The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-17
WILL FIGHT APPLE
PACK LAW
NORTHWEST GROWERS TURN
GUN ON LAFEAN BILL-PRO-
POSED STATUTE WOULD
CHANGE SIZE OF BOX.

Spokane, Nov. 17.-COncerted ac
ton will be taken by fruitgrowers
and shippers of Utah, Idaho, Montana,
Oregon and Washington against
bill to be introduced by Congressman
A. Lafean, of Pennsylvania, at the
next session of congress having for
its purpose changes in the size of the
apple box now in general use through
out the northwest.
Preliminary steps in the framing
of resolutions protesting against the
Lafean bill were taken by representa-
tives of the apple growing sections
of the northwest, most of whom have
exhibits at the apple show, at meet
ing held in the armory Monday after
noon. The action has the indorse-
ment of the horticultural unions and
associations of the northwest. j. l..
| Dumas, of Dayton, president of the
Washington Horticultural association,
acted as chairman.
A committee of five apple raisers
and shippers was named to draw up
preliminary resolutions, which will
be considered at the regular session
of the state horticultural association
to be held in the armory this Omrn-
ing at 10 o'clock. The following COM
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North Yakima; w. X. Newell, Oregon
City, president of the Oregon Horti
cultural union; c.. C. Willis, Montana;
W. NJ Roylance, Provo, Utah. state
fruit inspector; William Buckley of
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. and J. l.. Du-
mas, of Dayton, Wash, ex officio sec
retary. The resolution was consider
ed last night for presentation at to-
days session.
/ The fight is made against the La
fean bill upon the grounds that it
discriminates in favor of the eastern
dealers and if passed will mean the
changing of the present pack sys-
TEN of the northwest growers. The
bill advocates a change from ATS
cubic inches. the present capacity of
the boxes, to 2,342 cubic inches The
object of the meeting is to recon-
mend the passage of bill by con-
gress making the apple box used by
northwest growers and shippers a
standard and to perfect a stronger
organization among the fruitgrowers
and shippers.
The Lafean bill is said to be an
upshot of the Porter bill, defeated at
the last session of congress. and hay
ing the same purpose in view. 1t
also is said that the Lafean bill is
backed by the organized dealers of
the east, who will use their influence
in securing it's passage. Congressman
Miles Poindexter has been invited to
attend the session of the body. The
congressional representatives of all
states and districts interested will be
urged by the fruitgrowers to use their
votes and influence in killing the La
fean BILL W. K Newell, president
of the Oregon State Horticultural
union, declared on the floor of the
meeting yesterday that the eastern
dealers and not growers were back of
the bill and that fight Isl necessary
to prevent it's passage.
Establishment of a uniform system
of apple grading also will be con-
sidered at today's session. This mat
ter was brought before the meeting
yesterday by H. M. Gilbert, of North
Yakima Wenatchee, Hood River and
other districts of the northwest each
have a different system of grading,
which confuses foreign buyers. OBJ
lection is also made by northwestern
growers to a provision of the Lafean
bill which provides for the allowing
of 10 per cent deduction for
bruises, blemishes and blights in
grade one shipments Northwest
growers desire all grade one ship
ments to be perfect fruit. The apple
raising business, they maintain, would
be strengthened by uniform system
backed by the stamp of government
approval and the abolition of the
names fancy extra fancy and
extra choice"
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