The Glenwood post., 1909-01-02


Get hump on yourself or your west
ern brother will put you out of business
and that in short order While the
above are not the ex,et words used at
meeting of fruit men in Kansas City
few days ago. the sentiment they ex
pressed is in the above and it is safe
to say the Missouri fruit man will take
warning and begin to hump.
Time was when people of the east
looked upon the west with sort OF
compromising smile. They seemed to
have the idea, ooh, well, those western
people are Dragging and we must humor
them in their foolish claims and state
ments." But times have changed,
thanks to the venturesome spirit of
some of the eastern business people.
Some weeks ago, number of Mis-
souri, fruit men visited the west. They
had heard of Colorado fruit and per-
haps had tasted some of it on their
tables. for they are used to eating only
the best. They decided to visit the
western orchards and see for them
selves 1t may be some of them had
the idea that the fruit called Colorado
fruit came from other lands and want
Ato find out for sure.
Well, they came west and visited the
fruit lands of Grand valley. They
wentsba * hc,nt wiser ard irnediates
ly called together the fruit men of
Missouri and told them few things
regarding the promised Land. -
Warnings were sounded and the fruit
raisers Of the east were told to get
busy or The west would put them out OF
busines.
The fact is that the lands of the
Grand valley are the best adapted in
the whole country for the raising OF
fruit. IT is true, some other sections
of the state claim and deserve great
credit for their fine fruit, but when ii
comes to producing the article that
commands the big price, Grand valley
has them skinned a city block. The
land does not have all to do with it
for the fruit raisers of our valley have
spent months studying their work. They
have tested for the best producers and
for quality and as result the fruit
of Grand valley is sought by the best
markets in the country.
In speaking of the return of the Mis-
souri, fruit men and their little gather
ing afterwards, the Kansas City Star
says:
In this enlightened age the baby boy
often comes home from kindergarten
instruct his father and mother. The
s1nre relation exists between the baby
st and the parent East, in one mat
ter at least-ho,ticulture.
Talk to some If the nurserymcn who
are holding their annual meeting at
the Coates house and learn that unless
tho East-and that includes the Mis-
souri, valley soon adopts and fosters
the fruit growing methods of the
West, the Eastern fruit growers will
he put out of BUSINESS by those of a
country that has no. been known long
as fruit producer.
Last year William Z. Stark of Louisi-
ana, NO., president OF the Missouri
state board of horticulture: j. NJ. Ir-
vine, editor of the Fruit Grower; I. H.
Todd and ]. H. Christian, also members
of the board, spent nearly two months
travelling through that fmit section
west of the Rocky mounains which
comprises the states of COLORADO, Utah,
Idaho, Washington, Oregon and a
part of Montana. What they learned
Mr. Stark told about this morning.
HBack here in Missouri, he said,
1--WE feel pretty good if we ean sell
orchard land for more than 500 an
acre. But out in that Western country
$4,000 az acre is considered fair
Aprice. Possibilities. / never saw any
Ything like it. Why even real estate
man could t exaggeratc the possibilities
Of that country out there. Apples,
4 peaches, pears, plums, cherries, berries
fruit of any kind grows in size and
unity that are remarkable. Every
= Gk43sgs just right. The climatic con
Aitioas are just exactly what are need
sl, the Majority Of the growers ar.
spegs graduates and everything 1,