Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-30
(Capital Journal Special Service }

Capital Journal Special Service.)
Oregon Building, p. P. l. E., Nov.
30.-Oregon lost the grand sweepstakes
on apples, but won larger number of
medals on horticultural products, con.
sidering the number of entries, than
any other state competing for awards
at the Panama-Pacific International
exposition. A grand total Of lis
medals were captured and of these %
were Medals of Honor, Al Gold Medals,
% Silver Medals, IL Bronze Medals
and twelve exhibits received honorable
mention. Geographically these awards
were landed as follows: Medals of
honor, Jackson county 10; Hood River
county 10; Willamette valley 3; Union
70; klamath l. Gold medals, Jackson
county 10; Hood River 4; Klamath Il;
Willamette valley 4; Union /; Wasco
l. Silver medals, willamette valley
Z; Jackson 6; klamath 2; Wasco q;
Hood River, Josephine, Columbia, I'm
ion and Baker counties one each.
Bronze medals, jackson county s; Will
lamette valley 4; Union, Columbia and
Wasco counties one each. Honorable
mention, Jackson county 5; Willamette
valley A; Union, Klamath and Wasco
counties one each. AS matter of
fact, Jackson and Hood River made
the overwhelming number of entries,
and only such entries as were reason
ably certain of some sort of placement
were actually taken before the jury
Considerable material sent down was
acceptable for display purpose but alb
knIN Il m
Much of it was poorly packed and a
great deal of the fruit offered was not
standard material. Taking all things
into consideration Oregon 8 final show
ing in the awards is superb. The of
ficial detailed list of awards is as
follows:
Medal of Honor: II. H. Leavitt, Ash
land, Lambert cherries; Mary L. Mater
Mosier, Italian prunes; Gus Miller, Of
Hood River, Anjou pears; M. |. Min
ear, Medford, Bartlett pears; Jonr
Galbrecht, Sherwood, onions; Henry
Jansen, klamath Falls, white plume
celery; NJ. f. johnson, Sherwood, Aus
tralian Brown Onions; Mrs +. A. Jonel
Hood River; -njou pears; w. H. King
hood River, Anjou pears; F. H. Blagg
Hood River, Bose pears; c. r. Boyd
Medford, Howell pears; c. r. Boyd
Medford, Anjou pears; G. NJ, Chamber
Hood River, delicious apples; Del Ri,
Orchards, Rock Point, Bose pears; W
B. Dwyer, Hood River, Anjou pears
East Hood River Fruit company, Mosi
er Anjou pears; w. NJ. Morcross, Cen
tral Point, Bose pears; j. r. Hunamak
er, Hood River, Lambert cherries; Pat
erson Orchard company, Ashland, Vel
low Newtown apples; A. c. Reed, Hoo,
River, Bose pears; L. 7. Reynolds, Sa
lem, Baldwin apples; Ben O. Sheldon
Medford, Yellow Newtowns; @. N. an
G.. G. Stackland, Cove, Republica
cherries; Harry d. Antlers, Cove, Lam
bert cherries; r. Weiden, Hood Rive
Banana apples; A. N. Wright, Medfor
Elberta peaches and Salway peaches.
Gold Medals: j. A. Westerlunt
Medford, Blenheim apricots; II. A
Whitacre, Harrisburg, White Rose pc
tatoes; Elmer Applegate, Klamat
Falls, Argentuel rhubarb; Thomas
Avery, Hood River, Jonathan apples
Berkeley Orchards, Medford, Yello'
Newtown apples; Berkeley Orchard
Medford, Banana apples; Q. X. Boy
Medford, Comice pears; ]. D. Carte
Hood River, Baldwin apples; N. \
Davis, klamath Falls, Melted Gem pt
tatoes; A. Como Fero, Medford, Es,
pus apples; G. W, Gibbs, Hauser, crar
berries; VIM. E. Hartley, Myrtle Poin
Gravenstein apples; VIM, +. Hartle,
Myrtle Point, potatoes; Hollywood o
chards, Medford, Comice pears; Hoo
River Apple growers association, Clarl
SEEDING strawberries; James Brother
Medforu, Elb rita peaches; A. Johnso
Ashland, Sixteen to One strawberrieI
A. johnson, Bing cherries; Thos. Kin
Hood River, Bartlett pears; W.
King, Hood River, Bose pears; II. ]
Leavitt, Ashland, Anjou pears; W. '
Lewis, Merrill, klamath county Blu