Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-12
FRUITGROWERS MEETING
Continued from First Page.)

he bouhgt last year below town. spoke
on the market phase of the fruitsin-
dustry in Rogue River valley. He is
fully convinced that dollar to dollar
in investment that there is more pro-
fit in an orchard or vineyard in a
period Of years than in mercantile
establishment. Bot TO make au or
chsrd profitable tho right kinds must
be planted and the right care given
them and then the fruit must be
rightly picked and packed. 1t is the
fruit that is honestly graded and
packed attractIvely that brings the
fancy prices.
II. G. Bsteham, formerly one Of
the leading orchardists Of Hood River
but now located in Fruitdsle district,
took CO. cooperation anc the need Of a
stroug Fruit Growers Association as
his theme. In California where there
are no fruit growers organizations to
force the buyers to bid up the growers
are making but little profit on their or
chards. while at Hood River where
there is ths best oragnized and strong
est fruit growers association on the
Pacific Coast. the worlds record
price for apples has been obtained.
He favored that the Grants Pass Fruit
Growers Asso citation be incorporated
and an income provided that would
put 1t on strong financial basis.
BY another year a warehouse should
be built. The packers should be
under the control and direction of
the manager Of the Association and
an honest and uniform pack should be
pat up and the boxes should be at
tractive and Autographed labels
should te used. As is the rule with
the Hood River Association this As
socistion should exact each spring
contract with each member for his
fruit 80 that a definite knowledge
would be had of the amount that the
Association would have for sale
Having control Of definite quantity
Of fruit is one OF the factors that has
enabled the Hood River Association to
make its record sales, and these sales
are made each season before even the
fruit is picked. AS the fruit in
dustry in Josephine county is in but
its beginning, the principal work for
the Association for the present is to
carry on q campaign of education to
teach the orchardists how to grow
better fruit and how to fight the
pests and TO enforce the pest laws.
This work 10 so important and neces-
sary that every person interested in
the development Of the fruit industry
In this county should join the Asso-
,istion and do their part
Geo. A. Hamilton. former mer.
,hant of Oregon City but now fruit
grower OF Fruitdale district, got in
crested in fruit growing by the big
,rofit that his friends were making at
iood River. He investigated all the
ruit districts aud found that Rogue
river Valley had more natural ad.
antages than any section Of the
'acific Cooast and in the year and
alf that he has been here he has
iarned moro of the valley and con.
aquently likes it the more. The pest
roblems though was serious matter
the fruit growers here and they
Duld only be held in check by the
Igid enforcement OF the pest laws
n d to accomplish this it is necessary ,
nat all growers cooperate aud this !
an best be done through the Fruit
.rowers Association. To raise the /
andard Of the orchards and the !
uailty of the fruit is another matter 4
lat demands more attention than 1
as been had in the past, and the ex. {
sting demands Of the market make it i
nat more heed must also be given to 5
atting up an honest pack in an at /
active manner I
On the afternoon session being
Iled 10 order election Of officers was 1
,d for the ensuing year. ]. II. Rob t
Ison was reelected president. G. II. v
ateham vice president. Charles Me- g
rive secretary, aud Ii. l.. Gilkey
essurer, For directors q. A. Ham .
ton, IL. @, Bateham and c. w. Trip. [
tt We're chosen. il
The remainder of the afternoon was q
ken up in u general discussion OF g
ethods of controlling the ptstshnd il
preventing damage 10 orchards by p
ost II. @. Bateham said more spray. d
x must be done for the Goblin moth
I'd that the best solution WAS three
'unds OF arsenate Of lead TO so gal G
ms of water and that the best results !,
ould be had by applying it uuder . .
avy pressure, 200 pounds being bet. A
r than 100 pounds, and that coarse al
zzlel should be used. For green, Of
ack and woody aphis use a solution I,