there was no other way. There were all sorts of wild ani- 

 mals around there (beside ourselves), andweeertain had 

 II mighty fine time. 



But the real trip, the real fruit growing trip, began 

 after that. I went to the West Coast, stopping first at 

 Walla Walla. Washington, and from there went to North 

 Yakima whieh is. as you know, one of their leading fruit 

 sections. 



From Yakima T went back to Walla Walla and then up 

 to Pullman, Washington, which is the seat of the Agricul- 

 tural College. From there I went to the Agricultural Col- 

 lege, of Idaho, at Moscow. Next by way of Spokane to 

 Wenatchee. Here T spent four or five days. As you all 

 know, AYenatchee is one of the leading orcharding sections 

 of the Northwest. After visiting Cashmere and a lot of the 

 other local towns I went up the Columbia River into Can- 

 ada. That was an extremely interesting trip because it got 

 me into the newer developments where they have profited 

 by the mistakes of some of the older sections like Wenatchee 

 and are doing things in a more satisfactory way. 



This took me through Brewster Oniak. Okanogan to 

 Eiverside, and oti to Oroville which is close to the British 

 Colum1)ia line. Thei-e tlie railway transportation stops and 

 you get through into British Columlua the best way you 

 can. I spent two days trying to get through (some fifty 

 or sixty miles), and finally induced a man who had a Ford 

 to tai^e me and a couple of Indians through for a little less 

 than his Ford cost liim. That took us up to Okanagan Lake 

 m British Columbia which is the largest and finest of the 

 British Columbia fi-uit sections. I then went to Pentictan 

 at the south cud of the Lake and from there to Kelowna 

 which is probal)]y the leading fruit section. 



From Kelowna I went to Vernon which is a great sec- 

 lion for fruit. Then doAvn to Vancouver l)y way of the 

 Canadian Pacific and by boat to Victoria and Reattle. At 

 Seattle I stopped and acted as one of the judges in their 

 j^and Products Show, which was an interesting experience. 



