Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-14
BERKELEY COUNTY REPRE-
sENTED AT CHICAGO SHOW
Great Interest Aroused Among
the Apple Growers.
ALL ARE ANXIOUS
TO SEND EXHIBIT
BERKELEY COUNTY REPRE-

County win Have Finest Exhibit In
the State At Bio show-Too Much
Petty Jealousy Shown, Thinks Mr..
lmbach, and Board of Trade Needs a
General Revivsl What Other
Boards Are Doiao.
Since 1t became known, exclusively
through The World. that Berkeley
county apple growers will be repre-
scented at the Chicago Land Show
without cost, q great deal OF interest
has been stimulated and the indica
tons now are that the county will
have the best exhibit il ever had In
any similar show in the country.
Mr.. Theodore T. Imhach, who has
been in the city looking after the ex-
hibit before leaving for his home at
Morgantown today, stated that he had
| received every ASSURANCE from the APP
pie growers that their exhibits would
be there. and that they would be of a
character. which would occasion sur.
prise. After learning what the show
really viii be, those who raise apples
sought Mr. lmbach for information,
and when he thoroughly explained the
minutest details OF the affair he was
assured of many exhibits.
The State Board of Trade. with head
quarters at Wheeling, is looking after
the States interest and will see to IL
that convenient quarters are secured,
and that every exhibitor is cared for
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company to assist in this work, and
TO advertise the State properly before
the country has agreed to transport,
without cost to the exhibitors, their ex
hibits. And for that reason the COM
pany has its representatives travelling
over the State In ~ endeavor TO SCI
cure exhibits so ffscan be shown what
is produced among the hills and noun
tains of West Virginia.
Mr. Imbach expressed the belief that
Berkeley county would be represented
as never before, because this will be
the first time in history that free
transportation is offered to exhibitors
And further the exhibits will be seen
by more than one million people as
compared with a few thousands at
Pittsburg last year.
In discussing the apples of this
county, Mr.. Imbaeh said that more
were grown this year in the county
than in all the rest of the State com
bined, and that the fruit is far SUI
perior in quality and size to
that grown elsewhere. In Jefferson
county, he said the yield was a good
one where the cedar rust had not done
its deadly work, but in many instances
the fruit had been ruined by this
blight.
10 increase interest among the APP
pie growers and the business inter
ests in general throughout the county,
Mr.. Imbach believes that the Board
of Trade should take on a new lease
of life; that a general revival among
its members is needed; that there is
too much petty jealousy existing here
and that it would be a wise plan TO
invite State Secretary Roy B. Naylor.
of Wheeling. to pay the city visit
and see IL he could not do something
toward getting the business people to
work together in more unison and har-
mony.
In many cities the boards OF trade
are raising funds TO help defray the
expenses at Chicago, although they
viii not be represented with exhibits.
This might be good suggestion for
the local board to consider
This section of the State, Mr.. I'm
bach is of the opinion, is destined to
become the best known of any section
throughout the country, but he also
thinks that to bring this about petty
jealousy must be laid aside and all
must work for the same thing-the
good of ALL
Asked about the tomato disease in
Morgan county he stated it was large
ly the fault of the people, as they
usually gathered the best of the crop
and permitted the remainder 10 decay
on the ground which caused the soil
to become thoroughly inoculated with
disease, and when the next crop was
planted the disease was there ready
to make an attack as soon as the prop
er time arrived.