13
This ilopnrtmont Is a ronulnr week
ly fonturo, dontlrifi with all phases of
tho fruit and produce world.
IN THE FRUIT GROWING WORLD
Conducted by Charles W. Wilme
roth, manancr of tho Royue Rlvsr
Fruit & Produce Association.
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY. AUGUST 14, 19.10.
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Thorn Iium probably boon no itioru
HurioiiM (litimij(o to (hit upplu iinltiHlry
(this iiiI'oih 1 urowniH n h woll ii'h
dealers) liiiii tho Hoiitli'iciitnl ami in
nuourato roportH piibliHliod by tho
noWHpupoiH of tho United Ktutoa Ken
orally relative to llio urop iIuiiiiioh
by i'roHt during tho unrly spring
tnonlliH, Tho grower in tint oiihI Ijo
ouiiki convinced that thoro was no
urop either in tliu iniiUllu wettl or tho
1'nolfin HtatoH. Tho grower in tlio
wuhI wan mi thoroughly convincail
that cltHiiHlur hail boon vinituil upon
thb midillo wiiHt anil eastern section.
Theso ooinlitioitH right themselves
lioforo tho returns aru all in, ami
vrith it eoinos tho disappointment of
uniiatiHraotory hiiIoh and revenue.
Both of these uomlitioiiH aro of
minor mention wlion Hid apple-eating
world, by tluiHo articles, whioh aro
KQiiorallv nci'cplcd iih Qjmpol truth.
aru loil to holiovo thai npplon aro a
luxury, anil by natural instinct thoy
aru out from tho regular iliul to u
vory groat oxlunl, and ovon though
priuoH do ruaoh u noriiml lovol, that
luxury haiulluap tho coiiBiimor as
sumed by roportH road in newspapers
and magazines, romaliiH.
On tho othor hand, if tho consum
ur 1h iihhiiioiI by Iho prcHH that tho
price is propor and reasonable, ho
iih roadily accepts thin infonnation
and witli tho difference being that
iindor tho first condition ho refused
to liny, whilo nndor tho latter ho buys
and consumes freely, generally ru
gardloss as to whether prices aro
high or low. Many years as a deal
or on I ii run market bun taught mo
that tlio abovo conditions do pro
vail, and wo should guard our nc
tioiiH oh innoli iih poHHiblo whon wu
give out information.
(J. W. WIliMKIIOTH.
This Year's Apple Crop
EXPORTS OF BOXED APPLES FOR SEASON 1909-1910 FROM NEW
YORK.
HOXKB.
DATE.
11)011
Sept. 11..
Sept. 18..
Sept. 'JO..
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
Xov.
Nov.
.Vov.
Doc.
Doc.
Dec.
Dec.
O'l
. .
30..
0..
13..
20..
07
4..
11..
18..
125..
Tlio International Apple Shippers,
in convention at Niagara Falls Aug
ust ), give tho following oHtimnto for
this yoar'n urop.
Tho 1001) crop in each stale is
ttmdu tho basis of this yoar'H osti
matu and increasing or doorciiHing
tho Mir(!eiiago an tlio crop Ih corre:
spondiiigly lighter or heavier than
0110 year ago. Tho Ijiihih upon which
tho per cent !h arrived at in oanh
stuto !h iiometimuH variable. For
80 per cent, it ninanu that tho crop
in tliiH year eipial to four-fifth of
tho crop of 0110 year ago, or if given
at 'J00 per cent, tho crop in that Htalc
Ih just twice aw largo art onu year
ago.
Wo ptibliHhi'd Inst week the num
ber of barrels produced in each Htate,
giving tho total for tho United
States. Thin statement ih publiHlied
to give our members and HhippcrH an
idon of whnt tho onstoni applo buyer
lmH in mind whon ho coiiich out to
1010
1..
8..
15..
121)..
r..
12..
10..
20..
0..
12..
10..
20..
iiiHtauee, If n given stnto !h rated at buy our crops this year:
1010 Crop, lt)00 Crop,
Htnto Per Cent. Quality.
.'.'in.
.'an.
Jan.
Jan.
Inn.
1-ub.
Fob.
Feb.
Fob.
Mnr.
Mar.
Mar.
Mar.
April
April
April
April
April
May
731
2,01)8
1,007
4,004
3,00 0
3,737
15,200'
4,80.ri
0,180
Maine 120
Now Hnmptdiiro 200
Vermont 110
Massachusetts 130
!(hod Inland 00
Connecticut 125
Now York 100
Now .Jersey 225
Pennsylvania 00
Dolawaro 250
Ohio .' 140
Michigan 40
Wisconsin 20
IlllliOlH 'Mi
Judiaua ... . .,'. 175
MisHouri 00
Nebraska 40
io.wa 15
AikaiiHiiH 150
KmiHiiH 200
(Colorado '70
Idaho ' 300
Utnh 201)
Montana 00
California U5
Oregon 275
Wellington ". 300
Went Virginia 120
M'ttllll . -J
Maryland 85
Kentucky 1 75
ToilllOSSOO 100
Fair to good
Fair to good
Fair to good
Fair to good
Fair to good
Fair to Good
Fair to. good
Fair to Good
Poor to good
Poor to good
Poor to good
Poor to good
Poor to good
Poor to good
Poor to good
Fair to good
Poor to good
Poor to good
Poor to good
Fair to good
Good
Good
Good
Gcod
' Good
Good
Good
Fair to good
Fair to good
Fair to good
Poor to good
Poor to good
llnrrols.
