The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-24
MON ANA FRUIT GROWERS
Third Annual Meeting of the As
ISOLATION in Missoula.
AN EXCELLENT DISPLAY
Robert Rantoul of the Northern Pacific
Tells the Growers How to Pack and
Ship Fruit New Montana Horti-
cultural Society Organized.

| Missoula, Feb 23-The third annual
meeting of the fruit growers of Mon
| tana was called to order in the district
court room by President Harlan. There
was fair attendance from the outside
ana large number Of MISSOURI valley
orchard men. The temporary organiza>
llon was at once perfected by the cleo
ton OF j. ). Kemp OF Missouri as tenn
poiary chairman, ana {. II. Edwards
OIL the Montana Fruit Grower as tenn
pOrafy secretary.
DIVISION Freight Agent Robert Ran
tout OF the North PaclIic Railroad COM
pany addressed the fruit growers dur
ing the afternoon session upon topics
connected with the shipment and hand
ling or fruit. Mr.. Ranloul gave the or
chard men some good advice and some
suggestions regarding the methods of
nandilng fruit Tor shipment that Will
De OF service to those VINO are in the
business. lie said that naif the trou-
bic that the fruit men ind is caused
by their own neglect III tile preparation
or fruit Tor the market. IT they would
sort and pack their fruit properly they
would find that they would come out
much better
The orchard men of these valleys, he
said, have one of the best markets in
the world for their products II they will
take care of it. The railroad people
are willing to do all they can, he SAID,
to assist the shippers, but the latter
must look after their part of it. He
earnestly recommended a shippers or
Sanlzation or union for the purpose of
lnsuring a uniform system or sorting
and to take care that the markets are
properly supplied at the right time, but
not overStocked. This is the system
that has been adopted elsewhere with
success, and where they have formed
these unions they find that their fruit
IS disposed of to much better adyan-
tage than 1t was before they handled
ali their crop through one angency.
Mr.. Rantoul urged the orchard men
of this section to greater effort in the
direction of properly marketing their
product. He said the time is too re-
mote To cause any anxiety when the
crop of this region will be too great for
its markets. At present the crop is not
sufficient to supply the Montana mar
ket. and when it is large enough there
is the great stretch of country between
here and the Mississippi river that will
be a natural consuming section for the
fruits raised here.
Mr. Rantouls remarks We're well re-
ceived and were favora iyediscussed by
w. i. Harlan and Daniel e. Band
mann, each of whom took occasion to
inderse emphatically what had been
said
After a desultory discussion the aft
ern0on session adjourned. and at the
night session the committee on reor-
bylaws for the new Montana Horti- |
cultural society.u The committees re-
port was adopted without any discus /
sion and Mr.. Bray, assisted by Fred /
Whitesides Of F'lathead valley. pre- |
pared a roll, which was signed by all |
of the fruit men who We're present. and |
will receive many new names to-mor- |
row.
The meeting starts off under favor |
able auspices. The attendance for the |
two days will be much larger than it |
has been to-day, and the discussions |
promise to be of deep interest to those |
engaged in horticulture. The new |
society is organized primarily for those T
who are actively engaged in fruit cul- I
ture, but there is a liberal provision for |
honorary membership.
In connection with the meeting there I
is an excellent display of winter apples
from the orchards of this region. The |
apples are the finest that have yet been /
shown at any midwinter meeting and /
are all of high quality. G. F. Dallman, |
j. e. Lehson and J. A. Moss are the I
committee on display. and the COM
mittee ON awards is composed of ]. L.
Humble. II. A. Carmichael and d. c. |
Bass. The programme for the meeting /
is published by Frank Keim and is one
of the best souvenir programmes that /
have been seen here. The sessions Will I
till Friday night.
A good thing to stand under--the Cor