The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-06-17
HOOD FRUITS
NOW PROMINENT
BENEFITS TO RESULT FROM AWARD
0regOn'S Winning Of Gold Medal at San
Francisco Turns Eyes on Chief
of Horticulture

Oregon's exhibit Of fruit, the central
figure of which was Hood Rivers big
red apple. has been awarded the gold
medal over the entire world, the judges
representing several different nations.
In addition to the salient feature Of the
big apple, the commercial fruit grown
for market by the Hood River valley
formed good part of the exhibit.
Hood River strawberries played an i'm.
portant part. If there is value in ad.
vertising. and it is difficult now to find
one who holds otherwise, Hood River
should receive reward for the money
expended. Compared with the money
expended by comptitors. Hood River
and Oregon's costs for displaying the
wonderful fruit products was practi.
caIly nothing. Indeed, those who
worked for the campaign at the big
fair have been indicated.
To c. N. Ravlin must 90 the credit
of having worked out the features of q
winning exhibit. Praise must be giveu
to the local men, who backed MIR. Raw.
lin sin his idea of the big apple, and
made possible the activities that pro,
cured for him the appointment as chief
of horticulture for the state.
Anne Shannon Monroe, telling of the
success of Mr.. Raviln in Sundays Ore.
gonian, says:
Oregon S success exploded a bOmt
among hOruculturists on the grounds.
Why? Everyone is visiting the horti.
cultural building, hunting out the far
famed Hood River apple, to know
why. Simply, the answer is this: c.
N. Ravlin, chief of horticulture for the
state of Oregon, owning and operating
ranch in Hood River for the past six
years, puts his whole soul and his
whole intelligence into what he under.
takes. He worked like a Trojan to
have Oregon properly represented. His
idea of proper representation for his
state was to put Oregon literally into
the exposition.
"He used Oregon logs and timber for
the framework of the booth. He used
Oregon lumber for the flooring. He
used Oregon shrubbery-live shrubbery
planted in real earth and daily wa.
tered and looked after, for hedge
about the Oregon exhibit and then he
displayed the best of Oregon horticul-
tural products in the most attractive
manner.
'He didn't concern himself with
frilly effects, lattice work and other
ornamentation foreign to a horticul
tural exhibit. Every single solitary
item used in the booth was not only
from Oregon but could be used horti.
culturally. 1t was an exclusive horti.
cultural display. Others had done more
elaborate things, but they did not rep.
resent horticulture. Our whole display
is preeminently characteristic of our
state.
California occupies one. third of the
space in the horticultural building.
California has Burbank as her chief
hortcultaralist, and his display occu.
pies central position, but Oregon wor
the gold medal.
"Mr. Ravlin was the happiest mar
on the exposition grounds. asked hin
how it happened. Il had an idea, he
said, of making a COOL restful place
that would stand out in the eye of the
spectator who had been seeing many
things at the exposition. ! wanted tC
attract him with quiet woodland
scene that would draw him into its
depths. The log cabin further carried
out this effect, while at the same time
it fulfills necessary function as {
small store and tool house.
i made every feature of the bootf
contribute to the one end of pleasing
and resting the eye, just as country
scene does, and at the same time each
thing used had to be a pure Oregon
horticultural product. made no extrs
effort to win the jury's attention
Washington spent $500 just recently ir
final effort to make sure of the golC
medal. We did not spend an extra cent
Naturally, | am extremely gratified.
ut is interesting to know that c. N
Ravlin is clergyman's son, who be.
came a newspaper man in San Francis.
co and who later was connected with
the business staff of the Orpheum the.
atre. Six years ago, feeling the nerve
wear and tear of city life, he decided
to become horticulturist.
"He chose Hood River. after a sur
vey of the whole coast, because he be-
lieved in. the future of Oregon fruits
particularly apples. Their firmness anC
keeping qualities won his preference
from a purely commercial point Of
view. He bought new ranch in the
rough, cleared it. and in these six years
has made it one of the show places Of
Hood River.
"He had never thrust spade into the
ground or weeded an onion before he
undertook to be rancher in Oregon
His ranch is called Long Pines, and is
noted for its beauty as well as its
profit. Mrs. Ravlin has been an enthu
siastic partner with her husband in this
back to the soil undertaking. She
too. was of the city, city born and city
bred, and knew nothing of ranch life
six years ago. Mrs. Ravlin is with
her husband at the exposition, anC
takes as keen pleasure in the success
of Oregon products as he does.
j. h. HeilbrOnner, who has just re-
turned from the fair, with Mrs. He'll
bonner, lauds the Oregon exhibit. He
says:
I'VE had a delightful trip, but il
seems good to get back home again anc
find everything looking so beautiful in
Hood River.
''The fair as a whole is wonderful.
Every building is full of interesting ex.
hibits which would take weeks to see
thoroughly. The things that impressed
US the most were the architecture
beauty of the buildings and courts, the
lighting effects and the statuary. 1t il
impossible to describe the harmoniou,
effects.
1.-THE Oregon exhibit in the palace Of
horticulture is attracting special atten
tion. The full credit for the success o.
this department is due to MIR. Raviln'i
individual efforts. The big apple is th'
center of attraction and around it h,
has grouped the Oregon display in sucl
an artistic manner that everyone VIII,
goes into the building stops to look a
it. When you consider the limite,
AMOUNT of money he had at his dispose