The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-12-24

cities, with a moderate amount Of
fancy fIuit for sale, could 10 a short
time create positive demsnd at
prices still higher, the visitors being
able to sample quality as well ss ap-
peaIancs The larger the increase In
the demand for fancy fruit, the larger
can the present prices be maintained
in spite of crop increase, or even be
run higher. The fact that Hood Riv-
er has sold its fruit heret ofore TO
buyers seeking all of it, does not
prove that the highest possible price
has been secured. Fruit growing is a
manufacturing enterprise ut high
grade. Few manufacturers attempt to
get along without large force Of
travelling sslesmen and we'll organized
advertising, simply leaving th9 public
10 hunt the factory. That Hood Riv-
Ell has done go well under crude al
rangements for pushing its products,
is evidence that well org iniZed dis
playing among consumers and we'll
planned arrangements for supplying
them, must be very profitable in
maintaining and arranging prices, Oh
the other hand the Hood River that
despises other growing Localities and
their products Is making a mistake,
il eastern observations are Of any
value. The Wenatchee, Yakima, Ida
ho or southern OregOB apple Is so fer
ahead of eastern fruit, that the east
ern consumer will net reject it in
favor of Hood River apple not ready
at hand, and when growing district
ks, h1a 60, tur 10 Inc
territory, Hood River can't then get
into its trade on the bare assertion of
superior flavor. While Hood River is
sleeping and remaining satisfied with
its sales, other growing districts are
establishing themselves in the general
eastern territory.
Western fancy apples are now being
used in small quantities as bait for
selling their inferior grades. In many
cities and towns few boxes Of fancy
apples are placed in the winIoNs, but
customers are refused anything except
from boxes of No. 2 OF culIs in he
rear OF the store. have been re-
pestedly turned away from such ex-
hibits OF fruit with curt and positive
statement that the latter was not for
sale. A Hood River exhibit in such
a town. and opportunity given to pur-
chase such fruit, and to see how re-
liable bux apples is the same, TOP,
bottom aud middle, would train huy-
ers to resist the bait process. In
New York there Ia less Of this baii
process aud the high grades are oh
tainabIe. In November last | pur.
chased them for eight cents each. the
same quality of Hood River SpitZ
that was selling at Hood River for
3.27. | asked one dealer whether he
had Oregon apples from some other
locality. He replied In a most scorn'
ful manner, 81 carry only Hood Riv-
ers. "
st. Louis seems to be almost bare
of Oregon apples at all times. Chi
cage is generally without them except
for short intervals. | explored Chi
cago many times last winter without
finding one such apple. Very small
Colorado Jonsthans we're the only
fancy apples on the dealers stands
and later eastern Russets of small size
the only apology for good apples
Omaha gets few cars OF Washing
ton apples annually, with Car or two
only of uood Rivers ana these are in
ferior varieties. The Omaha commits
sion men aim to buy the cheapest
goods, both in fruit aud other lines.
Yet probably fair amount of fancy
fruit could be taken at good prices
One retail dealer this winter quickly
dispt sed of one box of Hood River
fsncy SpitZ, for 10 cents each, size
about ~. Last winter "a Car OF No. |
inferior varieties aud some Gull New
towns were brought to Omaha The
Newtowns make the name OF Hood
River the laughing stock of the town.
They we're hardly larger than waInuts,
scabby and inferior in every way.
The name on the Eox was that OF u
Hood River prize winner not now an
orchal dist.