- c - e
I have constantly on
hand a supply of ICE
th a t’s chemically PURE
and safe for table use as
for refrigerating.
auctions win auction plan
1 BETTfR PRICES HAS APPEAL WOULD AID SHIPPERS
Companies Try to Squeeze
Extra Nickel
W i l l d e liv e r to r e g u
la r
p a tro n «
e v e ry
m o r n in g .
te'tK“ wa
o r d e r * fille d
By Artnur M. Geary
at once
F ro m
until
la depleted ill art, acfenec and iuditatry
a n «1 presented 1 n wonderful cirfora
P a n a m a -P a c ific K a p o a itlo n
sections of the N orthw est
re p re se n t an u n ited e ffo rt
upon th e p a rt of th irtee n
fru it au ctio n com panies, lo
cated in large E a ste rn cities,
to co-operate w ith th e ship
ping agencies in developing
an ad eq u ate m a rk e tin g sys
tem fo r th e increasing vol
um e of apples being raised
in th e P acific N orthw est.
C alifornia a n d Florida
The fru it auction system
orango grow ers are com pet of th e tw elve o r th irtee n
ito re in th è m a rk e ts o f thè la rg e st eities of th e U nited
E a ste rn eities of th e U nited! S ta te s as used by th e Cali-
S tatcs. C alifornia s h i p s 1 forni* and F lo rid a shippers,
You can’t afford to eat
oranges th ro u g h o u t th e year, fits in ad m irab ly w ith the
tainted food, or drink
F lo rid a oranges are on th e s p irit of co-operation th a t is T s be successful lb* auction« must
luke warm^ beverages
m ark et from O ctober to, now being fostered am ong ba auppliad system atically with largo
when ice costs only
J u ly . F lo rid a oranges, d u r-| th e gro w ers by th e G ro w e rs’ quaetitiea of first-class fru it. Tha
trad« must ba draw n to the anetion,
A FEWCENTSTDAI l V
ing th e ir season, a re fully as Council.
to get thoir regular supplies.
The
¡p o p u la r w ith th e tra d e as U nder the present methods of raar- buyers must not have the opinion th at
k etiag apples, the growers and abip- j the fru it offered is of inferior quality
a re th e oranges from the ping
organizations are dependent upon and th a t the public sales are used ouly
P o p p y S ta te , because they a few apple jobbing firm s in ths large • • « dumping ground.
of the U nited S tates who have
~
_
a re m ore ju icy .
F lo rid a cities
the money and inclination to b u , ap
M utuU U nderstanding Wanted,
oranges a re objected to by plea in c a t lot quaotitioe.
A« the
grower in the long run
determ ining facto r io deciding
some
because th ey contain The grow er and the association a t *•
Wood of every description at
present have no way of rsachiug the * h a t method shall be used in market-
lowest prices. ‘Wood saw for seeds.
hundreds of little jobbers, the retail in« hi» f n ,ib
«uotion companies
In the large E astern cities both the ers and fru it brokers, except through ” »nt *° reach » basis » t mutual under
custom work.
Han Fraiteiw-u
Ttw wonderful Ex|Mmiti«m elooua Dev. 4th
D o n ’t M l* * It
Ixwt you always look lack to lltlft with regret
Scenic Shasta Route
Tlianugh the wonderful Valley of th« Wit-
laiuette, tiie Sacramento, tlie Ump-itw and
the H o g u e «tier exceptional diversion.
L o w R o u n d T r ip F a r * «
Full particulars with copy of "Wayside Notes”
or "California a n d I t * T w o World Expo
sitions” on application to nearest agent.
