The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-11-22
APPLE NOTES

Declining to take no for an answer,
further effort is to be made to secure
some modification of the British edict
against the importation of apples from
the United States, a rule which also
applies to Canada.
E. d. Baldwin, secretary to Con-
gressman Sinnott, acting for Mr.. Sim
not and the apple growers. has just
asked the state department to continue
representations with the British au-
thorities. The last word from across
the water, which was evidently intend
ed to be final, was note from Ambas.
sador Page at London saying he was
informed by the British foreign Office
that further consideration had been
given the question, but the prohibition
order cannot "at present" be modified.
The British trade controller stands
on the dictum that space cannot be
found aboard ships for apples. The
apple growers and dealers stand upon
the opposite assertion that space is
available, supporting this by testimony
from leading steamship companies,
such as the Cunard and White Star
lines. who say that light cargo such as
apples could be handled if the handling
were permitted, without interfering
with regular cargo.
The British trade controller, how
ever, trumps every trick with the
fat assertion that cargo space is not
available. British importers and deal
ers from all parts Of England and
Scotland have held meetings and urged
that the regulations be modified.
Apple growers of the United States
and Canada have pleaded to be allowed
to use the space which they assert is
going to waste. Dietary authorities
have supported the movement by
showing that apples are valuable
food for a people whose choice of
things to eat is limited.
All of these representation so far
have been to no purpose. The state
department is now being asked to try
again, in the hope that permission for
export may yet be given for portion
of the apple crop of the United States
and Canada before the new year comes.
Washington heads the list of states
for production of apples, according to
an official government report for this
season.
Credit for the big production is given
largely to young orchards coming into
bearing this season. In addition to
this fact Washington had crop gener-
ally, while New York, usually the
largest producing state in the union,
had poor crop.
The report also shows Idaho to have
a greater crop this year than ever be-
fore. Oregon, because of the light
Hood River crop, shows decrease of
20 per cent in production as compared
with 1916.
The government report says:
'For the 1917 apple crop Washington
takes the position of the largest COM
mercial apple producing state in the
United States. Commercial produc.
tion for entire state, chiefly from
and Yakima, will show six
per cent increase over last year. Es-
1900 cars for 1917"
Making use Of specially equipped and
heated box cars when refrigerator cars
are not available, apple shippers are
their crop to market rapidly.
With the Apple Growers Association
heading the list with ALL cars shipped
up to Monday, total of ats cars have
been routed from here this year. On
the same date last year the Association
had shipped 582 cars. In actual ton
mage, however, the shipments of this
season will almost equal that of last
year, all cars sent out this year having
been loaded to capacity.
According to report Is of the Fruit
Growers Agency, of Spokane. total
shipments from all the Northwest up
to Monday were heavier TIM on cor
date of last season. They
are respectively 1922 and 10, $50 cars.
A summary Of preliminary estimates
of apple crop production for Oregon
and the United States. as complied by
the bureau Of crop estimates is respec-
lively as follows:
This year, l,440,0 900 and SO. 200, 600;
production last year, December esti-
mate. 1,285, 900 and 81, Ais, 900.
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