The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-10
FRUIT GROWERS JUBILANT.
New Organization Perfected At Mis-
Souia.

SOuia.
MissOula, Jan. 3.-The fruit growers
are iubilant over the results III the
meeting which was held here yeseer
day, and which resulted in the orgaul-
cation of the Western Montana Fruit
Growers Protective association. The
plan OF the new association is not a
novel one in the older fruit growing
districts, but it is one that has not
been attempted here before. The or
ganization is purely commercial one
and it's purpose does not clash il the
least with the scope of the state and
local horticultural societies, which
have been in existence for several
years. 1t will, however, be OF much
benefit to the fruit growers, especially
in protecting them from the enemies
that are to be found almost within our
own ranks. 1t is q fact that the hard
est blows that the Montana orchard
| lists have ever received have come
from Montana men who nave shipped
| inferior goods to dealers which have
been represented as first class Mon
tana fruit. This has given tho To-
sections. There have been other like
schems practiced, which have result
| ed badly for the Montana orchards
One of the first efforts of the new Or
ganiZation will be to take care of the
| fruit shippers of this class. There is
no room for them in this part of the
state
Then, tho combination Of fruit grow
ers will place them in better cCndi
ton to ship large quantities of apples
and other fruit. Where one man may
not have a carload of apples for IN
mediate shipment at q certain time.
it is most likely that group Of fruit
growers in his section will be able to
| fill tho car on shorc notice Then
again there are the propositions Of
establishing eVaporating plants anu
eide mills to take care of the waste
apples. All of these matters com.
within the scope of the new organize
ton and will be taken up as soon \.
possible. The association should be.
come an important factor in the aG
vanccment of the orchard industry in
this state. The question of railway
rates on fruit shipments is another
matter that the association can settle
more satisfactorily than can a single
shipper. There have already been
some concessions made in this direc-
ton by the .'ailroat people and it is
confidently expected that moro will
| follow.
The next meeting of importance to
fruit growers is the quarterly meet
ing Of the Plains Horticultural society
that is billed for Saturday, Jan. s.
There will be a good attendance of
Missoula fruit growers at the meeting,
which promises to be more than ordin-
arly interesting. The Plains orchards
will be represented by display Of
winter fruit that will be worth trip
to Plains to see. The literary por-
ton of the meeting will include paper 8
and addresses by fruit growers and
others, and will serve to interest the
Plains people in the new association,
which is an organization in which they
should take a deep interest. The
plan of the association and the pur-
poses for which it is organized Will
be presented at the Plains meeting
and an effort will be made to secure
the cooperation of all the fruit grow
ers of that valley. President Z. c.
Willis of the Plains society was one o.
the members present at the Missoula
meeting yesterday. and he extended. A
cordial invitation to all Missoula ana
Bitter Root people to be present at the
Saturday meeting of the society. Els
guarantee of a good time ana an in
teresting meeting will go far toward
insuring good attendance.
Fred Whiteside was present at the
Missoula meeting and was one OF the
charter members of the new associa-
ton, Mr.. Whiteside came down
from the Flathead Valley especially to
attend the meeting and to bring the
Mlssoula people a cordial greeting
from his country. Mr.. Whitesldc has
one OF the largest young orchards in
the state and is much Interested in
the development of the industry of
frultraising. He is the father of the
state board of horticulture law. hay
ms introduced it in the state senate
TWO years ago. The meeting Q. the
state Horticultural society will be
held this year at Kalispell next month
and Mr.. Whiteside extended a cordial
invitation to Missoula and the Bitter
Root to be present