The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-04
BOOSTERS ARE Off /
FOR DENVER SHOW
They Propose to Give Colorado.
ans Some Pointers on
Apples.
LARGE DELEGATION GOES n
FROM THE GARDEN CITY
Propose to Bring Next Fruit.
growers Association Meet
ing to Utah.

J. Edward TAYLOR, state horticulturK
Inspector. left Thursday night for penAIR
yer 70 attend tho National FruitgrogersI Il
association aud tho Colorado annua y
fruit show and horticultural conyensior
He was accompanied by Moroni Morten n
sen, president of the state horticulture b
society. and several other prominent D.
truligrowers OF northern Utah. Mrb
MortenScn Is successful fTuiterovc,
Of Bear River City and the other horti
culturaiIsts represent the fruit GROWING
interests OF Brigham City and Cacht-sC
valley. -
Mr. Taylor aud his party left on tbt =
Denver 4 Rio Grande "A few hours afte,' /.
another and larger party of fruitgrow,
ers from Utah county left by way Of tho q
Union Pacific lar
The fruiigowers from tho northerre
part of the state will arrive al Grand :
Junction this morning and with Mr.
Taylor they viii spend the dny ookinI :,
over the orchards in the Grand rivei :,
valley before continuing their trip h =
Denver, where the Colorado apple show
opened Monday morning At Grand
Junction the Utah fruit growers will iun:
veSngatc orchard methods employed b,ts
the Colorado men and discuss with thcrit;
the methods employed in smuigiug anfrs,
count lcractlng the efforts Of carly frosfsf
TO truitGrowcrs of the west viii come on =,
at the Denver convention. according t.
Mr., Taylor. chief Of which will be thtN
consideration of national Legislation re-.
garding the size OF apple boxes and tho
grading of apples. On this propositioi-,'
the eastern interests arc demanding ccr-s.
tain changes. which are opposed 10 th,,-i
host interests of tho western growers
and the Utah fruitgrowcrs will make =
determined stand with the other western
producers 10 protect their own iuicrcstG
Different. Standards Used. ~
Al the present time. according TO Nj
! Taylor. California. Oregon Utah su,3t
Colorado are using different Standards
in packing and grading apples. Utal =
packers use two standards. paitcrncils
after those in use IN Colorado and liz
| Oregon and Washington. The Oregoit
and Washington standard box. insidn
measurement. is l0lgNl1iXlSM. inehef.F
while the Colorado standard is one inclE
deeper. measuring lligYl1l. l.x1SH.
inches, The brands 10 designate qualir q
al present are "c1tra fancy. t fancy la
! and "cboice.' but at present these an r
| classihcations in name only. 8sl
The growers Of the west seek TO hsv1a
the grading changed to ''fancy.Ir.
choice and "orchard run, and tpi
have these brands mean exactly whan
] -
The point which will be brought on, \.
by the eastern commission men who wdtr
attend tho Denver convention IS thA
ihrv must bring about national legisl41a
ton TO result in all apple boxes beinlfE
| constructed 10 hold exactly ono third ~
a bushel. They contend that the app|e,
barrel has been standardized at thrH
bushels capacity aud some multiple a.
this must be- established for the boS ifr
| order TO place the price of apples on ~
/ definite basis.
Mr.. TAYLOR said that bis trip 10 Der !
YER would he hying ono, az tho busisq
ness of the Salt Lake oficc would fe.sS
! quire his attention TINS week Othc =
members of the party of Utah grovefts
( however. VIII remain IN Denver untikx
next week. .Xe
The Utah county horticultyrslidE-
! took with them a large cOnslgnmSpt q
I Utah apples, which will be entered W.
/ the Denver show and they also have n
ton or more of literature relating 10 tns
| fruit growing lands OF Utah, both i'm =
proved and unmprnved. ~
Provo Boosters En- Route. 10
Thirty Provo boosters. in their spf<s
cial car. arrived in Salt Lake Citr
Monday evening at J:40 o clock at IN :.
union depot and left ten minutes iatfrl
en- route 90 the annual convention 0x
National Fruitgrowers association AM ~
Colorado fruit show N Denver III
party included some Of the most prom n'
iuent men of the Garden City and thcs1
ayc prepared TO give their community icc
real lot OF boosting. On the sides 81,
tho Pullman sleeper were two iarHss
banners, bearing the legend, Prcs4s,''
Utah. Boosters: Greatest Fruit 'ountri
| in The World. Home az the .Ionafnaf
Applc. - To provo The words on Md
sign the car had goodly stock Of thss n
most delicious apples which Will he o,'
trhutcd at various points along ~ ~, y
line. -
The Provo men were most enihpsi,,*s-.-s
tic over Lhoir country and among Inte-r
pariv is j. David Larson. editor OF w :,
Provo Itcrald, who IS accompanying ~
hOriicuturiSts 10 Denver IN the ia
iiv of publicity agent. There are 80
i'm the party william NJ. RoYianFe, " q q
of the largest fruitgrowers IN me sta'. -. -
who is chairman Of the committees -
charge Of the party. Among the qsl1 pl1 4.
members Of the party arc j. L; ,,- D'.f -
g. T. Barton. Frank Spencer, W., IN y
Brereton. Harry r. Davis, Fers DecAe| -
". r. Tcw. G.. W. DelorE -
Tho partv will travel 20 Denver in -.
private ear. ana what room IN tne rs.
Is not taken up by members OF the per|ta.
Is being used 20 store the sPpie51 ~
free distribution between osIt 49, .
City and Denver. In" Provo I'M ~.
also zoo boxes cf apples now IN -
vcr which will be on exhibition at
apple show. go compete for przes ,I6,i'
Tho party viii not only boost io' .dT
own district. but for all Utah II q
intention of tho Provo men 10 g's hb
touch with delegations from otne' ~. ,- .c,h
lions az the state after reaching Dc Nr
ycr and make IN effort 70 have the ~ ser
annual convention Of the NauoI % %
Fruitgrowers association held 10 :.
of the Utah cities. - l;ts'
The party from Provo was lcine1, a. irs
Ogden last evening by about MY ,ISp .,
her county fruit growers ana as" ds
or rarfies from towns farther nor We
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