The Monett times., 1922-03-17
FRUIT GROWERS IN
BIG MEETING
Quarterly Session OF Ozark AssOci-
alton Is Held In Court House
Attracting Many.

Joplin, March l4.-fful grower
from northwest Arkansas and south
west Missouri met in Joplin yester'
day, the quarterly meeting of the
Ozark Fruit Growers Association
The meeting was well attended by
local growers, many Of whom are just
embarking in the industry. The
meeting was held in the courthouse
Fifth and Joplin streets.
Reports from representatives OF
the thirty local associations received
Yesterday indicate that the strawber-
ry crop to be harvested next spring
viii be the greatest Ia the history OF
the district, barring unravorable de-
velopments and injurious weather
conditions. Many new associations
are found in the ranks Of the Ozark
organization and the marketing of the
fruit will be much more centralized
than il has been for two or three
years.
Amendments to the constitution
were adopted, improving the working
of the organization and bringing con-
troll more strongly to the individual
grower. The general sales officers
will remain at Monet.
The necessity for increasing the
centralized selling methods of the
Ozark region was emphasized by f..
A. ODwyer, manager of the Monet
association. For several years Mr..
O'Dwyer has sold direct, as local
manager, without the sales machinery
of the Ozark association, but it was
impossible to build a permanent In
Clustry on this method, he said yester-
day.
Grape growing in the Ozarks was
the subject of f. w. F:aurot, direc-
tor of the Missouri Fruit Experiment
Station, who declared that the crop
from 100000 acres could be success
fully marketed from this district. The
soil is ideal, the climate favorable,
and the location gives the district the
great interior markets of the country
and other markets, in advance Of COM
petitive fields, he said.
All Pull Together
The value of services of specialist
to beginner was the subject discuss
ed by J. H. H. Mote, county agent for
Jasper county. Mote said that many
persons could save much time and
money by consulting specialist and
obtaining their services based on ex-
perience.
John F. Potts spoke on behalf of the
Joplin Chamber of Commerce. The
cooperation of that and allied organ
i2ations to tine fruit development
movement was pledged. The appIica-
to. Ct business principles to fruit
growing and the marketing was arg
ed by this speaker.
Mrs. Mary S. Hilburn of Webb City
spoke on the part women should play
in the development projects in this
part C The district.
Cooperation in development Of this
district was the theme of an address
of Joseph J. Manlove, secretary of the
Ozark Fairgrounds Association. Mr..
Manlove offered the cooperation of
organization and referred to many
persons active in the development
work.
Community benefits to be derived
from grape production were outlined
by d. +. Eicher, horticuIturist for the
Frisco railway. Mr.. Eicher has been
instrumental in obtaining a large
acreage of grapes in the Ozark region
and said that ii was now assured that
"a total of $500 acres would be out
by the end of the present season.
+. A. Taicet, manager Of the Neo-
sho Fruit Growers Exchange, spoke
on strawberry production. He dwelt
as much with commercial end of the
business as with the production pro-
blems. He urged centralized selling
and explained methods in much detail,
The possibility of obtaining real
benefits from the installation of radio
receiving sets on the farms of growers
was discussed by H. W. Sterling, Sec
retary of the Jasper County Fruit and
Truck Growers Association.
DR.. E. L.. Beal of Republic, presi'
dent, presided at the meeting. J. w
Stroud, secretary, with headquarters
at Rogers, served in his official ca
pacity. Many other officers of thu
organization were present.