Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-29
OVER FOURM|LL|ONS
COME TO SOUTHERN
IDAHO FOR APPLES
Three Thousand Carloads of the
Fruit Shipped From Boise,
Payette, Emmett, Weiser
and Council Valleys.
Capital News Special seryice)

Capital News Special Service).
Payette, Oct. 29.--Eour million five
hundred thousand is the approximate
sum that will be left in southern Ida
no this season for apples shipped out
of the state by the "A cash buyers in
this territory from points, as widely
separated as San Francisco on the
west, New York in the east, Texas on
the south and Des Moines, Iowa, in
the north.
This is the greatest sum of money
for apples that has ever flowed into
this state in any one season. 1t rep
resents the amount paid for 5000 car
loads of apples produced in these high
ly favored valleys in southern Idaho:
Boise. Payette, Emmett. Weiser and
Council. The average paid for each
of the 5000 carloads is $1,000 (. o. b..
shipping point. Never before in Ida
hos history has there been so many
cash buyers of apples in the field as
this season. 1t is evident from ex-
pressions made by them that they all
expect 20 be on hand during the next
fruit harvesting season,
aho fruit growers as a result of
the activities of the cash buyers are in
the most prosperous condition in their
history.
CASH BUYERS BANQuETEO.
The out -of town cash buyers all
make their headquarters at Hotel
Bancroft, PaNette's newest and best
hosiery of which Mrs. Grace Barrie is
the popular proprietress. ably assisted
by her son, Rem Barrie.
The apple shipping season for the
out -of-town buyers is approaching the
end and they soon will be leaving for
their respective homes. \ splendid
banquet elegantly served was given in
their honor by Mrs. Barrie Tuesday
evening in the spacious dining room
of the Bancroft hotel Plates were set
for 81. with unique place card at
each plate. Each card was an indi-
vidua description of the guests, done
in poetry, and was conceived and
executed by Mrs. Barrie. II was one
of the clevcrest things ever done in
this section.
Joel Priest OF Boise, general agent
in Idaho for the Oregon Short Line,
on behalf of the guests paid a beau
tiful tribute to Mrs. Barrie express
ing the sincere thanks of all present
for the bountiful feast.
Splendid music during tho banquet
and for the dance that followed was
furnished by the Hazeltine orchestra of
Payette.
THOSE PRESENT.
The out Of town buyers present
were: G. W. Branch New York y.
A. Bunch, New York MIR. and Mrs. l..
McCroy, Philadelphia; r. d. Sprout,
New York; Mr.. and Mrs. II. F.. Hill
YER Yakima; Mir. and Mrs. c, s. Tag
CART of Chicago; S. w. Mathis of
Texas; II. NJ. Cobbs of Dos Moines,
Iowa, L.. S. Humphries of San Fran
cisco; w. y. Butcher of Lincoln, Neb.
Guy Abe of Yakima; Lloyd Nolan of
Yakima: Louis koosco of lndianapo-
lis: B. Boudiner of St Louis; l.. S.
Johnson of Sioux City; Roy Defen-
bach of Lewiston; Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Dayton of Emmett; Joel Priest of
Boise. general agent for the o. S. l..
Those present from Payette were:
Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Hogue, Mr.. and
Mrs. -. l.. Ingard, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
w. Stoughton, Mr. and Mrs. l.. V
Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. w NJ. Copeland,
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. Harland, Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. j. Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs. e.
Thurston, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Me
MILAN, Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Ienn, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Hicks Mr. and Mrs. NJ.
NJ. Hurst of F'ruitland, and essrs. Gill
bert Peterson, Robertson. Truman. TS-
rell, Kay Johnson and a Capital News
representative.