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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1905)
eedless AppleFraud ,TMCNT or AGRICULTURE DENOUNCES aMF,ME AS HUMBUG ,tT K1AIOTT MITCHELL. i'nf t-nole fe.ea'fc . ud it 1 b .iy tmportn-ii o . shewing uid where sj.ct stopping 1 aud fakes an. -'venttng the S from being n.cied of their js. Through its Issuance of I orders" the Postofflee Depart orevcnU millions of dollar every Irom being squandered on worcn trojecu and fake schemea ex 1 through cunning advertlse i The vigilance of the Govern agalnst lottery concerns Is an inatance. So much Is done now 4 clever advertising that officials com to be very chary about giv beir tadorsetrant to any schemes S hare not been pretty thoroughly out. e Spencer "Seedless" Apple, ase In point was the efforts of the do seedless and coreless apple n. beaded by a Mr. Spencer, , attempted last year to secure the , either piper stock or nursery stock. In !New York Stats, The attractive plan proposed by the parent Spencer company, as learned at the Department ol Agriculture. Is tnat these subsidiary or local seedless apple companies may be formed in the vari ous States. The local company is to pay a cash bonus to the mother com pany and also issue It 61 per cent, of its stock a controlling interest. The public is to be let in on the remainder. 49 per cent. To facilitate the sale of this stock Assistant Pomologtst W. A. Taylor says that the company some time ago Issued a statement to the ef feet that the retail price of trees will be held up to S3 each, while the cost to the local company will not exceed 60 cents, and it is estimated that on a local Investment of 15.000, 60,000 could be quickly rounded up. "It seems," said Mr. Taylor, who In speaking of the matter appeared to be entirely convinced of the shadyness of i HOGRAPHS OF "SEEDLESS AND CORELESS" APPLES FURNISHED I PEPAETMEXT OF AGRICULTURE BY THE SPEJfCEB COMPAKT. THE rem which this tremendous advertls- i iug k causing our principal complin tors -tha export apple trans, me Tasmanlan govomtntJia!U,itrif sUtvted an official Inquiry whether this new development is likely to so revolu tionise the character of the rruit which we export to Europe, and "which Is In competition with them, as to ne cessitate their securing and growing this seedless variety. Colonel Brackett states that thus far no trie or scion of this alleged remark able apple has been placed In the hands of any disinterested experimenter, and It Is significant that there are not as yet any trees or scions for sale, al though it is stated that several million (No. 131) Beans, and Othet Legumes as Food. iNo,.I- Sitosn4 UaML. (No, 164) The Horns Tuit Garden: Preparation and Care. (No. S3) Peach Growing for Market. (No. 34) Meats: Composition and Cooking. (No. 192) Barnyard Manur. (No. 800) Turkeys; Standard Varle ties and Management. (No. 214) Beneficial Bacteria for Leguminous Crops. 8 Proper Seasoning of farm 1m pic meal a. arsement of the Fruit Division of Department of Agriculture. The lie men of the Department were ex aely doubtful of the claims made Mr. -Spencer that he had evolved a Vess apple which : would revolu ilze the apple industry of the coun l and they were wise in refusing to fit indorsement. Colonel Brackett, Pomologtst of the Department, flates that the seedless and core- i appi&jropaganda is apparently one the most Carefully considered aud diligently worked out schemes for ling and defrauding the public leb bas ever been attempted along .icultural lines. Taking advantage She remarkable results of fruit and mt Improvement made by Luther irbank and other wizards of plant ence. the statement was sprang upon i unsuspecting newspaper press and .blic that a wonderful seedless and reless apple had been discovered. 2nd reds of columns of newspaper de rations of this fruit bave since sp ired iff not only the daily and weekly I &OHB SECTION OF SPENCER SEEDLESS APPLE, REPRODUCED FROM 6PEX f CEB CATALOGUE. f ipers, but In magazines and scientific juraals. - 6 Plan for Sinking Money. It now turns out that the Spencer eedless apple, so far as Us being aw and valuable production is con eraed, is an entire fake, and it would ppear that the plan is more of a stock Pd bond selling proposition than ursery stock raising one. The seed- ins and coreless apple is almost as old I history. Pliny, tne Roman natural 41, oescribea it two thousand years go. Hundreds of references appear in ite books of horticulturists about this Teak, the whole efry having been de- cribed by Professor Bailey of Cornell fout fifteen years ago. The bad faith jf the Spencer apple people is shown a tneir circulating a partial quotation rom Professor Bailey written about -he seadless