The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-27
LOCAL APPLES
TAKE PRIZES
SPITZ AND NEWTOWN STILL LEAD
Local Men Return with Praise for An
nual Show Butler, Shepard and
Batchelder Tell of Show


his home Sunday morning. after having |
spent the entire week attending the !
conference of growers and market men |
at the eastern Washington city the past
week. "The conference held sessions
each morning, evening and night during
the entire week, and the discussions |
that were conducted will lead TO excel |
lent results in all of the fruit dis
tricts.
The Hood River exhibit. while not as
large saw as planned, captured prizes
that are causing rejoicing among local
growers. The following prizes were
taken by Hood River growers:
First prize Yellow Newtown, in 25
box exhibit, Thomas Avery; second
prize. rs boxes of Yellow Newtons,
Oscar Vanderbilt; first prize. 25 box
Spitzenburg exhibit, John Hakel: first
prize, five box Winter Banana exhibit,
]. H. Jeffry; third prize, five box
SpitEenburg exhibit, Herman Krus-
sow; third prize, Arkansas Black, five
box exhibit, A. Huksri; third ppize,
five box exhibit Yellow Newtown,
Lisco 4 Niehans. Sam G. Campbell,
one of the chief inspectors of the
North Pacific Fruit Distributors, who
says that the beauty of the show was
that it was not topsheavy, but repre-
sentative and that the omission of the
carload exhibits gave the small grower
a chance. had charge of the exhibits
of local growers.
In reviewing the show and confer
ence Mr.. Shepard, who was member
of the committee that prepared bill
to authorize state aid for the Deciduous
Protective League, which will have
affiliated as members all growers and
representatives of all shipping con-
Germs, the purpose being to carry on
campaign for fostering legislation and
to wage war against and prevent in
roads of disc ases. said:
The show was held in big tent
close into the business section of the
city this year and was one Of the most
successful shows that has ever been
held in any way. The elimination of
the carload exhibit has been beneficial
for many reasons. Cutting the displays
to 25, five and one box of fruit result
ed in the exhibit of only the best quail
ity of show fruit from all districts, and
the quality this year was the best ever
seen before.
Perhaps the most beneficial results
will be obtained from the gathering Of
the growers at the conferences. The
growers from all districts, Montana,
Washington, Oregon. Idaho and British
Columbia came together and learned
and gave valuable information. The
proposed bill, which the committee on
the Decduous Protective League
drafted and will submit TO lawmaking
bodies was passed unanimously. byl
the members of the committee,
each of the following districts be-
ing represented: Wenatchee, Montana,
Southern Idaho, Yakima. Walla Walla,
Southern Oregon, Northern Idaho and
the Spokane district and Hood River.
''The feature exhibits at the show
were never so good before. Two of
the most interesting of these displays
were horse, made entirely from APP
Piles and apple seeds, ridden by young
lady. and an old grandfather's clock.
The horse was rearing, its front hoofs
just over a rattlesnake, made entirely
of apples and apple seeds, except for
the real rattles. The clock was 80 feet
high. Its dial was formed by sliced
dried apples.
''The industrial exhibits, shown by
manufacturers of sprays and machln-
cry companies were also of much inter-
est to growers.
''The awards were well distributed
and created general satisfaction.
Manager Corbaley, although it was his
Evcf of IN int
show, deserves much praise for the
way in which he handled the show.
All visitors were entertained at ban
quet at the Hall of the Doges.
One of the most important actions on
the part of the grower and market men
assembled at the conference was no
doubt the appointment of committee
of eleven to max survey of the entire
| northwest in an effort to determine
definitely the fruit grown and the need
of cooperative plants for the handling
of the by-products of the orchard. The
| following are the members OF this
comittee: p. II. Weyrauch, Walla Wal
la; ID. ID. Ods, WeDatchee, Wash. W.
H. Wicks, Moscow, Idaho; j. II. Chap
man, Milton, W.. s. Brown, Corvallis !;
j. F. Batchelder, Hood River; G. j.
DaVise, North Yakima, Wash. /; II. G.
Sampson, Spokane, Wash. M. j. Hig-
| ley, Payette, Ida. H. M. Sloan, Flor
ence, Mont. Robert E. Strahorn, Port
land. MIR. Sampson. Mr.. Wicks, MIR.
Batchelder, MIR. Weyrauch and MIR. Da-
Wise were appointed on the executive
board, and we're instructed to begin
their survey at once.
Every paper that was read at the
conference. said Mr.. Batcheder. who
attended the meeting, touched on the
Importance of establishing cooperative
plants to handle the by-products of the
orchards. MIR. Strahorn declared that
it would be absolutely necessary from
the standpoint of railways, stating that
with the acreage increasing the trans
portation companies could not furnish
cars enough to handle the green fruit.
''We are going to begin work imme-
diately. One of our first tasks will be
to warn the communities against being
duped by the many promoters who will
make an attempt to take advantage Of
the agitation that has been started for
such enterprises as cooperative by-pro.
ducts plants of the orchardists. The
establishing of cannery or evaporation
is no small problem. A study should
be made by the community before the
attempt is made. Three are now in
the Yakima valley seven such institu
tions and the doors of all of them are
locked"
Truman Butler was also present
from this city at the conference of sp
pie men, having delivered an address
on financing the crops of the orchard
ist.
Mr.. Butler. who has been walking
with cane since bis return from Spo
kane, having received sprained ankl'
in an automobile accident, touched upol
the need of new system of financing