Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-20
Oregon Wins ADards at
the Big P.P.L Exposition

eaten from calix to stem and bacl
again forty times in the thirty days
since the fruit left the Oregon orch
ards. There is one thing about Oregon
worms-they are real worms, full OF
life and are of the get.up-and-go vari.
ETY.; that's the spirit Of the country
There is nothing aenemic about an Ore,
gon worm, while this particular speci-
men was, as said before, dinky, weak
completely devoid of virility and Who'll
4 ly lacking in anything that would give
1t the appearance of health. Still, it
did healthy service for Washington
and Washington experts here have
asked for him that he, or she, may
befittingly be honored as the state 3
greatest friend.
/ Speaking of the matter today, Direc-
tor Ravlin, Of Hood River, said; cts
useless to cry over spilled milk. We
wanted that sweepstakes award but
1 fate and worm had decreed other
wise. l went over the matter careful
ly with the jury, found that body
thoroughly competent in all phases of
its judging and we have no kick com
ing The jury says it never saw finer
exhibit of apples than was submitted
for competition, and that Oregon fruit
should measure so perfectly until that
worm showed up simply proves our
class. of course this it but one award
and we are counting on winning several
Of the gold medals. Other states
Idaho, Montana, Missouri, Utah, Ar
kansas, etc, will get all sweled up if
they win any of these, so there is no
reason why we should not be So"
Touching upon points learned during
the years experience here, and during
the Judging now going ON, Mr.. Ravlin
says; "Packers generally should real
ize the Importance of making the out
side of their boxes as attractive as
the pack Of the fruit itself A splced
box is not box to 60 before a jury,
nor is one that has the label or letter
ing on at an angle wholly acceptable.
The outside should be as neat as the
! inside. note also that this jury is
inclined to discount the bulge in the
pack. They say perfect fruit is dam.
aged by bulge and careless handling,
and that they believe it will not be
long until we shall pack apples as we
do peaches. My experience here is that
the greatest damage has been done
through the bulge and tight pack. If
fruit haulers would always handle it
just right that might not be so, but
they won't and never will -
\ At the Palace Of Horticulture and at
the Oregon building there are great
banks Of apples of all varieties, per-
haps three hundred boxes and the fruit
is lovely to look upon The crowds
are enthusiastic about it, and, excel
lent advertising is secured even though
we lost the one award. AT the Oregon
building Rogue River, Eastern Oregon,
Hood River, Willamette Valley, Coos
Bay, and klamath apples leave no
doubt that the entire state produces
fruit as beautiful as the average in
diyidual is able to appreciate, but
even this serves its greatest purpose in
serving to so interest people that they
are led into conversation about crops
in general Fruit always makes an at.
tractive display, and unless the visitors
are inspired to stop and ask questions
much of the effect here would be lost.
Commissioner Booth Honored.
In appreciation of the able and
especially happy service rendered by
h. A, Booth Of Eugene, while resident
commissioner at the Oregon building
the past month, the forty or more peo-
pie associated with him in the work
here presented with the finest univer-
sal book cover that money would buy
in San Francisco, the name of the Civ
ers being inscribed thereon. The pre-
sentation was fraught with such good
feeling and the expressions were such
that Mr.. Booth and several members
of the Oregon family gathered about
the great fireplace in the reception
room were in tears. During his official
ascendency at the Oregon building,
which is now the portion Of Commits
sioner G. l.. Hawley, the Eugene man
met all Of the complications and affairs
in general with such evident desire TO
accomplish the most, and did il all
with such tact that universal good will
developed into increasing admiration
and no little affection. Acting as
spokesman for the "family" Ben G.
Sheldon voiced this sincere good feel.
ing in such phrases that Mr. Booth, to
whom the occasion was complete sur
prise was overcome with emotion. He
finally protested against accepting all
the credit given him and insisted that
he had only tried to do his duty as
well as the many others about the
building had done theirs. If he had
met with favor, he was happy, but he
was most happy in the belief that all
together had accomplished greatly for
Oregon, the brightest gem in the dia.
dem of states that crowns the Pacific.
lie regretted the severance Of these
strong, though hurried ties and urged
that he would ever hold extremely hap.
py recollections of his associations
with the Oregon building people Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Booth have been popular
at the Oregon building, aud were ef.
fectivo in extending the social rela-
tions in such way that Oregon will
necessarily profit
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