Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-06-26

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Proceedings of the Fruit ana Vegeta.
BILE Growers Association of the
United States.
The Fruit and Vegetable Growers
Association of the United States met |
at the Neil House, Columbus, Ohio,
June II, 1886. The meeting was one
of unusual interest. The various pa
pers read all embodied deep thought |
and research. The most interesting
discussions were on the value and use
of fruits, and regarding the best meth
DDS of preparing fruit for market
and preserving it for family use. The
opinion seemed prevalent that evapo-
rated fruit was bound to obtain and
hold the highest position in public
favor. Not only is evaporated fruit
superior in appearance, in favor, in
healthfulness and in keeping proper
ties, but it commands a much higher
price; ordinary dried apples are
worth from two to two and a half
cents per pound, evaporated apples
from eight to ten cents. Common
dried peaches are worth from three to
five cents, evaporated from eighteen
to twenty-five cents. Ezra Arnold,
the Illinois fruit grower, presented
drawing and specifications of a cheap
evaporation made and used by himself
with which he has had better success
than with the more expensive dry
houses and evaporators. He evapo-
rated apples in two hours, strawber-
ries in three hours, peaches in two
hours, cherries in two hours and all
kinds of fruits proportionately quick.
The evaporation is a marvel of simpli-
city and excellence, and can be made
by any one at very trifiing cost. BY
its use millions of dollars can be saved
the producer and consumer 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 ex-
pense make an evaporation and evapo-
ate five times as much fruit and sell
it are thousands of families in the
cities that can at times, when the
market is glutted, buy fruit for less
than the cost Of production, and with
an evaporation can prepare in few
days sufficient fruit for a years con-
sumption, and at one-tenth the usual
expenditure. Mr.. Arnold said he
did not intend to make or sell evapO-
rators and would consign to the As
ISOLATION his right and title to his
evaporators provided the Association
would procure cuts to illustrate the
different parts and distribute gratuit-
.ously among the farmers, fruit raisers
and consumers of the United States
complete illustrated directions for
making and using this evaporation.
On motion Mr.. Arnold's proposition
was accepted, and the following re-
solution adopted:
ReSOLred, That the secretary of the
Fruit and Vegetable Growers Associ-
alton be authorized to inform the PEG.
pie through the leading newspapers
in each State, that illustrated direc.
tons for making and using Arnold's
fruit evaporation can be obtained by
addressing our secretary, w. Orlando
: Smith, p. 0. Box l04, Alliance, Ohio
, enclosing stamps for return postage
and that the secretary draw on the
treasurer for the necessary amount t
defray expense of wood cuts, print
ing, etc. On motion vote of thank:
2 was rendered Mr.. Arnold for hi
valuable gift to the Association. Or
motion vote of thanks was rendered
: the press throughout the country a
large for the courtesies extended to u
in publishing the call for the meeting
e of our Association, and for publishing
e the proceedings of our previous meet
: ings. On motion the Association ad
\ journed to meet at the Southern Ho
1 tel, st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 8, 1886, at Il
i a. m,
w. ORLANDO SMITH,
e Secretary.