The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-01-27
Noted London and New York
Market Organizer Invited
West by Wlnesiock
On February 2, and 4 Conference Of
HortIcuItursIists Set - California,
Too, Seeks Solution Of Mar
ketins Problem.

E. L. GoodseIl, Of New York, for
merIy OF London, viii be at the Idaho
State Horticultural Convention sched-
uled to be held at Twin Falls on Feb
ruary 2, aud 4. He comes We9t at
the invitation Of Harris Winestock,
director OF the Department OF Markets
OF California, who desires his help IN
solving some OF the marketing prob
lens OF California.
Just twenty-five years ago, Mr..
Goodsell made his last trip TO the
Pacific Coast At that time the orange
industry was in the same chaotic con
dition that the Northwestern box
apple business Is now The big job
bers and the growers we're crying
over-production- Through conferences
with Mr. Goodsell. the California grow
ers we're persuaded to discard the pri-
vate sale system in the largest cities
and to adopt the English and German
method Of operating through great
clearing house auctions
Today, the California shippers mar
ket $4,000 cars Of citrus fruit with
greater ease than they disposed of a
few thousand cars under the private
sale system. c. Harold Powell gen
eral manager OF the California Fruit
Growers Exchange. has just an
nounced that prices which are now
being received for oranges will net
more to the growers than they have
received during a number Of past
years. The return Of prosperity 70
| the country is quickly reflected through
| the auction in a greater demand for
| fruits that come In the semi-luxury
/ class
| Mr.. GoodseH IL a veteran fruit
| auctioneer himself. He officiated at
| the auction OF New York State apples
held in the orchards at Red Hook and
| Gardner by the Department OF Mar
kets of New York State While two
dollars was the price that the iobbers
we're offering the growers before the
open market was established. the auc
ton sales Immediately established the
price OF $275 to $3.50 John J. Dill
Ions right hand man in the fight tha
he has been making as the director O
the Department Of Markets has beer
f. L. Goodsell.
The battle between the Department
of Markets and the organized jobberi
viii be carried to Albany during thl
next session OF the legislature Tn;
convention of the New York Appl'
Growers Association has petitionet
the legislature that they give con
tinued financial support to the auc
tions esta blished BY Mr.. Dillon
Some of the iobbers have made thl
CRY that Mr. DILLON is raising the pricl
for the consumer: but it is his conten
ton that II the auction system is firm
ly established in the apple business
as it is now in the marketing OF thi
citrus fruit. that the Specializing job
Der will he the loser and not the con
| sumer.
One of the purposes Of Mr.. Good
sell in coming through Southerl
Idaho is to discuss the marketing sii
uation with Mr.. W. G. Scholtz, direc
tor of the Department CT Farm MAJ
kets for the state
Either on the way to California o
upon the return trip Mr.. Goodse1 vii
make a tour of the apple-growing see
tions OF Washington and Oregon
Mr.. Goodsen was born in Amerfc
but has spent a large share OF his liz
in London He sold out his interest
in Convent Garden during the pas
summer, returning to America I
make his permanent home IN Ne'
York