The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-07-15

w F. G.. Association, which meets In
Portland on December next. At q
meeting of the above named associa
ton held in Portland in February
1901, committee on apple boxes was
appointed, consisting of e. l.. Smith
e. G. Emerson, S. l.. Moore, l.. A
Porter and G.. w. Whitehouse. Mr.
Emerson was a leading commission
man of Minneapolis, Mr.. Moore Gen
eral Freight Agent of the N. P. R. R.
Mr. Porter a buyer and shipper in
Idaho, and Mr.. Whitehouse box man
ufacturer in Walla Walla, and much
time was spent to get box that
would be satisfactory to the represen
tatives of these different interests.
"The report of the committee was
signed by all the members and unan
imously adopted by the association
prescribing the dimensions of oul
standard and special apple boxes. The
year following, at Walla Walla, in
February, 1902, the action of the as
ISOLATION in 1901 was unanimously re-.
affirmed. AS you are we'll aware, the
cubical contents of either of these
boxes is greater than that of the Win
chester bushel, and SO far as l know
they have given general satisfaction,
as all the public wants to know is
that they contain full, honest bushel
"The Porter bill is framed in the
interest of the commission men and
growers of inferior fruit, who care
little for the amount they put into a
box in order to offset quality by guam
tity. 1 believe if we would wake UP
to the Importance of the matter we
can defeat the proposed legislation
| notice in the Country Gentleman
several communications from Eastern
correspondents severely criticising
the bill.
Thanking you for your interest in
this matter, your forcible presentation
of the subject, and hoping to meet
you at our December meeting, l am,
Very truly yours, e. L.. SMITH,
have no doubt but President Smith
is correct when he says eff we would
wake up to the Importance of the mat
ter we can defeat the proposed legis-
lation' But will we do that? The
bill has been before the public for
three months; in our issue OF June
the bill was published and commented
on at some length; the international
Apple Shippers Association has sent
copies of the bill to the farm papers
throughout the country, with the re.
quest that the bill be published and
that growers send in their objections
to the bill if they have any, and yet
I'D to this time not one of our ex-
changes, so far as I have observed
has made any allusiOn to the matter
It is easy to say time enough yet.
That is what is likely to prove our
undoing The international Apple
Shippers Association is advocating
the passage of the bill, but they are
honorable enough to send the bill to
the farm papers and ask the growers
to approve or disapprOve. My obJec'
tions to the bill are on file with the
chairman of this association. How
many others have filed objections? Ii
you want to have anything to say in
this matter write John w. Neumann
Chairman of the Legislative Commit
tee of the International Apple Ship
pers' Association, 114-116 South Della
ware Street, Indianapolis, Ind.
firmly believe that if we wait till the
meeting of the associations the com
ing December and January, we will
wait too long. This bill is likely TIC
be rushed through soon after the as
sembling of Congress. The bill Is
already before Congress and, l sup
pose, referred to the proper commit
tee. 1t may be called up and passed
any time. We should wake up and
instruct our congressman to be on
the watch for this bill. We should
acuuaint our representatives with oul
wishes and arm them with the reasons
why the bill should not become law
Our reasons are good and an intelli
gent use of them will kill the bill
The apple growers are the ones &c
say how our fruit should be packed
and not the SINNERS. for we have