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LOCOMOTIVE COVERED ENTIRELY WITH APPLES 

 One of the feature exhibits at the Gravenstein Apple Show, Sebastopol, California, 1910 



A CORNER OF FRUIT EXHIBITS AT THE GRAVENSTEIN APPLE SHOW 

 SKl'.ASTOPOL. CALIFORNIA, llilO 



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Photo by Frann Palmer, Spokane Engraving by American Engraving Company, Spokane 



STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT DISPLAY AT THE NATIONAL APPLE SHO\\' 

 SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, AND CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, liilO 



people of this section by his uniform 

 courtesy, tirelessness, patience and supe- 

 rior ability. 



After Governor Gillett had been given 

 an opportunity to view the exhibits he 

 was entertained at supper at the Hotel 

 Martinique, of which H. Hampshire is 

 proprietor. The spread was a most elab- 

 orate one and the service excellent. 



The outside of the pavilion was deco- 

 rated with flags and powerful electric 

 lights and presented a trim appearance. 



Within the pavilion was such a superb 

 sight as does the heart good to see. Here 

 was a solid display, ranging far arou.nd on 

 either side, of beautiful Gravensteins, 

 rosy, sunny, polished, dressed in holiday 

 attire. Thousands oii thousands of boxes 

 of Gravensteins, arranged in pleasing and 

 striking designs and giving an aroma that 

 \vas indeed delightful. 



The entire floor space was filled with 

 splendid features, every one of which 

 represented many days of hard and 

 devoted work on the part of intelligent 

 rind unselfish men and women. There 

 were such noteworthy structures as the 

 noble models of the county courthouse, 

 engine No. 22, the First National Bank, 

 the Forestville schoolhouse, the Pleasant 

 I^ill Evaporator, the Stony Point Grow- 

 ers Association's packing-house, the 

 Graton Depot. Then the charmi.ng fea- 

 tures, emblematic and ornamental, and 

 the many tables richly filled with all 

 good things that grow. For genuine, 

 substantial beauty, for satisfying and 

 del icious odors, nothing can compete 

 with the contents of the apple show 

 pavilion. And the best of it is that not 

 a single thing displayed came from any- 

 where but the prolific soil of imperial 

 Sonoma. There were no importations; 

 all was home-grown and home-made. It 

 is, in fact, a generous offering of our own 

 superabundance. 



Selfishness was noticeably absent 

 among the exhibitors. While toiling at 

 close quarters for several days the utmost 

 geniality and good-fellowship prevailed. 

 Old friends and new, when they could 

 find a moment, visited one another's dis- 

 plays and sincerely and eagerly admired 

 and praised, and gladly lent a hand when 

 needed. Joy in tlie working was the 

 universal feeling. 



The. Committee of Judges of Exhibits 

 of the Sebastopol Apple Show, having 

 finished the task allotted them, reported 

 to the management as follows: 



"Owing to the great excellence of the 

 entire exhibit, your committee has had 

 some difficulty in making the awards. 

 We were impressed by the great amount 

 of painstaking labor, skill a.nd ingenuity 

 displayed in getting up these exhibits. 

 Considering the facts this committee has 

 come to the conclusion that the only way 

 to properly distribute the awards is to 

 increase the number of prizes, and in 

 addition make honorable mention of 

 numerous exhibits. 



The committee wishes to further state 

 that the Sebastopol Apple Show demon- 

 strates most remarkable possibilities for 

 the apple industry of Sonoma County." 



The following are a few of the leading 

 prize-winners : 



