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A V . MlgPFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGION, SUNDAY. JULY 33, 1910. CO-OPERATION IN COLORADO BRINGING SPLENDID RESULTS lly Will I'ayiii', In (lio Hntiirduy Hveiilng I'oiit.) In tlii) vnlloy In tliu (Iruiiil lllvur, In C'oloi lido, itlxiul mld-wuy biilwoon Honviir ami Hull l.nko, thoro In now a flno tliicliliiotm fruit rnlgon some twiMity-fl vo mllmi hum nml from thron to tun miles, wldu with u plant oil nrou of nlioiit twonty thousand neron ii liloMnoniliiK lmndbroailth on tlm nlopnn of tint ltookloii, All IlltO IIH till) olglltlOH tllO IllllllUIH occupied tliu valley and tlmro twomod no particular iimmm for begrudging thom iiohhokhIoii of It. "Thoro wiih nothing Intro," imyn n fruit r.rowor, "hut a ilimolatu wanto of llRhUcolor oil, Innlgulflcnnt looking noil that tun ny n proapcctlvo Hottlor panned up nt fifteen ami twenty ilollnrn an aero." Water wan thoro hownvor -(irnnd Junctlo" tho iiiotropollH or tho valloy HtauiUiiK ut tliu confluence or tho Ornnd null Gunnison rlvera, In tliu eighties n fow fruit trcoH wore plantoil, ntul, nH thono trees be gan to boar, won with nn eye for Htich innttorfl coulil boo plainly onoiiKh Hint tho hnro valloy with Us light-colored noil, contained tliu milk ing of n ronmknblu fruit illntrrlct. In deed, fifty ilollnrn Iiiih hoon picked from n hIiikIo troo thoro, n thoiiH and ilollnrn from ono ncro; nnil Innt yonr thu valloy nhlppod out moro than two million ilollnrn worth of fruit. apploB If Horul varieties of fruit worn packed In tho iiaiuo car, Home or thu fruit owlni; to Ihoiio inurkot pioforoncoH, vould ho Hold at a Iorh. la Tho (irnnd Valloy orcliardlittn, however hud nn unumml proposition to deal with Directly omit or lilui lay tho rorinldnhlo nml sparsely bnr ron of tho Rockies. To tho woat wiih a Kront stretch of scnntlly pooplod nml moro or lens barren plains. Moroovor, tho nort or fruit thnt ho could rnlno most succousfully ro qulred no itpednl condlllonu or cll niato. Apploit, ror oxnmplo, nro docldoly tho most Importnnt product of tho valloy, and, hroadly speaking they grow apples ovorywhoro. Tho prob lom wiih how to Indiico an linstorn or Southern man to huy nn apple In WoMorn Colorado and pay tho freight when ho could buy thom tho next door. Obviously, as a rule, thin could hardly ho done by selling him appIoH clumpor than ho could got thom noxt door. Freight chnrgoa alone would often prevent that: tho but It might be done by selling him n bettor apple. About tho only way the Ornnd Valley groworn could hopo to succeed on : lnrgo Hcalo, In Hhort, wnn by limiting himself n sort of or chnrdlst "do luxo". Huctx-N In Hplte of Mistakes. That ho linn succeeded on a lnrgo cato In duo pnrtly, or course to noil mi.i climate, but It In nlsn duo to tho Grand Junction Fruit Orowora' Ah- association fornlHhcH Hoclntlon. At first, n8 umial tho mar keting problem, wan Hlmplo, for when tho output or tho vnlloy wan nmnll. points comparatively near took tho fruit readily at ralr prlcon. Ah noon nn tho output exceeded tho inont ob vIoiih demand, trouble began. In '1801, n linniUul of genwem met nml ornnlzod tho Omul Junction nssocla tlon for cooperative marketing. For novoral yearn tho Biiccets or tho aHnoclnllon wan vory Hinnll. Tho greatest or Hh mlHtnkoa In described an follews: "At rirnt wo elected a now manager ovory year In othor wordn Hort or panned tho honorn nround. Thin gave tin a groon mnti ror oach year'H business, and the renult wnH rnthor dlHantroiiH. In 18D7 wo elect ed John I' Monro, and ho ban boon managing over nlnco, growing up with tho biiHlncHn. From that