The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
DISTRICTS LOYAL
TO DISTRIBUTORS
OFFICIALS EXPRESS APPRECIATION
Advances Made on Apple Prices David
sOu will Spend Coming Winter in
New York CITY.

officers Of the North Pacific Fruit Dis
tributors who also declare that the
thorough cooperation of all disticts and
the loyalty is the source of geatest
qualification. II. F. Davidson, and
Samuel G. Campbell. the latter one of
the chief inspectors of the central
agency, returned to Hood River Satur-
day. MIR. Davidson had spent the week
before at Spokane in session with the
board of trustees of the organization,
and Mrs. Campbell had returned from
an extensive trip Of inspection through
British Columbia, where he noted the
improvements in fruit shipping circles,
and through Montana, Idaho and east
ern Washington.
Everywhere visited, 'said Mr..
Campbell. IL found a note of optimism
and the utmost loyalty to the North
Pacific Fruit Distributors. The grow
ers and the managing officials of affili-
ated associations expressed the senti-
ment that the successful solution of
the fruit marketing problem has been
solved by the Distributors.
After a short visit at the local Offices
both officials have left again. lnspec-
tor Campbell will go to different Ore
gon and Washington districts, while
President Davidson has gone to New
York to take charge of all business of
the Distributors east of Pittsburg and
to personally handle the Eupropean ex-
port trade.
According to MIR. Davidson the
shrinkaRe Of early estimates of grow
ers and the resultant shortage in the
apple crops has caused the Distributors
slight worry during the past few
weeks. 1t was feared that not enough
tonnage would be handled to pay the
expenses of the far reaching marketing
machine. However, the overhead ex-
penses of the new agency have been
curtailed and the revenues from
charges will meet all cost of handling.
The Distributors still have orders
for some 900 carloads of apples from
various sources" said MIR. Davidson.
Practically all will be taken care of
according to specifications and at
times shipments are agreed upon, with
few exceptions. In the latter cases the
orders will be filled by substitutions of
varieties from the districts securing
them or by substitution of varieties
from other districts. The ability of
the Distributors to draw from so many
regions and to fill orders when the as
sociation contracting was not able to
fill them, has been source of great
satisfaction to the trade in general.
"Ihe Distributors have already
shipped $500 cars of fruit and 500 car.
| l-.l "a .S1toAona The auaslahla o,.nplx
of potatoes is not what we at frs
thought it would be. The early demanC
is exceeding our most sanguine hopes
But the prices that have been received
on account of the reduction Of supply
has been satisfactory to both sellers
and growers. While there will be q
large enough quantity to supply the
market till next season. we think the
growers are going to be able to enjoy /
continually rising market.
According to statistics produced q
our meeting at Spokane the estimate
Il of the northwestern apple crop ha
shrunk rs per cent since September %
IL have been in the apple marketing
| business for the past Il years and
have found that every season ha
proven to be entirely different iron
\ the preceding one. And the past sea
H son has been the most unusual one
have ever seen.
at is the first time in the history o
nv experience that have ever seen a
4 opening price advanced successful
4 during the heavy shipping period, an
II Just at the present time. when deliver
II les in the market are the heaviest. tn
II Distributors feel warranted in maxim
another small advance, although buy
ers have been predicting slump.
II at is true that the market is d.
hi pressed in some of the large centeri
NIeging to the arrival of tramp cars ser
n OUT by districts that have been unsb
II TO make +. o. b. sales. However, tn
II depression will last but short time
II shippers in this class have marketed
Il large percentage of the apples in the
III control.
y AWe have reserved limited quan
Y tty of excellent quality fruit for kot
eastern trade, which purchased fruit
! advance from time to time. but on
! enough to cover requirements. Ever
Indication points to the fact that Il
- fruit thus reserved will be sold at
price sufficiently great to pay the 81
nense of storage and holding and
return to the grower far margil'.,
"The Distributors took early orde
i at prices that appeared OF the time
j. some TO be Dnwarranted. but by so d
ing established new order OF thin
& in the apple market. We started Il
y early consumption of apples at 10
urices, while heretofore in many J
stances the early prices are too nj
for general consumption and the frG
was placed In storage and sold later
loss, The orderly sales OF this ye
have brought about reverse situatio
"Before leaving for the east wa
10 express the heartiest appreciate
fe1r by all of the officers of the Nor
Pacific Fruit Distributors Tor the su
n port they have had from the afhllat
associations and for the wide dlsslm
y alton of information made by the pu
. lie press. We feel very-grateful to
press for the interest taken In
iii work and for the aid they have r.
iii dered US by placing our methods beft
iii the .pubilc in general and the fr
HI growers in particular.
M Notwithstanding the fact that
Nj the past few years all northwest
M fruit districts have been pitted agai
iii each other, they have been work
HI in perfect harmony this season,
Ill ever affiliated association has given
III utmost support to the suggestions
II proposals made by our board OF II
Hi tees"