Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-29
WHAT 10 DO NIrn PRUlL
scNE MOTHS OF THE SANE IN CALiroR-
stA-nINT FoB UTAH.


Tho marketing OF ths immense and
fapldly inoteasing truth crops OF Call.
iornia 10 n matter Of vital impoftanoe
10 the growers OF that ststr. The mao.
ngcr Of one u tho largest fruitproiuc.
log companies OF the Pacific slope
when asked about this subject by
New York Tribune reporter The oihtr
Jay, saiti
"Caliiofnia Il capable OF supplying
the markets Of the world with most
kinds Of fruit. Her yield Il simply
enormous Aui Ia increasing 10 fast that
there Ia considerable apprrholsinn ~ u
hoS crops can DO advAnlageouuly die.
posed Of In tho future. The variety Of
California fruit 10 AliO wonderfully
great, A. ~ Includes oranges, lemons,
pears, prachur, Apficlis aud grapes. In
1856 the entire output OF California
ifvsh or green fruits was lees than 20.
100000 pounds. The output this year
viii probably be about 20O,00O,C00
pounds. Besides tho fresh fruit out.
put, there M toe dIied Hud canned
nfoJuct, which viii not 10 lees tran
350,0OU,OOO ana may reach il0,000,0J0
pounds.
"ii Ia oommonly supposed that the
canhiuR aud crying 0i fruits IL the
best way OF disposlng Of tho immense
crops, bat white u - an elective fac.
tor II 10 not everything. California
csnucd fruits are deliciOus, but the
mass ol tho people oanuot afford " con-
sums them extensively. A. tue pro.
duct Increases. however, the cost may
bu reduced 90 NJ 10 bfing the articles
within the reach Of IN lst consumers.
"Caiiiofnia fruits arc distributed
throughout this countfy In refrigerator
cnfs. erch OF which carries rom ~, 900
10 5000 pounds. The fruits thal o0mu
TO New York arc usually about ten
days 90 the road. When the teAson IL
At its hight tue weekly ttotipls IN this
city amount 10 from % 10 100 carloads.
Spt clal tfaiua are sometimes run g.
carry nut designed for export. Those
trains are 10 timed that they wall arrive
hero Just before tue calling Of tfznF-
atlantic steamships. The American
anu White Star steamship hnee have
Incurred great expense In providing
feffigefaung compartments for thu
transportation Of California ffuilf, but
up TO the prescott time the business has
been unpre filable 10 tbs thippUfa. De.
termiuei mou win practically uulinI.
iled capital are behind tho txp0it
business. however. aud ihoy U. b ear 10
feel confident that ultimately 81 will
be made profitable despiie tno prolific
transatlantic iruit or0ps win which
tuBy have TO compete.
"fhoIe are from $780, 10 900, 900
acres OF land undeT fguit cultivation iu
California. About two.thirds OF the
trees are In btaring. Olhet tress are
constantly being planted and, Of
courer, tue number Of bearing trees 10
steadily Increasing, The pfOduet 4
Increasing faster than the population
Of the country. bus the consumption Of
fruit 10 becoming more general; AT
when n !, cheap anu timea arc good
the demand will probably more cl0nrly
approximate tue ,upply.
"Ihe Rrowvfs must rely upon
wider disifiDution OF their cfops ~
home markets, In order 10 make Huen
Distributions ningls carloads OF fsuit
must be sent 70 small elites anu large
towns where tho ute OF fruit from
elsewhere has been limited. In the
way o9nsumpiion eau DO greatly site.
ulated."