tlmo our real hiiccohq dated. Under Mr. Mooro'H nblo contlnuoiiH mnnngomont tho association Iiiih expanded Hteadly nml fruitgrowing In the vnlloy linn expanded with It." Tho nnHoclatlon now hnndloH about Hovonty-rivo per cont of all tho fruit grown In tho valloy and ban over eight hundred inemhorH, Itn capital ntoclc In over ono hundred and thirty thoiinnnd ilollnrn. Only fruit grow ers or tho valloy mny Hiibiicrlho totho ntoclc, and no ono mny hold over flvo hn nd red Hharoii. lOnch member sorts and packn IiIh fruit In tho or chard according to tho InHtructloun laid down by tho nssocliitlou; thou hiuilfl It to tho uHHOclattou'H loading plntfonn nt tho noaront tihlpplng point Thoro an Iniipoctor oponn novoral of tho packagen and exnmluoti tho fruit, giving tho growor a receipt that flhowH tho niiiubnr of boxen of enoh grade and variety. Tho growor's nuinhor, grade and varltoy nro ntamp od on each box, Tho boxed fruit In then Horted on tho platform and oach variety In loaded nopanitely. Thin Ijiih hoon found a groat advantage, mado possible by co-oporntlon, bo cauno cortnlu innrkotn have prQfor onco ror cortnlu frultH. Somo vnrlo tlen of penrn, for oxnmplo, will often bring a hlghor price In Now York though, In other mnrkotn tho name pour will hardly bring enough to covor frolght chargon , Still othor polntn hnvo a docldod fancy for rod , California Method In Colorado It In only In tho lunl flvo yearn , that the nnnoclutloii ban gone after tho traun-MlHiiourl inurkot In u big I way. Indeed, novoral yearn or ex perimenting and eduction wore noc- ennnry bo(oro groworn learned how to pick nml pack fruit for loug-dlntnnco Hlilpmeut, It wan Manager Mooro'n Idea that Grand Valloy applcn, poarn and peachoc nhould ho Hold stibHtnu- tlnlly lu tho muno way that orangen ami lemomi am nold by tho Califor nia Fruit Orower'n Hxchnngo.To ac Lompllnh that renult, careful packing and grading and rigid Inflection wore uocoKnary. One or tho unnocla- tlon'n flrnt move wan to dlucard bar-i rein. For ono thing It In vory dlf-j ricutt to Innpoct a barrul or upplou, ' while tho contontn or a box can bo oanlty Innpeclod by openluu tho nlilo. Again boxen give tho grocer a Hinnll , unit to handle, ami experience ban nhowu that a great many f. milled will take a whole box of apploH whoro they will not take a whole barrel of thom. Tho anoclatlou Introduced boxen Into tho Kantorn ami Southern markets mooting, of course, a vast j deal of oppoHltlon from coiiHorvntl- vob who wanted tholr apploH In bnr reln simply hocauno their fnthorH apples had alwayn been lu barrels. For handling trann-MlHhourt busl iiohh the nHHoclatlou opened an office In Omaha. Tho reputation or Itn fruit In now no woll cstnbllHhod that practically all applou aro sold boforo they aro put on tho earn, by forward contractu npocirylug that so many earn or a given variety and grndo aro to bo delivered at a stipulated prlco. In the case or peachon and pears tho nn Hoclatlon, or Itn agent at Omaha, on donvors to rind a buyer at n satisfac tory prlco bororo tho car renchon tho latter point. If n sale lu not mndo the car Is nont on to buiiio onstorn auction market where conditions seem to he moro favorable. In each of tho largo innrkotn the association ban ltn roproHentntlvo to look nflor every car, dlnponlng of It by prlvnto Halo or, if put up at auction neolng thnt it rocolvoH proper treatmont. Tho aKHoclntlon avoragen or pro raten the prlco received of each dlf foront grade and variety qt fruit that It ban Hhtpped within n given number of dnyn and p-ys tho Individual grow or accordingly. TIiiih each mombor who ban shipped prodtico within tho