The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
BIGGEST and
BEST BOOSTER
LOCAL CONCERN BIDS FAIR
SOON TO EARN THIS
HONORABLE TITLE.
Caldwell Fruit Growers and Produc-
ers' Association Attracting Wide
and Favorable Attention by Con-
sistent Quality of Pack-Will
Branch Out Next Year.

Boxes to the right, left, in front,
behind-on all sides, each decorated
with bright, attractive Autographed
label calling the attention of the world
at large to Caldwell, the home of the
big red Jonathan; and the air full OF
the pungent, delightful aroma OF
countless apples, is what greeted a
Tribune reporter as he entered the big
60x140 #. packing house of the Cald-
we'll Fruit Growers and Producers
Association, just across the Short
Line tracks.
The association has been in exist
ence two years and has met with un-
qualified success since the advent Of
its genial, efficient manager and treas
urer, Mr.. S. G. Smith.
Some ten years ago Mr.. Smith
started in to learn the business under
probably the best man in his line in
the whole wide world-John F.
Moore, manager of the Grand juno
ton Fruit Growers Asso. He re-
NAMED with this concern for about
six years and then assumed charge of
the Colorado Fruit Growers Asso.
at Delta, and after two years, heard
of the wonderful possibilities of Cald-
we'll and vicinity and came to this
city. He has been growing more en-
thusiastic daily since he arrived.
For the first year the association
did business through the Northwest
ern Fruit Exchange of Portland, pay
ing them a brokerage of 10 cents per
box. Since Mr.. Smith assumed
charge the association has marketed
all their output themselves, saving
the brokerage and realizing the best
prices the market afforded-in some
cases, the top notch was paid Cald-
we'll goods.
That the careful, determined effort
to send out only the very best pack
that can be produced has brought
results may be gathered from the
fact that heavy buyers from New York
and Chicago have paid the local as
ISOLATION the highest compliments on
the uniform quality of the pack, saying
that none better comes on the mar
ket. Apples have been shipped this
year as far south as Georgia.
The prune crop, which it was feared
would run only about Is per cent,
turned out to be as large as that of
last year, and the very best market
prices were realized, 20 cents per crate
fob. track here, being the average,
which netted the grower 6oMc-prob-
ably the best showing in the entire
northwest.
The association has handled all the
berries, fruit, potatoes, onions, etc.
that the growers can produce, and is
loudly calling for more potatoes and
onions now.
Mr.. Smith is now busily engaged in
signing up acreage for canteloupes
1t has been proven that canteloupes
is the the best paying crop to plant
in young orchard, taking less from
the growing trees and affording rich
returns for the grower, especially il
he can hope to have a market such
as the local association will afford
AS booster for the Magic City the
Caldwell Fruit Growers & Producers
association under its present manage.
ment stands without a peer-each ap.
pie that goes into each perfect pacI
is graded by an expert and then care
fully wrapped in an attractive wrap
per-carrying the idea of quality
wherever it goes.
The officers of the association are
president, F. f. Phillips; vice presi
dent, w. H. Smead; secretary, l. S
Binford; treasurer and manager, S. G
Smith. The board of directors is com
posed of the president, vice president
secretary, ]. H. Mclaughlin and w
A. George. The association has a
present about 70 stockholders, anC
more coming in every week.