The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-20
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AMERICAN MAGAZINE TELLS0F
PAULHAMUS' WORK IN VALLEY

could no, agree. IS happened quite
often. he went ahead and did the
thing. and afterward told the d.
rectors what he had done.
His first step was 10 build up
markets. when he began 20 talk
OF car.lot shipments. the growers
were dubious. They had been
sending out about 5000 crates an
nually in small express-lot ship
ments. when he sent the first car
load 20 Montana and sold the ber-
ries NJ n profit. the growers were
juhilant
$50 Carloads Berries
He got in touch with brokers
and commission men all over the
Northwest. and now you can buy
fresh rHspberries from this valley
In grocery stores and on fruit
stands scattered about Wyoming.
Montana. the Dakotas. Minnesota.
IN Canada, and even In Chicago
end Texas Last year the associa-
tion shipped out $50 carloads OF
fresh berries.
The cool growing season in
Western Washington gives the
raspberry n firm texture which VIII
stand shipping we'll. but even then
IL Is one Of the most sensitive OF
commodities to ship. The train
men could not understand this. and
persisted IA treating cars OF rasp-
berries like cars OF potatoes. let
ting them stand for hours without
icing. in the sun. or humping them
merrily about the switch tracks.
After Paulhamus had forced one
company to hand over a $4,000
check for damage on shipments
railroad officials and crew gained
new respect for the raspberry.
Establishes cannery
Then Paulhamus instituted a
rigid inspection OF berries before
sending them out lie saw that
growers learned TO pack and grade
properly. He assigned each grower
number TO be stamped on each
crate OF fruit. and when complaints
OF short weight or overripe fruit
found In such and such a crate
came In. the loss was deducted from
the guilty persons returns. \ few
deductions we're sufficient to teach
careless growers the need of care.
/ Four grades of pack were estab'
| lished. each grade marking a Ger.
tain degree of ripeness In the berry
and corresponding TO the distance
that particular grade could be safely
shipped by express The first grade,
~ designates fruit capable ot
:.500miles' shipment. the last grade,
/ A. means cannery fruit.
The next move was TO establish
cannery TO take care OF beTies
too soft or too ripe for shipment
Two canneries have now been built
at convenient points In the valley
Fifty per cent OF the valleys crop
passes thru them, making an out.
put that last year required i50 cars
to move.
besides canning bush fruits in
every conceivable way to meet the
various demands OF trade. he has
opened up side lines. Crushed
fruits and juice for the soda foun
tain trade has become a big item
Evaporated berries offer another
And this year a new department for
making high-class jams and tellies
for the fancy trade has been added
TO the cannerv. paulhamus is keep
ing ahead of the game.
Cooperative Store
"But Paulhamus was no. satisfied
when he had found profitable
market for the berry crop. The
cannery used great quantities OF
Goals for It's boilers. and sugar tor
the fruit. Why not give the mem
bers the advantage of our big cash
deals for sugar and coal?' he asked
and the association opened two re
tail stores in connection with its
4 two canncries. The merchants
4 howled when they saw this inroad
on their private territory. but the
( joyful shouts of the farmer drowned
/ them out The merchants predicted
that now the association. which had
prospered amazingly would so into