The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-09-25
PLEASED WITH
FREMONT'S
SHOWING


Is highly gratified with the showing
made by the fruit growers of Fremont
county at the Colorado State fair In
Pueblo last week and says that ex-
hibitors from the Canon City district
had practically everything their own
way down there despite the usual com
petition from the orchardists of the
western slope. The fruit shown by
Fremont county growers at the fair,
in the opinion OF Mr.. Taylor. was the
best ever exhibited by our people aud
would have won honors in any horti-
cultural display in the country. east
or west. At Pueblo nearly every box
and plate OF fruit entered from this
county was awarded either a first OF
second premium; more OF the former
than the latter being brought home by
our exhibitors.
One table, four feet in width and
fifty feet in length. in the horticultural
section at the state fair last week was
given over entirely to Fremont county
fruit; all of 1t being plate stun When
the awarding committee had finished
its work every plate on that table had
been given either q first or a second
prize; a record. probably, never be-
fore attained al Pueblo or elsewhere
in a statewide competition. As pre-
viousiy stated in these columns Fre-
mont county orchardists were award
ed the first premium for the best dis
play made by any county In the state;
first for best collection of perfect
fruit made by any county In district
number four; first, second and third
premiums for best display OF apples;
first, second and third premiums for
the best display of pears; hrst, second
and third premiums for the best dis
play OF grapes: first, second and third
premiums for the best display u
plums; first on best display Of for
eign varieties OF plums; FIRST. second
and third premiums on the best hve
plates of winter varieties OF apples;
first and second premiums on the
best FIVE plates of fall apples; first,
second and third on the best three
boxes of winter apples; first and sec
ond premiums on the best box of fall
apples; first on the bes, single box
OF winter apples; third premium for
the county making the best general
exhibit at the fair. The latter is An
entirely new classification at the
Colorado State fair and includes ev-
cry character OF exhibit: horticul-
tural. agricultural. manufacturers.
live stock. pantry stores, etc. entered
in competition for prizes.
Fremont county. according to Mr..
Taylor. did herself proud at Pueblo
and received an advertising that was
worth many times the cost and trou-
bic OF making the display. The pack
OF the Fremont county fruit at the
state fair this year greatly surpassed
that OF any other section and was the
subject of much praise and commen-
dation from visitors. The improve
ment in the pack OF fruit grown In
the Canon City district during the
last few years has been almost revo-
lutionary. according TO Mr.. Taylor.
and is attracting widespread atten-
tion.
Mr.. Taylor says Canon City fruit
this season is the finest quality he has
ever seen here and he expresses the
belief that II would win In any hor-
ticultural show In the United States.
In size, color. flavor and other deslr-
able qualities Fremont county apples
this year are superior to anything OF
their kind in the west.
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