Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

HoUGH statistics OF this years
fruit crop are not yet available,
ufIiclcnt data are at hand to
! show that. this has been by far
hs.t fruit season in the history of
rph Except IN q few remote SOC
,,.s where late spring frosts affected
4. ,rplt crop. all records OF the indus
!, we're broken. The canneries OF
rAsr Boxelder, Davis Morgan and
ran sounlies, as well as the shipping
,rus in the principal fruit centers,
~ handled more fruit than at any
T., IN their history, and fruit has
Nm cheaper and more plentiful In the
,,sr markets Of the state than ever
pore For the first time In the his
u, Of Salt Lake county its orchardists
M sent fruit out Of the state in car
Ma hts Heretofore Salt Lake City
IA, gypled a market for all the fruit
rpss In this county, and much OF
MI grown in the south end OF Davis
s,ry and the north end Of Utah
snty. But this year the city markets
vac over supplied, aud few Of the
cmty fruit growers Joined together in
fgpIng out Of the state three car loads
d hne peaches, which brought the
powers twice the returns they were
ssred in the local market A little
bore Of such enterprise would dispose
all the surplus fruit in the state and
kpr prices could be had at home.
BOxelder, Weber and Utah counties,
i've for some years exported large
entities of fruit, but this year eclips.
all previous records, Grand county
i kept up Its export record while
Ays Sanpete, Cache and Salt Lake
M entered the export list, and PROS
TX, We that shipments will increase
rr spidly, as many young orchards
slsne into bearing in the near flu
tr ID all parts of the state.
ynerymen report greater sales Of
tM and more extensive planting OF
Hrg orchards than In any other year,
81 L Indications do not fail. fruit
rTng Will soon become one of the
" laustrIes Of the state, ranking with
ht growing as wealth producing
OPPOSITION as indeed 1t should.
Wien the greater prontableness Of
bit growing over most other farm pur-
us Il taken into consideration, with
shct that the soil, climatic and other
EatlOns Of Utah are specially IA
vale to fruit production. there Is no
risnt reason why this industry
pad not become Of as much import
~ relatively as ii Is in the Golden
y where the products OF its or
fs and vineyards enrich It's farmers
Y tune of millions every year.
PIT GROWERS ASSOCIATIONS.
flh the great increase Of orchards In
y state, the need OF fruit growers
Fhalzatlons Is becoming more urgent
nv year. Until growers unite to-
Fl'r IN packing, shipping and SELL
: ne product of their orchards they
~ oe at the mercy of shippers and
'alenen who Will naturally absorb
y greater part Of the profits. The
va market conditions during the past
s"oA emphasize the need of better
NAeung conditions to make fruit
'"ng the success its importance JUS
4'' FINE peaches were sold In Salt
A@ as low as 10 cents a case. A
NOer OF growers, dissatisfied with
"naltlon' got together and sent
Few car loads to the eastern
N' and realized from 40 to 60 cents
N'V net In the Hood river country,
sVa where the best apples in Amer
are grown, three years ago, grow
""e getting 70 to so cents for a
N oox OF their choicest apples.
:" growers were induced to organ
union or association for the uni
!" packing of their fruit and selling
n, !" 70 'he eastern market In carload
M. ~ hree years the price rose to
d box. paid at the nearest
s,r, ~ station. The association has a
knnlas ana assistant manager who
kn,, Fuckers to put up all the
@ crown by the association MEM
ma. uniform style. and nothing
krs. e'ass irult "a shipped. The grow
h. Ivy pack their own fruit, the union
B, Il "r them. Eastern buyers pre-
Aa ", Ya''nase from the association, as
sto,- Wy output Is guaranteed 10 be
vh !. ana up to sample. The same
n sv'p IN New York at from 50. so
h .r ~ oox' and the people cannot
.push at these prices.
aa NJ, oOa River Fruit Growers un-
pIt,srA 'S raised the price OF choice
h, "Vsrg apples from IS cents n.r
hh w. N' magnificent figure secured
G va, Sut II saved its members
sa, ''a' 1850 in boxes, paper and
nay u materials. paper '"'
s A. prefer to deal through unions,
b Ina '"'ng to pay better prices,
l'iarm nao, mat they are sure of a
ths bn, ya'N and feel that they are
|sr ,bat , "''N with business con-
'dua i,ul, 'sr'ained toward the indi-
n,at ,a grower The union has
NJ, .,,a advantage over the Individual
y PINCH, as !, i can get in touch with
'p"i buyers in all the leading