Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-12
9TH NATIONAL APPLE SHOW
AT SPOKANE NEXT WEEK
Aim Is to Help Fruit Growers in So
luton of Better Fruit-Fine Pro-
gram-Special Rates.

The Eighth National Apple Show
will be held at Spokane November 10
to 20, the business men of that city
having decided again to finance the
big exposition in order to aid the
northwestern fruit growers toward
solution of their problems.
From the growers standpoint four
big questions stand out sharply in the
plans for the show. These are: First,
how to market profitably a greatly in
creased 1916 crop; second, the utili-
zation of surplus fruits by the manu-
facture of by-products; third, the fight
against pests; and fourth, the stand
ardization of grade and pack. All Of
these problems will be earnestly at
tackled by the best brains in the fruit
business at the National Apple Show.
Next years marketing problem is
the most vitality important question be-
fore northwestern apple growers" de-
clares Robert H. Kipp, chairman of
the board of trustees. "The northwest
in 1916 will be called upon on sell be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 carloads of
boxed apples, as against 5000 cars this
year. Our ability to cause the mar
ket to absorb an increase of more than
100 per cent depends upon the way we
systematic distribution. At the APP
pie show the growers will consider the
facts gathered by the Northwest Fruit
Growers council during the 1915 mar
keting season.
The by-products features to be dis
cussed in the conference November
10th. --
The apple show this year is attract
ing additional attention because in
connection with it will be held the
twelfth annual convention of the
Washington State Horticultural asso-
citation. More than 40 of the Vests
leading fruit growers and scientific
men have been invited by officials OF
the association to participate in the
program of the convention, which will
take place November Is, 16 and II.
A. c. Craig of Deer Park, president
and r. Edward Tumble of Wenat
chez, secretary have invited many
men prominent in the orchard bust
ness to lead the discussions of vari
Gus topics vital to the northwestern
fruit grower. They have announced
that w. s. Ballard of the bureau OF
plant industry of the United States
4 department of agriculture, who has
made a study of blight and mildew il
the west, will be a speaker. Consid
cradle attention will be given to this
problem.
, Diversified farming in connection
with fruit growing also will receive
emphasis at the Spokane convention
as will the subjects Of controlling in
sect pests and marketing.
Several thousand entries of pies
jellies and other homemade by-prod
ucts of the apple will be on exhibition
in the women's department of the
show. Daily demonstrations will be-
given by expert cooks.
The Oregon-Washington Railroad &
, Navigation company will have some
, cookery experts on duty at the show
each day.
On the entertainment side vaude
! vile features have been eliminated
and high-class amusements only will
be given. The principal feature will
be a series of babies pageants, il
which hundreds of rosy children viii
vie with rudy checked apples for poI
ular attention. There will be styl'
show, in which living models will ez
hibit the latest creations from tn
fashion centers, and a series of elias
steal dances by Spokane society girls
d One of the leading western bands ha
been engaged to furnish afternoon an
evening concerts.
Special rates have been granted o.
. all railroads for this National Appl
Show.