The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-01-11

front. In this exhibit IL took Ave Of
the seven cups offered, and had one
honorable mention Ia the four given.
"The Baldwins we're also exceeding
ly difficult to judge, for the displays
we're all of such excellence that it was
hard to diferentiate. The prize
finally went to Mr.. Lownsdale, but
the specimens displayed by Mr.. Mark
ham Of Hood River aud Mr.. Wallace
of McMinnville were just as good to
the ordinary observer. 9Lere was no
cup offered for the Ortley variety,
but the display Of those apples made
by Peter Mohr of Hood River was so
perfect that 1t caused unusual coment,
both size and quality being beyond
criticism. The Spitzenberg exhibits
we're In close competition, but after
much deliberation the judges awarded
the prize to A. P. Bateham OF Mosier.
&c. Il. Castner of Hood River, who
10 known over the state as successful
appleman, was taking great interest
In the proceedings, and A. /. Mason
and Claude Markham we're also active.
j. Il. Carter was expressing his
qualification over the handsome cup
he has TO carry home for the best
commercial pack. Mr.. Carter's ap-
pies won the first prize in the big dif-
play which was sent to st. Louis from
Hood River, so he feels that his ap-
Piles are the best In the world, andshts
reason for SO thinking"
He was followed by A. l. Mason, of
Hood River, In "Plain Talk to Fruit
Growers, who said:
"The duties of fruit grower in ii
broadcast sense are unlimited. They
are never completed until he has
crossed the divide to the happy be-
yond. Let me ask you: Are you do.
ing your duty In culturing your OF
chardsY Are you doing everything In
your power to keep your trees In
clean, healthy and thrifty condition?
Are you making fruitgrowing bust
ness or are you making 1t a side is
sue?
"If the latter, are you not permit
ting your fellow fruitgrowers to build
up the quality, price and reputation
Of the fruit growing In your respect
i've districts without your sharing the
responsibilities.
"Are you drifting along In care.
less and Indifferent mRnnerY II 80,
wake up. Clean out your orchards,
spray and prune your trees and do
your work carefully, intelligently and
diligently. Have you ever thought
that If each fruitgrower would do lis
duty we would need no fruit inspect
ors to condemn our fruit or compel us
to spray our trees. A fruitRroW T.
who knowingly has an orchard badly
infected, and who has to be officially
notified by fluit inspector to clean
1t, is maintaining public nuisance,
"After grower has his crop reaC y
to place on the market, comes tine
when duty calls upon him most for
cibly. Do you know that one un-
scrupulous packer and shipper of
fruit can do more towards tearing
down the good reputation Of fruit in
your district that 20 men can do to-
ward building 1t upS IL Is at this
time when duty calls upon you. CO.
operate is the call. 1t means more
uniform packing Of your fruit. 1t
means a better method of disposing of
it., and 1t means better prices.
1.-THE large buyer viii not buy from
the individual fruit grower to any
great extent. They want the fruit in
a larger bulk, and especially desire a
uniform pack. A large commission
firm in Germany told one of my neigh
bors who visited there last fall that it
would buy our Newtowns I. o. b.
cars at Hood River il 1t could be as
sured not less than l0, 900 boxes in the
deal. This illustrates the necessity of
fruitgrowers of any locality selling
under one management.
"In Hood River Valley we have
raised the price of our standard vari-
eties Of apples, Newtowns and Spitzen-
burgs, from 81. % to s2.60 box, sell
ing our entire crop at one deal I. o.
b. cars at Hood River. We are plat
ing on the market of the world bet
ter quality Of fruit and are packing it
In such uniform and perfect system
that wa fear no competition. a."