Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-12
The Pathological
Meeting, Waterville.
Continued from Page Two.)

| several years that the old-time posi.
| ton was won back
The Fruit Marks Act of Canada has
| In the past seven years brought
about a degree of uniformity upon a
high level never thought possible be-
| fore. Their standard for No. is is
that every apple shall he true ia
name, not less than az. inches in
diameter, free from defects but with
an allowance of ten per cent. for rap
id work. This is not an arbitrarily
high standard yet it has radically
changed the condition and reputation
of Canadian apples. We have not
their form of government and can
not reach results by as direct meth
ols. For this reason this society
TOUR years ago took up this question
lnstructlng your committee OF one to
correspond with all societies and as
slst IN bringing about unity of action.
1t gives me great pleasure to be
able to report today that there is A
general sentiment in favor of united
action in the New England States.
soon found that to accomplish any,
thing there must be a frequent COM
Ing together of representatives of the
several societies for discussion and
conference and this led to the crea-
ton of the New England Conference
of Fruit Interests.
For three years we have been meet
ing and discussing this question, the
sessions being held in connection with
some one of the New England socie-
ties at annual sessions The result
mas been the bringing together of in
t@festcd workers who have assisted in
the regular work of these sessions
and already there is seen a focusing
oil thought and purpose upon certain
specific lines of work most valuable
and necessary for the success of the
industry in this section of our broad
domain.
Al the late gathering at Milford. n.
H.. 1t was unanimously voted to re-
fer to each state society the following
as the substance of legislation
thought advisable at the present time
with the suggestion that when modi-
fed OR adopted it be put in legal form
and presented to each New England
State Legislature and favorable ac-
ton secured
Bill to Insure Uniform Grading,
L
Sec. l. Be it enacted that on all
closed kages-barrels or boxes
intended or offered for sale. at home
or for shipment, there shall be
marked upon the outside in plain let
tiers, not less than one-half inch in
| length, the full name and address of
the owner at time of packing, to-
gether with the name of the variety
| and the grade whether No. ]. No 9
| or No. g.
| Sec. 2. In case of any ATTEMPTED
| evasion or violation of the above sec
! ton on the part of any owner or
| packer, either as to name of owner.
| name of variety or grade, it shall be
| the duty of the Sec. of the State De-
rartmcnt of Agriculture upon receipt
of the evidence, to bring action for
| fraud and recover damages from all
guilty parties.
| This Conference also perfected it's
orga nization and in the future pro-
poses to- work in conjunction with
the state organizations for the fur
! thering of any measure of value to
our fruit interests.
| Within the past few days there has
come To me a bill aimed at the same
result. more explicit in it's provisions
and penalties. and 1 wish to submit
| that for your consideration. What
| we should require is a moderate
measure aimed at specific results and
| free so far as possible from the ma
| cnincry of office. l firmly believe in
| the cducative features of such meas
urc but these will not suffice. That
| bill IS as follows:
Section l. Any person., firm, as
| ISOLATION or corporation engaged in
growing. selling or packing green
fruits of any kind within the state
of Oregon, shall be required upon
packing any such fruit for market.
whether intended for sale within or
without the state of Oregon to stamp,
mark or label plainly on the outside
of very box or package of green
fruit 50 packed the name and post
office address of the person. firm as
ISOLATION, or corporation packing the
same; provided further. that when
the grower of such fruit be other
than the packer of the same, the
name and postoffice address of such
grower shall also prominently appear
upon such box or package as the
grower of such fruit.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlaw-
full for any dealer, commission mer-
chant, shipper. or vender, by means of
any false representations whatever,
either verbal. printed or written, to
represent, or pretend that any fruits
mentioned in section 1 of this act. We're
raised, produced or packed by any
person or corporation or in any local
ity. other than by the person or cor
poraton, or in The locality where the
same were in fact raised, produced or
packed as the case may be.
Section g.. If any dealer commits
sion merchant. shipper. vender or
other person, shall have in his pos
session any of such fruits so falsely
marked or labeled contrary to the
provisions of section l of this act, the
possession by such dealer, commits
sion merchant. shipper. vender or
other person, of any such fruits so
falsely marked or labeled shall be
prma facie evidence that such dealer
commission merchant. shipper. VEN
der or other person, has so falsely