The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22
NO FEAR OF
OVERPRODUCTI0N

Annie. growers 10 this state need
have no fear that the industry is
likely to be overdone.- The demand
for Oregon apples exceeds the supply
in some sections tenfold. That was
the announcement OF Wilbur Il. New.
ell, president of the State Board OF
HORTICULTURE, who has returned from
a six weeks trip, during which time
he visited the apple orchards OF New
England, New York, Virginia, the
Middle West and Colorado.
MIR. Newell lett Portland about
June ! for the purpose OF sscertaining
the conditions In the various apple
growing districts In the East and TO
satisfy himself whether or net there
was danger that the Oregon product
would eventually lose its eastern
markets. Mr.. Newell's Investigations
were in every way favorable to the
expansion of this industry. in all oil
the fruit sections visited by him he
found the Oregon apple regarded as
the standard, aud In none OF the
orchards were the methods employed
In any way superior to those III use
here.
"The sole purpose of my visit, !"
said Mr.. Newell In the Oregonian
"was to acquaint myself with the
conditions prevailing In other fruit
growing districts. Not a few Of the
local growers have feared that the
apple. growing bushes was likely to
be- oyer,ione, and some have hesitated
about enlarging their orchards. ! am
satisfied that Oregon apples will al
ways find ready sale at good prices
Wherever | went | found our apples
were considered the standard. Their
quality was known everywhere.
"In the Mississippi Valley, instead
OF increasing the number OF orchards
the area is slowly decreasing.
''The Test orchards | saw we've
those In Western New York and the
mountainous region of Virginia.
Some very good apples are grown
there, bat they do not get the prices
In New York that our apples com
mand. The growers there copy oui
methods. New England apples are
very fine. in flavor, where they are
properly cared foi. "The question
up to The apple growers of this state
is not shall we put In more trees, but
how can wo get better methods oi
marketing, so that the consumer In
the large eastern cities can get oui
apples at little more reasonable
prioeY While | was In Washington
had an interview with Secretary Will
son, and be told me the growers Of
this state aie not producing teptf
number OF apples they should. Ht
said that the people of Washington,
ID. c., would eat ten times as many
Oregon apples IL they could get then
at a reasonable, price. Only o few
Oregon apples are sold there, anc
those command such high price thai
few people can afford them. 1h'
prevailing price Is 40 cents for hall I
peck. People much prefer apples t'
oranges or bananas, but when thu
price of apples exceeds the price o.
those fruits people will buy few
apples.
Ion that we have no composition II
the East, for we have. The grower
In Virginia, New York and Color adj
are our competitors, but our apple
cost more. What want TO tell tn
growers here ia to grow more apple
aud sell them at lower prices. Their
always be markets for all the apple
we eau ship away, The apple crop !
lighter this year throughout tn
United states than last year-ant las
year was by no means heavy crop
Nearly all the apple regions ru
from ~ to 10 per cent. This Will In
sure very good prices tor all the frui
we have this year. AT no season ]
recent years has the crop been Q
uniformly light as 1t is this year. p"