W. A. C ook
Fire! Fire!!
th e D a w n o f C r e a tio n
T h * G re a t W a r
Arthur M. Geary
Producers Has, T By
h e series of illu stra te d
lectu
in
Broa(l9r Field
i the d res iffe th re a n t t I fru am it giving
grow ing
BUYERS GET BENEFIT M0N0P0LY ,s WLLED
S p e c ia l
The History of the World
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
John M. Stott. General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon
oranges from the Pacific and A tlantic several large firm s like S teinhardt A standing w ith him. In the first place,
coasts are sold through the public Kelly, R uns Marsh * Pendleton, J. II. *he grow er must u tterly discredit the
sales system of the auction companies.
. . Killough A Co., E. P. Looiuis A Co., * « * • th *t iaterested parties have
In New 1 o rk the rivalry between the O l | W agner 4 Son.
spread through the Northwest concern-
representatives of the two exchange- j f they , j o,)te(,. t he , v*teiu used by •»« auction« being crooked. If there
is paralleled, when rival auction com
C alifornia F ru it b re w e rs ' Ex- >• »“7 diahoneaty practiced by an sue.
panics handle fru it from the d ifferen t , bange> t he C alifornia F ruit D istrib Hon company, it is known a t one« and
sections. A rotation of offerings is utora au(, th(1 p |orj,,B C itrus Exchange,
company had ju st ns well go out
the rnle-
they could place th eir own agents at of business immediately. Every move
The Florida growers were wiped o ff^ th e daily public sales before the trad« *f ‘be auctioneer and of the buyers
the map in 1895 by the frees« of
each large city and eoll direct.
’• n'* l,e I® foil view of the agents of
Complete Line of Automo
th a t year, which not only killed the
1{ they considered it good policy, tho growers. The auction companies
bile Supplies and Repairs,
fru it, but the trees as well. I t to o k , the agents could establish a minimum will not sell a box c f fru it unless tho
F a s t D r i v i n g T e a m s <51 F e e d S t a b l e s
especially Fords
them eight years to grow new trees. }>rica. Uurtead of having to use one grow ers’ representatives are in the
in C o n n e c t io n
A Specialist in this work,
f o r several years they have been of MV«ral apple jobbers as th eir agent, salesroom.
as well as any detail of
The charge th a t auction companies
back in the m arket giving the Cali- they would be able to choose any
form a growers th e keenest of competi
broker located in the auction centers, »re dishonest is n challenge to the
Genera! Blacksmithing, etc.
E HAVE added to our general livery business
I tion.
or, if they wanted to, they could s e u d , intelligence of the officials of the
two completely equipped 5-passenger touring
Alabama is
endeavoring to break ¡n some new men.
C alifornia F ruit G row ers’ Exchange,
cars —to meet increased demand for service. Com
into the orange producing business.
Jobbing System Outgrown.
who m ,rk c , f " n.Y
l'nr" " r
T h at state, as well as Texas, raises
oranges and lemons through the auc
B la c k s m itH
mercial travelers, outers, hunters, anglers, tourists
the inferior Japanese orange, but has I
apple industry of the North- j t ^on fonipM jw each re a r an,| | 0
not y et become a facto r in the m ar-’ ^ est ha9 ®J*^Brown tiie jobbing system. C alifornia F ruit D istributors, who mar-*
bound for marvelous Crater Lake—will find that we
kets of E astern cities.
¡D uring full crop years, firm s of la r g e , ketad , nurabor of th ,
,.a„ of ,
know the roads, the country, and how to please.
Not only is there rivalry found fo*. i *PP«^r^ * lvlnK» J®bj*r© are not
dociduous fru its at auction during last
MUUi.MAMhNt
tween sections of the country, but | find outlets for the N orthw est fruit, year; as well as to the independent
also between the California Fruit Several hundred small jobbers
„
, now shippers of C alifornia and the Florida
,,le BUl.tinI1,
T h e S h o rtest W ax
| Gyowere’ Exchange, which ships 60 taboo the box apple of the N orthwest Ci, r „s Exi.h„
S»*'.
