White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-02-04
WANT TO REVIVE OLD
MARKETING AGENCY

Organization Of an all northwest fruit
exchange, with existing cooperatives
and others to be formed as sub ex-
changes, was launched in the closing
session Of the state fruit economic
conference, held in Yakima the latter
part of last week, under the auspices
Of the Washington State College.
The general plan of the Pacific
Northwest Fruit Growers commission
Of 1924 was approved and COMMITTEES
made up of H. g. Bohlke, Grandview; ;
E. H. Zickler, Buena; William
McGonagle, Selah; and E. w. Sim
mons, M. Runohr and S. w.
Ludgwig of Wenatc chee was
appointed and authorized to take the
necessary steps to perfect the organi-
zation. These Six members are to
choose grower OF the Hood River
district to serve with them.
The following account Of the meeting
is taken from the Yakima Herald.
T. B. Hill, secretary Of the North
west Boxed Apples, Inc, rendered the
services Of that Organization and the
committee was instructed to work IN
harmony with that concern. The in
dependant growers were urged to join
existing cooperatives. Whether the
plan is put into execution, new coop
erative units are to be organized IN
any event, according to the resolution.
Consideration of the reports of the
various committees occupied the at
tention Of the conference all day We'd
nesday. Interest was especially keen
in the movement for creating an all
northwest fruit exchange and about
500 growers were present and the
seating capacity Of the auditorium and
adjoining rooms which were thrown
into it, was taxed TO the utmost.
Whether culls should be sold elic-
tied spirited discussion on the floor
of the conferenc. with the prepondeI-
ance of sentiment in favor of shut
ting off by legislation the sale of this
class of fruit. IA resolution by the
production committee recommending
to the grade and pack conference III
Spokane in March that culls be not
shipped or sold except to local juice
factories was passed after lively
debate wherein several speakers IN
opposition declared such action un-
sound economically
That growers in every community
producing 100000 boxes OF apples or
ganize and provide cold storage tacih-
ties for so per cent Of the fruit and
common storage for 40 per cent OF
the fruit was the Recommendation OF
the committee on cold storage, which
was adopted.
In the report Of the committee on
ri Ilcduction, which was adopted, it was
recommended that there be no fur
tier. apple eorchsasd paintings in the
state except such as were for the CONF
p,etion of economic operating units !;
that there be further eliminating units;
acreage in Wea' thy, Rainier, Ben Da-
Wis, Wagener, Black Twig, King Da-
vid. Arkansas Black, Fameuse and
Gano varieties; that Delicious and
Winesaps offer the best opportunity
for profit generally and that Jonathans
and Winter Banana present possibili-
ties for profit in early districts; that
orchards with production of less
than 400 boxes an acre have small
opportunities for profit; that diversi-
fication within the fruit industry is
desirable.
That the Washington State college
make survey of the cost of produc-
ton; that for the production of bet
ter quality of fruit special attention
be given to tree spacing, pest control,
pruning and thinning; that factors in
lowering of production costs are in
creased yields an acre, more efficient
labor and management, diversifica-
ton, better thinning, better pruning
and pooling orders for material and
cash purchases.
The resolution of the transportation
committee asking that the freight
rate of ST. a hundred which was in
effect from 1912 to 1913, be returned,
was adopted.
The recommendations of the COM
mittee on processing which were ap-
proved, were that special effort be
made to control the first brood of
moths; that oil sprays be used only
after having received expert advice
and that the chambers Of commerce
in the various districts investigate the
matter of using Gull apples in pro-
cessing plants for the manufacture OF
alcohol or similar products by remov-
ing such apples from the competitive
field Of food products.
The committee on soft fruit recon-
nlerded that . special economic con-
ference on soft fruit be held at "a
later date. The report of this COM
mittee, which was adoted, recon-
mended that peaches be planted only
in frost-free sites and in the light
of the fact that the market for
peaches is limited; that there may
properly be conservative expansion
Of apricot paintings; that for the
present no more prunes should be
planted; that further planting Of the
Bartlett pear will be at considerable
peril; that careful expansion Of
paintings of fall and winter varieties
of pears is justifiable, and that there
is an opportunity for further expan-
sion in the production of sweet cher
ries for tho fresh fruit market.
The Washington State college and
its extension service, under whose
auspices the economic conference was
held. was highly commended for the
publication CT the statistical bulletins
and for initiating and holding the
conference.