The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18
ever since he had been on the Pacific

years ago while returning from an Ore |
gon state fair. eff had Just had my
baggage along with me | think ! would
have taken MIR. Smiths advice" he
said, ''and have made Hood River my
home.
The executive head Of the new move
ment among the growers paid tribute
to Better Fruit and Its editor, +. II.
Shepard. He told a little story con-
nected with the days of his early man
agement of the Puyallup raspberry as
soclation. During his travels over the
country getting information on this in
dustrv, he stopped at Lincoln, Nebras-
ka, where he presented his card to a
COMMISSION man. ''Pie.alIup, said the
man. where's Pieallup?" Ever been
to Tacoma?" | asked him. Never
heard of it, he said. Scatter" ''No.
But where is il from Hood River?" he
asked. Right then | decided Hood
River must be somebody. and as soon
as | got back home subscribed for the
Glacier and began to learn something
abont you people down here"
Then beginning to touch on the sub
ject of the day, MIR. Paulhamus de-
clared that one of the great troubles
with the farmers was that they pay
too much attention to the information
given them by the agricultural colleges.
This has its place, he said, for from it
the growers are taught how to spray
their trees and care for their orchards
and crops. 'But suppose | grow the
best apples in the world" he declared.
land then can't sell them at profit. |
am engaged in pretty poor industry.
The man who made two blades of grass
grow where but one grew before was
performing "a valuable work, and he
was a good citizen, but what il grow
two blades and can't sell them at a
profitY
''We must first ascertain what the
trouble is before we seek a remedy.
III we take an inventory of the
northwestern apple growers we will
find that we have about 20, 900 engaged
in the industry. IL we are going to
make a success of the business in Hood
River we must consult with the men up
at Yakima.
"Now in 1914 business has been poor
for all fruit industries, but up at Puy-
allup we have done pretty well. 1t has
been due in the main TO our good Or
ganization.
MIR. Paulhamus called attention to
the many disorganized shippers. He
showed that up at Yakima there were
some 90 shippers. Judging by that
number he stated there must be some
500 shipping interests in the northwest.
Before the selling season begins, "
he said, 1--WE members of the executive
committee, acting for the growers are
going to call all of these shipping con-
Germs together, or so many of them as
amount to anything. and ask them what
they think the price of apples ought tC
be. The opinions of all will be taker
into consideration. When they have
finished we will retire into room anc
when we come back we will give them
a price to be maintained. And we are
going to tell them that any one who
sells the fruit at lower price can't
handle our apples.
Nov, we are going TO stub our toes
and fall sometimes. But we are going
to get up and brush off our knees and
90 to our tasks again.
In order that the new plans may
work out successfully, MIR. Paulhamus
advised the growers to ship only
through those agencies that agree tc
work in harmony with the executive
committee.
Every single day." he continued
81 want telegram from every selling
agency. will take these and boi
them down and senG back message Of
/. general conditions to each agency. We
.. are just going to keep books with the
,, agencies. And our plans will aid the
> sellers: for all of them want to know
that the other can't take advantage Of
them.
The executive committee will keeE
) tab on the fruit that goes into the diff
ferent states and endeavor to secure al
even distribution of the apples. 1t viii
eliminate unjust reflections. al know
of one Minneapolis firm last season
that rejected $50 carloads of apples
and got away with it, said MIR. Paul
hamus.
Mr.. Paulhamus congratulated HOOD
River on the excellent organization
maintained here. However, he toll
,, =, the growers that their cOoperativ,
efforts will result in no benefit unles
other districts were organized. 'Witl
the right kind of organization over tn
northwest" he said, 81 believe we cal
: increase the returns on our apples q
! least rs cents per box, that is, if it il
. going to be of any value at all.
9 He called attention to the necesst
= of advertising and pointed out the nee
: of getting the fruit to the consumer q
, a reasonable price. 81 was in Chicag
a last winter" he said, "and on my wa
: over TO see a commission house hand
ling our red raspberries, | noticed
= handsome oil painting of Delicious az
a Piles in the window of a grocery store
@ 'Kunz Bros. read the sign. locke
: beneath the painting and saw real ID,
" licious apples and sign that state
~ the fruit was offered at $l.25 bo,
2 There is man who is the fruit grow
. . ers' friend, said to myself, and d,
- cided that | would get box of thos
- apples to ship to friend in Pennsy
4 vania. AS | entered the building m'
g dapper little fellow coming out.
), would like to see the boss, SAT-
% you won't have to look any further
y be said, I'm the man. We'll, M
g Kunz, said, 4 want to thank you
. behalf of the growers for the aid W
, are rendering their industry. And the
~ told him | would like to see those q
e pies; for | wanted to- buy box. i
. took me in and showed me some lit
80 pasteboard cartons that would no
- about five apples. didn't buy bo,
10 We, as growers, are interested in Il
~ ~ consumers eating out apples"
~ Mr.. Paulhamus says he thinks Il
~ northwestern growers are spending L
* much money in packing their c gra,
~ apples. "The South Dakota farmer,
y * he says. '"comes into the city with
n ~ load of grain or something, and he "
!" want to take home box of fruit. b
- he has nothing to carry the apples
Il u but burlap bag, maybe. His neig
"a bors have beaten him to the boxes
~ ~ the stores. If we would get our che
,'o no apples to him in less expensive paC
I ne age, be would be ready to buy, becau
ne ne he can take them home easily"
MIR. Paulhamus suggested tv
al bushel crate for c grades. Howev,