Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-22
LUSCIOUS SALEM
CHERRY HFLD SWAY
Shipment Reaches Willamette
BOOth---AIl Corners Are
Given Sample


Oregon Building. Panama-pacific
Exposition san Francisco. June %
The luscious Salem cherry held full
sway at the Willamette booth in the
Oregon building Sunday A shipment
sent for the regular weekly judging
Joy the horticultural iurists was put in.
to paper bags BY Marion 5 representa-
tive at the Willamette booth w. A.
TAYLOR. and during Sunday afternoon
all comers were given sample of the
magnificent cherries grown in the fu-
nous Willamette valley And there
were plenty Of visitors Sunday always
brings one of the largest crowds of the
week and by sending to san Francisco
newspaper representatives box or two
of the finest. Mr.. TAYLOR was able to
secure for this occasion special men
tiou that brought an unusual number to
the willamette valley booth. with DR..
Dunsmore. of Polk county, and Mr..
Warren, Of Eugene Marion 5 represcn.
tatiyc had all thut he could do to stem
the tide. The visitors not only took
.nr ,ugIII'S p4' NUN literature o'ou'
mira d' md ,sl orostiors Tbc a.,osi,n
has dana ~ sboro in Lrirgi,o pnbIir.
ity to Orpgon md nsnncinII, I'm me WI.
hmr,te Everv orrnI,rpity nF tli. y,ri
is bcipo tokep advontogs of and tbr
buildinc Ioroely nre of fba most ponr.
lar an fbo aeonrd. IL II, incrooying fo.
vor If is egnrrioIlv nIaosirg tboF tbo
renreseptotiyps of tba difforcnt SOC.
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occosion md rnndnrod yoImalI, assist,
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Tbe nevt bio occosior 81, tbo or,oo,,
building win he Oreron cbcrrv 6,r
Tnly 1sf Eloborotc Hrnnoratinn - n.y.
inp made and Iorge orantitios ~ P6yoI.
A9nes and Rings otc frnm Tho WT'
Iametto valley vTbo DoIIos U,od p;,ar
and sontbnrn Orcgon viii bo ,iyon
away in thr offoTt to mako tbo ss,o.n
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Many Prizes Awarded. J,
Grand prize for the chest, most com.
plete, and most attractive" exhibit in
horticulture, together with score of
gold and silver medals for individual
exhibits in horticulture; grand prize
for the "best general display of for
age products" including all unthrcsh.
ed grain, together with three medals of
honor, "a gold medals. 60 silver medals
and 50 bronze medals for various pro. |
duets Of the soil, How il that for one
weeks awards for Oregon} From the
noise being made by the six or eight
states in direct competitions the ore.
gon winnings ought to be satisfactory
TO Orcgouians, Oregon fruit is now
officially recognized as the best and
Oregon forage products win become as
tayoably known as the Oregon rose
In the horticultural awards, the vii
lomctte valley was given a gold medal
ON Italian pruncs. However. long be.
fore the jury announced lis decision
the public had decided that the vii
hmette prunc was incompurubly super.
ior to any other TO be TASTED ON the
grounds.
When it came to proccsscd fruits. the
splendid display from the Rogue River
yalley-Mcdford, Ashland and Grants
Pass-capturcd the gold medal aud the
admiration Of every visitor to the ey.
bbit, Douglas and Wasco counties
aud the willamette valley were eorb
given silver medal for their fine dis.
plays Of bottled fruits.
All of the awards in horticulture
were made ON the showing in the Pal.
ace Of Horticulture alone. the magnifi.
cent displays in the Oregon building
being Nxcmdcd from competition. The
winning Oregon exhibit, in charge of
C, N, Ravlin, as beauty, particularly
delightful for It's simplicity and the ah
scncc of the fusNucss so common here
Each fruit section of the state con.
tributed full share to the biz win.
ming and is entitled to equal credit.
Oregoninns ON the exposition grounds
are particularly pleased that tho state
captured the grand prize ON forage
crops, While Orcgouans know thot
general farming represents the larger
portion Of the wealth of thc,stnte, and
that the state is mcxccllcd In the pro.
duction Of superior forage and grains.
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