The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-02-22
THE FRUIT CONVENTION.
Interesting Data Given by Those VIII
Participated In II.
WHAT FRUIT GROWERS OUGHT TO DO.
Freight Rates and How TO Reduce
Them-fruits to Grow aud How
TO Pack Them-Consmsssie Msr.
chants Expiain the Situation.

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From carefully prepared statistics we
ind that Washington at the end Of the
planting season Of 1894 will have $1,000
acres OF fruit, which will produce not far
from 10000 tons next season. Whitman
county takes the lead with about 400 car.
loads, Walla Walla will produce $50
Yakima 200, Clarke TO, Lewis 100, Kit.
titas 30. and others will vary from 10 to
10 each. In dried fruits Clarke county
leads with about 55 carloads. In peaches
Whitman and Clarke will lead. II ID
estimated that 10000 trees will be
planted this coming season. These figures
tell us that in few years Washington
will ship thousands OF carloads Of fruit
to the northern and northeastern states
Thousands Of dollars worth OF fruit has
been shipped into our state. This musl
cease. We must ship abroad.
Horace Greeley did some farming
mostly by proxy. Henry Ward Beechel
made money in pork. He paid IS fol
hogs, fed them on SIC worth OF corn and
.old them for $lS. He lost on the corn
It is true, but then he made money on the
hogs.
''Ohio pays man a salary OF $2,50t
to tell the farmers how to handle the
soil, when, how and what to plant.
would that every state was 30 thoroughly
,roused to its horticultural and agricul.
tural interests,
Washington comprises nearly 10000
square miles. 1t has increased 10 popu.
Iation in 10 years from $4,000 to over
100000. 1t extends welcome to you
who come for the first time. We welcome
YOU TO broad prairies, rich wheat fields
and mines and the great Pacific. Wash.
'ngton is imperial in resources and
domain. She 10 truly a wonderland oil
sealth-nn Eden for the farmer, an Ell.
dorado for the miner, an inirmary for the
invalid. Thus the story OF her resources
steals upon my ear. 1t reads like Per.
.ian poem in an eastern epoch. Oh,
Washington, home nj my nativity Again
welcome you to Washington"
II. s. Blanford, of Walla Walla, spoke
m "The Pacific Northwest and he sur.
prised some OF his hearers by giving
comparisons of its size. There was but
one way to properly market the grea,
crop, he said, and that was by organic.
ing this great northwest territory into one
organization and selling our fruits as one
''onpany. Then Walla Walla fruits
would not be sold as against Yak,..a n,
Snake river, or the Columbia river. Fruits
IRE not selling cheap to the consumer
hut they go cheap from the producer
This was due to inharmony OF producers
and could only be overcome by union Of
organization.
S. L. Moore, general freight agent o.
the Northern Pacific railroad, predicted
that the permanent organization would
he success, and it should be, for it had
a strong competitor in California, which
in 1894 would. it had been estimated
send east 1000 carloads OF green fruit
| and in 1896 would send 10000 carloads
And yet California was aware of Wash.
ington's worth and prospects and hel
superior position in getting to market.
w. c. Corbett, a commission merchan,
Of Minneapolis, said until the commission
men knew what we had in the northwest
what we wanted and what our capabilities
were, they would not be able to say or dc
much. II the different sections would
prepare statements OF what they could
raise and in what quantities, and submit
this to the railroad and commission men
some progress could be made. He did
not think apple culture here would be Of
any great consequence in the east until
much better freight rates were secured.
S. L. Moore. general freight agent Of the
Northern Pacific, is one OF the enthusi
sstic men OF the convention. 81 va.
among the first to suggest this conven
tion," he said yesterday. ave are
,reatly interested in this country. In it,
growth, in its prosperity, and in its fruits
1t was through our efforts that so many
,astern commission men are here, and il
happened this way: told some of youl
state officers that il convention was held
We would give it our support and get somt
commission men here; the Union Pacii'
heard OF it and got Omaha commission
men to come and the Great Northern go
up a party equal to ours, 80 that thu
eastern commission men are well repre-
sented. You can depend on one thing
the railroads are interested and greatly
interested, and We will do our shar,
toward developing the fruit industry o
the northwest"
Heretofore" said w. G. Corbett, o
Minneapolis, I'VE have not had much
opportunity for knowing great dea
about Washington fruits. You would b.
surprised at the small amount that |,
shipped east, and this display and en-
thusiasm is quite beyond my expecta
tons. There is no doubt, ii your grower,
will assert, pack and ship properly, thai
the eastern market will be your favorite
see fruh here that would make the fruit
stand men in the east smile with Joy
This meeting is certain to do good, and b.
very beneficial"
The Spokane Review thus closes iii
first report: "But apples-they are every
where and the sve et scent fills the room
apples of all colors and sizes, good anc
Indifferent, apples for eating, for cooking
for display or with keeping qualities
apples with history running back to thu
garden OF Eden, and apples without pedi
gree or style, marked Seeding" and