The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-03-14
FRUIT
GROWERS
UNION
Invites Propositions From
Several Bidders.
Letters Showing there will
Be a Great Market for
Strawberries.

at $3.50 p. m. Friday, at the police court
room Nearly every one of the sixty
shares of stock was represented by the
growers in person, and great Interest
was taken.
The question of furnishing strawber-
rles to the Salem cannery was dis
cussed, and the manager was request.
ed to make proposition to the Union.
Saturday March goth, at p. m, at
police court room, city hall, was set
for meeting of the stockholders TO
hear from Manager Davidson, Of Hood
River, and Manager Holcomb, Of the
Salem cannery.
There was a practical discussion of
packages for shipment of berries, and
Secretary Theilsen was instructed TO
get prices from manufacturers at
wholesale to the Union, and have the
same ready to submit for action, with
samples, at the neyt regular meeting
A 10 per cent assessment on capital
stock was paid UP, and the directors
are getting reports on the total acreage
and probable yield Of strawberries and
fruits OF all kinds that the Union will
undertake TO handle.
A letter was read from Mr.. II. f..
Davidson, of the Hood River Union,
Mr.. Davidson is at the head of firm
that ships fruits OF all kinds, manager
OF the Hood River Cannery and pro
prietor OF the Hood River box factory
Regarding the matter of assisting
the Salem people In marketing their
coming strawberry crop, will say that
IL their crops mature about the close
OF our shipping season, we could dis
tribute the fruit TO good advantage for
the growers. We would like TO know
something OF the probable yield and
the time OF of maturing of the crop be.
fore we could answer you definitely as
to what we could do in the matter II
you can get us this information, and
the conditions seem to warrant we
will undertake TO handle their fruit, II
satisfactory arrangements can be
made. II you request me to do 80, |
will visit Salem and consult with the
officers of the Union, and take up the
details with them"
Offer from the Great Northern.
A very important communication
was read from II. G. Judson, industrial
agent OF the s. p. Co. and the o. II. q
N. Co, who has been in conference the
past week with the superintendent OF
the refrigerator car service on the
Great Northern railway. In conyersa-
tlon by phone with The Journal editor
he stated that the Great Northern
would take carload OF Salem berries
and distribute them In 100 or 200.crate
lots at the principal cities or their line
at carload rates. and put them through
by fast express. The letter gives furth.
or information:
Mr.. Judson's Letter.
IT gives me pleasure to say 10 you
that met MIR Stewart. general super.
lntendent OF the Great Northern Ex-
press, headquarters In ST. Paul, and
have him interested In handling your
berries and small fruits. lie informs
me that II will let him know as soon
as the berry crop is advanced enough
to form an opinion regarding the
strawberries that you will have Ia
move. and other fruits. that he will
come down and attend the meeting
and state what he will do TO place II
before the people OF Great Falls, Grand
Forks. Fargo. ST. Cloud, Minneapolis
and ST. Paul lie is very desirous iu
deed OF bringing one OF his new ven
tilated cars that require no icing, but
carries fruit absolutely safe 10 any