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OCT 17 1910

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VOL. II. NO. 46. . , THURSDAY, OCTOBER ! 3, $1.50 Per Annum. Hon. Price Ellison's Presbyterian Church A Mountain of Change of Portfolio Kelowna Fruit Heads the List Dedication s —— Kelowna Apples Will Be Minister of Finance Date of Opening Services Fixed and Agriculture at New Westminster for October 23rd Ten Thousand Boxes Piled in Farmers' Exchange The Hon. Price Ellison, who has Sunday, October 23rd, has now been for the past year head of the Makes Brilliant .Showing at the Provincial Exhibition Against Keen Competition - been definitely fixed as the date department of lands, is, according Adds One More to Remarkable List of Successes for the dedicatory services in con­ THIRTY CARLOADS A WEEK to an announcement made by the nection with the opening of then Premier last week, to be minister new Presbyterian church. The Is Kelowna's Present Output of finance and agriculture, a port­ interior arrangements are now all folio held by the attorney-general, WINS GOLD MEDAL IN DISTRICT FRUIT EXHIBIT completed, with the exception of of Orchard Produce Hon. W. J. Bowser, since the death some articles of furniture donated of CaDt. Tatlow. This arrangement by friends, and which are expected Ten thousand boxes of apples— will allow Mr. Bowser to devote The Highest Fruit Award in the Fair $700 in Cash Prizes to arrive in the course of a few a mountain of choicest fruit—is at the whole of his attention to the days. • the present moment to be seen attorney-generalship. The Rev. Dr. McKay, principal stacked ready for shipment in the Once again Kelowna has demon­ SSfSince his appointment to the of the Westminster Hall, Van­ big building of the Farmers' strated the justice of her claim to department of lands the Hon. Price couver is to be the officiating Exchange. Ten thousand bbxes be regarded as the-premier fruit KELOWNA'S WINNINGS Ellison had some very important clergyman, assisted by the resident means over sixteen carloads—and city of the province by carrying off questions to handle,'and it is gener- pastor, the Rev. A. W. K. Herdman, faster than the packers can handle the highest award at the Provincial FIVE BOX APPLE EXHIBITS ' ally admitted. that, aided by his First Second Third and others. them or the C. P.. R. haul away the ' wide experience in such matters, Fair held Jast week at New West­ loaded cars, the farmers in'the dis­ minster. Belle de Boslcop... : .....J Conlin .... In preparation for the musical he has fulfilled the duties of the Grimes Golden ..T Bulman. part of the services a choir of 25 trict are hauling in their load after The show was opened last Tues­ office with credit to himself and King R Binger O A Pease" .R E Harriss.. voices has been training during the load of apples — red cheeked "benefit to the province. As minister day week by" Lieutenant-Governor past month under the efficient beauties with scarcely a blemish to v Jonathan ^ R Mansfield... W Geen of agriculture, no doubt he will be Patterson in the presence of a large leadership of Mr. J. N. Thompson. a boxful. Even the most sanguine and distinguished gathering. Al­ Northern Spy..! E B Glass... O A Pease T W Stirling.. equally at home. He is one of the On the Monday following the of enthusiastic admirers of Kel­ though the heavy rain which the Ontario G Thompson A E Boyer most successful farmers and ranch­ ladies of the congregation .have owna's wonderful orchard country coast cities have-been experiencing Spitzenberg D McLean ers in the west, and knows the provided a supper, which will be never dreamed of the mighty during the past week or so inter­ Wealthy R Mansfield W Geen needs of the farmers and agricul­ served at 6 o'clock in the old avalanche of fruit which 13 descend­ fered somewhat with the comfort Wegener F Mawhinney tural interests as few other men church. This will be followed by ing upon the packing houses to­ of those attending the show, yet it Yellow Newtown W Geen A E Boyer...... 'fr.-TT. know them. a sacred concert in the new edifice, day. is generally admitted that in the Gravenstein , T G Speer at which congratulatory addresses If you would appreciate Kel­ His successor in the department number of entries and in the of lands will be Wm. R. Ross, KG, TWO BOX PEAR EXHIBITS will be deliver owna's claim to the .title of general interest taken in the Fair, Bosc T W Stirling gMifc.appropnate M.L. A., of Fernie. music rendered. " Orchard City," then climb to the this year has been a record one. Howell T W Stirling J L Pridham „ top of that huge accumulation of An4 this was especially true of the Doyenne J L Pridham A E Boyer the orchard's ripe product, six boxes fruit section. The competition in Louise Bonne T W Stirling Kelowna Will Make Strong high, and look down on the sea of box exhibits for instance was much Boussock :....'