time covered by tho prornto rocolvoH tho snmo prlco for fruit of tho unmo vnrloty nml grade. In addition to mnrkottng fruit, tho its membors with supplied needed In tho fruit buslnesn, nuch as boxon and nursery stock. Also, In ordor to glvo steady employment to Its twonty-flvo or thirty mon, It cnrrlcH a lino of mer chandise. Last year, for oxnmplo it shipped In three hundred and twonty- four earn or groworn supplies, merchandlflo. need and so on. As it buyH lu cnr-lotn, Itn membors gots their HiippllcH nn lower prices. All supplloH nro charged to tho mombor ami deductod from hU. account from the procoedn or Ills fruit In tho fall. To Improve tho quality and pack or tho fruit him been tho foremost ob ject of tho association over nlnco It wan formed. Karly In tho spring It hoiuIh out circular letters to tho grow- ors urging tho necessity of pruning ' tho orchard, nml It omployoa an ox- j pert to Instruct now momhoro In tho bent method of pruning. A Ilttlo Int er tho association sends cut a letter advlnlng orchardlstn to nprny ror cer tain kind lr liiHocto, nml tolling thom tho best way to do It. An export em ployed by tho association, will visit any momhom orchard and glvo In struction In nprnylug. Again, after fruit has formed, tho nssoclntlou sond out lotters lnntructlng groworn to thin tholr fruit, so that tho troen will do volopo nothing but largo slz spocl moutn. The Uoxt Pay 1-Yiilt. "Alwuyn romombor," nald Assls. tnat Manager Davln, nt tho last moot ing "that a peach tree will produce mora boxen of oxtrn poacl.os thnn It will of plo-poachos, ami tho troo loaded with extra poaches will bring moro than threo times an much as tho tiaino troo full of plo ponchos." Thoro Is i.o danger of ovor-produc-tlon of flno fruit Mr. Davis Inslntod, "Whonovor thoro In an ovorloadod mnrkot," ho tin Id "It Is alwayn tho poor, inoJlmu or fairly good fruit that mirrors. Hastorn markolH will tnko uliuonl any niimbor or Klbortu peachon, running noxty or seventy lo a box, U lu good condition, ami pay largo prlcon ror thom; but nmnll, ov-or-rlpo, wormy or poorly pnokod packed poaohes will go bogging nt tho snmo tlmo." Tho annual mooting hold at Ornnd Junction, January lfith, Inst, wnn at- tondod by about six hundred mombors r&5& McOII Pllcrn No. 3133 ' EXQUISITE DINNER OR EVENING fiOWN Mens 65c Porus KnitUnd'wr. 50c Ending July and Beginning August With an Avalanche of Bargains August Is tho last month for us to clear all stocks of spring and summer stuffs and' he sure and bend your steps this way. No matter what day you come you'll be sure to find some rare values awaiting you. New Goods at Reduced Prices Not Old Goods Infants' Dresses Marked at a Saving of 1-4 $2.50 Hats to go at 25c men's Straw Hats; every thing up to $2.50 to go now for, rhoicc, 25c I5c Outings Short Length at lOc yd. ChildeY and Misses Dres's Reduced 1-4 Less 98 for $3.50 Shoes cts Pr. Ml The greatest offer ever given to any people, just because the reduction is great do not be led to think these are not stylish goods. We must have room. Our loss is your gain. 12 1-2 & 15c Ginghams 10 Pretty patterns in new fast color Ging hams; regular 12ic and 15c sellers; going now at, choice per yard, only 10c. Jilitk rMr " Wb' '""V IM'Kli-TiVllAM H I f-K 1 W. IH mm 0 u.Jv4 McDJJ VMtm No. 3398 DAINTY SUMMER GOWN raffl Remember, all goods sold here are absolutely guaranteed. Every article must satisfy the customer or we stand ready to refund the money. Further, we sell goods on approval and further make exchange. Can you add anything more that will make this a safer place to trade? Pay less 'and dress better. I BASE BALL SUNDAY JULY. 31 Medf