The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-03-04
IDAHO FRUIT At
S. F. EXPOSITION
Display Occupies Prominent Place in
the Palace Of Horticulture.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5. - The
opening day of the great Panama Paci-
fic exposition has passed and Idahoans
will be interested in knowing how
things passed so far as the Idaho hor-
ticultural exhibit is concerned.
In the first place, Idaho has one
of the finest positions in the palace
of horticulture, one of the most beau.
tiful of the exposition group. The
Idaho space is a long block extending
squarely across the main entrance
leading from the imposing horticul-
Hural conservatory home. To our left
is the Oregon exhibit and directly in
front of us, the extensive space to be
filled by California, but the Califor.
mia exhibit in the horticultural build.
ing is hardly begun.
Opening day FOUND the Idaho hor.
ticultural exhibit only partially in.
stalled, but enough was in place to
make good showing and create a
most favorable impression. At one
end of the space the information
booth, clad in climbing roses in
bloom, formed an attractive tower. En-.
.circling the entire Idaho space were
arranged the many beautiful jars of
processed apples, peaches, pears,
cherries, prunes, plums and other
fruit which were processed by E. c..
Vessels. These processed fruits made
AN especially attractive display. About
80 jars were arranged as caps upon
pedestals encircling the exhibit, and
80 more were mounted on projecting
shelves from posts backed up with re-
fleeing mirrors framed in folds Of
rich green velour.
The Big Red Idaho Apple.
In the center Of the exhibit stood
a shapely apple tree covered with
green foliage and real rosy, red Ida.
no apples.
A triangular exhibit Of splendid ap.
pies from the Weiser, Boise and Paw.
cite valleys and from Twin Falls
occupied prominent position and it
can be truthfully said that they were
the source Of a continual chorus of
compliments. The Jonathans Rome
beauty, winesap, Arkansas black, de.
licious and winter banana were most
attractive.
A few choice Idaho potatoes were
shown in the Idaho horticultural ex-
hibit and they attracted quite as
much attention as did the fruit.
Over the Idaho exhibits is super.
structive in the shape of a green
latticed pergola with projecting
beams, clad in grape vines brought
with us from Boise and neatly en-.
livened with artificial grape foliage
and realistic punches of purple AMI
rod grapes.
A delay upon the part of the sculp.
TOR in furnishing some of the import.
ant decorative designs and figures
made the Idaho horticultural exhibit
incomplete in some respects but
potted plants filled up the deficiency
to a great extent and these special
features will soon be completed.
The attendance on opening day
was a record breaker. The day was
ideal (Which was unusual as it has
been rainy and over two hundred and
fifty thousand people passed in
through the gates. Many Idaho peo-
pie stopped at the Idaho horticultural
exhibit through the day and a regis
ter has been provided for all friends
or interested parties who pass.
idaho Assistants.
Assisting in the Idaho horticultural
exhibit on opening day were Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. M. Campbell of Payette, Mr..
and Mrs. E. c. Vessels of Lewiston;
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vaudeville,
formerly of Payette; Mrs. Taylor and
myself from Boise and Will Snyder,
from Twin Falls. Many of the visi-
tors from Idaho fingered at the Idaho
booth and assisted in loyal way.
Commissioners Czizek and Day were
both present at the horticultural
booth a portionof the day.
The exposition is truly wonderful
from the standpoint of beauty, educa-
tional value and spectacular features.
Besides headquarters maintained
at the Idaho building our state will
have exhibits in agriculture and min.
ing in their respective palaces, but
those in charge have probably re.
ported to The Statesman as to their
respective departments.
Later, I shall hope to give an &C.
count of further observations upon
the splendid Idaho horticultural ex.