The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-09-07
CASHMERE UNION USES
SUCCESSFUL METHODS

Practically the same methods of CO.
operation and careful packing that
have caused the Hood River Union TO
meet with such success has been
adopted by the Cashmere, Wash,
Union. Its N anager has submitted TO
the growers of the region the follow
ing interesting communications:
Gentlemen - The shipping season
is again with US. The time has come
when We are to receive the reward of
our summers work. Bear in mind
that towards securing net returns
from our crop we have up to date per-
formed but one half the work neees-
sary. The marketing of our fruit must
be successfully performed before we can
write the words Unqualified success"
TO our years work. The Union is
ready and anxious to assist each and
every one of its members to attain
that end. Through the cooperation
of the members this matter can be
made an easy one; without that CO.
operation il becomes hard and troub-
lous task. To succeed we must have
an 'hohest pack" This term has
been used pretty glibly by all those
who have addressed themselves to this
subject. BY putting out an "honest
pack" you not only deal fairly with
the buying and consuming public, but
you are dealing fairly with yourselves.
1t is not alone out of consideration for
the buying public that this letter is
being circulated. 1t is to try and show
those who have not fully considered
the question that by sending out
slack pack we injure not only the
buyer and consumer, but actually take
good money out of our own pockets.
To succeed in this business it is abso-
lutely necessary that we force the
public to understand and to believe
that when they buy box of apples
stamped with the label and approval
of the Cashmere Union that it is
exactly what that stamp CIR label calls
for. If this is done, and il can be
done, in fact has been done up to the
present the results cannot but be
beneficial. As our system OF distribu-
tion increases we will prove to the
consuming public that we are selling
first rate article and that our guaran-
tee means something. This, gentle
men, means money in each and every
one of your pockets. In packing your
apples, gives the buyer the benefit of
the doubt If debatable apple comes
up. put it in the grade one lower than
it might possibly be placed in. If you
are doubtful as to whether ii is fancy
or extra fancy, put it in the fancy. If
you are doubtful as to its being fancy
or &c" grade, put it in the &c"
grade. If in doubt whether G grade
or Gull, put it in the culls. We aim to
establish this fact, namely, that our
apples be they extra fancy. fancy or
g grade, are the pest of their kind
0BTAlNABLE. Let it be q matter
of honor with US to do the square thing
to the public and ourselves. This
policy succeeds in all lines of business.
Ours is no exception. This letter is
not written as a reflection on the
honesty OF any members or member.
but merely as reminder of what our
aim as a union is. We have this year
established a system of field inspection.
in addition to the usual warehouse
inspection. Our object in doing this
is to obviate the necessity of any
member having to haul his fruit away
from the warehouse. Again before
starting the packing season inquire at
the warehouse on any points you may
be doubtful on. Prevention is better
than cure. Nearly all right is not
good enough. We aim to be Second
to none." (Signed) Yours,
John f. Sugrue.