ord vs. Glendale Game Called at 3 p. m. Admission 25 & 35 many comlnc on a apodal train. Tho report showed thnt avorngo prices realized on tho crop wore: $1.9G (or fancy Jonathan apples ; $1.30 (or cholco Jonathans; $1.75 (or fancy Grimes' Golden, $1.21 ror cholco; $1.21 (or lien Davis, (niicy, 79 conts (or cholco; 76 conts for Hlborta ponchos, exthn, 61 conts for cholco; $2.9 for fancy llurtlott pears, $1.60 for cholco, and so on. As tho prlco for each grndo and of each variety was stated, tho growor had n powor f ill object lesson In tho ndvnntago of raising tho best fruit. "This association," said ono of tho members, "has Incrensed growers ro turns moro than ono hundred por cent." That seoms to bo a vory con sorvatlvo statement. Indoed it Is dif ficult to Imnglno what tho condition of Graud Junction growors would bo If oach of thom attempted to markot his own fruit Individually, consign ing it to glutted markets, shipping by express or in mixed car-lots, and so on. Tho association charges a coin- turns after deducing freight and re frigeration charges. It does not ask a member to pledge themselves to ship his fruit through it. Any mem ber who Is not satisfied Is at liberty to market his fruit through any other channel, 'but as a matter of fact, few of them try to do so, and of tho few that do try to do so they soon re turn to tho association. Since tho cooperative concern be camo throughly organized and over came Its early mistakes, tho planting mlKslon of flvo por cent on tho not re-1 of fruit trees In tho valloy has pro- Satisfaction Guaranteed Whether you havo a common suit or a fine silk chiffon or crope de chine gown to be cleaned, we call for your work and return it in the most perfect condition. gressed pretty steadily at tho rato of at from five to eight hundred thousand per year, which speaks for Itself as to tho general state of tho Industry. Tho classified ads furnish class ified (acts and a very small ad may contain a vory big (act. Big, that Is, in its bearing on your affairs. Work on I. 0. 0. F. Temple. KLAMATH FALLS, July 30. Work has commenced on the founda tions for tho bis; throe-story Odd. Fellows' temple, and the two-story brick being erected in this city by Bankor L. F. Willits. Much of the material is now on tho ground for these buildings, which are to h rushed to completion at once. IMIONK MAIN a III ,)UU WAGON IS AT YOUIt SEltVICN 5 Flit ST. SOUTH SPEND THE SUMMER AT Newport, Yaquina Bay The Only Beach in the Pacific Northwest Whtro the pretty Water Agates, Moss Agates, Moonstones Cornelians and Rock Oystors can bo (ound. Outdoors Sport of all Kinds - Including Hunting, Flshtn , digging Rock Oysters, Boating, Sur( Bathing, Riding, Autoing, Canoeing and Dancing. Pure mountain water and tho best of. (ood at low prices. Fresh Crabs, Clams, Oystors, Fish and Vegetables of all kinds dal ly. IDEAL CAMPING GROUNDS, with strict sanitary reg ulations, at nominal cost. Low Round-Trip Season Tickets from all points In Oregon, Washington and Idaho on sale dally. Three Day Saturday to Monday Rate from S. P. points, Port.und to Cottago Grove Inclusive, includ ing branch lines; also from all C. & E. stations Albany and west. Good going on Saturday or Sunday, and (or return Sun day or Monday, A Sunday Excursion Rate of 5Q (rom Albauy, Corvallls and Philomath, with corresponding low rates (rora points west, In e((ect all summer. Call on any S. P. or 0, & E. Agent for full particulars as to rates, train schedules, etc.; also (or copy of our beautiful Illustrated booklet, "Outings in Oregon' or wrlto 10 WM. McMUURAY, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. r