The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-09-03
.BATCHELDER ISSUES
BY-PRODUCTS CALL

J. F. Batcheldr, secTetaTy-treasurer
Of a committee appointed last year at
the Spokane apple show TO make an in
vestigation Of the needs Of by-products
manufactures IN the Northwestern
fruit districts. has issued a call for a
meeting to be held in Portland on Sep
tembeT 10. Mr.. Batchelder says that
the European war is going to stimulate
the growth Of products concerns, such
as evaporators and canneries, to a
greater extent than has ever been
known in the districts.
A letter sent out by the committee
TO various northwestern fruit men fol-
lows:
Recognizing the Importance Of con-
serving the great amount OF our fresh
fruits and vegetables now gong TO
waste in the northwest, and feeling
the need Of changing perishable prod
ucts into manufactured goods which
can be marketed TO advantage over a
longer period of time, committee
with its membership from the four
states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho
and Montana, was appointed by the
president of the National apple show,
held at Spokane last November, to de-
wise ways and means Of promoting the
fruit and vegetable by-products indus
tries of the northwest.
This committee has held several
meetings and collected valuable data.
From this data it is seen that the by
products industry Of the northwest is
facing problems which, as the volume
of our fruits and vegetables increases,
will become moreIseriOus; one OF the
most important of these problems be-
ing the marketing Of the finished prod
ucts. For this reason the committee
favors a central selling organization
for the expert supervision, selling and
distribution of the fruit and vegetable
by-products grown and packed IN the
states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho
and Montana. e-za
The object of such an organization
would be, primarily, TO in as far as
possible establish and maintain uni |
form system Of grading and packing, |
and to obtain for the manufactured |
products which it handles the cost OF
the product plus a reasonable amount |
of profit. stz~. --ss:. ---S:.: M, E.sss .r-4z'
To bring about this condition it would |
be necessary to:
|. Affiliate as many of the by-prod-
ucts plants as possible in this moVe-
ment in order to avoid ruinous compe- |
tition, and by handling large tonnage, |
to be able to reduce cost of handling.
2. Buy supplies, such as cans, boxes,
spray material, oil, sugar, etc, in large |
quantities and effect a saving thereby. |
3. In so far as possible, establish a
uniform system for grading and pack
ing that fruit, vegetables and other by
products marketed through this organ
izaton shall be of the class and quality |
represented and marked on the pack |
ages.
4. Advertise northwest by-products
more widely and efficiently.
5. Distribute more widely the man |
ufactured products. The Panama canal
will be of as much assistance to the |
y-products trade as to the fresh fruit. |
6. Marketing direct through paid
representatives as much as possible, |
and cut out as many of the middemen |
as possible To further this end aid in |
every legitimate way towards the
formation of consumers clubs and as
sociatons should be given.
7. Have an agent to settle claims |
for losses incurred in transit.
8. Have a committee of experts that
may be called upon to give advice to
communities contemplating starting
by-products plants regarding Urganlza
tion, amount of produce needed, type
of building, kind of machinery needed,
management, saving of waste. water
supply, etc. The expense of this COM
mittee to be borne by community en-
ploying it.
8. Have an employment agency to
look up records of professors, manag
ers and bookkeepers and for recon-
mending same to communities needing
their services. 1s-- sssat5ss'--.-.----. --- EEt
10. Urge our technical colleges to
establish courses of instruction with
the object of fitting students to become
professors, managers and bookkeepers
Of by-prOducts plants, growers associ
atiOns, etc
IL. Advance money as fast as the
business may warrant to enable grow
ers to handle their crops before returns
received from the manufactured prod
ucts.