The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-08-11

b. r. No 'es said his pack last year
cost him cents a box. This he consid-
cred too high. He did not believe the
grower should pay for the packers time
in going from one ranch to another.
Mason arose and had some more
intelligence to impaft In his opinion,
he paid too much for beginners in the
packing art. His four-tier apples cost
him 81 for 90s, which he considered
too high. He said there were too many
bosses in the packing houses last year
He also believed the light colored apples
should be packed by themselves, rather
than be thrown from the box, as there
will be large number OF light colored
Spitzenbergs produced in Hood River
within the next few years, since the
young trees are very apt to bear light
colored apples. The directors will aim
to overcome this objection this year.
The packers were then called uEon to
have their say.
+. w. Angus declared he was grow
er as well as packer. The packer
must put in all his time to get wages.
At too many OF. the farms last year,
there was insufficient light to enable
the packers to put i'll 10 hours OF work.
The packers in going to a new place
were compelled to make their own ar
rangements for packing. Some Of the
growers had no idea how the packing
tables should be arranged, and all this
work must be counted in on the packer 8
time II he is expected to make living
wage. Furthermore, no grower took
the trouble to hitch up and take the
packing crew to the new packing place.
The tables were not uniform. In some
places he had to work in the cold with
an overGoat on. In other places it was
dark barn where the door had to be
kept closed or the wind would blow all
the wrapping paper outside.
Mr.. Stranahan, another one OF the
packers, considered the pay received
last year small enough. Unless q far
mer had at least 100 boxes, it is losins
proposition to work by the piece. Too
much time is required in moving from
place to place.
Mason suggested sliding scale. AnguI
said sliding scale would be o. X. i
the packers were supplied with propeI
tables. The cost OF packing will CONT
higher to the small grower Angus be
lieves the packers and the growers mus
get together and arrange their owl
prices.
Mr.. Cash said the growers shoulC
pack their own fruit; that they have
children who can do the work, and fur
thermore the country will require pack
ers by the thousand in few years
The children must learn, or who will b.
here to do the packing?
Mason replied that fruit dealers d.
not want fruit packed by the grower.
packers label is required on all fruit,
Sam Campbell thinks ~ day nont
too high for packers He preferred
sliding scale for the different sized fruit
and would hold the packer responsible,
for his work
&. r. Castner struck business key
note when he declared members Of thu
union were making assertions whicl
would be difficult to carry ont whel
closing contracts for the sale OF apples
owe may have to accept the inspection
of the buyers" said he. "The unioT
will have to live up to the conditions
that may be required" Mr.. Castne
thinks the small growers should brinI
their apples to central point whert
the packers could do the work.
Mr., Avery suggested the packers bt
given 25 cents an hour where less thar
80 boxes are packed at one place.
The debate drilted to the question o
teaching new packers, President Ma
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