The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-11
GROWERS Of
CASHMERE
BUNCOED
3. n. SNYDER, APPLE BUYER,
FALIS DOWN HARD AND
HVADES ANXIOUS GROWERS
BY SUDDENLY LEAVING.

Last summer X. E. Snyder, rep
reeenting the Hawaiian Pacific Fruit
company, arrived here from Seattle
md put up a big talk to the Daily
World about forming a big associa-
ton here of fruit growers and allow
ing his company to handle the out
pat Of the entire valley. The Daily
World asked for his credentials and
~ was expected he had nothing but
. big stock of hot air He received
no encouragement here and finally
foisted himself upon the Cashmere
community.
The following from the Cashmere
Record tells something OF the result
Of the few months stay OF Mr.. Sny-
der in that place:
r. E. Snyder. smooth talk artist
and erstwhile high-brow booster for
the Hawaiian Pacific Fruit company
has, like the traditional Arab, fold
ed his tent and silently stolen away,
doubtless TO spend the winter in
some more congenial climate. Mean
time there are quite a number of
Cashmere ranchers who would like
to have a heart to heart talk with
him.-and thereby hangs a tale
Snyder. who is a gentleman of
pleasing appearance and fluent (very
fuent) address, made his appearance
In the valley early in the fall. He
circulated among the ranchers and
released bunch of smooth talk that
lent a roseate hue to the apple mar
ket. His company, of which he was
the manager, had ramifcations all
over the United States and some por-
tions of Arkansaw The modest task
to which he assigned his energies
was to unite all of the fruit agencies
in the Wenatchee valley into one or
ganization and his company was to
market the whole output direct to
the consumer and eliminate the mid
dleman's profit. He expatiatei upon
the facilities of mis- company that
would enable them to place fruit di-
rectly with the retailers, and guar
anteed prices to the growers far
above those quoted by the old and
reliable buyers. All of which sound
ed feasible and he succeeded in en-
snaring a good many growers. He
shipped out of Cashmere Is or IS
cars of apples. But when the re-
turns began to come in-Snyder
faded away,
1t has been learned on unques-
toned authority that the bulk of the
apples which he handled, were ship
ed direct to auctioneers in Chicago,
where they were sold under the ham,
mer. Sales sheets have been re-
ceived in Cashmere showing for what
each consignment sold. These sales
sheets are authentic. The following
examples, taken at random from
their papers will show how Snyder
fulfilled his rosy promises.
100 boxes extra fancy Winesaps,
from ]. McDougall and E. E. Gould
sold for $2.20 per box in Chicago.
From this must be taken, for freight,
soc a box; for the Hawaiian COM
pany, 15c; for warehouse charge, sc;
for selling, Z per cent. This leaves
the grower s1.35 a box for apples
for which Snyder guaranteed" them
$275 net.
100 boxes extra fancy Rome Beau
ty, from Bob Gavin and Bert Thay-
er, sold at s1.90; freight and other
hcarges leave the growers SLOT for
apples for which Snyder guaranteed
1925 nte.
65 boxes Chicago, from E. ]. Bro
derrick. for which Snyder promised
him $2.40, netted him S9c a box
II boxes fancy Winesaps, for
which Snyder guaranteed $3.50, sold
for 81 and netted the grower 23c a
Aaox.
100 boxes extra fancy Blacx Tw;a,
from Clarence Miller, sold for 50 10.
Snyder guaranteed him $2.25 net.
They netted the grower $1.25 box.
1O9 boxes extra fancy Winesaps
sold for 1925. Snyder promised the
grower $2.75, they netted him 81. 50
a box.
81 boxes extra fancy Stayman
sold for 81 and netted the growers
23c a box-which. being interpreted,
means "23" for Snyder.
These are only a few samples of