Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1913-06-05

Valley Fruit Growers association
Some of my crop sold through com
mission men. l will be surprised
the association makes as good re
turns to me as the commission mel
did, but / believe in the association
and intend to give it all my croI
this fall.
THE North Pacific Fruit Distribu
tors are all o. K, but remember that
Wenatchee has q name known all oy'
er the world 1 say, be careful, be
fore you let Idaho and Spokane sell
Wenatchee apples. (Applause.)
"A man connected with the North.
western Fruit Exchange which has i'll
central office in my town Of Port
land. has been telling me much about
the exchange plan. claiming that
it will get the best results. but 1
would never for q moment separate
from the Wenatchee association be-
cause 1 know it will work for my
interests first, last and all the time.
We Wenatchee growers are all in the
same boat and we must stick togeth-
er.
Il wish I could come here and live
in the Wenatchee valley" concluded
Mr. Livingstone 1.-THE time may not
be far distant when I shall do so.
and if I do, I hope to become a d.
rector Of the wenatchee Valley Fruit
Growers association"
Wenatchee Reputation.
". P. Campbell OF Edinburgh,
Scotland, president of the Oregon
Mortgage company, responded to q
request for few remarks. He is a
most genial and witty Scotchman-
When l came to wenatchee six
years ago on tour of northwestern
apple districts said Mr.. Campbell.
Il was asked whether l were a
farmer or an agriculturist. II was
explained to me that a farmer is
0ne who makes his money on
'arm and spends it in city;
an agriculturist makes mon
~ in the city and spends it in the
l make my money in the
sity and when I ocme to a place Ike
Tenatchee I spend it I want to
ieclare emphatieally. however, that
We are mighty well pleased with the
oans We have placed in the Wenat-
,hee valley. We have considerable
money representing the wealth of
quite number of Scotchmen and
We are glad to place it wherever We
,sn find investments controlled by
safe men,
Il don't know anything about the
subject you are discussing today, but
I do know that on the other side Of
the water Wenstchee apples have the
best reputation of any apples grown
anywhere in the world If you con-
.inue to be careful in the growing,
and marketing. you need
have no fear but that there will al
ways be 8 good market for your pro-
duct In my travels over the world
l have tried hard to find an apple
to beat yours. but I have never sue
eeeded. II you succeed in building
up as good reputation here in
America for wenstchee apples as
you already have In Great Britain,
there will be no trouble about the
of your market" Gap
plause.l
Sampson Gets Warm.
H. c. Sampson was the only other
director of the distributors present
st the meeting. When invited to
speak he said: Il have been working
for six months without compensation
and paying my own expenses to help
central selling agency.
We do not come here today to try
and sell you lightning rods. We are
not trying TO put something over on
concede that your
winessp is the best on earth, but
l do claim that other districts can
grow some varieties better than you
can.
THE lesser districts, inelud Nc
Spokane. Idaho. walla walla and Bit
ter Root are willing to let wenatchee,
North Yakima and Hood River alb.