The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-09-15
CHICAGO BUYS
MANY BOX APPLES

Chicago is fast becoming the big
market of the country IN boxed appiee
and the growth will be greater as the
cities of the middle west become more
familiar with the high class fruit. IL
seems. in the light of the following
story from Chicago published recently
in fruit trade paper, that HOOP
River is especially fortunate IN sell
limo a norton of the fancy crop 10
Chicago and other cities Of the middle
west: iii 10
haadouarters for the box apple busl..
ness season, only more so, because OF
the greater prominence OF the western
crop. There isn't an apple, hrm IN
Chicago now that doesn't make boXed
fruit the leader, and handle more OF
them than barrels. The rapid growth
of the Western crops has forced this
situation, to say nothing of the grow ng
uncertainty Of Eastern crops. Ihere
are three or four houses here Which
control the distribution Of vast guam
titv of Northwestern apples, besides
those from Colorado and New Mexico.
The great increase in the western
crop this season will force this Iralt
into more prominence this season even
than last. All reports show that the
Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast
States will turn out an enormous
amount Of apples and quantity unus,
ally good. John Denny, who has looked
over the field carefully, says Colorado,
| Idaho, Oregon and Washington, Will
be able to ship at least double as many
as ever before, and two years ago the
crop was estimated at $1,000 ears
Mr., Denney says the quality undoupJ,
edly is the best ever produced, and al
the Middle West dealers are preparing
to handle the fruit on an extensive
scale.
"The trade is gradually turning .tt
the boxed fruit" Mr.. Denney sad
"and this years business will be pro
portionately large, as the crop sizes
large, The fruit must be bought al
reasonable prices, if not, buyers Wi
invite disaster. To show the way TINS
fruit is croWding in everywhere, las
wear, through our Dallas branch, W.
placed about 200 cars of boxed apples
| in the Southwest, and expect to IN
crease the amount handsomely. That
territory now will take no othe
package, except a small amount o.
/ Arkansas barrels, and these are beint
rapidly displaced. Chicago HANDLED
twice as much boxed fruit last year al
ever before, and look for lk
increase this season. Any shortage Il
the Eastern crop will be far more thai
counter balanced by the Western,
The Chicago dealers are all OF The
same mind, and to hear their opinions
it would seem that all hands will pla
safe on prices. The price is as yet a
uncertain quantity but all the big one
: have their men in the west, and som
!. of the merchants have made trip
out there to take personal survey
N. G. Gibson, who probably wa
Chicago's largest OPERATOR has Jus
. returned from Colorado and some othe
. sections. He has some big contracts
as usual, in the West, and expects
. be larger factor even than last yea
when he handled upwards of |, 900 can
!. and bought great quantities IN mit
. season. H. Woods Co., Barnett Bros
|. John Denney, Lapidus & Holub, n
|. George 4 Co., G. M. II. Wagner
| Sons, Wayne & Son, G. H. Weaver
/ Co., and Crutchfield & Voolfolk al
!. among the big direct handlers her
while there are large number
: firms which deal in the fruit on
smaller scale. Lapidus & Holub are
new firm Sin the business, though bo
Mr.. Lapidus and Mr.. Holub are o
hands at the business. Frank Hol'
is now in the Northwest This FIR
will be big factor in this season
deal.