Show IDAHO IS 18 challenged lion hon fred J klesel kiesel from his arcadia farm has sent the following challenge to the fruit growers of idaho at B gwinn esq chairman alth national irrigation congress boize city idaho dear mr gwinn noticing in the statesman that you are to have in connection with your irrigation congress Coa greas an exhibit of products grown under irrigation wo we now in behalf of tiro ac K S D fruit land co of arcadia malheur malteur oo co oregon and on behalf of ahe the fruit growers generally of malteur malheur eur county counti oregon challenge the state of idaho in a fair contest for tho the senator W A clark cup which was awarded your state nt at the alth national irrigation congress hem helid at ogden utah september 1903 we believe we can win this cup for the possession of which there should be an aji annual contest wherever in the irrigation region a congress is held we believe ye w can show at this contest the largest the finest the healthiest and t the he best flavored fruit we believe it will bo be superior to idaho or any fruit which may be exhibit exhibited ted it at that time hereford he expect to win entering the list against all comers of the irrigation sections of tho the united states respectfully signed K S D fruit land co arcadia oregon june 22 utah should join in this challenge and by making an exhibit redeem herself the cup was lost to this state by failure in selection odthe of the fruit for exhibit next time morre more care should be given to selection |