Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-10
PAYS To TRAIN
APPLE PACKERS
Experts Needed to Handle Fruit
in Washington That Sells for
$3.50 a Box.

Spokane. Wash. Feb. 7.-Homer ]
Sh!nn, one Of the big apple dealers Of
Spokane. and Reu Rice, secretary o, the
national apple show are advocating a
packing school for Spokane county to
help solVe the problem OF the annual
shortage IN apple packers OF experience.
Last year capable packers were in
great demand and several big growers
had TO send to Hood River, Ore and else
where to get men TO help them out. es-
pecially during the apple show,
The Commercial club Of Walla Wala
Wash. with the cooperation Of Walla
Walla valley growers, has instituted q
free packing school for young men which
is meeting with great success and il il
believed that a similar Institution here
would be Of great benefit Expert pack
ers make from $3.50 TO $3.50 a day and
board.
Both men and women have been attend
ing the Nala Wala school, which is In
session each day during the fruit insu-
tute now in session there. The school is
in charge OF y. Y. Tostevin. an expert
packer from Hood River. and Professor
Briefly, instructor in fruit packing at the
state College. Certificates are given TO
those attending the school who have at
| tanned satisfactory proficiency.
An apple packers school in Spokane
would go long way toward solving tho
problem OF the shortage Of good packers
In this vicinity" said Mr.. Shnn. I'VE
ind that we have to educate our own
packers a school would he the means
OF providing young men with profitable
calling as well as being OF immense hene-
, Mt to the frutgrowers Of Spokane coun-
ty."
= THE market value Of apples Deepen DIS
largely on the packing" said Mr., Rice.
1t Is an exact science and to the pro-
hclency OF our packers is due to no
small degree the supremacy of the pro-
duct OF this section of Washington IN
the markets OF the country.
Colorado is advertising the sale of
box OF apples at S52.b0 at the recent
show In Denver as the highest price
ever paid for a box of apples. but
recent letter from the Gibson Fruit
company OF CHICAGO says; ''our atten -
| ton has been drawn TO a report IN
trade papers relating to box OF APP
pies sold at Denver during the apple
| show for $3.50. claimed The highest
price ever paid for a box of apples
| on January 81. 1909, we made returns
| 10 T. J. RlacX, Wenatchee. Wash, Tor
$3.50, covering box containing liz
| Winesaps. which figured 60 cents
apiece. on the same day we made
another return to G. L. Green or Wen
atchee for a box OF the same fruit FOR
which we received $3.50"
| Fruit Inspector Darlington mas made
a report on the prospects FOR fruit
crop during 1910. He says $500 cars
will be necessary to carry the coming
crop. estimating that it VIII require
| ! $50 900 apple boxes, or 2l0oo cars
| 700 900 peach boxes. or 700 cars ana
| 700 cars will be required TO carry
fruit and vegetables Of other xmas
Mr. Darlington has pointed out tha'
In 1905. when the biggest crop OF 'he
valley was marketed. l,9lS ears were
required. 995 cars being required 10
move the peach crop and 623 cars 10
carry the apples and smaller fruit Tue
great In crease in the bearing orchards
| win produce nearly Is per cent. more
T., crop than In 1905