The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-29

apples in carload lots in the United
States. The success that has been
attained in this sale by the associa-
ton this season should be matter
of congratulation to every member of
! The association.
/ An improvement in the sale of ap-
pies can be made by having the con-
tract il possible so drawn that buy
ers will purchase the fruit upon de-
livery at the warehouse instead of
on board cars as was done this year.
Apples should be examined aud
passed upon when delivered at the
warehouse. 1t is recommended that
apples be packed in two grades. the
first to be called Extra Fancy" and
hee second Choice" The first grade
should be packed according to color.
ali apples of each variety not up to
the specified color for the first grade
should go in the second grade. All
apples in both grades should be
sound, smooth and free from worms
and bruises. Those in the first grade
should have no defects whatever.
such as limb rubs or ill-shape. Sec
cnd grade should take in such such
dEUl6S DIS tucSC, dAA thCAE o. SutA w
No limit to color in the second class.
First grade apples should have fan.
cy Autograph labels on one end of
leach box. These should De bought
in quantities and sold to each grow
er at cost.
| There are certain markets and
buyers who desire to handle only ex-
ira fancy apples and will pay a fam
cy price for same; other districts will
consume the cheaper grade. In this
way the grower can deliver all his
apples to the association. 1t was not
deemed advisable to do this during
the past season for the reason that it
required some experience to handle.
all of these details, and it was not
best to try to accomplish too much in
one season.
While IN an association it is prob
ably best that all fruit, both summer
and winter, should be graded and
every grower receive the same price
for the same grade of fruit of each
variety, it was not found practicable
to do so with the summer fruit dur
ing the season just past. Sach grow
Cl . Ii ull oOio Ou 40 nCl1LS anu LHC
money received for the same credited
to his account. On account of the
vast number of varieties of peaches
and other summer fruits and also
OF account of the different times of
ripening and quality, it is probably
not best to sell the summer fruits by
grades during the coming season, but
to sell the same as in the past sea-
sen. Winter apples can be handled
III pool and each grower receive
the same price for the same grade
of each variety of apples.
Charges for Handling. :.
During the past season the prices
fixed for the handling of fruit were
as follows: sc per box for peaches
and packages of like size, and &c per
box for apples and packages of SINH
! lar size. This charge was made
/ whether the fruit was sold by the
association outright or sent to q CONT
mission merchant and sold By him.
Thus fruit sent to commission
merchant paid a double charge for
( handling. L would recommend tina;
/ this plan be changed and that the
charges be made as follows: That
when the association makes . sale
outright a regular fee of &c per box
+ Gu peaches and 10c per box on apples
be charged, and when fruit is sent
i tC commission houses for sale that a
warehouse charge of only half of This
i amount be made. This latter will
cover the cost of handling The frui.
, through the warehouses and ship
ping out as there will be very little, il
any, bookkeeping or other expenses
, required on that which is shipped
iE this manned and under this plan
ii will equalize the charges among
all the fruit growers and make the
average rate to each about the same
as that paid last year.
While this association is formed
for the benefit of it's members and
should at all times be conducted to
procure for it's own stockholders a
satisfactory and just price for their
fl TUFTS at the least expense, so that
each and every one will derive a
direct benefit to himself on account
and owning stock in same; still it is
uC ludL Willie tuIS dSSOcldC1On is
organized for this purpose, it never
the less, is of great public benefit
to the whole community, and must Of
necessity enable the grower outside
of the association to sell his fruit to
better advantage than would be pos
sible were there no association. The
first and foremost idea should be
to sell the fruit to the members Of
/ the association, but in case more or
ders can be obtained for fruit at
satisfactory prices than can be flied
| by the association members it will
! be good business policy to take in
fruit of outsiders to fill these orders
charging these growers the same reg
/ ular fee as members. This will ben
eft outside growers, to the commit
nifty in general and will be a source
of revenue for this association bu.
under no circumstances should an
outsiders fruit be sold or shipped
out and the fruit of member of the
association left unshipped. AS pre-