spokane
show because Of a misunderstanding as
to the rule for the wrapping Of ap-
pies. The rule on this matter follows /:
'When the exhibits are on display in
Spokane, they must be shown with the
top layer of apples unwrapped. 1t is
optional with the grower whether he
remove the wrappers before shipping
to Spokane or whether he waits until
reaching here before removing the
wrapper, or he may repack his entire
display in Spokane if he desires. The
object is to show the top layer un-
wrapped and the remainder of the APP
pies wrapped as intended for shin