The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-01-26
NORTHWEST FRUIT GROWERS
IN CONVENTION AT SEATTLE

made report on the industry for Ore
gon. He said the quality of the 1906
fruit had been better; increased plant
ing had been extensive, and the fruit
was freer from damage from the Goblin
moth than for MANY years. Pear or.
chards are increasing. The prices for
all fruits ruled higher. Grapes grown
in the state had brought higher prices
than the California product.
William Meister, of the California
Commission Company, Seattle, took
up the question of packing, grading
and marketing fruit. He urged the
employment of experienced packers
and advised requiring each one to put
his initials on the box, so that it
could te identified E. II. Shepard,
manager of the Hood River Associa-
tion and editor of Better Fruit, gave
a paper on the Necessity and Bene-
fits of Association for Fruit Growers,
and Business Principles involved in
Organization and Management" R.
p. Ober, genreal agent of the refriger-
ator Car service of the Northern Paci-
fic railroad, made short address,
saying in part:
"Your fruit has an established rep
utation in the Eastern markets, which
should be used for your best fruits.
II you will see that the quality or
packing is not allowed to deteriorate,
but strive to improve, the dema I'D will
continue to increase. California
fruit sells for fancy prices, more on ac-
cont of the manner in which it is put
up than on account Of anything else.
"The Northern Pacific handled the
past year fully 200 cars of apples from
the Yakima valley to New York City.
I noticed an article in an Eastern
paper recently which said New York
barreled apples moving slowly, a. the
fancy trade insists on having Western
box apples. This is the result of
raising better fruit
J. r. Anderson began the afternoon
session by reading a paper on British
Columbus regulations governing fruit
shipments. pointing out the advan-
tages to The grower and the buyer.
John A. Miller, general agent
freight department Great Northern
railroad, discussed the transportation
Of fruit products with particular re-
ference to the relation Of the railroads
to the fruit industry.
Ben. e. Harrison, Of East Sound,
WASH, read a paper on Cooperation
Among Horticultural Societies."
which aroused much interest.
Canadian Regulations Explained S
MAXWELL Smith, the Dominion fruit
inspector, then explained the Cana
dian law requiring fruit to be graded
and packages marked and presented q
rough draft Of bill to be introduced
in the United States congress. A res-
olution was adopted favoring the pas
sage Of the bill. It provides for the
proper grading Of fruit and the mark
ing of packages 30 that the contents Of
any box can be told, and penalties for
failing to comply. The law in Cana
da has been q great protection to fruit
growers and consumers alike.
Many subjects were taken up at the
night session, the speakers including
merchants, scientific horticulturists
and practical growers Of fruit.
]. B. Powell. of Seattle, addressed
the meeting on the Alaskan market
and it's requirements. He said the
merchants of Western avenue, this
city, shipped annually $70O. 900 worth
Of fruit and vegetables to Alaska.
Formerly this trade went to San Fran
cisco for fruit. He favored copying
the California regulations for grading
fruit.
Future Of Walnut Culture
Col. Dorsch read pepsr on walnut
culture in the Pacific Northwest,
which, he declared, had attained tie
dignity Of . horticultural pursuit.