Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-21
Hon Growers to Combine.

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retary James Coleman, the Oregon
Hop Growers Association is to form
permanep. combination of grew.
ers and contract the product direct
with the brewer from one season &c
another.
Instead OF improving" said Mr..
Coleman. "the conditions are grow.
ing worse from season to season
and unless some decisive and effect
i've steps are taken in self-defense in
the near future the growers will find
themselves down and out. Our sal
walton is by effecting a permanent
and solid organization, or pool, II
you please; one that the grower can
depend upon TO deliver the goods
and deal with the brewer direct.
II know the dealers and, indeed,
many of the growers will 'pooh-pooh
this suggestion and say It is impos-
sible to hold the growers together
on any proposition by the plan that
is now under consideration and
which will probably take definite
form at the next meeting of the as
ISOLATION. The plan is different from
anything yet experimental upon and
I think II could be worked to a sue
cessful termination.
"The plan is TO select only the
large growers or those who own their
own wards and are absolutely free
from obligation or encumbrance 10
pool their entire crops for a term OF
years and sign an agreement TO that
effect.
1--WE would control from 10000
to $4,000 bales annually and be in
a position to command the respect
OF the brewers and deal with them
directly, contracting the combined
output from year TO year.
Statistics, as compiled from the
records for the past 12 years by the
Wateryille Times and published in
one OF the February issues. show
that the average cost TO the brewer
has been about 25 cents per pound,
while the average price received by
the grower has been only IL cents,
1T Is said that the Paul Il. G..
Horst company has bought upward
OF 10000 bales OF the 1906 crop; II
Clements Horst, between 10000
and $1,000 bales. and Wigan-Rlch-
ardson a. Co.. from 5000 10 1000
bales. making a combined total for
the three firms OF approximately
1000 bales. or nearly one-half the
entire crop OF Oregon for 1905. which
Is figured at between 10000 and
| 10000 bales. All three firms are
still In the market and picking mp
lots at from 10 TO IL cents. The lat.
est purchase reported is that OF the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lot, OF Inde-
pendence. TO Lachmund & Plncus.
agents for Paul II. G. Horst, and the
which is not mad
public. Is said to be between tho
figures above quoted. Il is esti-
mated there are between 10000 and
$4,000 bales left in first hands in
Oregon.
"one great good that the oregon
Hop Growers association Is doing for
It's members. which encourages the
officers TO exert themselves in other
and especially to put the
new plan for permanent pool TO a
practical test. is the saving OF hum
dreds OF dollars annually by pur-
their supplies, such as sui
phur. baling and Kiln cloth and twine |
from the wholesale houses. instead |
OF at retail, shipment OF two tons
Of hop and haling twine arrived yes
Ieniay for distribution among the
growers, IL comes In two grades and |
oosts tho association 22Q24 cents
per pound FOR the same grades OF |
iwine that are being retailed az asa /
20 cents. They also have $4,000
pounds OF sulphur In transit, az
sst,5O per ton. and 10000 yards OF
cloth, at iS cents per yard. which
Is retailing az IA cents. The entire
order sggregating a cost OF s6ITl.
Orders Affecting Lumber.