The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24
Fruit Exchange Endorse
mentS
IN UNITY THERE is STRENGTH
Co-OPERATIoN DEFENDED BY
THE oRCHARDISTS
Leading Fruit Growers Add Their
Testimony to the Benefits of
the System


lished lengthy review of the Southern
California fruit exchange, which includ-
ed a list of the associations and ex-
changes their offices and letters from a
score or more of the leading fruit grow
ers of this section, answering certain
questions relative to the efficiency of the
system. A large edition of The Herald
was published at that time, but the de-
mand has been so great that another ex-
ira edition containing that and other ad-
ditional matter will be issued tomor-
row. The following further answers to
the questions have been received since
the issue of June 27th
FURTHER RESPONSES
Since the above answers were publish
ed the following answers to the ques-
tions have been received:
First-Ir what way has the fruit ex-
change benefited the citrus orchardists
of your section?
Hon. A p. johnson of Riverside: By
organization of the exchange the grow
ers have been able TO secure marke (
for their fruit, and usually at satisfac-
tory and living prices, while for two
years previous to that time nearly the
entire crop was handled by the shippers
and packers or commission, and after
the freight, packing charges and COM
missions were deducted there was very
often a deficit for the grower to pay.
r. H. Young of San Diego: Improved
grades and packing. Largely stopped
constituencies Caused buyers to come
and resulted in more money being real
lied both in and out of the exchange
than formerly.
p ]. Dreher of Pomona writes: BY
preventing the indiscriminate con-
eignments and shipments of fruit to the
various markets regardless of demand,
Cutting the one and starving the other
BY compelling outside shippers to buy
fruit, thing not done for years prior to
the organization of the exchanges, grow
ers having an opportunity to avail them
selves of exchange methods. refuse long
er to consign.
BY distributing the fruit upon pro
rata basis from the orchards to the mar
kets, supplying all in a regular way and
overstocking none, thus securing fair
average price on all shipments, giving
all the growers, members of the eX-
change. the average returns for theiI
S5,,o. ,,t,iob +be., GRO iustlv entitled
By reducing the cost of packing and
marketing fully one-half, saving this
amount to the producer.
BY increasing the consumption by reg
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