..."...J L Pridham f. : fruit, stretching from one end of Kettle Valley Line larger than last year, and in other Bid For Honors at Coming i ______—_-•. PLATE EXHIBITS OF APPLES AND PEARS the building to the other. Then classes the same increase was Apple Show descend to the basement and see noticeable. It was undoubtedly Apples—Gravenstein H Hill R E Harriss... Construction Starts at Midway Maiden's Blush..... TW Stirling R E Harriss the same long vistas of boxes there. by a long way the finest collection' When the Farmers' Exchange of fruit ever placed on the tables, 'Alexander. „ Mr. J. Gibb is at present engaged - Construction work on the Kettle Jeffries „ 7 ...;.R E Harriss J L Pridham.. on the packing of a straight car­ put up their big cement building or for the matter of that ever before just over a year^ago, there were ^ Valley Railway west from Midway seen in the province. Wolf River ...J L Pridham load of Jonathans which will form started last week. The big outHt of Ribston Pippin'..... ;....A E Boyer part of the Board of Trade's exhibit those who said it was too big for Kelowna's exhibit, prepared J. G. McLean & Co., railroad con­ Red R E Harriss."..'. „ t at 's National Apple its purpose, and that it would be under the auspices of the Agricul­ tractors, with a large number of Ontario ...H Hill...... A..W C Blackwood.....! ShftW^iitJife end of this month. Mr. years before it, would, be all in use. tural and Trades Association, by stock has arrived, and it is the in­ Pewaukee.. J L Pridham...... SC Cosens B. McDonald, of the Fairmers' To look^t the Ulterior of it how Mr. A. E. Boyer and his associates ( tention of the contractors to hurry s Sutton's Beauty.... .- 'A. W C Cameron... Exchange, is taking charge of this one wonders how it is possible to as usual scored heavily,,: adding the work as much as possible be­ Wealthy.. ..AH Hill R Mansfield part of the exhibit, and to Mr. do any Work at all, so crowded is still another triumph to the re­ - fore the snow flies. * A. Schulli left Yellow Newtown P J L Pridham... Gibb has been entrusted the it with boxes. markable run of brilliant successes Phoenix with a crew of , 100 men Belle dcBoskop J Conlin... monumental task of selecting and A staff of ten or twelve packers which our exhibits have met with for Midway, having the contract ' Collection Apples, fall RE Harriss: packing the 600 boxes which are working almost day and night on previous occasions. ' for laying ten mile's of steel on the „ ., winter -. ...R Mansfield constitutes a carload. ' to keep pace with-the work, and at The blue ribbon of the fair so old grade of the Midway and Ver­ Pears—Beurre de Anjou...T W Stirling E B Glass Each box is to contain precisely the present time an average of far as the fruit 'section was con­ non, which has been taken over by Winter Nellis '. .. J L Pridham E B Glass.... the same number of apples—120— about three cars a day, including cerned, was the first prize gold the Kettle Valley line. Bosc '..., E B Glass T W Stirling j: packed in exactly the same way, apple and vegetable shipments, are medal in the District Fruit Exhibit, The headquarters of the contra­ Idaho ; J L Pridham thus securing absolute uniformity. being dispatched from the Farmers' and it.' is no small feather in ctors will be at Midway for the pr­ , Vicar of Wakefield T W Stirling „...'. The extra labor involved in such a Exchange alone. Up to the present Kelowna's cap, that this coveted esent and the laying of the steel on Any other variety T W Stirling E B Glass task can only be appreciated by date, from 105 to 110 car loads of prize has been carried off. The the- grade to Rock Creek will be Collection Fall Pears T W Stirling those engaged in fruit packing. fruit and vegetables have been trophy, which is of solid Fraser proceeded with, This should take Collection Winter Pears... „ J L Pridham shipped, in addition to unusually River gold, is presented by the The prize at stake-is $500 for the a comparatively short time, ... as Hyslop Crab Apple R E/Harriss -.-.