The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-12-18
STANDARD BOX
BILL ENDORSED
BY STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Meeting in Portland Better Attended this
Year-Next Meeting Will Be Held
in Southern Oregon Town

in Southern Oregon Town
The attendance az the State Horti-
cultural Society in Portland last week
was better than for the past two OF
three years. about $50 being present.
Much interest was taken in the discus
sions and papers presented, and much
good was accomplished. In order to
stimulate more interest around the
state in general, and get out a good
attendance from orchardists from the
different sections, il is proposed to hold
the annual meeting in a different part
Of the state each year. thus giving
many an opportunity TO attend the
meetings who would not come TO Port
land. This plan has been followed in
Washington with good success. and the
attendance at their meetings is several
times as large as the crowd brought
out at Portland. The meeting will be
held at Medford next year. the home
of Z. f. Whistler, the newly elected
president.
Perhaps the most important business
accomplished at the meeting this year
was the ing of standard box bill
by committee of nine. selected from
the fruit districts Of Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho and Montana. This bill,
which follows below. will be sent to all
the horticultural meetings in the apple
growing sections for endorsement, and
then introduced in Congress as meas
ure which will meet the demands OF
the apple grower. as we'll as protect
| the consumer.
in Section |, is the measurement of the
present Oregon box. which is now in
use and has been legalized by the leg
islatures of Oregon, Washington and
Montana. The markings on the end of
the box. as defined in Section 8, have
been adopted by Oregon. Washington.
Idaho and Montana. The bill will not
conflict with any state laws.
Z. II. Shepard. who was en- the pro-
gram at the meeting, and who led the
discussion of the new bill ON the floor,
says that the Oregon box is the only
size which will take all of our packs.
| Colorado and Utah are the only states
which have special size box, and they
pack, which will compel them to use
this size box.
The bill as adopted follows:
Section |. That the standard box for
apples shall be of the following dimen-
sions when measured without disten.
tion Of its parts:
Depth of end, l0s inches. width Of
end liz inches. Length of box l8 inch
es, all inside measurements, and repre-
senting as nearly as possible 2l73h Gu
bic inches.
Section 2. That the box in which
apples shall be packed and offered for
sale, which does contain less than the
required number of cubical inches as
prescribed in section one of this act,
shall be plainly marked on one side and
one end with the words ''Short Box,
or with words or figures showing the
fractional relation which the actual ca
pacity of the box bears to the capacity
of the box prescribed in section one of
this act. The marking required by
this paragraph shall be in block letters
of the size not less than 72 point block
Gothic.
Section 3. Standard boxes when
packed, shipped or delivered for ship
merce, or which shall be sold or offered
for sale within the District of Colum-
bia or the territories of the United
States of America. shall bear upon ope
or both ends in plain figures the num-
ber Of apples contained in the box
also in plain letters the style of pack
used, the name of the person. firm,
company or organization which first
packed or caused the same to be
packed: the name of the locality where
said apples were grown, aud the name
of the variety of the apples contained
in the box, unless the variety is not
known to the packer, in which event
the box shall be marked. Unknown.
A variation of three apples from the
number designated as being in the box.
shall be allowed.
Section A. That the apples contained
within the said standard box when SO
packed and offered for sale, shipment
or delivery in interstate or foreign
commerce. shall be well grown speci-
mems, apples of one variety. reasona-
bly, uniform in size, properly matured,
practically free from dirt, insect pests,
diseases, bruises and other defects ex-
cept such as are necessarily caused in
the operation Of packing.
: Section S. That standard boxes
packed in accordance with the provi.
sions of this act may be marked
standard
Section 6. That boxes containing
apples marked STANDARD" shall be
deemed to be misbranded within the
meaning Of this act,-
When the size Of the box does not
conform to the requirements of section
one Of this act, and when the markings
on The box and the contents thereof do
not conform to the requirements of
section three and four of this act.
Section 7. That any person. firm,
company or organization who shall
mark or cause TO be marked boxes
packed with apples or sell. or offer for
sale. shipment or delivery in interstate
or foreign commerce, apples in boxes
contrary TO the provisions of this act
or In violation hereof, or shs9l sell or
offer for sale or delivery in interstate
or foreign commerce In standard box,
apples other than those originally
packed therein, without first complete
ly obliterating the original markings
and labels on such box. and mark the
box to conform to the provisions of this
act. shall be liable to penalty Of one
dollar for each box so marked. sold or
offered for sale or delivery and costs,
to be recovered at the suit of the
United States in any court having jur-
isdiction; provided that the penalty to
be recovered on any one shipment
shall not exceed the sum of 500. ex-
elusive of costs.
Sectlnn & That this act shall he In