The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-02-04
Noted London and New York
Market Organizer Invited
West by MInestock
On February 2, and 4 Conference o.
HorticulturaIists Set - California,
Too. Seeks Solution Of Mar
keting Problem

E L. Goodsell, of New York, for
merly Of London, will be at the Idaho
State Horticultural Convention SEIZED.
uled to be held at Twin Falls on Feb
ruary 2, and 4. He comes West al
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. Mi
Goodsell made his last trip to the
Pacific Coast. AT that time the orange
industry was in the same chaotic con
dition mat the Northwestern bo
apple business is now. The big lob
bers and the growers were crying
over,p production. Through conferences
with MIR Goodsell, the California grow
ers were persuaded to discard the pr
yate sale system in the largest cities
and 10 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
few thousand cars under the private
sale system G Harold Powell, gen.
eral manager of the California Fruit
Growers Exchange. has lust an.
nounced that prices which are now
being received for oranges will net
more to the growers than they have
received during number of past
years The return of prosperity TO
the country is quickly reflected through
the auction in a greater demand for
fruits that come in the semi.luXury
class
Mr. Goodsell is a veteran fruit
auctioneer himself He officiated al
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 tw,
dollars was the price that the iobbers
were offering the growers before the
open market was established. The auc
ion sales immediately established the
price of 81 rs 10 SO 80. John J Dill
Ions right hand man in the fight that
he has been making as the director OF
The Department of Markets has been
Il L Goodsell.
The battle between the Department
of Markets and the organized jebbers
will be carried TO ALBANY during the
next session of the legislature Til"
convention of the New York Apple
Growers Association has petitioned
the legislature that they give con
inued financial support to the auc
ticns established by Mr. Dillon
Some Of the iobbers have made the
CRY that Mr. Dillon is raising the price
foi The consumer; but il is his conlen
ton hat il the auction system is firm
~ established in the apple business
as il is now in the marketing Of the
citrus fruit. that the specializing job.
Der will be the loser and not the con.
sumer.
One of the purposes of Mr. Good
sell in coming through Southern
Idaho is to discuss the marketing sit,
uaiion with Mr. w G Scholtz. direc-
tor of the Department of Farm Mar
kets for the state,
Either on the way TO California or
upon the return trip Mr. Goodsell VIII
make a tour of the apple-growing sec.
tons of Washington and Oregon
Mr. Goodsell was born in America
but has spent large share of his life
in London He sold out his interests
in Convent Garden during The past
summer. returning 10 America To
make his permanent home in New
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