The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-07-13
OREGON GETS
ANOTHER MEDAL
FINAL PIP. ]. E. LIST SURPRISES
Ravlin Wins Recognition For the Excel
lency Of His Work at the Cali
fornia Exposition

C. N. Raviin, chief of horticulture
for the Oregon Commission at the Pan
ama-Pacifc exposition at San Francis
co last year. has been honored by the
board of the exposition, who have pre-
sented him with a collaboration gold
medal as an expression Of appreciation
of his work as collector Of the Ore
gon exhibit and for having been per-
sonally responsible for the pomological
display and the upkeep of the exhibit
of shrubs and ferns as we'll as fruits.
The presentation of the gold medal
came as surprise to Mr.. Ravlin, who
did not know of the award until he
opened letter from the exposition
commission Monday.
Along with the letter came list OF
final official awards to Oregon exhibit
ors, as made after final checking and
oil disputes had been settled. 1t has
taken from the end Of last November
up to the present time to check over
these lists.
Hood River certainly has made a
good showing" says Mr.. Ravlin.
Zone that the county should be proud
of. The valley took highets award on
pears and her cherries. as the list will
show, were second to none. 1t will be
noticed in the list that q good many
Hood River exhibitors were given
medals of honor. This is the highest
award an individual exhibitor can re.
ceive."
In the list is also included the notice
that the state of Oregon has been
awarded a medal of honor for its fresh
deciduous fruit display.
"This award has been made since !
left San Francisco" says MIR. Ravlin.
ut was evidently given after the jur-
les had made general checking over.
1t is certainly triumph for Oregon,
which was also given the grand prize
for the best arrangement of its dis
plays"
Mr.. Ravlin points out that The Dalles
and Mosier received some handsome
awards. The best displays from Wasco
county, however, we're received at the
exposition from Mosier.
"Mosier, considering the size of the
district" says Mr.. Raviln, ''is to be
congratulated. Mark A. Mayer. in
competition with 600 cases from Idaho,
a large exhibit from Washington and
many prunes from the Willamette VAL
ley and California, took the medal Of
honor on his Italian prunes.
The Hood River valleys Clark Seed
ling Strawberries topped anything at
the exposition. The award was made
on commercial pack.
The official list Of Hood River and
Wasco county exhibits is as follows:
Thomas E. Avery. Hood River. Jona-
than apple, gold medal.
F. n. Blagg. Hood River, Bose pears.
medal of honor.
J. L. Carter, Hood River, Baldwin
apples, gold medal.
G. M. Chambers, Hood River. Deli
cious apples. medal of honor.
J. P. Carroll, Mosier, Monmouth ap-
pies, gold medal.
W. B. Dyer, Hood River. Anjou
pears, medal of honor.
The Dalles Fruit Growers Associa-
tion, The Dalles, Italian prunes, bronze
medal.
East Hood River Fruit Co., Mosier.
Anjou pears, medal Of honor.
j. J. Fleck, The Dalles. assorted
gra pes, honorable mention; Flame To.
kay grapes, silver medal.
Apple Growers Association, Hood
River. Clark Seeding Strawberries,
medal of honor.
Mrs. F. A. Jones, Hood River, An
iou pears, medal of honor.
Thomas King, Hood River, Bartlett
pears, gold medal.
W. E. King, Hood River, Bose pears.
gold medal; Anjou pears. medal OF
honor.
Mark E. Mayer, Mosier, Italian
prunes, medal of honor.
DR.. C. A. McCrum, Mosier, Bose
pears. gold medal.
Gus Miller. Hood River. Comice
pears. gold medal; Anjou pears, medal
of honor.
J. R. Nunamaker, Hood River. Bine
cherries, gold medal: Black Republican
cherries, gold medal; Lambert cherries,
medal of honor.
c. A. Reed. Hood River, Bose pears,
medal of honor.
H. S. Reed. Hood River, Delicious
apples, gold medal.
Somerville & Son, Hood River, Deli
cious apples. gold medal.
Wasco County. The Dalles, collective
exhibit of processed fruits. silver
medal.
T. Weiden, Hood River, Banana ap
Piles, medal of honor.
Carl Wodecki. The Dalles. Bins