The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-12-15
AMERICAN APPLE
CONGRESS- MEETS
Held at Denver and Exten-
sive Plans for the Future
Are to Be Made.

sAmerican News SerstGt)
Denver. Colo. Dec. i5---orchardists
throughout the country VII be- in
terested In the efforts OF Colorado fruit
growers to create a permanent organi-
Sation. to be known as the American
Apple Congress, with the object OF
bringing orchardists together annual.
ly from all sections OF the country
where this fruit Is raised to discuss
matters Of Importance and mutual in
terest.
The first congress Is To be held in
this city on December Is, 16 and II,
and such Is the interest In the under
taking that an invitation has been is
sued by Governor John F. Shafroth. Of
Colorado. TO NIL apple producing sec
tions of the United States and Canada
TO send delegates to the congress.
The congress will be an important
event In the apple world. Interest in
the meeting is not confined 10 tae
growers OF the Western States, but
extends to the apple states of the East
as well. II has been well said that
I'm the West the scientific culture of
fruit has reached n high state of per-
foction." and there Is no doubt that
apple growers OF the Eastern and
Nortern States can learn many les
sons In culture from the Western
growers. The fame of the Colorado
apple has extended around the world
and IL is fitting that the first Ameri-
can apple congress should be held in
Denver.
Growing on Big Scale.
Fruit growing on large scale in
Colorado is OF comparatively recent
origin. The first fruit trees planted
on the Westerl Slope are still standing
and are growing crops. These are Ell
berts peach trees and were planted
about twenty-five years ago. The Ute
Indians were still In the neighborhood
but shortly afterwards they were re-
moved to reservation In Utah and
the great Uncompahgre valley. which
had been the home of this tribe for no
one knows how long entered into COM
plete possession Of the white man.
The development OF the fruit indus
try In Colorado had It's real beginning
In 1900, when system and science is
taken into consideration. although
comemrcial fruit growing can be trac-
ed back as far as 1880. Therefore.
within ten years Colorado has pushed
herself into the front rank Of apple
producing States. and at the same time
has gained great reputation as pro
ducer of peaches and other fruits.
Matters of importance that will be
considered by the apple congress In
Denver this month are as follows:
Care Of Orchards; Fighting Insect
Pests; Fighting Frost: Standardizing
and Systemixing the Grading and
Packing rules: Planning and Securing
Legislation Intended to Benefit the
Industry: Securing Equitable Freight
and Express Rates for Shipments to
the Markets of the Country"
The question OF orchard heating is
one that has received considerable at.
tention In Colorado. Throughout the
great fruit belt on the Western Slope.
as we'll as other important districts.
oil and coal pots were kept burning
last spring, with the result that the
budding fruit trees were absolutely
protected and several millions Of dol
lars were saved to the growers. The
success Of orchard heating in Colorado.
therefore, will be discussed at the
coming apple congress.
II IL highly probable that arrange
ments will be made at the apple con-
gress for the holding of national
apple show In Denver in the autumn
Of 1911. An exposition Of that charac-
ter was held in Denver In January OF
the precent year and II attracted at.
tention from all apple sections. Should
such n show be held next year 1t will
be the largest event Of Its kind ever
held In the world.