-. heavy express shipments, which Royal Agricultural and Industrial : best car of Jonathans, and entry is with the exception of a few wash­ V also made for the sweepstakes would, at a rough estimate, have outs the old grade is now ready for Society of B. C. It has engraved PLUMS filled some ten or twelve ' more around the edge: " Won by Kel­ Sugar Prune....! TW Stirling J L Pridham prize of $1000 for the best carload the track. When this section is laid in the show. cars. ^ the camps will be moved to Rock owna, B. G, 1st Prize District Fruit Grand Duke A E Boyer f.'. : And this is only one packing Exhibit, Provincial Exhibition, New Bradshaw T W Stirling ^ To Mr. F. E. DeHart is entrusted 'Creelc'and 4>rt will then fly on the the preparation of the district house. Messrs. Stirling & Pitcairn new work further west. A number Westminster, B. G, 1910—World Black Diamond „ AE Boyer are confining their attention this Trophy." Eng Damson J L Pridham T W Stirling... exhibit, and the smaller box and of subcontracts have already been plate exhibits. -. seasonsentirely to fruit shipments, let and construction will .proceed In the five box exhibits of apples Pond's Seedling r A E Boyer and from eight to ten cars are leav­ all winter. Thirty miles of the road there were twelve classes in all, and Coe's Gojden Drop .; J L Pridham EB Glass ing their sheds every week. , are under contract at 'this end the result shows shows that in the Lombard Mrs. E Bull i- ._*..'. Oxley - Roberts Including the shipments of the Any other variety A E Boyer wnirn will in _K_h _»__il_a_b _\r n /• nnnl« face of the keenest competition Vernon Fruit Company and Messrs. prizes have been won in eleven of Collection, 5 varieties...... EB Glass „7..". . .? Rowcliffe Bros., the orchard pro­ of years link up with the thirty On Wednesday of last week, them, in the case of Jonathans and duce at present leaving Kelowna mile section now under construc­ District Fruit Exhibit—GOLD MEDAL October 5th, the wedding, took Kings the first, second and third reaches the grand total of over tion out of Merritt. The route is' place at the home of the bride's prizes for each variety. thirty car loads weekly. by way of , at which parents at Vancouver, of Kenneth point the Kettle Valley company is In the two box pear classes the the fruit was frozen and utterly A special train of fifteen passen­ The C. P. R. barge which carries result is scarcely less remarkable. T. Oxley, Kelowna, to Miss May making arrangements for a divisi­ ruined. A large number of prizes, ger coaches and four baggage cars E. Roberts, daughter of Capt. and the cars to and from Okanagan onal point. "• Seven classes were entered and Mr. Boyer estimates, were missed were required last week to accom­ Landing is being taxed to its utter­ prizes were scored in five of them. Mrs. F. W. Roberts, formerly of owing to this unfortunate loss. modate a party of 900 Doukhobor Parrboro, Nova Scotia. The brides­ most, and the greatest difficulty is On his return last Monday from Mr. Boyer wishes to thank the colonists bound for Waterloo, East experienced in getting cars enough New Westminster, Mr. Boyer was maid was Miss Elsie Roberts, sister - A competive examination will be farmers and all who helped in the Kootenay. for the heavy traffic. accorded an enthusiastic welcome. of the bride, with Mr. R. T. Buxton held at Victoria and other centres work. Much difficulty has been Packers are at a premium and The greatest credit is due for the The Financial Times states that as best man. Mr. and Mrs. Oxley on Wednesday, November 9»h, for encountered this year through far­ boxes cannot be produced fast energetic way in which he and his Messrs. Holt and Renfew have ac­ returned to Kelowna Tuesday last. twenty executive cadets and ten mers selling the whole of their enough to supply the demand. assistants have engineered the col­ ted promptly in view of the Hud­ They will take up their residence engineer cadets for the crop in advance. It would be ad­ This week the Farmers' Exchange lection and arrangement of the son's Bay Company's movements on Beach avenue. Since coming navy. Applications from intending visable another year for the credit has been obliged to call a halt, and fruit, and it is only fitting that their toward the reorganization of its from Nova Scotia about a year ago candidates must be filed with the of the district for farmers to reserve for three days its doors have been efforts should be crowned with so stores. The fact that they have ac­ to commence business in Kelowna civil service commission/ at Ottawa sufficient for exhibition purposes closed to the farmers, the manager, much success. quired the buisness of the Dunlop Mr. Oxley has made a host of on or before Oct. 15 th without when disposing of their crop. Mr. B. McDpnald, absolutely