Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-02-02
IDAHO FRUIT IN
MASSACHUSETTS
Worcester Paper Compliments Fruit
But Criticises Pack.

Massachusetts people declare Idaho
fruit is among the finest they ever
saw. Miss Boeck Of Boise, who is at
tending the Dread Institute at Wor-
cester. Mass. sends the following clip
ping from a Worcester paper to the
Boise Evening News
The Yankee apple grower has to get
busy If he wants to hold the high class
trade. If the statement regarding the
handling, shipping and packing Of fruit
which was made to a reporter for the
Telegram a few days ago by Charles
f. Nordell, manager of the fruit de-
partment at a store on Main street, Is
right:
He was placing some apples in way
they would appeal to the buyer. They
were not New England apples. They
We're not the kind put in a barrel with
more or less method as to the location
of the big ones, but We're packed In
box, and each individual apple was
wrapped In tissue paper.
Mr. Nordel said he had In a few
weeks handled apples from six differ
ent states outside Of New England. and
all kinds have been absorbed by the
Worcester trade.
There have been few New England
apples the past season. for even the
supply which was expected for cider
was not equal to the demand, and the
western apples were in great demand.
IF the Idaho raisers will learn to
pack their apples like the rest of the
western shippers. they will beat all
the rest Of the country In the trade"
said Mr.. Nordell Some Of the finest
apples in the world are grown there.
and the reason why the fruit has not
brought high prices the past season Is
that the raisers did not put them on
the market in the shape their rivals
did"
Worcester IL In the heart Of the fruit
growing section of New England, and
| apples by the barrel are familiar sights
| to the greater parts OF the residents IN
| the city. but Worcester is buving its
apples by the dozen instead Of by the
bulk and there are many people who
are buying apples by the count who a
few wears ago would never have
thought of doing 1t.
Carefully Wrapped in Paper.
The California apples gre In the
market. but they are not regarded
as highly as those OF the mountain
states. Colorado apples are brought In
LARGE quantities to New England and
| there are MANY dollars worth Of the"
sold IN Worcester They ar. not packeo
IN barrels hut in boxes like oranges
! and the simlitude TO the trooical frui
is heightened hv having the individual
apples wrapped in paper and packed
in the box in such a way as to keel
them from being bruised. Many case
of apples have been shipped from Colo
RADIO the past season and opened II
Worcester without finding one bruised
or marred in the packing. handling %
shipping.
These are the apples that are bring
ing the high prices. and not sold by tn
bowel or evon hv the hoy. Thev ar
sold by the dozen, and at half n dolla
4 do7en M. ~ that. "one woman
BOUGHT Sc worth of apples just befor
: the holidays" said one Worcester deal
or 'and she only got six dozen at that
What do you suppose people woul
have thought of that few years Az
here in New England"
Western Apples Best.
The APPLES which come from Colo
RADIO. Idaho and from Missouri and tn
Ozark sections are esteemed higher i
many markets than the apples fror
either end of the country. for they hav
} better aavor than the big. handsorl
apples that come from California an
thew pre- handsomer than the apples e
New ENGLAND. The old -fa shioned va
rietieS which We're started in New Eno
land have been carried tn the new ar
nle- growing sections and have bee
made to grow lar9er and finer an
they are pushing out Of the market tn
, apples which once We're all there wa
to the business.
The Kings and the .Tonathans whie
were grown in New England. and al
still grown. are being suplanted by III
sauna Varieties which are grown
other sections of the country. and tn
| New ENGLAND apple grover will be wits
II he gets busy and selects the apple