The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-10-01
NO LOSS TO EMMETT
PEACH GROWERS
Twin Falls Buyers Paid Emmett
District in Full for
Fruit

In today's Statesmen appears a
/ lengthy article, taken from the Chi
cago Packer, which charges Wallace &
Gebert, the Twin Falls firm which
bought large quantities Of Emmett
peaches, Of victimizing the growers
at Emmett and Brigham City, Utah,
as well as the ZoIlman Produce Co.
I Of st. Louis.
So far as the Elamett paTt Of the
story is concerned, there is not a par
lticle Of truth in H. Wallace & tie
bert carried out their contracts 10 the
letter, and paid every obligation Tney
bought in the neighborhood of $780,
900. worth Of peaches here and paid
cash for the same.
/ James Kinzer, manager Of the Fruit
Growers Association, yesterday sent
I a telegram to the Chicago Packer, de-
nying the charges so far as they af-
( feet the Emmett growers.
I Below is printed a portion OF the
article mentioned above:
"Last Friday 55 cars Of Utah
B peaches were rejected on this market
and turned over 10 the Washash rail-
road TO be sold in order to get freight
charges out Of the fruit, the charges
amounting, it is understood 10 s14,-
600 or $4,000. The rejection Of these
50 cars Of peaches is the climax to
an arrangement made earlier in the
{ season between the George H. Zoll-
man Produce company of St. Louis,
and Wallace & Geoert Of Twin Falls,
Idaho.
1 According to the statement Of the
Zollman Produce company here Wal
lace & Ge5ert closed the deal with the
Emmett Fruit Growers association at
/ Emmett, Idaho, and the Brigham
Fruit Growers association at Brig
ham, Utah, TO buy their peaches al q
certain price and furnish baskets.
From subsequent developments the St.
Louis people believe that Wallace &
( Gebert were trying to swing this deal
; on a limited amount Of capital and
not equal TO the importance Of such q
large transaction as il involved around
$50 cars.
'H B. Wallace made trip 10 St.
Louis and interested Mr Zollman and
the latter advanced some money TO
buy the baskets. 1t Is understood
about $4,000. Mr.. Zollman made q
contract with Wallace & Gebert, in
which it was agreed that ne should
have the handling Of all Of the peach
es from both associations.
This contract between the shippers
and the ST. Louis firm stipulated that
: cars were to be shipped open, draft
attached to bill of lading and that the
St. Louis firm was TO get the peaches
; at actual cost, while Wallace & Geb-
: ert were expected to pay the associa-
ton. The arrangements provided for
the splitting of the profits.
''The Emmett association started
shipping first and sent total OF s.
cars. These cars came forward. but
the drafts were attached to the bill:
of lading and sent to Twin Fall:
bank. Mr.. Zolnlan says Wallace 6
Gebert could not meet them and tbs
association would not turn loose tht
cars until they were paid
Then follows a lengthy account Of
: how Zolman e Co. advanced money
Z TO paw for baskets and also for The
payment of fruit, finally refusing e
, furnish any more money and cars Of
lpeaches went on the auction block Il
{ pay freight charges. These were IN
doubtedly the Brigham City shipment:
: and the growers there were evidently
: heavy losers. Without doubt the es
cape of the Emmett growers was due
TO being able to get their fruit on tht
] market early.