Arizona republican., 1913-01-29
SAYS ARIZONA
 ORANGES FIND
 READY MARKET.
Harvey J. Severinghaus Returns From Trip East in Behalf of Arizona
 Orange Association and Makes Interesting Report

Harvey J. Severinghaus, vice -presi- dent and general manager of the Ari- Z"na Orange assOCi iGsiOn and proprietor of the we'll know SeVeringhaus orange grove. has just returned from an ex- tended eastern trip. He was sent east by the Arizona Orange associa- tion 10 call at Chicago. New York. and intermediate points in connection with marketing the local fruit and for the purpose of auditing accounts with the various distributing agents.
 MT. Severinghaus reports that the Chicago market. which has hitherto been controlled by foreign interests. is now being developed into better shape. due to the persistent efforts of the North American Fruit EX- change which handles the Arizona oranges for the local concern.
 Arizona fruit brought top notch prices in Chicago this year and the demand for it promises to be still stronger the coming season. He met many of the retail dealers who had bought Salt river valley oranges and failed to find single dissatisfied customer They all report that in spite of the high prices they sold all they bought, at high prices and will buy in larger quantities next year.
 MT Severinghaus was in Chicago when the famous decision in the California sweated orange case was handed down, which resulted in the temporary confiscation of six cars of sweated fruit. which were released
 T T D,1-. yp7It- sa f1r every single orange was reWrapped, bearing Q label on which was printed in bold type: This orange has been artifically coIored by sweating" While he was in New York City, i two cars of Salt river valley fruit were received and sold at an average ; of six dollars per box, many of the 1 boxed brought over nine dollars or 1 over ten cents for each orange. whole ] sale. The oranges go to select family i trade and a few of them are retailed 1 by the finest fruit stands at fifteen cents each and the smaller ones at i two for twenty-five cents.
 l He says the Arizona fruit is fam 1 ous in New York for it's excellent l keeping qualities and it looks as well | on arrival as the day of shipment, being bright in color and free from scale. in distinct contrast with the Florida fruit, a large percentage of
 which is usually lost in transit on i account of decay and most of which , shows a great deal of scale.
 MT. Severinghaus says that this was 1 the most successful marketing sea son the association has ever had and 1 thev are more than satisfied with the
 records made in the eastern markets
 this year and with the strong repu- ! tation that this season has left them. As he left here December 20th and | did not return until this week he was ! absent during the extremely cold Wea- ther. Regarding the cold snap he says that he does not see any req son to be discouraged and so far as he is concerned he is very optimistic
 over the general outlook.
 As had been previously reported in the Republican, the citrus groves of the Salt river valley were in splendid condition to withstand cold weather due to the dry winter and the fact that the water was taken off early last fall so that there was very little moisture in the trees.
 In great many localities in Cali
 fornia where these favorable condi-
 tions did not prevail and where the
 trees were full of sap the low temper atura caused them to crack open anC
 thus ruin the tree. Outside of the damage to the foliage here the trees show no bad signs and even the twigS
 seem to be in a normal condition Many expect very good crops neX | year.
 While in New York he visited Will liam F. McAdoo. in his business of
 fees in the Hudson Terminal, knoWr | lCnntinned on Page Threel