The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-01
Editor Daily World:

Editor Daily World:
In his letter of last night, Conrad
Rose pleads guilty before he Is
charged. In my open letter, pub
lished in the Daily World OF Sept.
18th, | refer to two men whose
firms are members of the lnterna-
tional Apple Shippers Association
and all others who were attempting
TO secure the apples of the Wenat-
chez growers for less than market
conditions justified them in asking.
If that hits Mr. Rose, it is no fault
of mine Mr.. Rose credits me with
all that has been said and written
on this subject recently. If this
agitation results in gain 10 the
growers, and l believe it has and
will result in still greater benefit
before the season is over, | can
stand it.
Mr.. Rose says l am a real estate
dealer. I am But first, | am
citizen of the Wenatchee valley,
with the best interests of the grow
ers at heart. For l realize, as we
must all realize, that they have
made the valley what it is and that
upon their success in growing and
marketing their apples depends the
future of this city and valley. |
&la% hn "
of his intelligence and industry,
aided by ideal soil and climatic con-
iitions, grows the finest apple ever
produced, and then with infinite
care. packs and prepares it for mar
ket in a manner far more attractive
than the growers of any other dis
trict, should receive just returns for
his labor and that is, every cent
that markets and market conditions
Justify him in asking. No man or
number of men should be permit
ted to make a combination; to ar
range a "gentleman's understand
ing or to create a false impression
that would enable them to take
from the grower a large part of his
honest profit.
Mr.. Rose says | have misrepre-
scented the facts in regard to mar
ket conditions. l will leave the
growers who have attempted TO
market apples this season to deter
mine whether l am right or wrong
in the position l have taken.
But let us see who sticks closest
to actual facts. Mr.. Rose states
that in a previous article l misrep-
resented 1.-The prices Hood River
growers were netting for their
fruit" My only refence to Hood
River was in these exact words:
Hood River and all other sections
where the growers get together and
play the game as the buyers play
it are reporting sales at figures
very satisfactory to the growers,
and this is absolutely true. The
Hood River Association closed out
their total holdings GO per cent of
all the apples grown there) to Stein
hart & Kelley of New York about
thirty days ago.
Mr.. Rose says my purpose is TO
boost the real estate business
NV friends of the real estate frater-
nifty here criticise me for the stand
| have taken because they fear i:
will work to their detriment. NO,
Mr.. Rose, / did not attempt to boost
the real estate market nor have
any personal interests to promote.
| know full we'll that my personal
interests would have been better
served had | remained silent. / am
personally interested only in the
broader sense that the valleys best
interests are my best interests.
AS to my knowledge of the sub
ject will say that ] have resided in
the Wenatchee valley for twelve
years. During that time l have
been engaged in the growing and
marketing of apples, in the mercan-
tile business and in the real estate
business-in fact, l am interested
and engaged in all three lines of
business at this time Consequent
ly. have had a chance to study
this subject from all angles. In adj
dition / have interviewed dozens of
growers this season; have kept in
close touch with apple and market
conditions in all sections of the
country and have large amount OF
documentary evidence that can be
used of necessary.
Mr.. Rose says: I'VE believe the
real trouble this year lies in the
fact that the average grower does
not know the real conditions" I
believe the average grower does
fully understand conditions. He
knows that the apple crop of Eu-