Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-09-15
ASK BETTER RATING
ON NORTHWEST APPLES.
'hamber of Commerce Asks Amer.
ican genealogical Society to Give
Apples Raised in Northwest
Better Rating.


dinner of the Chamber of Commerce.
tuesday evening. r. c. McCroskey
made short address urging the or
ganlzation to assist in promoting the
Anti-Smut Convention to be held in
Pullman, September % and 30. The
meeting then adjourned to headuuar-
tiers. 1t was decided to transfer the
balance in the legislative fund and
the uninyested portion of the initia-
ton fund to the general fund.
The following letter, submitted by
the horticultural committee, was en-
dorsed and ordered forwarded:
Prof John Craig, Secretary American
Pathological Society, Ithica, n. Y:
Believing that the apples of the
Northwest at the present time do not
| have a fair and equitable rating with
the apples of other localities, and
! feeling that an injustice is being done
us in the present standard as it now
exists, and that We are placed at a
great disadvantage in the production
and marketing of the superior quail
ties of apples, we desire to express
our appreciation of the fact that at
the last meeting of your society a re.
vision committee was appointed to
revise the present standard and we
earnestly hope that we may have a
just consideration of the merits of
our apples. We also believe that a
more just rating can be obtained in
the use Of 100 per cent as a standard
instead of the points as they are now
considered, and hope that the com
mittee may establish it.
Horticultural Committee of the Pull
man Chamber of Commerce.
On recommendation Of the horti-
cultural committee it was decided to
divide the work of preparing an eX-
hibit for the Spokane Interstate Fair
among several committees. The mem
bers of the horticultural committee
will collect the fruit, George McCros-
key and Tweed Amos were appointed
to collect grains and grasses, f. A.
Brownell to look after the vegetables
and w. W. Robinson and Clarence
Brownell to get up an exhibit of poul-
try
The board of trustees announced
that they had selected j. NJ Reid to
take charge of the Pullman exhibit at
the Missouri Valley Fair and Expo
siton to be held at Kansas City, Sept.
% to Oct s.
The following delegates were Sc
lected to attend the meeting of the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce on
Pullman day Sept. 10; w. E. Han
son, J. J, Rouse, P. c. Martin, C. r..
Dutton, and the secretary and presi-
dent. Any other members who de-
sire to attend will be added to the
delegation.
The trustees were authorized to
purchase two dozen OF the best kind
of folding chairs to be used in the
| headquarters.
1t was decided to send all of the
last issue oil the Pullman Colonist
| folders to the DIV, R. & n Co. for
distribution
'1he committee on sanitation and
improvement offered the following
report, which was adopted:
| To the Board of Trustees:
Your com ittee on city improve
ment and sanitation begs leave to re-
port that we have an opportunity to
secure the moving picture films from
the Washington State Society for the
Prevention of tuberculosis for Oct
10 and A. Mr.. Miller has offered the
use of the Star Theater for a matinee
on both afternoons.
We would recommend that the of
fer be accepted and the exhibition be
well advertised.
J. Earl Else, NJ. D., Chairman.