Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1922-03-31
APPLE men
TO GATHER
Entire State to Join in Three
Day Program in
July.

Adopting the slogan, Wen put 1t
over with a blaze of glory" tentative
plans were laid by representative ap-
pie men of the northwest for a three
day program during the convention Of
the International Apple Shippers as
sociation to be held in Seattle July
26 to 2S, Inclusive.
Meeting in the New Washington ho-
tel representatives gathered from
Yakima, Wenatchee, Cashmere, Hood
River and Seattle chose A. R. Currie.
vice president of the Ryan Fruit COM
pany, Seattle, as permanent chairman
of the executive committee of fifteen.
and P. Fred Clark, sales manager of
the Apple Growers association, Hood
River, Ore, as secretary.
No international convention of the
importance of the one for which plans
! are, now being made has ever been
| held in the northwest, Mr.. Currie said.
1t was due to Mr.. Curries efforts, with
the support of the chamber of com.
merce, that Seattle was chosen for the
meeting this year, the first time in
the twenty-seven years of the organ.
izations existence that it has come
west of Milwaukee.
Twelve Hundred to Come.
Fully twelve hundred members of
the International Apple Shippers as
sociaton, from all parts of the United
States and Europe, Asia and Australia
as well, are expected to assemble here
the last week in July One of the fea-
lures of the convention will be the
attraction afforded by the presentation
of THE Wayfarer," the great outdoor
spectacle of pageantry which will be
staged in the University of Washing
ton stadium the week of the conven-
ton.
Plans for special excursions through
the principal apple districts of the
northwest, following the convention,
are now being talked. Itineraries are
being mapped out and all attending
the convention will be urged to return
) home through one or more of the fam
GUS apple producing sections of Wash
, ington and Oregon. Hearty indorse-
ment of this plan is voiced by Charles
, y. Crewdson. Chicago capitalist, who
, with r. F. Outcault famous Buster
Brown cartoonist is the owner of the
1,000-acre Buster Brown Orchards on
Bridgeport Bar, near Brewster. Mr..
e Crewdson left Seattle last week on
e his way back to Chicago after visit
y ing his property in this state INC
II greater advertising of the resources ol
n tha orfh In khnu
e by arranging it so that all of the dele
It gates to this convention can see the
t sections in which the apples are
It grown" he said. u,
q Lure of Scenic Beauty.
e Combine with the trip to the or
II chards the lure Of such scenic beauty
y spots as Lake Chelan, the Columbis
+ River highway the valleys of thu
T. Methow and the Yakima. and you will
% have there combination Of wonder
70 full appeal and one which will leave /,
II lasting impression on those who maxi
ID the trip"
N The full support and cooperation O
10 the chamber of commerce of Portlan,
m and the other commercial organize
~ tions of Oregon has been pledged t
Or make the forthcoming convention
III success, according to Mr. Clark, sec
Z. rotary Of the committee.
Fruit men attending the preliminar,
a. meeting were Conrad Rose, c. T. Has
RS kell L. L. Mathews. George C. Jones
Il. o. B. Shay and ]. M. Wade Of Wen
r. atchee; B. A. Perham, Fred Plath, w
q J. Hays, J. w. Hebert, Fred Eberl
and Clyde R. Mckee of Yakima; s. Il
Andrews of Cashmere; p Fred Clarl
OF Hood River and Barney Hurtzman
~ Harry F. Schumacher and A. R. Cur
u RE of Seattle