The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-02-20

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fact, ] didn't care whether he was
honest or not-his pack was honest
and he knew any other kind OF pack
was business recklessness-
Now | don't imagine that the pro-
portion OF dishonest apple-growers is
any greater in Michigan than in
washington. Oregon or Idaho. Not for
minute And l do know that, with
most varieties. the Michigan apple is
far-and-away the best favor Of any
west OF the Aileghanies- But those
growers out In the Northwest have
learned that II pays to put only one
kind OF apple In a package and TO
Identify a certain size and quality Of
apple By a certain grade The crook
ed grover has to come up TO that
standard whether he wants to or not.
because the better business sense OF
the intelligent leaders OF the industry
demands and enforces it. Why. II
Michigan had followed the same prac-
tlce from the start we retailers with n
fancy trade would be looking for Mich
igan spples instead OF dodging them
And Michigan isn't the only state
where the shifty and shoddy practices
of some OF the growers have given
such n reputation to the product that
the whole Industry OF that state pays
the penalty in a suspicious market IL
Is6srus =. had New England !.
very much In the same class. But in
all the states there are progressive.
intelligent and honest growers who
are lighting to wipe ou, the stain upon
the pack OF their state. and educate
the backward and the dishonest up
to the standard
Feeling that perhaps this retailer
might have a warped viewpoint as to
Michigan's packing methods. ! went
to a large orchardist who had once
been a heavy wholesaler of apples
What this man tells you Is all too
true he esponded-~there's no dods-
ing II. or course II would be unjust
and silly to say Of Michigan orchard
lists: oh. they're a crooked bunehr
That isn't the point II doesn't take
many growers who are either too ig-
norant or too crooked TO put up 4
straight pack to give a district or
even a whole state a bad name In
the big markets these things travel
with the persistence and swiftness OF n
scandal in society. There Is probably
Just as high a percentage of honest.
conscientious growers In our states
as in any other: but. instead of fore
ing their standards to dominate and
nx the reputation OF the states out
put. they have allowed the other
classes to do that when buyer gets
sinng good and hard he's sore and he
doesn't hesitate TO pass the word
along to other dealers; and 1t travels
far and fast-farther and faster than
the news about purchase or con-
signment that proves TO be up to
standard In every particular. Here is
the sort OF experience that gives a
black eye to n district:
"one cold day l was loading apples
in a small town in Western Michigan
My car lacked few barrels OF being
full. JUST then n farmer drove up
with load. He said they were all
choice. that he himself had seen them
packed. and would guarantee them
end to end. I opened up three bar
rels--the barrels, mind you. that were
the handiest to get at on his load
and they appeared to be frst-ciass
Steel Reds. II was beginning to get
q little dark and l was 30 cold and
anxious 10 close up the car that l
didn't mako any investigation so
thoroughly ~ would ordinarily have
made IT,
A Rnhsrrsssea Farner.
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