Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 276, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1911 — Sent Us a Couple of Grimes Golden Prize Whining Apples. [ARTICLE]

Sent Us a Couple of Grimes Golden Prize Whining Apples.

The Monon Route, under the progressive policy of its president, Fairfax Harrison, is doing all in its power to develop the natural resources of Indiana as well as to build up the Monon railroad. He offered S2OO cash for the best box of apples exhibited at the recent Indiana apple show and the prize was won by Ora F. Richards, horticulturist for the Indiana Society of Feeble Minded Youth, at For*. Wayne. Mr. Richards had a fine display of Grimes Golden apples which were sent to President Harrison, of the Monon, who very generously has sent a number out to newspaper editors along the road. The Republican received two of the apples by express prepaid and on a simultaneous mail a letter from Frank J. Reed, General Passenger Agent of the road. Mr. Reed says in the letter, “I am sending you two of the prize winning apples and hope that you will enjoy eating them.”

Mr. Harrison’s object in offering the prize was to do what he could to encourage apple growing in Indiana and particularly in the territory served by the Monon railroad. Mr. E. R. Smith, president of the apple show wrote Mr. Harrison as follows after the close of the show: “The contest was very close and Mr. won by half a point from C. N Lindley, of Salem, Ind., Mr. Lindley showed Rome Beauty apples and Mr. Richards showed Grimes Golden. Grimes Golden graded 20 in quality and Rprhe Beauty 16, and when the total score was footed up Mr. Richards was half a point ahead. I wish you could have seen all the boxes entered for the prize. They were beauties and the struggle for the Monon premium was a leading feature of the show.”

We wish our friends could see the apples, for they are real beauties, but it is probable that we can qot restrain our desire to eat them long enough to place them on exhibit.