The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-20
MARKETS MOST IMPORTANT IN
IDAHO.
Statesman


Colonel William C. Hunter, mayor
of Frozen Dog, Idaho author, poet,
philosopher, soldier, business man,
genial man of the world, and best of
all, chief of the Idaho boosters, is
in the city from Chicago to remain
His first act on arrival was to call
on Governor Haines on whose mill
tary staff he holds the rank of col
onel, and inform his excellency that
he was now citizen of Idaho in
bodily presence as we'll as in heart
and enthusiasm Colonel Hunter has
rented the Disney residence at 1909
Harrison boulevard, and will leave
almost at once for Chicago, returning
in the immediate future with Mrs.
Hunter and their two daughters.
They expect to buy or build a resi-
dence here as soon as Mrs. Hunter
can determine just where she would
like to live.
For many years Colonel Hunter
has been interested in Idaho, hold
ing investments here. He is the own
er of Frozen Dog ranch at Emmett
where he has 80 acres in orchard
half bearing fruit this year, and all
in bearing next year. He has been
in the publishing business in Chicago
for 25 years only recently disposing
of his interests there. EVERY coun-
try, whether it be forest, plain or
sagebrush" said Colonel Hunter Sat
urday "goes through three stages in
it's evolution into an all around
prosperous community. First comes
the pioneer, then the Spectator and
last comes the permanent resident
who develops the land and latent re-
sources of the country, and brings
into being a prosperous state"
"The important thing to-day said
the colonel sis marketing. I find
alfalfa selling in Chicago for from
$22 to $50 ton, and in the same
moment in the Snake river country
it is going begging for a buyer at
SO to 81 ton. Seven dollars for
freight, 50 for bailing and So for
hauling is 81, and this from even
$40 market in Chicago would net
the grower SO ton at Twin Falls.
Alfalfa meal has even a cheaper
freight rate and brings a higher re-
tail price. Get busy with Chicago
dealers and ship your hay where they
want it, would seem to me good ad-
wise. Idaho alfalfa is better than the
Kansas and Nebraska product, and
believe you can sell your hay in Chi
cago, Kansas City and ST. Louis.
Last fall apples were brought to
Chicago in tremendous quantities.
The price went down and the ship
pers had heavy losses because of
lack of organization for distribution
Those who waited and stored their
apples reaped harvest, for apples
ire now selling in Chicago at $3.50
% $2.75 a box.
Then again you and should look
INTO the matter of canning and pre-
serving our fruits There is no sense
T. letting peaches rot here when you
an get from 1925 to $3.50 for a
lozen cans that you can land in a
rood market for $3.50.
81 have the most profound faith
n the future of Idaho. This too af-
;er have travelled the whole country
over and thoroughly familiarized my
self with conditions. Our Idaho
'ruit is right, but we must learn the
science of marketing. 1t is not so !
much the commissicA mans fault
Is the shippers who overloads the
market in big centers, when they
'hould distribute the output and get
,etter prices.
81 have been paying good deal
# attention recently to scientific re-
earch in the saving of fruits in a
lat raj condition. Rencently it has
cen discovered that all the more
elicate fruits can be preserved in
heir natural state with color and
lavor unimpared without cooking,
UGH things as peaches the more del
cate plums, nectarines, apricots, and
ther fruits which people have only
cen able to enjoy during a very lin
ed season, unless they were able
nd willing to pay enormus prices,
an be kept in perfect shape at no
lore expense than in ordinary can
ing.
Scientific research has recently ,
1own that the development germ of
fe that infests and destroys fruit 1
ill be destroyed in a temperature ,
,wer than that in which the fruit I
seues begin to cook. AS an illustra- ,