The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-09
PREPARE FOR SHIPPING.
j. ". Hfckson, Of Seattle. Writes On
an Interesting Subject.

Prepare for Fruit Shipping Is the sub
ject or an article written by j. NJ. HiNson,
the well known commission man of Seat
tie. for the current number OF the North
west Hortlculturist. advance sheets OF
which have reached this Office. The ar
ttcIe Is in full as follows:
As the prospect at present is good for
the largest crop of berries and tree fruit
OF all kinds that has ever been raised in
Western Washington. and good for many
kinds In Eastern Washington. II Is the
subject OF interest 10 the producers as
We'll as the merchants who handle fruit
10 determine what is the best way 10
dispose of the different kinds so as 10
get the largest net returns
1t must be evident to those who are
In the fruit centers that there will he
more fruit OF several kinds. and espe-
cially berries. prunes and plums. than
can be sold in the local market in the
absence of canueries No way appears
open for disposing OF the surplus except
10 ship. Then the question rises where
20 ship and how 10 prepare the fruit so
there viii be reasonable prospect tffa:
the fruit Will reach its destination in
such condition 10 sell for enough TO
warrant the expense of freight ard
other charges and leave margin TO the
growers.
We know California has shipped all
peaches. pears. plums. etc, To- thc At
lantic seashore. but we have never
known berries 10 any extent 10 be
shipped from that state. Our nstn sew
eral years ago shipped strawberries as
far as Chicago with indifferent Success
We shipped several hundred car loads of
tree fruit. most of which went through
iu four and oue-half to seven days in
fairly coed order. Wha; did not the cause
MAS attributed 10 ineSpericnce and care
iessness In packing either in putting In
sorae ovsr-ripe or no. sufficiently ripe fruit
or In sioveniy packing, Al that time,
twelve years ago. the packing OF fruit in
California WAS IN 4 primitive state. and
WAS AZ little practicsd as II is In Western
Washington today.
If the growers IN this state expect sue
cess in frgilt raising they must put IN
their fruit 10 ser in competition with
the fruits that 20 into the markets east
of the Rocky mountains.
What are the fruit growers of the Pa
rifc Northwest going 10 dog 'i'ite posi-
hlstleS ~ fruit growing in this section
are very great, There * already a large
acreage - berries and tree fruit IN bear
ing and more being planted and wish
the facilities for shipping 10 th, large
cities in the Northwest the fruit frssgers
oasht 81 IL able 70 compete with any
other territory on the Pacific slope.
desirable packages to be had and a q the
STRAW berries come FIRST ct suitable
crates and rut zap their frult IN the best
possible condition. diecarding nH over
ripe ar defective berries and when the
tire comes that the% have enough 70
load a car have some concert ~ action
ard ssy a SHIPMENT For s@c:iuns a4-
foluinE the Seattle market we Will super
iatena thc leading and ship t. house
im TIE East With who. ~e nsve done
business aud IN whom ve have every
confidence. fET So doing she faut Cmn be-
demonstrated whether Berries csn or
raenot he srinNest East an3 arrive in
coaaltIon - compete with berries raised
in sections more convenient So the mar
Aess there from which the supplies arr
drewn hy the large ei;igs 81 the East.
ana u ,hvte j. an}y a small margin q
pfuHt Il ~sA avwVens 81 Efus In tSe mar
kess here - success can he made
ssiYrdnS berries sh*n straw berry Fields
can ~ extended. bat II strawberries
tsanras he shipped ict''SSfufIy ard a
praaf realized "a fhs gFower there rs
already tea saUch acreage iu this state
fnr the population tbat ear bss reached
cherries pgu0es. prtspvs ard sorae either
trVa fF0tt can De- shipped successfully
Auf IL - onby > question whether the
,vfcss they hava 80 ts sold fer 10 com
gscte witA other frsst sections wtl} leave
u snArgim ~ profit A very favorable
propositions fFora hoGae IN large city
So ira Northwest mas Aeen Ta&aa. vn3ch
W83a 70 explained - any sSso chosse a,
snip svwyses We thfnk the crate wfsfb
F0av fxe-p c.Etas oaxkegs she saSt sor ship
psn& p.at8s and TrszHvs and are satisfied
SHAT at EFFORT must now b. raa4e u get
s.tsr fruits te the Consumers east az size
Roxy mountains. 10 warrant sae fr.s-
x~ovcrs - extending their orchards uf
teth berries Aaa TIE frz3t. We NILE -
pleased So confer with the growers Gu
tnsS SAB sec<-