The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-01-26

Seattle, Jan. 19.-The fourteenth
annual meetiang Of the Northwest
Fruit Growers Association ended yes
terday afternoon. During the three
days session more than 800 fruit
growers attended the convention, which
closed with the presentation of papers,
the election of officers and the selec-
ton of the next meeting place, which
fell to the lot of Vancouver, B. G
The convention opened on Wednes-
day in the Mccarthy Dry Goods Com
pany's building, Second and Pine
streets.
Opening Day Was Informal
The opening session was more of an
informal gathering, the first program
being deferred until Thursday. No
official reports were received and no
papers we're read, but there was gen
eral discussion upon several topics Of
interest The evening session in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms was de-
voted to an address by David R. Nc
Ginnis, of Seattle. fruit grower, Of
wide experience, and discussion Of
matters touched upon by him.
The subject of this address was
marketing fruit in Eastern and Euro
pean markets, and Mr.. McGinnis dealt
principally with apples. He said ap-
pies could be raised anywhere north
of latitude S5.
''The problem with us, ''he declared,
is to raise an apple superior to any
apple raised east of the Tooth meri-
dian."
He asserted that very small part
Of the Pacific coast could raise one
better than those of New York, Michi-
gan, Illinois and the Ozark region. In
this limited area on the Pacific coast
a better apple can be produced for the
reason that the air east of the Tooth
meridian is loaded with moisture,
which produces fungous diseases in
the tree and fruit. The apple grows
best where the summer days are warm
and the nights cool, and the minimum
temperature Is never lower than 10
below zero. Recently, in the East,
Pacific coast apples were selling for
81. so per barrel, as against s. 80 for
Eastern apples "We need not fear
Eastern competition, because they
cannot raise the apple we produce"
he asserted. He said that European
markets wanted a yellow apple, while
the American demanded q red apple.
II saw an apple on exhibition in this
room that would sell for 50 cents
apiece in London" he said, and he
mentioned the winter banana apple
grown in the Wenatchee valley. He
said the records showed instances
where $1,000 had been made on q
single acre of apples, and the cost Of
producing bushel Of apples had been
figured at so cents.
Second Days Session
Congress will be asked to adopt the
features Of the Canadian fruit grading
and marketing law, and the request
will be made by the Northwest Fruit
Growers Association, in prsuance to
resolutions adopted at the second
days session Of the convention now
In session in this city.
Maxwell Smith, fruit inspector for
the Dominion, presented draft of q
bill to the fruit growers Thursday,
which was approved and the associa-
ton pledged itself to urge the passage
upon congress. Congressman and sem
ators from Washington, Oregon, Idaho
and Utah will be asked to support the
measure.
This was the chief action taken by
the meeting. The fruit growers spent
the day in discussion Of various sub
jects relating to the industry. Three
sessions were hell and several papers
were read and discussed.
Many Topics Discussed
A. 4. Mason. Of Hood River. Or. !.