The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-10-26
SMITH WORKS FOR
SPOKANE APPLE SHOW

Arriving here last Thursday. c. l..
Smith. Of kiesling. WASH. aud a
pioneer horticulturist. has been en-
/ deavoring 10 secure an exhibit Of local
apples at the Spokane NatiOnall Apple
show. when | approached your grow
ers and your Commercial club, sald
the Washington. horticulturist, 81
found a feeling Of Indifference. Hood
River has been at the helm Of things
for a long time The fruit from your
| Valley has won drst prize after first
prize, but the prosperity has made you
! Indifferent ! have been cl0se OBJ
server for many years, during which
time / have been connected with the
different agricultural and horticultural
institutions Of the Northwest. ana the
Indifference that find here is plain
criterion of prosperity.
However. / am not going TO give
up: for | believe that you should have
an exhibit Of your fruit at Spokane.
You may not get direct returns, but
the beneficial effect is sure TO be felt
indirectly"
Mr.. Smith, who has been Hood
River visitor a number Of times be-
fore, was at one time connected with
the o. X. & n. Co, in its agricultural
demonstration department. During
recent years he has attended many OF
the Washington State farmers insti-
tutes, delivering lectures on hOrticul-
ture. 1.-The history of how the
National Apple Show materialized is
an interesting one. said Mr.. Smith,
1T was an accident. When the State
Horticultural society met in Walla
Walla five years ago we citizens of
Spokane. in order to secure the cOnven-
tion at our city the next year, offered
to put up an apple show. The Cham
Der of COmmelc ce took the matter up.
and ii was made to cover the whole
Northwest. The first show was a
gigantic affair, great deal larger
than we had first expected, at the
show of each successive year since
then has doubled in magnificence, eX-
celency of exhibits and educational
features. The apple industry is the
great industry of the Northwest, and
the Spokane Apple Show the great
apple show Because of the difficulty
in financing the gigantic undertaking,
it was at first decided this year not to
have the show. However, the Spokane,
business men said that if we LAID down
on the thing that way it would have a
bad effect on the industry. They raised
the money, S42. 800, in four days, and
now we are trying to get the North
vests 8 applegfowers to show their APP
probation of the work by coming
through with exhibits.
"The ratings Of the show have been
changed, and any region may now
enter. The former very Objectionable
variety rating has been wiped out.
The eastern professors of horticulture
did not know how to judge our western
apples so we have secured {. J. Sisely,
Of Boise, Idaho, as chief Judge. "
Mr.. Smith came here from Boise,
where he was judge of the county ex-
hibits at the recent fair in that city.
Mr.. Smith has the greatest praise
for growers of the Hood River apples.
They were the first to adopt the
methods of successful commercial
he sald. All other North
western regions are followers of them.
Lame back is one Of the most com
mon forms Of muscular rheumatism
A few applications OF Chamberlain's
Lniment will give relief. For sale by
all dealers.