apple years ago, and hav ng no reference to the so-called Spea ker seedless apple. i The reason now appears for the care ful educational work done among the jewspapers last year. The Spencer seeaiess Apple Company of New York las been organized with alleged nur series In Niagara County, has issued a nfitflcnt catalogue with a full coi ned lithograph of the "Spencer seed ess apple," and also showing cross sec aons of iiie apple with no semblance of lore or seed. I Newspapers Which Bit. I This catalogue contains numerous ex tracts from papers all over the country lauding the Spencer seedless apple al most to the skies. The truth is, that Mme oi tne most conservative papers were successfully roped In and uncon sciously published articles specially written for them by the iiruuaeaudiau : Usui selves, and these very papers are now quoted in the catalogues distrib uted by the company. Such eminent names appear as the New York Times, lis) Buffalo Inquirer, both of which had enthuatantlc editorials, the Ameri can Inventor, the New York Farmer, lbs Bdoutine American, the Buffalo Commercial, the New York Herald, the National Nurseryman, the Denver Times and a score of others.,. . The Public te Pay the Profits This New Tort anula eonM,nv t Vut una of the sub' uravt'f t' the scheme, "that all of the people con nected with the general company, with the exception of the president, or al leged discoverer of the new apple, are men entirely unknown to the horticul tural world." Reckless Statements The company appears to be well or ganized and has apparently engaged ex cellent legal talent. "The statements in all the literature Issued by the com pany are very skillfully worded," said Mr. Taylor, "the statements made through the public press, for which the company cannot be held accountable, and which are influencing the people, have been recklessly misleading and untrue." The shrewd method by which this apple was advertised in England and a&iln readvertised in the United States shows that a master brain is en gineering the promotion of the scheme. Having prepared the British public through numerous articles, for some thing startling, a specimen of the seed less apple was sent to King Edward, inclosed in a plush-lined Jewelry box. The English papers commented widely upon the occurrence and several addi tional apples were sold at public auc tion for enormous prices, and the pro cially well written encomium on this happening and on the value of the apple was innocently transmitted by the American Consul to our Depart ment of Commerce and through its ad vance consular eheets distributed to every newspaper in the United States. A feature of this incident was the ceremony connected with the cutting of two apples which brought the largest prices namely, $15. A number of dis tinguished British horticulturists were present, the apples were taken from cold storage cases, and everything was proceeding beautifully until the knife was applied, then it was found that the apples were neither seedless nor core less and the indignant purchasers, Messrs. Shearn, demanded their money back. Must Make the Fakirs Smile. A somewhat amusing feature, as re lated by Colonel Brackett, is the con- PHOTOGRAPH OF "SEEDLESS" APPLES (OLD TO MESSRS. SHF-ARV FOR 30 (SHILLINGS APIECE. trees are being grown in New Tork, Iowa, Utah and Colorado. It Is questionable whether the Fraud Oner Office of the Postoffice Depart ment will be able to bar the use of the mails to the company owing to the skillful preparation of Its literature. though such action, it is stated, would be srstained by all reputable fruit men and nurserymen. The wonder cf the whole story is that in the face of such lamentable failures where the promoters have con sentod to exhibit their apples the work Btill goes forward of successfully fool ing the people. It is not denied that there is an apple which may be called seedless aud with an imperfectly de veloped core; but it is a freak and worthless, and, moreover, 1b thousands of years old. Wherever the Spencer apple has been exhibited It has been a fizzle. One claim made by the company is because the apple is bloomless it offers no opportunity for the codling moth to lay its eggs, that, therefore. the apple cannot be wormy. One of the apples reluctantly submitted by the Spencer people to Colonel Brackett, the Pomologtet of the Department, con tained, when cut. a good, fat codling moth worm, while all the apples sub- smi h- ... THE "SEEDLESS" APPLE PRESENTED TO KING EDWARD. mltted to the Department and to the St. Louis Exposition apple judges con tained either seeds or cores. The apples were, moreover, small and in ferior; but toe newspaper account of these events tell a different tale. It Is