, be large Eastern cities.
| ! per cent, or approxim ately 30,000 cars because they cannot buy It at the fXcluaiveI-
th©
I , of oranges and lemons per year, mid daily public »ale» where the other
T h e L ea st C o st
Combinations Are Impossible.
3! the independent companies of Califor fru its of the Pacific Coast shipped to
T have asked representatives of Flor-
■ nia. Rival auction companies fight it tha largest cities are now sold.
T h e B est G u id e s
I find th at the fru it growers of the j<ja and C alifornia suctions who nre
1, out each morning to force a nickel or
N
orthw
est
continually
associate
th
is
dealing
exclusively
through
the
aue-
so more out of the trad e than the
g reat system of clearing houses iu the {¡on companies in many of the largo
other has succeeded in doing.
th irteen largest cities of the country eitfea of the r n it,.,| S tates ns to
One trial and our Livery Service makes friends—try it!
with the auctions of second hand fur- w hether they
feared combinations
nitnre and the likp to be found in all BI,ioiig the hovers or unfair treatm ent
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
eommunitiea of the U nited States. The fr„In tbe Muetionccrs.
The answer»
“ M c C A L V S l i the F ashion G u id e and House-
♦
4 fru it auction as it exists in the large were th a t the nature of the auction-
; k-. .> .ng H e lp e r c i m ore women than any other
| fr.aeazi-.e i the w o rld .
AU the latest styles i
♦
M cELHENY ADVISES
4 cities of the country must supply a
bu ii„ PHS (n ,h . f ruit markets,
G O L D H IL L . O R E G O N
: . * a r y m onth: cis© d e iijh t f t I s 'o rie » that enter-
AUCTION
♦ community of over a million people to „h ere they face the
ue buyers und
t
•' J ¿•'a? ■ er.:3 in cooking, h o i e f 4
Saccy v
, etc., that lighten £ , ♦
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4 be a success.
B,,|| yor , bc same agents day a fter
: h:
.1 t
* r r
. P r :ce. o nly 50c a ’
‘ ‘ The tremendous crop of ap- 4
> ay
vith c «... . - ; . J f.c C a J Dress Fat- a 1 4
Auction Sales Economical.
day, is such th at only honest men cart
4 pies produced in Nortji America, 4
There is great economy in selling stay in the business. They said that
. CA-'D HOW FCS
4 last
year, f o u n d
expression * fru it directly to all the trade, as H combination» should form among
r '..¿C ALLS, MAGAZINE; «r
i i ' 3 &.-M 4 4 -p c o fuoiidm
4 through the English auction sys- -*
shown by the selling charge of th e1 tho buyers, they would detect them in
4 tem in a th ird g reater consuniji- 4
ffer to Erary CHUBCH.
California Fruit G row ers’ Exchange, « minute and would withdraw tho fruit
4 tion of American apples there at 4
an j from the sale at once.
,
»
r
#
a
.
I?
..
,
.
;
which
to ar
. 735 to 2 « ». 374 St. He. Tart, H.
i. T.
Y.
> satisfactory prices, than in all of ♦
. , is about
,, 2 H , r/r,
, . according
,
The keen competition among the
—
a ,-
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A article recently published on the e«Ii
An Electric Motor can lift anything. Let us tell you
Europe during the previous
prev
> Europe
12 ♦ a . .
,
...
ZT sT cf WŒM1UMS.
torial page of the Spokesman Review. d ifferen t races as well as among the
4 m onths,” stated V. K. M cElheny, 4
how.
By MAKING T W O EARS O F CORN GROW
Considering th a t a wider d istrib u individual dealers iu the fru it markets
¿.-CUTS jVli.HtfÀflNE
4 Jr., President of the American 4
tion can be had, at less cost, and th a t of the large cities make effective com
WHERE ONLY ONE GREW BEFORE. Not netting the
4 F ru it and Produce Auction Asso- 4
th e grower can be protected by his binations impossible. .The broker for
4 ciation, in New York recently. ♦
RIGHT AMOUNT of rain at the RIGHT TIME, is the
the
push
cart
m
erchant
sits
alongside
agent, who has the privilege of, with
♦ ‘ ‘ The box apple business of the
draw ing his fru it if the price is not I ”f U>e buyer for such fancy fruiterers
principal
cause of crop failure.
