The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-08
"A SENSIBLE PROPOSAL.
"AII Growers Of Shipping Fruits Urged
to Join in Single Control OF
Shlpments6


to Join in Single Control OF
Shipments"
The article in full follows
The disasters attending last sea
sons shipments of fresh fruit have re-
suited In a stronger and more hope
full movement than has ever before
developed in this state for the organI-
zution and put an end to conditions
under which one Eastern market may
be glutted with twice what it can
handle. while other markets are left
bare. That Is not the only reform
which Is urged. Reduction of freight
rates is sought and better grading
and packing is urged, with effective
inspection to assure II, But nothing
will avail If there is not better regula-
ton OF distribution.
Our fresh fruit shippers have been
IN this fix before. and at convention
In this city ten or twelve years ago
an organization OF growers and ship
pers was formed for the control of dis
tr:butlon. As virtually all fresh fruit
passes through Sacramento an ofTi-
clal was. stationed there with power
10 direct all fruit shipped by ANYBODY
80 such markets as were best able
10 take care OF II There was expense
connected with il, and few growers
ever became party to it. as they did
not need il, as few shipped their own
fruit and the membership of the ship
pers was sufficient In time there
wes some kind of reorganization,
and the agency assumed the name OF
the California Fruit Distributors, oil
which all shipping firms were mem
bcrs. the result was admirable, for
II made an industry snfc which was
heretofore hazardous.
THE sole office OF the distributors
is to keep track ot Eastern markets
aud route fruit For years 1t was man
aged Alden Anderson. to the great
benefit OF the industry. When he re-
signed he was succeeded by F. =,
McfSevitt, another wcll-known and
competent shipper For the last year
or TWO there has been disposition
ON the part OF few shipping firms
To break away and ship independent
ly. The growers got the result Inst
season, IL was written in rcd inS
The present movement has for Its
most important object the return to
tho conditions under which fresh
flnlt shipping paid
Al meeting of grape growers at
Lodi the Other day resolutions were
adopted urging all shippers Of fresh
fruit 10 got together again Join an
organization and let their fruit be
distributed properly. And it was also
urged that II PERSONAL differences or
jcalousies prevented any shipper from
coming I'm he should be held rc.
sronsibleD by the growers
That means, In plain language,
that no fruit grower should intlust
his fruit for sale to any shipping con
Germ. cooperative or other, which will
not permit a distributing company 10
Foutc II And in that advice the
Chronicle most heartily concurs.
There is TO be held on Friday OF this
week nj Sacramento what will prob
ably be Tic largest meeting of fruit
growers ever held in this stnte. and
that meeting is expected to strongly
iudorse tnc proposal OF The Lodi grapc
growers. II should do SO II any
shipping agency refuses 10 come in
lot it be driven ont Of business This
is uo time TO fool with the situation
or TO let few contrary men. con.
trolling 10 or Is per cent Of the fruit
spon inc market 1or everybody.
Michigan Experience.
The same conditions prevailed in
Michigan last year. At n meeting a
ew days ago. a question came up
Of regulating the market among the
different associations. Last wear
there were several associations handl
ing the output each one working 10.
Itself The loss WAS disastrous. Onc
association would get little long OF
fruit and Immediately cut the price
compelling the others to follow suit
Some markets. were oyerstockod
other marLSts had nothing. as ono
association didn't know where tn.
other was shipping AS result. al
The big meeting. they all voted u
join together and form one marketing
agency
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