Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-11-19
Orchard Industry
In Danger
editorial in Spokesman Rsvisw)

Five hundred thousand acres Of
apple orchards are set in the Pacine
northwest, and 100000 acres Of other
fruits. Much of this acreage is In
bearing. All of it that survives Will
be producing soon. If half OF II
should be wiped out and the remain
ing half yield only half a car per
acre (mueh Of it will yield a car
the four states will have a productio
in good years of 100000 carloads Of
apples, or more than 10 times the
apple crop in these four states in
1914.
AS surely as the sun will swing
through the heavens this great flood
OF commercial fruit will descend upon
us. Unless preparation is made, the
marketing agencies will collapse un-
der the terrific weight of apples seek
ing markets; storage facilities will be
swamped; the railroads be blocked.
Only intelligent foresight, loyal CO.
operation and practical preparedness
can save the orchard industry from
heavy losses Fortunately the situa-
ton has been well surveyed by a
corps of far-seeing earnest, practical
authorities The whole problem, In
all its ramfffcations, will be canvas
sed at the National Apple show next
week by producers. sales hen. by
products manufactures and rail ROAD
officials.
These tremendously important con
ferences should draw to Spokane next
week an army of commercial growers.
The men and women who have stake I
SO much must help work out their
own salvation Their presence In
large numbers viii inspire and encour
age the leaders who have worked
hard and faithfully at the diffic lit
task of surveying conditions and ana
lying remedies.
The time has come for action. The
last year of study and investigation |
has not been wasted. but If next |
weeks conferences should fail of de- |
finite organization these labors will |
have accomplished little.
The by-products committee ap-
pointed last year has finished its sur
vey and now points the way in this
unanimous conclusions:
"A central board should baSfPrmed
with power to employ skille1 4perts
whose business it should ~ to
make surveys Of any fruit or vege-
table districts and report hfir find
ings to the people of thu district.
The committee Is also unanimous In
its conclusion that central by-pro
ducts selling organization is essen
tial to the preservation of our yaee-
table and fruit industry"
These organizations must be launch
ed next week They can not be set
in motion without the direct oo.or era
tion of the growers. No owner of a
commercial orchard in the Paeific
northwest can afford to absent him
self from the apple show confSTGaeeA.
Child Seriously injured by NA$nf-
cycle.A
Last Wednesday little daughter
of A. F. Rupp who resides about
two miles north OF Payette was
struck by motorcycle and one OF
her legs was broken in two places.
The accident occurred when the
schpol hack driven by H. w. Zim.
mefman pulled up in front Of the
Rupp home to allow the little girl to
get out. The hack had stopped about
six feet out from the mail box post
and it was within this space that
the child alighted and just as she
stepped from the wagon moto&.cy-
Gle driven by young man whb is
staying on the Earl Parsons ranch
attempted to pass through between
the wagon and the post. The injured
child was taken into the house when
it was found that the mother was In
Payette at the office of dentist:
In response to a telephone call she
hurried home and Immediately sent
for a physician. The limb was pro-
periy set and at this time the child
is reported as getting along nicely.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH..
Regular services next Sunday.