ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>C&O Nursery History</TITLE> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <LINK rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="includes/CO.css"> <SCRIPT ID=clientEventHandlersJS LANGUAGE=javascript> <!-- function link2_onmouseover() { arrow2.src="images/arrowredup.gif"; } function link2_onmouseout() { arrow2.src="images/arrowspacerup.gif"; } function link1_onmouseover() { arrow1.src="images/arrowredup.gif"; } function link1_onmouseout() { arrow1.src="images/arrowspacerup.gif"; } function link3_onmouseover() { arrow3.src="images/arrowredup.gif"; } function link3_onmouseout() { arrow3.src="images/arrowspacerup.gif"; } function menu1_onmouseover() { arrowgreen1.src="images/arrowgreen.gif"; arrowgreen2.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu1_onmouseout() { arrowgreen1.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu2_onmouseover() { arrowgreen2.src="images/arrowgreen.gif"; arrowgreen2.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu2_onmouseout() { arrowgreen2.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu3_onmouseover() { arrowgreen3.src="images/arrowgreen.gif"; arrowgreen2.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu3_onmouseout() { arrowgreen3.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu4_onmouseover() { arrowgreen4.src="images/arrowgreen.gif"; arrowgreen2.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu4_onmouseout() { arrowgreen4.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu5_onmouseover() { arrowgreen5.src="images/arrowgreen.gif"; arrowgreen2.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu5_onmouseout() { arrowgreen5.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu6_onmouseover() { arrowgreen6.src="images/arrowgreen.gif"; arrowgreen2.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu6_onmouseout() { arrowgreen6.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu7_onmouseover() { arrowgreen7.src="images/arrowgreen.gif"; arrowgreen2.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu7_onmouseout() { arrowgreen7.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu8_onmouseover() { arrowgreen8.src="images/arrowgreen.gif"; arrowgreen2.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu8_onmouseout() { arrowgreen8.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu9_onmouseover() { arrowgreen9.src="images/arrowgreen.gif"; arrowgreen2.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu9_onmouseout() { arrowgreen9.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu10_onmouseover() { arrowgreen10.src="images/arrowgreen.gif"; arrowgreen2.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu10_onmouseout() { arrowgreen10.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu11_onmouseover() { arrowgreen11.src="images/arrowgreen.gif"; arrowgreen2.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function menu11_onmouseout() { arrowgreen11.src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" } function navtable_onmouseout() { arrowgreen1.src="images/arrowgreen.gif" } //--> </SCRIPT> </HEAD> <BODY background="images/kaki.gif" LEFTMARGIN=0 TOPMARGIN=0 MARGINWIDTH=0 MARGINHEIGHT=0> <TABLE WIDTH=806 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 align=center> <TR> <TD ROWSPAN=12 background="images/kaki.gif" WIDTH=18 HEIGHT=737></TD> <TD COLSPAN=7> <IMG SRC="images/history_02.gif" WIDTH=770 HEIGHT=18 ALT=""></TD> <TD ROWSPAN=12 background="images/kaki.gif" WIDTH=18 HEIGHT=737></TD> <TD> <IMG SRC="images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=18 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN=2 ROWSPAN=2> <IMG SRC="images/history_04.gif" WIDTH=273 HEIGHT=179 ALT=""></TD> <TD COLSPAN=5> <IMG SRC="images/history_05.gif" WIDTH=497 HEIGHT=21 ALT=""></TD> <TD> <IMG SRC="images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=21 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ROWSPAN=7> <IMG SRC="images/history_06.gif" WIDTH=19 HEIGHT=593 ALT=""></TD> <TD COLSPAN=3 ROWSPAN=5 WIDTH=458 HEIGHT=573 valign=top bgcolor=white> <!--content goes here--------------------------------------> <table width=100% cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td HEIGHT=26 background="images/redbg.gif" class="redbar"> &nbsp;&nbsp;C&O Nursery </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <Table width=95% align=center> <tr> <td colspan=2> </br> <h1>C&O Nursery History</h1> <img src="images/history1.jpg" align=left class="inlinepicture"> In 1906 Andy Gossman quit his job as a school teacher in Minnesota, invested his savings in apple tree rootstock, packed a few essential possessions and headed west to follow his dream. Andy knew that the climate in Eastern Washington was similar to apple producing regions of the east coast, and he had a pretty good hunch that apple trees would flourish in the west. He was right. </br></br> Andy planted his first nursery near the confluence of the Columbia & Okanogan Rivers, and thus the company name  C&O  was born. In 1907 Andy persuaded his nephew Bert Snyder to leave Iowa and move west to join him. Andy s pharmacology degree and Bert s college education were a winning combination. Within a few years C&O relocated to Wenatchee, the hub of Washington s apple industry. </br></br> Word spread quickly about the superior trees available from C&O. Andy and Bert developed a nursery catalog, and Andy applied his scientific background to the development of new varieties of apples. In 1923 Andy and Bert propagated a new variety, the Richared Delicious. Millions of Richared Delicious have been grown and distributed throughout the world. In 1934 C&O received a patent for the Shotwell  a variety of Red Delicious. In 1951 the company was awarded the Wilder Medal, the highest award in horticulture, for their efforts in variety innovation. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Andy and Bert s entrepreneurial endeavors have become a lasting legacy. Family members involved in C & O s success include: Bert s sons John, Bob and Gene; and the current 3rd generation family members of Jack, Dick, Todd and Gary; and 4th generation Snyders - Shad, Adam and Ty.</td> <td><img src="images/history2.jpg"></tD> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </TD> <TD ROWSPAN=7> <IMG SRC="images/history_08.gif" WIDTH=20 HEIGHT=593 ALT=""></TD> <TD> <IMG SRC="images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=158 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN=2> <IMG SRC="images/history_09.gif" WIDTH=273 HEIGHT=20 ALT=""></TD> <TD> <IMG SRC="images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=20 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ROWSPAN=7> <IMG SRC="images/history_10.gif" WIDTH=20 HEIGHT=502 ALT=""></TD> <TD> <!--Navigation goes here------------------------------------> <table background="images/greendark.gif" WIDTH=253 HEIGHT=252 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td width=33%> <table align=center> <tr> <td><img src="images/arrowgreenspacer.gif" id="arrowgreen1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img 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