Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-03
PEAR SHIPMENTS
SOON TO BEGIN
The Fruit Growers Union Will
Handle Fruit For Farmers
Hold Meeting This Saturday.

"A meeDlng OF the GrantS fasS rrult
Growers Union was held last
Saturday at the Courier Office that
was attended by nearly all the mem.
bers. Verbal reports from the
growers present showed that the fruit
prospects were fine aud that good
yield and quality would be had. The
pears are extra fine and the Union
will be able to ship between two and
three car loads. To accommodate
the growers the Union will this year
handle pears for all whether members
Of the Unon or not, and will receive
them in any quantity, even but FIVE
boxes. The packing will be done by
experts employed by the Union, they
doing the work at the orchard where
there is quantity, but the small
growers will be required to deliver
their pears at the Unions warehouse
in Grants Pass. The Union will also
handle apples for the farmers. whether
mswbers or not for this year, the OBJ
ject being to demonstrate to the fruit
growers Of Josephine county that they
can market their fruit more proftably
through the Union than by each SELL
ing his small quantity to dealer.
While most of the fruit dealers are
honest and deal justly with the
farmers yet some of them are thieves
Of the boldest kind. It would take
tn entire eight pages of the Courier to
tell the hsrdluck stories of Josephine
county farmers in their dealings in
selling their fruit and melons to ir-
responsible dealers. One farmer re-
siding near Grants Pass sold last year
$lS8 worth of pears to Medford
buyer and never got cent, for the
fellow had no property and it was no
use to sue him. Another farmer In
response to tempting offer shipped
1000 boxes of foe Crawford peaches to
a San Francisco firm and got II cents
per box in return, which barely paid
for the freight and boxes. He had
800 boxes more in his orchard that
he fed to his hogs and gave to bis
neighbors.
The Union is desirous of securing
the services of number of expert
packers and two or three boss packers.
The resignation was accepted of Fred
d. Eismann as president and manager
of the Union. At the meeting this
Saturday president and director
will be elected as required by the
constitution. For manager the board
of directors has secured John Christie
who will superintend the picking and
packing and the shipping of fruit
handled by the Union. Mr.. Christie
was for years one of the largest
growers and shippers of fruit in jose
phine county until he sold his fine
farm and orchard to the Eismann
Bros. and retired to take life COM
fortably on a small. we'll kept farm
near this city. Mr.. CHRISTIE is an
expert in all that pertains to picking
and packing of fruit and the assur-
ance is certain that a box of fruit pre-
pared for the market under his direc,
tion will be put in the best Of shape
and be of uniform quality, the fruit
in the center being exactly as good as
that of the top and bottom layers. As
the Grants Pass Fruit Growers Union
is unknown in the markets of the
world more than extra care W II have
to be exercised in having its pack up
TO the highest standard that is in force
among fruit growers unions. That its
pack shall be absolutely true to grade
the Union has adopted very stringent
rules governing the picking, grading
and packing Of fruit, for it is the
purpose that customers shall be so
we'll suited that they will become
regular buyers from the Union.
When once the Union has established
a reputation for handling high grade
fruit and for dealing in an upright
manner it can command the best price
the market affords for its fruits, and
always be certain OF securing toe
patronage of big dealers who meet
their obligations promptly and fully.
| The next meeting of the Union will
be on Saturday, August a. at 80 p.
m sharp at the Courier Office. 1t ID
expected that all members will be
present and fruit growers not mem
bers are invited to attend and learn
of the plans and purposes Of the
Union.