The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-10-07
eREces FRtu.

Under this heading va find The
following important article in the
0regoaiaa of late date. 1t is &C special
importance to the farmers here in Linn
and the other central valley counties,
as there is where the bulk Of the fIuit
crop is prepared for market:
Partial failure OF tho eastern fruit
crop has occasioned AN unexpected de-
mand for dried fruit, which for the
past year has been drug in the Port
land market. An order received with,
n ten days has completely cleared
stores here of all apples aud rinms oi
gcod quality, and th. dsn,snd promises
to last all the season AID consrms
Oregun's entire surplus at good prices
We have here tine fcld fr fruit
growing and with fair market, such
as now opens before us, the business
of raising and preserving ftait can be
made equally as great aud lroi'able as
our export business in wheat and wool.
If with the present opportunity fruit
men establish reputation Tor the
Oregon product, there need lever be
any trouble about a market. All that
is necessary is to respond TO orders how
coming and to come, with good fruit
put up in good shape. 1t is a pet
notion with our people that our fruits
are better than similar fruits raised
east of the Rocky mountains, and that
in preserving them, particularly 10y the
process of drying, Oregon is ahead Of
the world. 1t is true that our plums
and apples are Of the very best quality,
but il is not true that as prepared for
market they "show up" TO advantage
of the same fruits prepared by eastern
factories. A leading exporter Of this
city before sending large consignment
in response TO an order from Boston,
deemed ii necessary to inform the
purchasers that while the quality Of
his fruit could not be excelled, It's ap-
pearance ~as not what they might ex-
Pect. By a simple and inexpensive
treatment with sulphur, fruit can be
bleached to almost perfect whiteness.
This is the means by which eastern
preserves give the fine market appear
aHce to fruit, and our people would do
well to adopt the sam, method. This
SEASON of abundance here aHd of scar
city ia the east aff,rds fine opportunity
to mike money and reputation-the
latter not less important than the
former. The packing season is just
about TO commence. Let farmers be
careful in the picking. drying and
bleaching of their fruit; let exporters
spare no pains in proper casing and
and Oregon fruit will bring
good prices next year.
The enterprise of putting Oregon
dried frnit on the EugIish market has
been talked about, bat no real effor t
has ever been made A Liverpool
factor with whom Portland exporter
once discussed the question, thought it
would not pay because Oregon fruit
was not equal to the ine bottled fruits
domestic and American, with which
5he English market il supplied. The
difference between The charges of
transportation, however, on fruits pre-
served in tue fresh state aud by the
,iying process is SO VASTLY ia favor of
he latter that it could be sold praror-
much cheaper thu. the form
n. Il some exporter ~ifh little
apital would take Loll of tie enter
rise, we think, and it is tls o Union of
nen who understand the English mar
.ets, that 1t could be made to pay ". II.
The stalwarts have carried the pri-
naries in New York City in all the