The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-09-04
HOW They SELL APPLES
IN THE NORTHWEST

eting Of apples:
4 The convention Of the Internation-
al Apple Shippers Association just
closed at Cleveland was the largest in
the history OF the apple industry. ac-
cording to Wilmer sieg. who has just
returned from the West and Middle
West TO this city. And Hood River
took her share Of the honors.' declares
Mr.. sieg. who IL sales-manager Of
Sthe North Pacific Fruit Distributors
with headquarters at this city. We
took the frst prize among the North
western districts for our display of
syreen fruit. and had we have had the
quantity that was displayed by some
of the Eastern sections We would have
taken the sweepstakes honors.
".The Eastern apple trade Is welcom-
stng the North Pacific Fruit Distribu-
tors as 4 moraiixing influence toward
Quitting apple marketing on a strict
cash I. O. b. basis. We will absolutely
eliminate all consignments OF fruit
Our offices already established are
meeting with favor from the trade and
are we'll supported. Our Minneapolis
onice In In charge Of Louis Blot. who
has many years experience In the dis
tribution Of boxed apples. having for
merly bean connected With the Yaki-
ma Fruit Growers Union. H. ]. schif-
erie will take charge OF the distribut-
Ing center at Omaha He has full
knowledge OF the Middle Western
strsde and demands. II. E Smith. for
meriy Of the Fayette. Idaho. Fruit
orowers' Association. will be IA
. Sharse OF the Chicago Office
~Mr. sies states that he and Mr.
bavidson viii have charge Of the New
York offices and the export trade. Mr.,
Davidson. who Il president OF the Dis
tributc-r. left the convention for New
York and will return here the latter
part OF the week Immediately after
his arrival. meetings will be held In
the different Districts. The informa-
tion gathered by Mr.. Davidson and
Mr.. sieE while on their eastern trips
Riil be given to the growers and an
! opening price will be set On the ap-
plea Mr. Davidson viii return TO Se~
York as soon as the local fruit crop Is
housed Mr. sieg will probably spend
/. the later winter and spring months In
the East
we are placing our own represen-
tanves In every apple market In the
United States says Mr.. sieg- They
~sn handle our fruit absolutely. We
have established offices in Hamburg
and London.
There IL an excellent atmosphere
about the apple market and the best
sf encouragement for a prosperous
year for Northwestern fruit growers
prevails. In the East and Middle
West. the crop f. moderate and the
quality Is rather poor In many places
The best course for the Northwesteru
grower will be that OF conserving his
product until the trash is OF the mar
ket. To stimulate demand We must
open with a price that will work TO.
ward as large a consumption as possi
bic. with our divided interest here
last year We opened our prices at such
figure that We experienced n steady
decline. We want TO reverse that
cate OF Affairs this year by making
the price on limited quantities moder-
ate enough to stimulate demand
Assi with a demand created the crop
will move well.
THE apple crop OF Europe is In
about the same state as that OF the
Eest. and there will be good demand
for export boxed goods. visited Coll
orado. They have excellent quality
fruit there but the estimates have
been placed too high. The sale OF Coll
orado fruit and that from Utah will Dc