The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-19

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Fyoc8csl Henry Hunt uhD a1nfeza-
e5 me meeting.
Dr. Hun, "a the prDpr.stDr u a
p.1h.rz Mil 10 AfGmors ana !s q
c.mDeteat uoikman and q good i1d2e
~ he baslet ami crate iactofy bus
lsza. Hs recently made Nsit u
eaa, Tezaa ~ iDYestigafe the ifag.
Daty NJ EIch a plan, here. He re-
tored that mis- gectlon III the state
has the finest timber In the world
~ make baskets oi He said Dushel
baaLeis cOuld De made for about 2
- cent? aDlsce and the fruit grow
err have been paying about u cents
for the same bagket The cost Oi the
iatt0fy wl1l be- about 10000 and &c..
GGD VIII be needed in cash the first
trar ~ make the venture a success.
The secretary of the State Fruit
IrOWerg association las promised
the Ardmore people that II they get
tlHr factory 10 running In time 10
~ orders for this summer that he
can sell one hundred cars Of baB.
kctB.
Writ Franklin, who served as secre-
tary Of the Garter County Fruit
Growers association last year ad-
dressed the meeting. He said last
year baskets could not be had In
sufficient numbers 10 handle the en-.
The crop Of tho county Fruit was
allowed 10 rot in the county in SUI
fcicnt quantity 10 have paid for q
factory If II could haze Deen sold.
He gave figures TO show what was
realized from the fruit that was In
tellRcntly handled and also gave fig
ucB of farms that were not proper
T., handled. He said The peach grow
Ing business In Carter county could
jc made paying proposition II the
people wore prepared 10 market the
products OF their orchards
Felix j. King said Ardmorc needed
n basket factory and he would CO
operate In the building Of such "A
plant If II was economically built and
enough money was put into 1t to
make II Bucccss.
James Il. Tnlnfcrro said that our
SUCCESS consists In saving what we
produce. that peaches and grapes
were lost around Lone Grove last
year for the reason that the people
we're not prepared to handle their
crop. There were no baskets and no
market had been provided and ms
result tho loa8 wns heavy. He said
If factory can make more money
than n farm that he would sell n
rnrm and buy factory stock, At any
rate he would take somo OF the stock
provided the promoters went nt the
rnttor IN n business way and gave
proper protection to the funds en-
trusted to their hands.
T.. Il. WoRt made The statement that
economy would be used In building
the factory. that thcro would be no
oNpcnRo money paid to anyone for
promoting the deal, that the invest.
m,nt would be kept M low as pos.
siblc commensurate with plant that
would take care OF the business.
w H. W. N'llll'l H'lN Ht uhh Nv ~
formation concerning n basket fac
tor yhut ho know that plenty of bas-
k,ta wCro needed for shipping fruit
ard that he would take some stock In
the concern, lie said vast amount
or fruit was wasted In his county last
year for lack ot baskets and also
because the orchards were too far
from shipping point, lie said he
would put ont ten acres to fruit this
spring and would put out more trees
next year
q. * nardcn said he believed the
plant should hc built, that the best
machinery should be installed to per
nit the factory to compete with other
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