, 1874-12-12

Tho Western Notwithstanding AS
aoefsttioN.

The WcAtcrn Ers1it-Dtstrlouttng AS
A0Efstti0Hs
70 the Editor of The Chfta1o 1Tibtmt:
srn; Undor the htading Of Distributing
Fruit from Chicago" your abio correspondent,
"R,,rul," in Saturdays issue OF your paper,
takes issue with q plan for distributing fruit
that is fast fuaing fhvor with orct,art'ints and
frut-dealors, nnd shppers, il, both htchigan
aud Southern Illinois. Ho shows TINT ho tloou
not fully comprehend tho situation nor tho Sub
iect, when he says, "Somo parties at Benton
Ifnrbor nnd other fruit-poihss i'll Msehigan,'
when ho llaa reasnu to know that tllero are 1tiss
aa many "pnrtics" and fruit-growars III South
orn 1llinois Tint nrn Interesting themselves III
tho mosomcnt AT thoro are AZ anS
poj,,t in Michigan or elsewhere, as tho
outerpriae is QUO thnt vitality intorests
every person Interested in The fruis-businesn
Tho movement is not local in ita proposed beng
Atp. put IL general, aud commcnds itsolf to
oycry orclarlist, Or other possons interested in
tho shipping or aa1p Of fruit In tho Woet. It il
smpy plan to distribute tho fruit direct from
the orchard 10 Tho vicinity OF the consumer, enl-
ploylug fow intermediate agencies in tho trans-
| for aB possible.
| Tho movement in assuming shape, so tar, onlf
| as taking tho preliminary stops to OBJECT an
organization thas eau ba carried into offect i'll
tho ne1t and succeeding srutt-aeaHous, anu Is to
! bo STYLED 'sTho Wostern Finit-DHsrib"t'ng AS
| Booiatipn :" md to oxp1a!n its objects, / know
no shorter way than to giva your roatlora tho
preliminary ngrcement Of tho promoters Of tho
noyo1no,,t. whlcl,, as IL III short, w.ll give IN
full:
PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT ron THE ordAStzA71on or
| rI1Y ,7rArERy FRUIT stn1NurlHG ahsnE1ArloE.
W. the undersigned irntt.growcru, fEn't-t.ea!eFr,
and othrrwiso ntrcsled IN ss sale ae fruit lciIevt9
ha ~ sst Es a9ee % our orsoyes t.
gsthcr ,,lur thu and sty'1 ot tho Weatorn Friis
srens Assosstt'a;, M "ssi ~ II. ,1 s1 sras,
in Western orchards and ,neyarsh In the markets OF
tha sory in order t. prevent tr Grfst afSans .',,
dirsst tras tne orchard to t!u netshborhood of tls
we ays arm y ., fs s;
ln laiopS Of rn It ono pent destructive tt
cir iutsreas, MI, anoula ps nvolea t t'e future
hssssofs ne'Iosn a saasy proos our
tsres;s y isrnisLing tie nsea# to dotray thu oxsn.e'
Of thafSs %saeI a ses a
oricr ia tho,o,u.y acqnt olrAescs with the toit'
ss s 1ssGes'y ;s s sys # ft'G's to e. s' w.
"Ssaths xnothss 81, oees et 4 ts x - e oba';
t;s i. atSer iocaiea, lefaro our own crops min
t,srs 10 tlat wo The Inoro 1ssilAensy tofns Y
opinion ~ to tie proper paint to ship our srni'' 10 I'D
t' s irtSst hsst z Associaon for
III this agreement, "s M % pSs i, ,soor.ry rreay,Irg ~
i ff ;hss hssoa,a.ic1 he anu "t y eac-is as!isi
to be te ne,abeahp fco fns oe yes sa' "a
And w sntitle tia psfspn pasinR that an'pnt 70 s.
te advantages uf aNy Information o:utne1 oy ~ ~
rnnynns md fHll Hut of tlaltS of pfrsons VINO W
rssr,ys tr.t to ue trou aul on aeco'nt Of 'nemos'
y af ili, Asaacatln,. ,o,o ,,,oro v,,,, ],
,nny NJ tim ~ XII ts &Fxosiailo holl ii o CITY Of Chi
l. casu r tbs 1r1ose Ut adopting constitution ".
sIsn~ oicers tr Inn term af oo year. un ap|o,ll!t
if3kG the CANVASS vi luz