The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-22
FAV0RS ORGANIZATION.
Intelligent Review Of the Situation By
a Hop Buyer.
Makes some Interesting Suggestions an'
Declares the Association Should
BE Maintained.

others that the Hop Dealers Of OregoI
are opposed 10 the systematic organiza
ton Of the hop growers Of this State
This erroneous impression gained eur
rency from the fact that great MANI
buyers expressed the opinion openly
that they did not think it was possible
10 get the growers 10 organize and ac
in unison, but as 10 the benefits TO b'
derived from organization, If properly
effected, there is unanimous opinion
among the hop buyers that unity o
action will certainly improve the pres
ent deplorable condition Of affairs in th,
hop trade.
Anything that can he done 20 improve
the existing conditions will have the
hearty cooperation Of the hop buyers
and dealers, not only IN Oregon, but ev-
erywhere throughout the United States,
and the hop growers OF Oregon and else
where can rest assured that they have
the best wishes and hearty support OF
the hop dealers in their efforts % or
ganize, provided the organization is Of.
fected and conducted ON sound business
principles and that politics and other
foreign matters be eliminated from
their discussions.
A PERMANENT organization Of growers
throughout the State with the follow.
ing objects in view would meet the APP
proval OF everybody.
FmsTLY Improve the quality of the
product. This can be done by having
meetings at stated periods where papers
can be read and the proper method Of
growing and cultivating Of hops can be
discussed. as we'll as the advisabiity Of
spraying. In fact all the minutest de.
tails from the setting out Of the roots
to the marketing Of the product should
be fully discussed and the most modern
improvements and methods adopted.
sEcoNDLY:-Reduce the cost Of pro-
duction by buying supplies and mater
als at wholesale and distributing them
through branch organizations to the
members; fixing a standard Of wages
that would be equitable TO all concerned,
with a special reference to the price Of
picking and what constitutes clean
picking.
THIRDLY; To regulate the output so
that in case we are confronted with a
large crop in England and Germany and
consequent low prices, we can pick and
harvest only certain proportion OF the
crop, thereby reducing the output. 1t
is the law Of supply and demand that
regulates the price Of hops as well ~
any other commodity, IL Is much more
beneficial to gather only half crop aud
sell tat renumerative figure, than
10 pick a large crop OF uncertain quail
ity and sell II at a loss, at the same time
stocking the worlds market and keep
ing down the price Of hops for future
years. IL is not generally known that
In years OF big crops and low prices,
brewers send their hops TO the extract
works whore the lupuline is extracted
and kept in hermetically sealed cans TO
he used in years Of shortages and high
prices, and that no matter how poor
the hops. the extact works use them.
FoURrn;- Discourage the indiscrimin-
ate consigning Of hops 10 foreign mar
kets. Educate the grower 10 sell at
home and not 10 be lured by promises
OF big prices in distant market, lihe
has tne quality and there is not an over.
production, his hops will be sought after
al home.
FrFn Work up new markets for
your product, such as japan, China and
Australia.
SiXrH; - Enlighien your members
about the business In general. Inform
as to the acreage devoted Ia
hops in tho various countries through
,ut the world, aud the estimate as well
's the actual crop for each yeai. As
certain the average amount OF hops used
% u barrel OF beer, so as 10 arrive at the
aorld's consumption. Procure tables OF
Exports and imports and disseminate
among the members.
SEvENrn n'-lnduce your growers to /
no more hops than they can
handle without outside
financial assistance. Tbs greatest evil
Il the business today is that our growers
ire in a bad financial condition. They ,
IRE compelled TO mortgage their crops
or money whereby 10 pick and harvest !
md Us soon as the hops are baled they |
ne forced on the market and sold for q
What they will bring. How can the .
ROVER expect legitimate dealer or any q
'ersOn 90 invest his money in hops /
'hen he knows that 10 per cent of the /
rowers are forced 10 sell their hops in v
ompetition with those he has bought d
nd in their wild scramble TO sell drag c
he market helow its natural level. In b
ther words the dealer with money Is 4
sked To invest and compete with people q
rho are unable to hold for better prices. Z
We therefore say, get your growers in Il
uch shape that the entire crop will
ot be thrown ON the market at once, .
o that in ease ot necessiiy they will he o
BILE 10 hold for better prices That is n
he evil you want 10 remedy Never d
iind the short seller, and never mind n
hat the dealer Is selling hops for in the b
'asi. Ma man would think Of selling {,
ops for future delivery alta less price o
Aan he thought he would be able TO Il
az them. Watch this end OF the busi- a
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