Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-07-01
Proceedings OF the Fruit and Vegeta
BILE Growers Association of the
United States.

The Fruit and Vegetable Growers AS
sociation of the United States met at
the Neil House, Columbus, Ohio, June
IL, 1885. The meeting was one of un-
usual interest. The various papers read
all embodied deep thought and research.
The most interesting discussions were
on the value and use of fruits, and re-
garding the best methods of preparing
fruit for market and preserving it for
family use. The opinion seemed pre-
valent that evaporated fruit was bound
to obtain and hold the highest position
In public favor. Not only is evaporat-
ed fruit superior in appearance, in flaw
or, in healthfulness and in keeping
properties, but it commands much
higher price; ordinary dried apples are
worth from two to two and half cents
perpound, evaporated apples from eight
to ten cents. Common dried reaches
are worth from three to five cents, evap-
grated from eighteen to twenty-five
cents. Ezra Arnold, the Illinois fruit
grower, presented drawing and specifi-
cations of cheap evaporator made
and used by himself with which he has
expensive dry houses and evaporators.
He evaporated apples in two hours,
strawberries in three hours, peaches in
two hours, cherries in two hours, corn
in two hours and all kinds of fruits pro-
portionately quick. The evaporator is
a marvel of simplicity and excellence,
and can be made by any one at a very
trifiing cost. By its use millions ofdol-
lars can be saved the producer and con-
sumner each year. There are thousands
of families that dry large quantities of
fruit annually in the old fashioned slow
way, and sell it at the old fashioned low
price, when they could with but little
expense make an evaporator and evap-
crate five times as much fruit and sell
1t for five times as much per pound.
There are thousands of families in the
cities that can at times, when the mar
ket is glutted, buy fruit for less than the
cost reproduction, and with an evap-
orator can prepare in few days suffi-
cient fruit for years consumption, and
at one-tenth the usual expenditure.
Mr.. Arnold said he did not Intend to
make or sell evaporators and would
consign to the Association his right
and title to his evaporators provided
the Association would procure. cuts to
illustrate the different parts and dis
tribute gratuitously among the farmers,
fruit ,raisers and consumers of the Unit
ed States complete illustrated directions
for making and using this evaporator.
On motion Mr.. Arnold's proposition
was accepted, and the following reso-
iutson adopted: Frs 5,.t ~
RESOLVED, That the secretary of the
Fruit and Vegetable Growers Associ-
alton be authorized to inform the peo-
pie through the leading newspapers in
each State, that illustrated directions
for making and using Arnold's fruit
evaporator can be obtained by address
ing our secretary, w. Orlando Smith,
P. o. Box 104, Alliance. Ohio; enclosing
stamps for return postage, and that the
secretary draw on the treasurer for the
necessary amount to defray expense of
wood cuts, printing, etc. On motion q
vote of thanks was rendered Mr.. Arnold
for his valuable gift to the Association.
On motion vote ofthanks was tender
ed the press throughout the country at
large for the ,courtesies extended to us
in publishing the call for the meeting
ofour Association, and for publishing
the proceedings Of our previous meet
ings. On motion the Association ad-
journed to meet at the Southern Hotel,
st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 8, 1886, at 10 am.
w. ORLANDO SMITH,
.lr Secretarv