The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-16
Presidents Address.

The governors talk was largely infor-
NAL and was received with rouslng ap-
Plause by those present.
Presidents Address.
! The annual address of the president
was then read by Moroni Mortensen' VINO
spoke in part as follows:
| TO the Fruit Growers-The year just
past has been somewhat unsatisfactory
! owing TO the light yield OF all KINDS OF
fruit which was caused by the late troStS
in the spring of 1903. 1t is encouraging,
however, TO note the hOpefulnesS shown
by growers regarding the future OF the
fruit growing industry in our state anu
also the preparations being made 10 pre-
vent future losses by frost.
THE success of Colorado fruit growers
in saving their crops by the use OF codI
ard oil heaters last spring should GER
tainly be an incentive for Utah growers
to adopt such methods. Their fruit was
larger and better than in former years:
| Regarding law, we have much 10 DE
! thankful for. The legislature passed and
| Governor Spry approved law Iorpid-
ding the sale of Wormy trult, ana LOT
that they have the thanks of this asso-
citation. The whole law of 1903 has made
! possible Improvement in fruit placed upon
the market and in inspection work, but
only in an educational way, but also In
regarding a higher standard of efficiency
in county inspection work.
THE results are apparent. 1t is hoped
that the whole horticultural law, and eS-
pecially that portion relating to orchard
inspection and cleansing will be rigidly
enforced. Only by so doing can Utah
hope to keep in check the fungus and in
! sect enemies that are always menace 10
the fruit industry.
| 1.-THE enormous increase in orchard
planting, and the continued efforts put
forth along those lines, III the whole
| western part of our country, have nat
| uTally suggested the question to many:
What of the future Of the fruit growing
industry?
while it is true that the past twelve
J or fifteen years have witnessed a grad
ual decrease in the production of apples,
! it Is also true that within the next few
/ years we shall see an enormous increase
in the same.
Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific railway, says that with
/ in six years the four northwestern states
Washington, Oregon, Montana and
, Idaho--wil produce yearly 1880 carloads
Of apples.
by that time Utah and Colorado will
, be producing 1890 carloads or more
yearly.
while we believe that the future con-
sumption OF fruit in our own country and
a continual increasing foreign demand
{ viii keep pace with the production, we
, also believe that the growers will have to
/ take advantage of the best methods of
! production, packing and distribution.
ITO meet the varying conditions the
grower must be able. both by study and
by practice, to handle his orchard in a
business-Iike manner. He must take ad-
{ vantage of every method of orchard work
! that tends to lower the cost and prOduc-
: ! ton and at the same time to produce a
/, | first-class article. Having produced a
crop of high-gTade marketable fruit, the
; biggest half of the problem still remains,
that of marketing.
In the past fruit crops have been sold
by the Individual grower, through small
local associations, cOnsigntng for future
| sale to commission men or jObbers and
Ill selling TDTOURn distributing agencies In
regard to such different methods of mar
keting the crop, it will perhaps be sUffi-
Icient at this time TO say that in general
the method or system to adopt should be
r the one that will provide for the widest
possible distribution of fruit, and at the
1 same time that will prevent so far as pos
r, slbie, an over5upply and in consequence
I gut IN some markets. How best to at
4 tain the most desirable results in mar
S keting viii probably be discussed fully
before our convention closes,
IAN important feature of the fruit in
= dustry is the utilization of the by-prod
: uCJs Of the orchard. We must have
1 good and profitable way of disposing o.
/; ! the products available only as by-prOd
T, ucts. j. 5. Duffin, in his last years ad
r dress, urged that steps be taken by as
sOciatiOns and growers alike, looking [,
9 an increase of facilities whereby sucl
L fruits as would otherwise go to waste
y may be utilized as by-products Certain
& | " we must do so if we expect tff
:. largest possible financial returns from
r our orchards. l recommend that you in
+ vestigate fully the matter of utilization.
t Splendid Progress.
i J. D. Duffin, former president Of tn
- | society, in responding to the Governor
y address, told in some detail of the devel
e | Opment of the fruit industry in this stat
and the splendid results which had bee
q achieved within recent years. BY pro
= crossing along the same lines which W
"a have laid out in the past he said, Nv
s., | open the channels for the industry Whlc
a ! will mean the placing OF Dtdh on ing
- | standard. The care of the orchard
= the great prime factor Of the industry.
% / recommend the thorough system OF IN
r spectiOn which is now going on under Tn
al ! auspices of the state and the county. lie
Id | men who understand tree culture <
n through our orchards and pick out tn
~ poor varieties of trees. Condemn theI
IS like cattle affected with tuberculosis an
ST burn them. In that way ana IN thaL Wa
sr only will our fruit be freed from worms
I'd scale and other damaging aftilction!
AZ | Protect them from pests by sclentifl
spraying and from frost by good system
I'd of orchard heating. Use knowledge an
w care in packing for shipping and do nc
* try to sell anything that looks doubtIl
Iy in quality. Every inferior apple that zoe
a on the market is bullet aimed at Ctah
Ir Professor e. D. Ball of the Agriculture
or college gave a brief address on the IN
g portance of joining the society and there
10 by giving lnailclal SlI0liStIA ~ -. =
ganization which has worked wonders Il
fine fruit industry of the state in pa
. years.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was opened at
! o'clock by President MOrtensen, who in
! mediateIy announced the appointment
the following committees; LeglslatlV
J. G. Duffin Of Box Elder c. A. Kicker
looper of Weber, George NJ. Cannon
"A Salt Lake county and Charles Smith
Davis county. The president of the ass
citation is an eX-Officio member OF u
COMMITTEES. Committee on resolutions,
d. Call of Box Elder, Ras Rasmussen
Cache and Richard Waddle of Utah. Con
mittee on nominations, 3. II. Bower
Rasmussen OF Weber, o. F. Washburn
- Sewer, J. O. Smith of Salt Lake, Re
Marsh of Davis and w. o. Knudson
Box Elder. These committees Will maj
lid