The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-11-21
CLUB EXHIBIT
is ATTRACTIVE
SHOW VISITORS SEE REAL VALLEY
Hood River Valley Is Well Represented
With Exhibits and Officials at the
Portland Land Show

Among the exhibits at the Apple
Show this week there was no EXHIBIT
tnat contained finer apples or was more
unique than that displayed by the Com
ercial club. Secretary r. +. Scott,
who bubbles over with ideas, landed
on good one. when he evolved the
plan of displaying a miniature Hood
River valley. Think of il The visitor
to the show sees our little valley
spread out before him. All last week
a scene painter worked on the produc-
tion, which gives an excellent topo-
graphical idea of the community, and
even when Hood River people lok at
the display, with Mount Hood rising in
the background, they can imagine very
easily that they are at home and stand
ing on some one of the ranches of the
Lower Valley, or better still, across
the Columbia on the Underwood
Heights
The apples and agricultural exhibits
we're packed in car on the Stranahan
siding last Friday. Secretary Scott
being assisted in loading by Roy c.
Brock and J. f. Batchelder. The car
was the center of attraction. Because
of its proximity to the passenger sta
tion everybody going there paid II
visit.
OF course, lot of the many orchard
lists who have exhibits at the show will
be in attendance. Indeed, the crowd
that has already gone to Portland is
large, and many will go down for the
week end.
Secretary Scott, who has active
charge of the Hood River exhibits at
the show. writes that the displays are
attracting very wide spread attention
among all visitors at the big land show.
Especially are the Portland people who
have interests in Hood River compli-
mentary of the enterprise in sending
down the exhibit.
Hood River is well represented
among the officials at the show. Frank
+. Deem and c. G. Carpenter are floor
marshals. John Castner is repacking
apples for the judges. Prof. G. ID.
thompson is superintendent of exhibits.
The exhibitors in the local CONNER
cia club artistic apple display are:
Mrs. Sargent, Seely, Dresser, Carnes
and A. Hukari. There are but two
other exhibits, that will be in the COM
petition with the local apples, says
Mr.. Scott.
"0ur agricultural EXHIBIT" says
Mr.. Scott, lis very good. but naturally
weak on the number of kinds of goods. "
Better Fruit mas a handsome booth at
the Land Show building. II. G. Ritz in
charge. +. II. Shepard, editor and
publisher of Better Fruit will be pres
ent the latter part Of the week.
Robert I. Newhall has booth, dis.
playing his nursery products.
Fine exhibits, writes Mr.. Scott, have
been placed by Sears g. Porter, H. O..
Sieverkropp, John Hakel, r. Il. Miller,
Lawrence a Smith, H. +. Gleason,
John w. Weaver, r. Fenwick, Nelson
a. Anslee. A. Hnkari, w. w. Rodwell
and j. o. Mark
Throughout the entire week an inter-
esting program has been carried out.
Topics that are of vital interest to
orchardists and to farmers in general
have been discussed. This morning
standardizing of grade will be dis
cussed. The principal speakers on this
topic are G. f. Whistler, of Medford,
c. A. Melboeuf, of Portland, and W.
W. Lyte, of Bellingham, Wash. The
ahuuhl bduuuSt VI tne HOItlCultuTdl so
ciety will be held tonight at the Multi
nomah hotel. Tomorrow morning Waldo
G. Paine. traffic manager of the Spo-
kane e. Inland Empire X. r. Co., of
Spokane, will deliver an address on
business organization for farmers and
fruit growers. Tomorrow afternoon
Prof. c. |. Lewis, of Corvallis, and w.
S. Thornber, director of the lewiston
Charleston Horticultural school, of
Lewiston, Ida. will speak on the vari-
ETY. adaptation of apples.