Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1913-09-25

In line with the policy of keeping
the growers of the district in com
plete touch with the market situation
General Manager Higley of the Idaho
ssztHon Fruit Growers the first OF
this week issued circular letter No.
Is to the growers of the district in
which he quotes freely from the cir
cular letter of the North Pacific
Distributors. The letter in itself
is mine of information for the
growers. The important portions
we quote below:
IN. P. F. D. helps the Independent;
A prominent independent dealer
of Lewiston, Idaho, stated in our Of
flee few minutes ago that so iar
as he was concerned "The N. P. F..
D. was the best thing that had hap
pened." Heretofore, he said that be
had sold on consignment and fre-
quently had lost money. TEis year,
he stated, by following the N. P. F.
d. as closely as possible, he had been
able to sell practically all Of his stuff
F. o. B., and was making money.
Other Independents should see this
truth, namely, that the N. P. F. d.
absolutely makes for an F. o. B. bas-
is and for more equitable prices for
the Independents as well as for these
affiliated with the N P. F. d. itself.
Always will there be growers who
will not affiliate with associations be-
cause said growers are mot built
that way" These will always sell
through Independents, and SO even
though Independents should eventu-
ally have a smaller tonnage because
of the N. P. F. D., their ultimate
success will be larger through the
better prices, more stable market and
an F. o. B. basis-thanks to the N.
P. F. D.
Our General Manager makes cor
rect summary of the peach situation
in the Northwestern states in the fol-
lowing:
"The natural outlet and market for
Washington peaches is within our
own state, Northern Idaho, Montana,
North and South Dakotas and the
British provinces; and since Cali
fornia crop passes at about the time
our Elberta crop comes on, and there
being 10 other competition on ac-
count of freight rates operating |
against other producing sections, it
is entirely feasible and possible for |
a price to be maintained on Elberta |
peaches within said Northwestern
Territory to that point which would /!
unduly restrict consumption; provid-
ed only, that unjustifiable competi-
tion and efforts to beat the other |
fellow to it, could be eliminated, !
which in our judgment can only be
accomplished through general Gle
ing-house for collecting and dissent
mating crop and market informations,
such as the Distributors is endeavor-
ing to maintain
"As to what price it would have
been possible to sustain this season,
II answer that in my Judgment any
thing below forty cents F. o. B. ship
ping point was absolutely unwarrant-
ed and unjustified, except for the
rS>enditions and lack of cooperation
referred to-"
Speaking in general terms, ap-
one third of that portion
of our crop consumed within the ter
ritory mentioned should have realized |
fifty cents; one third, forty-five cents
and the remaining third forty cents.
The surplus above the consuming
power of the territory mentioned,
must necessarily be carried farther
East and sold in competition with
Eastern producing section. Arkar sas,
Michigan, Lake Shore section of Ohio,
New York, Connecticut, Delaware,
etc., and price results must necessar-
lily depend upon the laws of supply
and demand governing such Sec