The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-17
AFTERMATH Of THE
CONVENTION
BRIEF SUMMARY OF WHAT WAS
DONE-MEET NEXT TIME AT
ER-PREsIDENT DUMAS
+. UPHELD.

eiety was in session in Wenatchee
from 1920 a. m. Wednesday morn
ing, the 18th, until Friday evening,
the 14th. The object of the conven-
tions is to maintain official organiza-
ton in the interests of the apple
growers, and the business of all the
conventions is to provide officers who
will take an active interest in every
N thing of a horticultural nature; to
bring together the growers once a
year for the discussion of horticultu-
raj matters, and to influence legis-
lation that is necessary for their in
terests.
The officers elected for the COM
ing year are:
President-W. T. Clark, Wenat-
chez.
First Vice President-E. T. Ben
son, Prosser.
Second Vice President-W. A.
Ritz, Walla Walla
".
Treasurer-Mike Koran, Wenat-
chez.
The principal issue discussed was
the matter of changing the apple
grading rules. All districts except
Wenatchee being DESTROYS of lower
ing the standard of the highest grade
on account of inability to meet it.
The change was made with a pro-
vision which enables those who have
goods above the standard to prefix
the word Extra to the name for
the highest grade
The Lafean Bill.
The Lafean bill is of such i'm
portahce that it calls for special COM
ment in this resume. President Du-
mas made the following remarks in
regard to it:
y Since our last meeting number
of conferences have been held upon
Lafean bill had the distinguished
honor of being named at the meeting
held in Washington, D. c., last jan
uary, as the only grower who was
opposed to the bill. 1t was so stat
ed by eastern trade journalists. They
had not heard from Blalock, Walden.
Shepherd and a hundred more who
had already made protest against its
passage There has not been a sim
gle fruit growers meeting held in
the northwest during the past year
and very few in the east in which
this bill has not been condemned
What necessity is there for this leg
islation? We have asked the presi-
dent of the International Apple Ship
pers' association and several MEM
bers of the committee who were ap-
pointed by that body to push the
bill through congress, why it was so
desirable and we have never yet been
able to receive anything like salts
factory answer. When the eastern
commission man comes west to So
licit consignments he denies any
knowledge of the bill.
''Of coures he would not favor a
bill so detrimental to our interests
but he goes back east and joins the
crusade for an honest CD box.
!. LAS a matter of fact, they know
-ANittle about grading and packing, for
If they did, they would not oppose a
box that makes careful grading an
absolute necessity. They say 1t is
not a full bushel. We proved to
the bureau of standards that it is
not only full bushel, but the only
lawful one in general use throughout
the United States, and has been so
since the settlement at jamestown in
1907. The Porter bill sought to Gre
ate a new standard bushel for the
measurement of apples. The Lafean
bin does not use the word bushel
at all.
"All this agitation about the Por-
ter bill and the Lafean bill is not
without its benefit 1t has shown the
growers that they must get together
and stay together on this and many
other things. The whole system of
marketing our fruit needs overhaul
ing.
Government Must Settle.
''It is not matter which rour. state
can handle, but the national govern
ment must grapple with it. The de-
partment Of agriculture is already
aroused to the necessity of such a
law, and am sure that we can count
on their cooperation and support. II
us high time the producers offered
some suggestions themselves, so lei
us enlarge the scope of this organ
isation''