full time that all mowing ma chines. liarveKters, and other borne implements should lie left out In the field to otaaln tle Iwneflt of the fall wvntlier. Plows and harrows will, of course, lie needed yet, and these will be kept under cover for awhile, but can lie left out later after the fall plowing. This practice of fall weath ering of Implements Is quite general In many fanning section and is enetmr- aged from year to year by a large clnns of farmer. It Insures thorough weathering of the wood and produces In the metal parts of the machinery a Hue brown color. The practice Is an entirely satisfactory one to the implement sellers as a class. Pickle madBable. An exchange made an unfortunate error in Its "Answers to Correspond ents" recently. "Fond Mother" wrote In to find out what she should do for her children who had the whooping cough, in the make up the compositor got some Items transposed and the answer read: "if not too young, skin them thoroughly: Immerse In scalding water, sprinkle plentifully with salt, and leave for a week In strong brine." Horrors! Fie misplaced the answer to "Anxious Housekeeper's" query for a pickled onion recipe. Everything ITas the Same. A yonng Oxford student one day re ceived an unexpected visit from bis pretty sister, and was very Indignant that she came without a chaperon. "Look here," said the young man, "I will not have any of the fellows see yon in my rooms, so if anyone knocks at the door you Juxt get behind that screen.' In a few minutes a knock was heard, and the girl ran behind the screen as bcr brother went to ojen the door. An old gentleman stood on the threshold, who, after profusely apolo gizing for bis Intrusion, said: "1 am just Lome from Australia, and many years ago I occupied these rooms; would yoo allow me. sir. to look at them once again?" "Certainly," said the student, "come In." "Ah." ex claimed the old man, "everything Is juHt the same. Same old table, same old fireplace, same old screen." Then, catching sight of the girl; "By Jove, same old dodge." "Kir," exclaimed the student, "that Is my sister." "Gad. sir." was the reminder, "same old story." Farm Bulletins. The great demand upon the Depart ment of Agriculture for some of the Farmers' Bulletins, which are distrib uted free, has necessitated the reprint ing of quite a list of these valuable lit tle pampnlets. Among others of gen eral interest whicn are available aret (No. 41) Fowls; Their Care and reeding. (No. 44) Commercial Fertilizers; Their Composition and Use. (No. 63) Care of Milk on the Farm. (No. 64) Ducks and Geese; Standard Bieed J and Management. (No. 113) The Apple and How to urow ir $0$$'? r3 Tot mpL IIP 4 sWV SSa( . .11 n I Mi i l n I , S k A v II . j I li t '.. V A Few Afterthought. The Chinese women are being wenn d from the old custom of binding their feet, and It is stated that the practice now obtains only among the American women. There Is no authority for the state ment that the railroad companies would seriously object If Cougre upends the entire session discussing the tariff and reciprocity. "I reflect with sorrow over the justification of the claim you make of having lent me your coiiMtunt ui H)rt," says lxird Curzon, the viceroy of India, recently deposed at the Instance of Premier Bulfour. If the Premier understood just what Lord Curzon Indicated, and had the nerve, he probably called buck, "you'r anoth er." The customs officials are alurmed at the upparent fact that there are more Havana cigars In the country than is warranted by the import of Havana tobacco. They have prohu ttly omitted to cnlculute to include the UW-kory and-abliage-leaf crop. The King of Spain Is again touring tlie European courts, looking for some body who will accept him. The idea that the scarcity of ser runt girls Is due to their all having become writers of novels. Is probably suggested by the quality of current fiction. Germany and Franne have reached an agreement over Morocco that Is "entirely satisfactory to both parties " How about the feelings of the third party? Helen Bertram has been up before a New lork magistrate for failure to pay her dnbte. At the same time. Seal to Paring in "The 1 W A Trial by Telephone, Robert WIMarif a f. .... . " , " "HJt7r ii r lug near tlkliart, In Logan county. Illinois, up- fill lull 1 1 V U , .. 1 .. . ... ' VJ oonsiaoie Pettit on s charge of lutoxleatlou and dls- orl.flv SM...H..... ... . ... . L'!1!" VJUen U WB" Informed of the 114 flue by the Justice lo Lincoln, he agreed to send the amount by malL The chu ! i,il. .... T. i j " "juirai Illinois jurisprudence. J he countable found Wlllard busily engaged in a cornfield aud read the wurrant to Mm u inu. ... 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