Show Dried FruitS Fruit-S PTeasdelEsqproprietor of the popular Eagle House gives it as his opinion that the exportatiens of dried fruit this season will ia dollars dol-lars and cents amount to more than will be realized from the exportation exporta-tion of wheat In view of the heavy wheat crop this year IB all parts of the territorythis fact makes a fine showing for fruit and indicates in-dicates that the growth of fruit assumes as-sumes greater proportions as a source of wealth to the territory than a vast majority of persons would have believed Mr Teasdel ships away a car load every day or two one day it will be peaches the next apples then plums or perhaps apricots as the case may be He has tons of all these articles in his establishment and to see the depth and compactness and the way in which they are taken out would remind one of mining What is most interesting in connection con-nection with this exportation of dried fruit is the fact that the money derived from it all returns to tile masses There are no large orchards where special attention is devoted to the growth of fruit for the sole purpose of exportation but the few apple and peach and plum and apricot trees are the surroundings sur-roundings of every home and the fruit generally taken care of by the women and children brings in many a stray dollar and secures many a little comfort or luxury which were the families dependent entirely upon the salary of the husband i could not be indulged in The small orchard in this territory is a big institution to the masses for besides being a matter of pride and pleasure it is also a source of wealth |