The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-04

into minute details regarding the
manner in which the northwestern
growers had been able to establish for
themselves the reputation they have
gained only by reason of their pack
ing methods. He said that it has
taken the firms he represents more
than fifteen years to attain the object
and that he had been instructed as
their delegate to consent to no legis
lation that would necessitate a change
ia the sizes of their boxes, which he
classed as the California special and
the Winchester bushel, both of which
he claimed held slightly more than a
hushel of apples if packed as they are
put up on the Pacific coast. The size
of box used on the Pacific coast, he
explained, contains 2, l73 cubic inches
in the Winchester bushe!, and are
l0@XtlSXl8; the California special
contains 2, 200 cubic inches and are
l0xllx2O inches in dimension. Mr..
Dumas argued that these size ooXes
we're not only the tairest to the sellers
and buyers alike but that they could
be more easily packed in freight cars
aud shipped at less cost than any
other size. lie added that the gene!
ally acknowledged exoellency of north
western apple shipments was all in
controvertible plea in behalf OF hls
argument, together with his assertion
that within few years more than
one-h half of the apples consumed In
this country would be grown In tie
northwestern section of the United
States. lie said that this standard
size of boxes had been adopted by
associations of all the states he rep
resents and also in every part CT
Canada.
Strenuous exception was taken t.
the argment of MIR. Dumas by several
present, prominent among these being
G. p. Rothwell, W. L. Wagner, Edwin
9. Tyson and William A. Taylor. Mr..
Rothweu protested most strongly
against Mr.. Dumas assertion that the
latter's constituents would absolutely
refuse to abide and stand by any
change in their methods Of packing
and said that since the meeting was
called to arrange for the drafting O
bill that would please all II possible
and at least The greatest number he
failed to understand the fairness Of
the proposition brought from the Pa.
citic coast. The proposition OF Mr..
Dumas was also objected to on the
ground that although it might prove q
godsend to the consumer or retail
dealer for the box adopted to contain
more than the required busbel il
would work real hardship on the
grower or shipper to be required tc
have law enacted that would compel
him to cheap his bushel measure y
1t was argued that in so far as nc
merchant OF any kind ever considered
the thought of heaping goods sold by
the pound and th at "a pound is al
ways pound, 1t would be like
th0rwing money away without neces
sity to ask that they be compelled tC
heap their bushels.
The question as TO the proposed
sizes OF the boxes to be used had evi.
IDENTIFY been thoroughly discussed in-
70 mally after the first days session
for on Thursday the original draft was
approved without much argument.
Another incident which expedited
the transction OF business vas "A prao
tical demonstration made before these
in attendance OF the number Of boXet
IF Pacific coast packed apples it takes
to fill New York standard barrel
The demonstration showed that three
boxes packed by the northwestern
growers aud shippers method we're