re­ Cook Co., Montreal, Boston, Winn­ fyends, and the Record joins in fail. Only those who have ever taken Most of the fruit was disposed extending heartiest congratulations fusing to. receive any more fruit" part in the getting up of an exhibit of after the show at good prices, ipeg, and the W. I. Hammond busi­ until some of the accumulation has ness, Winnipeg, shows they are un­ and best wishes to the young The grand jury sitting in Victoria of this kind know the vast amount over 50 boxes being purchased by couple. been cleared off. in its report, recommended that a of work involved in gathering and W. A. Scott, deputy minister of likely to be passive spectators in Wh^n it is remembered that only permit be required to be taken out selecting the choicest specimens to agriculture, for shipment to the the titantic struggle between the a fraction of the orchard area ia meet the keen competition. Mr. Hudson's Bay Co., and the Eaton by all persons wishing to cany fire­ Old Country to form part of the A meeting of the Women's Aux­ the Kelowna district is as yet actu­ Boyer, with Mr. A. R. Muirhead interests. arms, the age limit to be fixed at government's exhibit there this iliary of the English church will ally in bearing, it is difficult'to and Mr. Dixon, who were assisting 16 years and the applicant tQ. pass winter.. As these boxes will each will be held tomorrow (Friday) at realize the vast dimensions which him.have been busy many weeks an examination to prove his ability bear the Kelowna label, a good the home of Mrs. Binger. this fruit traffic will assume in - the to handle firearms judiciously, and past visiting the orchards and get­ advertisement for the district is thus J. P.' McConnell editor of the next few years. that loaded firearms shall not be ting the fruit together. Much de­ secured. Saturday Sunset, was in town last Born, on Sunday, October 9th, to carried in public conveyences or pends on the packing of the fruit The A. & T. Association have Tuesday and paid us a visit. In tne wife of A. Gagnon,,a son. in places much frequented by the for exhibition, and Mr. Jack Sewell every reason to congratulate them­ company with his wife Mr. McCon- The moving picture show at the Fire broke out in the small hours public, . certainly had-a heavy task. selves on this latest success. nel is,making an extensive tour of Arcade (Hall is continuing to draw A great disappointment 'was in the southern interior of B.C. o£ Tuesday morning in Mr, Flem­ good houses. The excellence of the s ing's honse in Rowcliffe avenue, . The provincial government has store for Mr. Boyer on reaching the. films being shown, changed every* A game of football Saturday near the new English church. The contributed $2,500 to the Cambell- coast. A large portion of the ex­ Mr. and Mrs. F. Budden and son other night, is evidently being app­ ton relief fund. returned Monday from . afternoon last ended disastrously trouble started near the cook-stove, reciated. , hibit had been sent on some time for Clarence Jones who is laid up and considerable damage was done The first shipment of freight dVer ahead and placed in cold storage £For the Canadian National Apple with a broken leg. He and another to the wopdwork and plaster of Mr. and Mrs. Berry, who have the National Transcontinental was in Vancouver. Owing to some Show at Vancouver the G P. R. boy were kicking at the ball at the the kitchen and dining room before stayed for some time past with shipped to Fort William last Thurs­ bungling on the part of the storage have granted special excursion same time, and their legs got cross­ the blaze was put out. The brigade Mrs. (W. G Blackwood, left Tues­ day. There were four train loads in company the temperature had rates of a one way first-class fare ed with the result that the former's were summoned, but the fire was day morning for their home m nil. been allowed to fall too low, and for the round trip. leg was snapped in two places. extinguished before their arrival. Toronto. . . . .

\ ^-•4,, The Orchard Gity Record Thursday, Oct. 13

TXcW 3 etcalfe's Fruit Report, Town and Country Regina, Sept. 26. I saw a car of apples from Grand Forks, B. C. at i ..-..- the Vernon Fruit Company's ware-.' Mr Hoy returned Friday from house here, contained Alexander,' Vancouver where he has been ; house here, visiting for the past week. ^ ..--ViiKitfi.;. i^fisra'.^ ! Weahhies and Jeffries, arrived in I excellent condition;' were up to Percy Burrows left Monday, grade in every respect, pack, color. morning for the coast. r~\ r " The Mighty Reo." i> ',\,-