Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-24
Looker-On In Iona

LeCrand. Oct. c4.-In the bank hare
is an exhibition OF home grown apples.
some twenty varieties, brought in oy
the growers in this vicinity. II ap-
rearance and in flavor they are the
equal Of anything produced anywhere.
About one-third are winter apples. 1.
g. keepers. The others must be mar
keted within the rext few weeks under
the presen, system OF the apple bust
ness in Iowa. But there Is big crop
everywhere, so today there are hun
dreds Of bushels Of nice sound fruit in
Iowa that can not be sold at prices II
will pay TO pack and ship. and the
home market can not consume one
tenth Of the supply. But here is a
condition that puzzles many. Iowa is
shipping in today from Michigan and
New York winter apples that are be-
ing sold by the johbers at 81 TO $3.50
a barrel OF eleven pecks. The explana-
ton is simple. New York and Michi-
ang fruit raisers find ont where the
people need apples and are selling
them. Marshall county growers have
no system or knowledge result o.
la system that enables them to ship
their apples to localities where they
are wanted and needed. Again in Ore
gon and other western states the apple
crop is being hand picked ana hand
packed, each apple in paper. and boxed
al Of one size. IL Iowa, to exageerate
little, thev are shaken OF the trees.
thrown into wagons. shoveled into old
sugar barrels or shipped in bulk IN
some freight car tha. on previous
trip contained carload OF livestock
ro- the Chiceg go market. Next February
the Oregon fruit raiser viii be getting
- box for his tar6 picked wrapped
apples. Next February the Iowa
g-ocers will be retailing home grown
Iowa apples for any price they can get
70 prevent them from rotting In the
cellar.
In Toledo last week the writer had
talk with a former carload lot ship
per of apples from the east into Iowa.
This man is authority for the state
ment that there is an apple combine,
that virtually controls the output OF
the whole apple business in the United
States. Both the paving and selling
prices are fixed by this combination.
Not only that, but there is somewhere
, authority and power 70 direct all Of the
shipments. Some varieties are export
ed. London takes one kind and Rer-
/ lin another. Our old friend Ben Davis
receives warm welcome every year in
/ Berlin. AS our trusts are supposed to
! he beneficial. otherwise they can NOT
operate under the Sherman act. 1t is
fair to suggest that the Iowa fruit men
form a combination and stop this
waste Of big crop.
Interested voters are asking why
some action is not being taken to put
q suggested presidential primary In
form and shape. No one seems %
know why Chairman FRANKIE. OF the re-
publican state central committee, has
the Say" Of this matter. To the av-
erage voter IL appears that Mr.. FRANKIE
has no authority to decide this matter
and that his personal opinions for Of
against the presidential primary has
no bearing on the subject. Said voter
does not know who can decide this
matter. The suggestion IL made thai
the state control COMMITTEES call q
meeting and invite all Of the congres-
sional delegation to attend with power
to vote on this subject. Add to that o.
OF our republican state officials WIFI
the same voting power. Mr.. Piefc6a
OFFER In the Homestead to furnish frel
! to both the republican and democratic
parties the necessary ballots settles tn
matter Of expense. as unquestiona63J
the services Of Judges and clerks fol
this presidential primary oan also b
haA free IN every VOTING precinct q
Iowa. The moral for this 10 for some.
body 70 take sone definite action very
soon.
~ :ses:...s.csrer man. this scribe VA
asked the other day: 10 II 4 practtce
for Iowa dailies to sell their edttoriA
columns at advertising rates, iar1es q
small? OF course the answer was
"dbn't know" could only. say he knew