The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-23
FRUITMEN TO ORGANIZE.

The fruitmen in their State conVen-
tion in Ogden are evidently on the
right track in their efforts to eradicate
the too common practice of placing
upon the market wormy or defective
fruit. They claim to stand, and no
doubt do stand, for the marketing OF
the best of Utah S products in their
line. and doing that marketing in the
best possible way. Their efforts viii
have TO be earnest, strong, and well
directed; for, as they themselves point
out defective and bad methods have
prevailed altogether too much, and are
so firmly rooted that it viii be hard
TO tear them out.
In one Of their sessions there was
complaint made because a county at
torney would not prosecute under the
law those who were unlawfully mar
keting wormy fruit. The controversy
| brought out the statement that very
large quantities Of wormy fruit were
mark etcd every year both in Salt Lake
and u Ogden. But il was insisted upon
that the marketing of wormy fruit rs
| unlawful, and that those guilty OF
marketing it should be punished and
their wormy fruit destroyed. This is
the plain fact and law of the case, and
we are glad to sec that the frultgrow-
ers were insistent upon correcting that
gross evil 1t is an evil, however,
which we believe is dying out, partly
because Of the reluctance of buyers
to take wormy fruit. even when offered
at low rates. and partly through fear
of prosecution under the law. That
the fruitgrowers take this vigorous,
lawful stand against the marketing OF
wormy fruit and insist upon county at
torneys doing their duty in prosecuting
the sellers of wormy fruit, is the en-.
couraging signs Of the times in this
matter.
The formation Of an association TO
enforce the law, to select untainted
fruit ouly for marketing, to get and
observe the best possible means for
packing fruit for the markets, to get
the best rates from the railroads, and
open the best and most profitable mar
kets, are the great things; and TO OBJ
tain them would be the special Office
of the association proposed. And
there can be no doubt but that the
fruitgroWers would reap their adyan-
tage and profit in working closely and
skillfully along the lines indicated.
Nothing can succeed in these times
by scattered or individual effort, un-
less that individual has the power or
an association back OF him, The asso-
citation would need some vigorous, ex-
pert, and untiring manager, to carry
out the purposes Of the association and
protect the public against imposition.
1t would never do for Utah fruitgrow-
ers to allow the good name and excel
der cloud by permitting the shipment
of inferior or defective fruit. Since
it is the purpose of the association TO
seek wide markets, it must necessarily
be also the purpose of the association
fully to satisfy those markets. and to
will give it access everywhere, and
that would cause special demand for
Utah 8 fruit products. The examples
Of other associations, especially those
Of California, OF Oregon and Of Wash
ingtop, are before us, Let these ex-
amples he followed which have won
such immense success for the fruit
growers in the localities represented by
the associations, and Utah can make for
itself o name second to none, and by
proper selection and packing can oh.
tain standing for her fruits that viii
cause them to 'be in demand when fruits
from other States are neglected; for
we take it to be au established fact
that especially in some species and
qualities Of fruits the Utah product is
not only une1celled but unequalcd.
What the Utah fruitgrowers have to
do, then. is to get right down to work
on practical and feasible lines, stick
to their organization. and work stead
ilv and uuhiuchiugly TO tho best pos
siblc models, and their success will be
assured,