FREE 4 Northwest is suffering because 4 satisfactory, it is only a m atter of a i Park and Tilford, or H icks,, and
This
is past history however, on hundreds of profitable
4 of lack of channels through which 4
short while until the N orthw est must I Charles of New )o r k . W ith two or
4 the consumer can be reached. In ♦ adopt th e California and Florida sys- ¡ three hundred such buyers, combina-
farms throughout the country.
4 the great population centers, the ♦ tem.
I tions are out of the question.
These FARMS use ELECTRIC POWER and MOTOR
4 box apple shipper needs th e flex- *
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System atic 8upply N cedei.
4 ibilitv of the auction system. ♦
driven pump3 a l l o w IRRIGATION in t h e RIGHT
♦ There should be more dealers 4 n i T T C D I i n P I C 0 1 /2 A I I
Once the growers understand and
AMOUNT and at the RIGHT TIME.
4 handling box apples.
f l i I ubllhu Iu uMALL
appreciate the values of the auction
—
system, the next step will be for the
♦
" S in c e b a n a n a - h ave b een sold ♦
g ; ..
' :n ■ tiunmamnuaiwnrai
They are always ready, reliable and inexpensive, re
4 regularly ami system atically at 4
quire
no expert attention and will last a lifetime.
| Here is the Answer,”in
auction m arkets and supply them sys
4 auction, the number of wholesale ♦
tem atically with large quantities of
4 dealers in th is fru it has increased 4
O ur P ower is at Y our C ommand at A ny T ime , D ay
P ittsb u rg supplies fru its and vege first-elaso fru it along with the poorer
4 several fo ld .”
♦
or N ight , T hroughout the Y ear .
4
4 tables, not locally grown, to towns grades. The fancy fru it will establish
w ithin a radius of 100 miles. T hi“ a scale of prices th at will have an
♦ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0
Let us show you where ELECTRIC POWER will help
territo ry embraces a popolafion of uplifting influence upon tho prices of
T he M erriam W ebster
on
the
FARM.
about five million people. Only two the poor grades. The F.O.B. jobbers
3 E very d a y In y o u r ta lk a n d reading, a t
horue, on th e s tr e e t car, in th e office, «hop
to three hundred cars of box apples will no longer, then, be able to cite
a n d school you lik e ly question th e m ean
are sold annually at Pittsburg.
in g o f som e n ew w ord. A frien d ask s:
llietlan prices t» aid them in bearing
W h at m akes m o rtar harden?” You seek
Jam es M. Fanning, in explanation down upon t h e m arket.
3 tlie location o f Loch K a trin e or th e pronun-
says; “ Up to this time, the percent
The am t j ns reach hundreds of deal
S ciatio n o f JuJutau. W h at is w h ite coal?
2 T his New C reatio n an sw ers all kind« o f
age of box apples sold Ijy auction has ers who now do ri'.t. buv apples. In
2 q u estio n s in L anguaire.H istory. Biosrraphy.
Phone 168
216 West Main Street
been very small and many of the cars vrst.igatie* will »How that, only a fow
s F ictio n , F oreign Word», T rades, A rts au d
3 Sciences, w ith A n a l a u th o rity . t
which were disposed of in this man large receiving jobbers in < ach city
I
4 0 0 ,0 0 0 W o rd s.
ncr were of inferior quality, and a!
figure ia t.he F.O B. buying of apples,
1
6 0 0 0 U lu a tr a tio n a .
other respects.
Tho smaller jobbers, if they desire to
S
C o a t $ 4 0 0 ,0 0 0 .
Investigation has just revealed that undesirable
Sugar Pine Camp No. 10078
|
2 7 0 0 P a g es.
