The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-05-12
Messages to Growers
and Business Men
By n. ]. Emory.

growers and to the business men OF
this community, are deserving OF care
full consideratiOn.)
The Puget Sound weather We have
been enjoying the past month Is fine
for the strawberry plants. II the grow
ers will give their fields all the care
and attention necessary to give the
plants chance there is no reason
why We should not have a good crop.
This is ideal weather for making plant
growth, and the crop to be taken Off
will depend. entirely on how much
care is given the plantations.
want every member Of the associa-
ton in the valley to get busy and have
his fields in good shape by the first
of the week, as have to show buyer
for preserving company over the
district next week, and the condition Ut
the berry fields will have lot to do
with the matter Of selling the CROP
II this deal is closed. and everything
points that way now, it will mean that
we will have to put them up in barrels
or tubs for shipment for processing
by the purchasers.
We want to make good impression
on these outside people coming here
to give US the once over, and l am in
hopes of being able to make some kind
Of arrangements with these people to
handle all of the peaches not market
ed fresh. for the manufacturing OF
peach jellies. jams and preserves. This
will mean the saving Of all the ripe
fruit Of this variety that has been al
lowed to 60 to waste and will in the
years to come amount to a big item
to the growers in the valley.
There is only one thing that is
worrying your sales department Of the
association, and that is, to have some
thing to market. ! am obliged to hold
up ordering strawberry crates until
We get the fields in shape to make a
fair estimate on shipping berries, anal
if the deal goes through with the pre-
serving company 1t will not be neces-
sary to buy large number Of ship
ping crates. only enough to take care
of the near by local markets. The bal
ance Of the crop would be picked ove-
here by local help and put in barrels
or tubs for shipment to the factory.
thus saving buying shipping crates,
and will create a fair sized payroll
for the women and girls here during
the picking season.
Mr.. Strawberry grower. let me again
ask you to spend the most OF you.
time for the next week in your berry
fields. This Is good strawberry wealth
er, likewise good weather to grow
weeds.
To the Business Men.
The successful reorganization Of the
canning company here is only matter
Of local support by the business men
Of the city.
ness done here Is only a question Of
good man to handle the processing.
This can be easily taken care Of.
The canning plant needs some work
done to make it easier to handle the
pack. The same equipment that hand
les tomatoes. Il have reference to the
steam box) will handle pumpkin and
squash. 1t will be necessary to have
additional room to handle all kinds Of
fruits. This can be done by moving
the north side wall out to the edge of
the receiving platform and run another
platform out from the west end Of the
present platform for receiving ton
mage. 1t is only a question OF getting
this property in working order to 60
ahead with capacity pack Of all
kinds Of fruits. vegetables. etc.
The following paragraph is taken
from a letter l received this morning
from one OF the largest brokerage
houses in the United States, with
branch office at Seattle: How large a
pack Of apples could you make If We
could organize you in the right way?
| ask this question because have
been wondering il we could not make
some kind OF a combination deal with
another cannery that l have in mind
and work together to some extent In
your pack"
This is a sample of what we can do
with any good brokerage outfit. Our
working with the Spokane people, wh)
also say they will take all the fruits
and vegetables We can pack, Is, or
ought to be, sufficient to satisfy even
the Oro1 lille people that this canning
industry can be made just as large
business as We want to make 1t.
make this explanation to satisfy
the Doubling Thomases that there Is a
wonderful opportunity to build up a
big industry here. The original build
ers started good thing. 1t takes time
and money to complete this work.
There Is no question about results II
every body will get In and help, and
next week the business men Of this
city are going to be asked to help fin
ish this work that the original cont
pany started.
With this reorganization completed,
1t will be easy to get a good cannery
man to come over here for a couple
Of weeks to lay out a working plan
for re-arranging the equipment. For
example, the steam box could be
put outside Of the west end Of the
building directly under the water tank
and outside where the steam would
not bother the workers. This steam
box with your pulper. already on hand
would handle both pumpkin and
squash pack. In fact there is every
hing to go on with except the support
Of the business interests that are go
ing to be asked to finish this work In
he next ten days.
The Growers Association have I'D 70
late. May 8. signed up for eleven
thousand eight hundred dollars worth
II the naw afock iaaua Cana ~ 4h an,