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vestors in fruit lands take such occasions to visit the 

 place and investigate its importance as a producing sec- 

 tion. 



How Held or Managed. The methods of handling 

 fruit shows are as numerous as the varied fruit-produc- 

 ing sections. The larger ones are held under the auspices 

 of a regular fruit show organization. The National Fruit 

 Show held annually at Spokane, Wash., is an example of 

 this type. It represents a stock company and is incor- 

 porated under the laws of the State of Washington. The 

 admission fees and revenues from the various concessions 

 make the organization self-supporting or even dividend 

 paying. Different fruit-growing sections often hold their 

 own annual exhibit. Such are supported by the growers 

 in the particular section. Where such sections are large 

 and the business well developed the show becomes an event 

 of state or national importance. Often real estate or 

 transportation companies get up exhibits to attract 

 buyers to the section, to help sell their land and con- 

 tribute to the support of the railroad. 



Often the show is held in connection with some exist- 

 ing organization. Probably the majority of the smaller 

 ones are managed in this way. State and county fairs 

 have exceptionally fine displays of fruits and vegetables, 

 and such represent the oldest type of fruit shows in the 

 United States. Agricultural and horticultural societies 

 may have displays of fruit in connection with their 

 annual convention or their important meetings. Porno- 

 logical societies, fruit growers' conventions, granges and 

 other similar organizations often foster quite extensive 

 exhibits on special occasions. Probably the latest devel- 

 opments along this line are the land shows held in the 



