The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-07
Correspondence OF the Evening Jouanal.
THE MICHIGAN FRUIT-GROW-
ERS.
Concerning Regulations for the Meas.
ureme1at and Sale Of Fruits The
Chicago Fruit Ordinance.
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. Feb. 20, 1e

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, Feb. 20, 1878.
At a meeting Of fruit-growers, held
In Preston Hall in this place, one week
ago, the following resolutions were
adopted:
ResozUed, that baskets containing one
peck be used in the shipment Of peach
es and pears.
ResoZUed, That q basket containing
one-sixth of bushel may be used for
the shipment of plums, grapes, and
cherries.
Resoz0ed, That we use box for the
shipment of small fruits that will con-
tain q full quart Of 81 is cubic inches.
Resozoed, That seth of one inch be
added to the depth Of the old form of
box.
Resoz0ed, That the fruit-growers Of
Michigan will not ship fruit to dealers,
who are known to be engaged, directly
or indirectly, in the repacEing Of fruit.
ResozUed, That we use our best en-
deavors to induce package manufactur-
ers to make no fruit packages of size
different from the sizes adopted by the
fruit-growers of Michigan, either for
sale at home or shipment abroad.
Resozved, That package manufacture
ers be required to place brand upon
all packages manufactured by them,
each brand designating the size of the
package upon which it is placed.
ResozUed, That commission mer-
chants be respectfully solicited to base
market quotations upon full-sized fruit
packages only.
ResozUed, That commission men be
requested to make such discrimination
in the sale of large and small sized
packages of fruit as may have q ten
dency to abolish the snide package.
At the adjourned meeting, held at
same place to-day, the ordinance, pass
ed a few days ago by the Common
Council Of your city, was read and dis
cussed fay0rably and unfavorably, af-
ter which an excited discussion was in
dulged in on the package question,
when the meeting, which was notvery
largely attended, adopted the following:
WHEREAS, The ordinance adopted by
the Common Council of the city Of Chi
cago, whereby fruit intended for sale,
should be sold in packages containing
the aliQuot part OF g bushel only, has,
by reason of recent judicial decision,
proved imperative; and,
WHEREAS, All legitimate measures,
having in view the adoption of uni
form sized packages for the sale Of
fruit, and the suppression Of fraudu-
lent repaclzing, will receive the hearty
cooperation Of the fruit-groWers Of
Michigan; therefore,
Res0zUed, That we respectfully re-
quest the Common Council Of the city
Of Chicago to emb0dy in their Fruit or
dinance the provisions Of the resolu-
tions adopted by this meeting, whereby
all packages containing fruit sold III
the city Of Chicago shall bear brand
designating the size Of each package.
Resoz0ed, That we, frUit-growers of
Michigan, request the Common COun-
Gil Of the city Of Chicago to enact such
q law as will admit Of the package Of
the denomination Of is Of q bushel.
On motion, the word requested was
substituted for the word required, as
contained in the seventh resolution
passed at the first meeting regarding
the branding Of all packages by manu-
facturers.
On motion, the Secretary was in
structed to present to the Common
Council of the city Of Chicago the res
olutions adopted by the fruit-growers
of Michigan, at this and previous meet
ings.
Ihe meeting then adjourned sine die.
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