Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-07-29

ton of enterprising men, first that
the Northwest produces the highest
class of deciduous fruits in the Unit
ed States and second, that the or
chard industry furnished an excep-
tional opportunity for profit TO the
man who is adapted to the business.
We must confess that there have
arisen some serious questions as to
the truth Of the facts on which
these conclusions are based and the
past season has set fruit men to
seriously considering whether they
are justifiedrsu putting their time
and money IMP the business.
These questions are not new and
are the same that agitated the fruit
growers OF California and in both
cases a careful survey of the situa-
ton forces the inevitable conclusion
that there is money in the business
despite the fact that its final lodge
ment does not in all cases appear to
be the growers pocket. At some
stage in the progress of the fruit
between the grower and the con-
sumner a vast amount of money, in
usual seasons. finds a Judgement.
FORTUNES HAVE BEEN BUILT UF
The example of the United Fruit
Company commonly called the Ban
ana Trust and the vast fortunes bufE
up by that company through the
handling Of fruit is too well known
To need more than mention. More
intimately connected with our for
tunes are such firms as Crutchfield
L. Voolfolk, the Earl Fruit Company.
Richie & Gilbert of Yakima, Conrad
Rose OF Wenatchee, the Northwest
ern Fruit Exchange, the Davidson
Fruit Company of Hood River and
similar agencies who are handling
the Northwestern fruit. We know
that fortunes have been built up by
these agencies, that as a result OF
their combined efforts there is still
comparatively limited distribution
of Northwest fruit, that the con-
sumer as a rule, still pays a high
price and that the grower occupies
entirely too near the position or
Jones, who pays the freight. In
our own territory commission firms
who have been long established are
credited with paying large salaries,
with having numerous agents can
yassing the country and on the
general appearance of things, prov
ing that there is money IN the fruit
business without, however, furnish
ing to the grower any concrete eVi-
dence of that fact.
UNITED SALES
AGENCY OF AMERICA.
The agencies that have built up
their fortunes in the handling Oh
our fruit have now united into a
trust consisting of such concerns as
the Earl fruit Company, the Callfor-
mia Fruit Distributors of Sacramento.
the Mutual Orange Distributors Of
Redlands. the California Vegetable
Union of Los Angeles, the Pacific
Fruit Exchange of Sacramento and
the Northwestern Fruit Exchange OF
Seattle, all headed by Joseph d.
Giorgi, long connected with the
Banana Trusts. None of these agen-
cfes are cooperative. These people
are building up most expensive or
and will make their
out of fruit growing-butI
out of the fruit grower, as they
have in the past, although it is fair
to assume that they may be ablel
to follow the foot steps OF the
United Fruit Company, after which
their organization is patterned, and
eventually become growers them
selves by the simple process of fore
closing the mortgages which they
have obtained in the regular course
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ant outlook for the man who has as
,umed that there is money in fruit
and that the grower can get his
share.
PROTECT
THEMSELVES
It was this condition that CON-
,elled the California Fruit Growers
o protect themselves by organizing
he California Fruit Growers Ex-
hange at Los Angeles for the
landing of citrus fruits and the
california Fruit Growers Exchange
t Sacramento for the marketing OF
eciduous fruits. These purely CO.
perative organizations have i'm
nensely extended the distribution
nd consumption of California fruit,
ave given the grower fair returns
Or his product and have saved the
,dustry in that state from utter
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