The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-02-27

states above mentioned by the indi-
vidual factories. BY that time about
two-thirds of the prospective pack is
likely to have been contracted for.
Then the sales committee of the as
ISOLATION steps in and sells the bal
ance of the estimated pack in the
east. Deliveries are made between
September 1st and January LIST, and
by the latter date the entire product
of the factories is ordinarily out of
their hands. This year has been
marked by certain concessions in
freight rates and by consequent
charging of the direct field of the
factories.
All the canneries contract for cans
at the first of the year and it is esti-
mated that the factories use in the
neighborhood of 25,0OO,OOO cans a
year. representing cost of close to
100000. 1t has been urged for
number of years by certain members
pf the association that can manu-
factory be established, inasmuch as
the condensed milk factories and the
canning factories and several other
smaller industries could use approx
mately 100000 cans a year repre-
senting value of over 100000.
It is now stated that plans have prac-
tically been completed for the organ
ization of such factory. Those who
have determined to undertake this
enterprise are all local people and
members of the canning association.
Fruit Marketing
This has been a red letter year
for Utah fruit growers inasmuch as
1t is the first year in which there has
ever been an effective marketing
system.
The Utah Fruit Growers associa-
ton was made an active organization,
manager of very large experience in
marketingfruits was employed, and
arrangements were made with the
California Fruit Growers exchange
whereby, for fiat charge per car,
the California organization throws
open all its market facilities to the
Utah association This exchange is
"a citrus fruit growers organization,
and the only deciduous fruits it
handles are those of the Utah asso-
citation. The California Fruit Crow
ers exchange works through salaried
agents located at large number of
points throughout the United States,
ranging in size from the big cities to
smaller towns like Yoakum, Texas,
and Creston, Iowa. The Utah asso-
citation marketed its fruits this year
in 105 cities, in all but five of which
these salaried agents are maintained.
Only moments thought is needed
to show the tremendous advantage
possessed by such system as COM
pared with the older method of ship
ping to strangers whose interests was
always opposed to that of the shipper.
Since these agents are under salary
from the shippers, instead of work.
ing as middlemen, they may be relied
upon to report the market conditions
promptly and without bias, and to
use their utmost efforts to secure the
best prices for goods placed in their
hands for sale. AS consequence it
was possible to divert cars from point
to point in order to find the highest
market, and during the season there
have been cases where cars were di-
verified as many as eight times before
final disposition. AS result of this
policy the Utah association secured
this year the highest prices in the
United States for apples of the same
grade and variety, and was able to
place Utah apples in practically any
market desired. 1t should be further
remembered in this connection that
this price, less only the expense of
handling, goes direct to the grower,
whereas, under any other method of
handling, the grower is compelled to
pay from two to four profits to as
many middlemen in addition to hav-
ing his fruit receive lower price to
begin with. The experience has been
so extremity satisfactory to the grow
ers that already it is known that there
will be large increase in the mem
bership Of the association next season.
The association packed all apples
that were shipped. The peaches, ap-
ricots and pears were packed by the
growers, subject however to the in
spection of the association before
This being the first year,
the association worked under the
handicap. of having no loading sta
lions where cars of a single variety
and grade of fruit could be assembled.
IF IL estimated that tho incroaaad