The Detroit times., 1914-12-10
ARISTOCRATS OF
STATE ORCHARDS
Are ON DISPLAY
Western Michigan Development
Bureau Makes Fine Exhibit
of Apples
FRUIT EQUAL OF THAT
GROWN BEYOND ROCKIES
j. /. Gibson Points Out That
Farmers Have Great OPP
pOrtunities Right at Home

Seven thousand aristocratic apples,
as nearly perfect In taste, form. and
color as any that ever grew, are be-
ing displayed at No. $50 Jefferson.
ave-, by the Western Michigan Devel-
opment bureau, to prove 10 the peo-
pie or Detroit that the apples of
Michigan, and particularly OF western
Michigan are second 10 none in the
world
/ There are $50 boxes in the display.
Thirty-two different varieties are
shown. A color scheme has Been fol.
lowed In arranging the exhibition, the
reds, yellows, greens and browns be-
ing contrasted SO that they form a
sight pleasing to the eye.
The exhibition is In charge OF John
|. Gibson, OF Traverse City, Mich,
secretary OF the bureau, and Gilman
Nj. Dame, OF Northport, well-known
Michigan farmer and chairman of tho
Republican state central committee.
In the store next TO the one in which
the display is housed, at No. $50 JEFF
ferson-aye., lecture, illustrated with
moving pictures, Is given every after
noon and evening by Mr.. Gibson, who
mas devoted much OF his life to awak-
ening the people OF the country to
the wonderful opportunities to be
round III the western part of the state.
The pictures show the good roads that
increase the profits OF the farmer and
fruit grower The handy marketing
facilities are also shown in the pic.
lures The exhibition will continue
until Wednesday of next week.
According to Mr.. Gibson most of
the fancy apples consumed In the larg-
er cities of Michigan come from the
Pacific coast The Wenatchee and
Yakima valleys of Washington. and
the Hood River and Beaver Dam dis.
tricts of Oregon, send fruit to most of
the middle western and eastern states.
and even to Europe and Asia. The
prices obtained by the western ranch.
ers for this fruit is higher than Is
paid for that grown near home.
Freight charges make the difference.
Yet" said Mr.. Gibson, 1.-THE apples
OF western Michigan look as we'll as
any grown in the west, and they have
much mere flavor and strength than
those grown In great many districts
or the country across the Rockies. If
all the people who buy fancy apples
NNNfNSN my diO llOlll oOLlt we'll du-
vertised district OF the coast region
would awaken to the fact that-Re
grow fruit of as high quality right
here at home, the products of western
Michigan farmers would be in even
greater demand than they are now"
Mr.. Gibson told of the numerous
persons who are lured TO far away
states. such as Florida, California,
Washington and Oregon by convinc.
ing literature issued by transconti.
mental railroad lines and commercial
clubs that are financed largely by real
estate men or other people who have
property TO sell.
IF man wishes to be successful
farmer in region where there Is yet
room for development and. where there
is every chance OF financial success,
he does not have TO go beyond western
Michigan" said Mr.. Gibson.
Fruit from the following counties "a
shown In the display; Emmett, Charlie.
voix, Antrim, Leelanau, Benzie, Grand
Traverse, Kalkaska, Manistee, Wex.
ford, Missaukee, Mason, Lake, Osceola,
Oceana, Newaygo, Mecosta, Muskegon,
Montcalm, Ottawa and Kent.
Although apples are the main part
OF the exhibition, the bureau is also
showing that potatoes can be success
fully grown In western Michigan. Fiji.
teen cases Of "spuds" are exhibited.