Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-15

TN" world! What, then, are tn" essen
tialS from q practical business point
of view. that we may be able to meet
that competition with success?
The fruit must be of as good quality
must be as well handled. and must be
put upon the market in as attractive
form.
situated at the sea board Maine
naturally seeks Il foreign market for
her apples. In that market Canada is
our great competitor. Canada does not,
and can not, grow better Baldwin APP
pies than can be grown in Maine. Her
fruit sells higher than our own i'll
British markets. Why is it?
There are two reasons. The first is
that peculiar quality of tn" British
mind which causes ii to pay more for
anything grown or produced under the
British flag, and the second reason is
because our barrels are not equal to
. the Canadian barrel
The latter objection we can easily
overcome if we will wake up and get
ont Of the rut, and by using the same
/ sort Of package and shipping fruit of
equal reliability, we can do much T."
overcome the former reason.
What are the steps to be taken to
bring about the use of a suitable and
uniform barrel for apples in this state:
First. a law to fix the dimensions Of
an apple barrel. 1t is just as righteous
inst as proper, and just 3S fair. to fix
the size of an apple barrel as it is to
| fH Tic size of Il quart of milk or n
"al'nn Of molasSeS. Just as proper as
| :, IS 10 tx the size Of any rl"asur".
vh"tehr it he Il quart. a peck. Il bnShcl
or 4 barrel.
Then must the Maine Pathological So
ci,tv, with the corporation of the
Grange, regulate the material 10 be
used.
Tive must lie no more rougll-saW"I
"n1 unpl.in"d slaves, no NOR" soft wood
n, Ael@.
TN. barrel ntkcrS will gladly con-
form 81 any such regulations which
I'll, IT. patrons may adopt ana require
Cn-"pcr.!1ioM will soon max" ii pos
sill. to establish mills for cutting
slaves and milking hoops, or placing
largo orders for such material with
disc in n position TO furnish what is
REQUIRED.
Co-nroratinn in production or pur-
:, So. POEMS economy as well as uni
f5rritr.
y barrel maker guaranteed tn" sal"
Of lI.o1o barrels at given price. can
make the nrico lower than he otherwis'.
could. as he can arrange for materlal
at y favorable time Of year.
Then. when this happy day for tho
N"inc ample industry has arrived. the
prospective purchaser i'll distant lands
viii not ask What sort Of q barrel win
A. 1 10 " l.
~ say: we Use the Standard Api':'
parrcl of the state Of Maine:"
Thanking for vonr invitation to adj
dress you and assuring You of my deep
and sincere interest in the welfare Of
IL. Maine ;,rnIa business. I remain.
Yours. truly,
F. D. Cummings
The advantages Of the box for packing
were set forth bv T.. L. Lincoln OF
WAYNE WHO spoke as follows:
The. box question will he settled when
cooporativc principles are adopted by the
fruit growers. There is no doubt but what
with different system than at the pres
cnt ir buying and packing that the Don
under co-operation would come into gen
cral use When I was picking my Spys
this season two city ladies observed them
rs I was hauling them in. One of them
remarked. Amt those nice. and where
do all the good apples go to-? said she
Ii is almost impossible to get good ap-
pie in the city. They are all poor ana
bruised"
I i;now the reason why. 1t Was not IN
the growing of the fruit, but i'll the
packing and handling of it. I had rather
have a No. apple packed in box as
they now pack them in some sections OF
the country. than to have n barrel of NO.
fancy apples packed by someone I'M
skilled with a hammer and nails in hand
and a barrel header Then he commences
to press or screw the apples down which
Jams them Chat would be coed way
to make cider. but it is very poor way
to pack ap2les.) Apples should be packed
so that when they arrive at their desti-
nation they will be sound. The better or
der the fruit is in when offered for sale
the larger quantity will be consumed Who
wants to buy bruised and decayed frult
1t is detrimental to the grower especially
when caused by packing. Honest packing
or knowing how is what pays the grow
or and ny organization you can accom-
plisi the end. but an individual cannot
get the price that an association can by
its expert packers and that is what pays
the growers. An individual will use II
barrel to get them off his hands, while
an organization with its expert workman
would use box. If VIC want to have
STANDARD: or uniform packages have To-
ca! associations.
What We want to do is to organize in
the several localities and then we can
bring about The desired results The box
will come into general use when the
cooperative principles are adopted. Now
perhaps it does not make so much diff
ference about the shape or form of the
box or package. The share may be like
this box or that one. but ii is the results
of the system that we want. What would
he the outcome if the exhibitors who
bring fruit here should put them in n
barrel? Round the barrel up at the top.
then take barrel header and press them
down. What would be the decision of the
committee on fruit? The same view is
toll I1-f hx.o