The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-01-24
President Cutter of California
Fruit Exchange Says to
Diversity Farming
BELIEVES IN SPECIALISTS
AND ALSO IN VARIETY
Visitors Are Guests of Fruit Grow
ers Association and of the Yak
ina Valley transportation
Company

California Fruit Exchange, w. D. Ben
nett. it's sales manager, and VIM. Ell
lott of Seattle, he being representa-
tive there of the California institu-
ton. No one of the three had ever
been here before. They came to the
city as the guests of the Yakima VAL
ley Fruit Growers association. In
the morning they were taken to Zil-
lab and were given a drive by auto
mobile over some of the splendid
country there. In the afternoon as
the guests Of the Yakima Valley
Transportation company, along with
score or more of citizens, they rode
over the line to the Wide Hollow and
on the Mob Hill line. They were
greatly pleased, surprised at the evil
dences of growth and development,
pie have erected. and were filed with
enthusiasm over the prospects of fu-
ture development.
Advocates Wide Interests
All three of the gentlemen advised
strongly against getting away from
tiC ldi iIllIS lOGd AL SQ5
gested that it is we'll to consider that
fruit is not only possible here and
for many people by no means the
best 81 do not Think said Mr.. Cut
ter, that your people should mix
fruit growing and general farming, at
least not on the same tract. 1t may
be possible for some people to con-
duct an orchard and farm in addi-
ton, but believe in specialization for
the individual though not for the
community. Now that I have seen
your country / am disposed to think
more of it than when 1 had merely
heard of it or but partially seen it.
You should see to it that you make
your district produce as much and of
as great variety as it is capable Of.
Organization as Tonic
"In our older state of California we
have been compelled to be alert and
keep changing portion of our acre
age. We have gone in and produced
too great supply of this or that pro-
duct and have destroyed our markets,
but We are gradually working out a
solution of the troubles which come
from that experience. Such an or
ganization of producers as we have in
California and such as L understand
you are attempting to establish here
is, in my opinion, a tonic to the COM
munity. 1t makes conditions more
stable, compels a proper adjustment
along many lines and means, for the
producers, wherever it is possible to
bring into a community a great deal
of money in a season when the crop
is over plentiful by preventing the
destruction of the markets which
would result if everything was ship
ped, as would be the case without
organization.
Must Establish Faith
There are problems which arise in
such district as this which can not
be settled except when the people in
terested work together and can not
be settled either unless the business
and financial men of the community
are satisfied Of the ultimate solution
being proper and right. If your home
business men are distrustful little can
be expected from without"
The Afternoon Party
Among those who were guests in
the car on the trip which the Yak
ina Valley Transportation company
was the host, were Messrs. N. C. Rich
ards and II. B. Lancaster OF the Trans
portation company, Manager Robbins
of the Fruit Growers association,
President Olsen and w. p. Romans, it's
secretary, and c.. r. Paddock, E. w.
Hedden, t. l.. Johnson, c. H. Stein,
DR.. H. p. James, w. n. Irish, DR..
Granville Eowther, c. H. Human, C..
A. VandeWater, w. A. Bell, w. l..
Lemon, e. B. Leckey, w. I. Huxtable,
A. S. Congdon, g. E. c. Johnson, o. A.
Fechter, l. H. Oils. Fred Eberle, J..
E, Shannon, J. H. Greene, w. L. Stein
veg, Robert Rundstrom, Ransome
Metcalf, B. d. Thompson and M, S.
Meeks.
Trip Very Pleasant
The ride was a delightful one and
the party most congeniai. There was
no Formally, naturally, but there was
a good-natured effort on the part OF
all to impress each other, themselves
and the visitors with the generally ex-
CeileHl COuulllOuS III the way OF pos
sibilities and achievement here. Sec
rotary Romans of the Fruit Growers
association circulated about the car
several times distributing Spitzenberg
apples, which were greatly appreci-
ated.
Messrs. Cutter and Bennett are here
on their way east, through the coun-
try lining up their business for the an
preaching season.
Messrs. Cutter, Bennett and Elliott
were honored guests last evening at
"a smoker and reception rendered to
them in the rooms of the CONNER
oial club in Masonic temple. Promi-
nent citizens We're present. including
the officers of the Yakima Valley Fruit
Growers association, the officers of
the Commercial club, county and city
officials and others interested in the
fruit industry, either in the growing.
transporting or marketing end of the