“ I t is very essential to have a desi in apples must buy them from
there are 1245 cut-rate grocery store-
5 Tlie only d ic tio n a ry w ith
steady
supply
of
first
class
goods
?
the
large
jobbers.
The
box
apple
M W A
i iu Philadelphia.
Of the companies
H th e new d u idedpage. —ch ar
= acterized as “ A S troke o f
I operating cu t-rate grocery store», th order to pro jerly develop the handling business of the Northwest, has reached
== G en iu s.”
DR.
ARTEMAS
W.
DEANE
. Acme Tea Com; any is the pioneer of this commodity by auction. One such prdportions th a t new outlets must
| India Paper Edit km:
It has the largest number, owning 412 established in this manner, the buyer be opened. The growers of th o N orth
Meets first, Friday of each month
= On th in , opuque, stro n g ,
DENTIST
always look to the auction for their west face the same situation th a t the
H In d ia puper. W h at a satis-
i in all.
Jay E, Davidson-—Counsul
2 factio n to o w n th e M erriam
supplies.”
California
and
Florida
shippers
con
| The -u t-ra’e store mevement which
5 W eb ster in a form so light
Alvati E. Kellogg—Clerk
sidered
a
number
of
years
ago.
G
A
M
ADMIXIRTKKKÎ)
2 a n d so c o n v en ien t to u se!
I began in Philadelphia a number of
2 One h a lf th e th ick n ess and
I years ago and which is now spreading 4 . 4 . 4 4 4 . 4 4 . 4 4 . 4 . * t 4 + 4 t
J w e ig h t o f R eg u lar Edition.
RIALTO BUILDING, 'MBpFORD
i over the United States has as its ai
J Regular Edition:
4
4
Auctions Increase Returns
5 On Htrong liook paper. Wt.
tho redix'tion cf the cost of consuinp- 4
AUCTION INFORM ATION
■»
P a tr o n iz e H o m e
j H>4 U m . Size
x
x
D. B. Miller, Cleveland representative
A. E. KELLOGG
i tion fcv the buying ;.f supplies dire -t 4
= 5 inches.
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of
tlie
F
lorida
Citrus
Exchange,
ha.-
Writ* tor Bpedm«
from th e m anufactories and fru it auc- s
Inform ation and data con.crn-
lh u tratio n a , etc.
GOLD HILL. OREGON
increased the business of his associa
I tions
In d u stry
lieutlon this
4 mg the fru it auction companies
jmblicatloa
tion
in
the
Cleveland
territory
about
3(1
The
cU
t-rate
giocery
stores
have
4 of the Eastern cities can be ob- -»
an<: recelvs
r a n as«t
Embalmer and Funeral
J " ' " ' * M "h
,h "
t,lr‘'"
“ b u y e r” at each of the daily fruii 4 taine.1 by addressing A rthur M. 4 ■ P "
of pocket
map-.
auctions and in this way procure then 4 Oeary, 643 Holly Stroet, Portland, 4 year». He sells a t Cleveland exdn
G. AC.
fru it direct from the grower.
B. 4 Oregon.
4 »ively through the Consolidated Fruit
Director
Auction.
MERRIAM
cu ttin g out the m iddlem an’s profit 4
4
M T . P I T T <a G O V .
CO.,
the cut-rate stores are able to under 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Complete line oi hurisi robos,
springneio. I
sell those who buy through jobbers.
caskets, etc.
JO H N S O N C IG A R S
Y ards Ri vivido Ave.
Phone 3F21
J. Ritter
AUTOMOBILE
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REPAIRING
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A u to L iv e r y
W
CHARLES KELL
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L o v e T h is M a g a z in e
I
D a r lin g '
H odges
T h e M o r tg a g e L ifte r
BUYER CF APPLES
W ebster S
I N ew I nternational
I
1245 CUT-RATE STORES
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