Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-10-10
THURST0N APPLES
TAKE FIRST PRIZE
At BIG STATE FAIR
0. G. Whites Wealthy Variety
Lead in State Wide Com
petition.
COUNTY'S EXHIBIT FIFTH.
From 1000 to 5000 Visited Booth
Daily-Display Highly
Successful.
COUNTY'S EXHIBIT FIFTH.

AT the Chamber of Commerce trus
tees meeting Wednesday afternoon
Secretary H. L. Whiting made detail
ed report of the success of the Thur
ston county exhibit which took fifth
place at the Yakima state fair, and was
in charge of Secretary Whiting, F. E.
Baker and r. L. Dalton In his report
Yakima valley was a good section of
the country for this part of Washing
ton to advertise in and he was con
vinced that if Thurston county and
Southwest Washington spent as much
money in advertising this section of
the state as the Yakima valley, We
natchee and Walla Walla have spent
every bit as great returns are to be
obtained.
county booth entertained from 1000 to
5000 visitors daily, answering all man.
ner of questions, giving out literature
and in every instance urging the in.
quirer to visit Olympia and Thurston
county. Those owning land on the
east side were greatly surprised to
learn that acreage in Thurston county
could be had for less than $1OO per
acre.
The prevailing opinion in Washing
ton and especially west fthe maun
tains is that owing to the lack of sun
shine it is impossible to get the proper
color on apples. The Olympia Chamber
of Commerce forever dispelled this be
lief when the Wealthy apples grown by
O. c. White and exhibited by the Cham
ber Of Commerce at the state fair wor
the first prize. A grower from the
Yakima valley won second. The
Wealthy is highly colored apple ant
those exhibited from Thurston county
were credit to any section of tn.
United States.
Altogether there were AZ differen
displays from Thurston county which
included practically everything from
TonO coal and Tenino sandstone t.
rare varieties of wheat and barley ant
from tobacco to oysters. There is NJ
question but what the oyster displa.
attracted as much attention as any
thing in the large pavilion.
Thurston county had 40 feet O
feet frontage on the side entrance
The entire background was decorate
with purple and white bunting and
plated effect was carried out, on whic
punches of grain were artistically al
ranged, which included barley, rye, nj
merOus varieties of wheat and som
very good specimens of wheat take
from one hill.
From the wall extending distanc
of four feet was a shelf about 20 fee
long, where were displayed apples an
pears, neatly boxed, while a portion c
this shelf was covered with heav
, moss upon which was placed severe
: varieties of grains, peas, buckwhea
: as we'll as plates of apples, large ca
| rOtS and numerous other articles of ii
: terest. In front of the booth and e!
2 tending back about two and half fee
: was another shelf which contained e,
erything from onions and potatoes t
r squash and large tubers.
: A box of prunes exhibited by F. |
Baker attracted considerable attention
q In the same section as the oyster e,
0 hibit a rest room was fixed up an
+ this proved welcome opportunity
recline for many who were weary frol
tramping about the auditorium. Tt
nine foot space at the end of tt
booth was filled with dahias from II
f Capital Point nurseries which attrac
1 ed no end of attention.
AS each of the 81 counties repr
sented made its best possible effoT
+. Clarke, Spokane and Benton counti'
s were best. Secretary Whiting al
J. those who went with him are loud
their praises of the manner in whit
the entire fair was handled and mo
# of this credit they give TO Commisso
er of Agriculture Perkins.