(100,000
800,000
220,000
408,000
00,000
250,000
3,400,000
075,000
1,440,000
375,000
1,470,000
740,000
50,000
240,000
787,000
480,000
140,000
75,000
525,000
550,000
315,000
300,000
200,000
54,000
1,205,000
005,000
1,125,000
510,000
1,350,000
233,000
2,100,000
1,700,000
All other otntoH 3,000,000
llnrrols.
750,000
400,000
200,000
300,000
100,000
200,000
3,400,000
300,000
1,(100,000
150,000
1,050,000
1,850,000
250,000
' 000,000
450,000
540,000
350,000
500,000
350,000
275,000
450,000
100,000
100,000
(50,000
1,100,000
250,000
375,000
450,000
(100,000
275,000
1,200,000
1,100,000
3,000,000
Totals 20.000.000 22.735.000
0.
10.,
23.
30.
7.
. . A
1),533
2,530
740
5,030
755
3,313
0,003
7,087
5,542
3,007
11,008
0,505
11,570
12,802
3,320
3,773
2,572
3,100
740
040
100
150
o
u
a.
o
a
2,203
1,050
2,113
4,357
0,102,
(1,183
0,527
5,700
2,024
10,07;
lo 179
12,310
8,814
1,002
1,001
TotalH ...1145.480
Huston
24,053
4,307
8,233
5,420
7,070
5,550
8,404
13,138
11,210
1(5,800
10,321
4,104
418
G80
2,003
211,873
Q
5"
n
a
040
820
1,054
2,001
3,002
4,508
5,327
1,487
2,480
1,420
014
2,005
1,815
2,831
3,240
2,158
1,220
1,202
2,003
2,453
;
$ $
010
1,500
040
13
471
005
1,243
12
850
1,280
1,280
1,731
5,825
3,553
2,500
2
B
n
a
t
t
450
000
1,530
1,387,
2,515
g
2
u.
a
c
(A
001
2,010
3,000
3,028
5,271
O.JO
t v
z
1.
45.3881 22,510
38,117 2.00fl
21.883
t t 0
1,832
1,058
3,258
2,320
53
105
150
500
' 100
1,877
250
150
270
225
'
374
2
13.210
4,030
2,037
1,050
5,352
10,150
11,010
10,003
14,704
14,004
10,090
32,000
21,880
23,377
21,158
4,141
2,743
0,780
7,402
11,741
17,808
20,480
11,722
10,295
28,793
31,738
31,738
34,303
8,740
5,009
5,015
8,510
740
1,014
150
150
ban 70 por cent of Inst yonr'n crop,
mid Nova Scotia has only 40 per cent.
Quality In both sectlono poor to good.
TIicho conditions mean a great deal
to oxport bUBlnosfl. It will bo ro
momborcd that Canadian apples havo
to pay a duty of 75 cents por barrol
to enter tho United States, and tholr
logical market In Europe, and with
a decided decrcaso In tholr output,
should to soino extent bo favorablo
to our Nowtowns. Another point In
favor of our apples Is tho fact that
tho fruit crop has been practically
ruined by very heavy rains in all sec
tions of the fruit producing districts
og England.
Applo Crop in tho Virginian.
By referring to tho report you will
notlco tho states of Virginia and West
Virginia this year havo a crop of
apples, quality fair to good, of 1,
890,000 barrels, whilo last year thoy
had 1,050,000 barrels. It will bo
remembered that theso two states aro
tho famous producing sections of tho
Albcmarlo or Newtown Pippin.
Thcro Is orery indication that tho
above figures aro as near ccrrect as
It Is posBlblo to mako them. For a
number of years tho International
Applo Shippers' association did not
glvo theso figures to Che press, but
furnished tlom to members only. Tho
publishers of fruit trade papers rais
ed the point continually that it was
not fair to tho public if theso figures
woro not published, consequently for
tho past two or three years tho fig
ures havo leen given to the public
press.
Tho producers in tho United States
claimed that this Applo Buyers' as-
400.3G2
70,372
COMPAHISOINS WITH OTHER SEASONS.
a u 5 n sale
date. - I r 1 : If-
r : ? : : :
1890-00 .. 08,092 70,724 13,118 1,025 4,820 149,515
1900-01.. 01,002 107,752 22,415 1,325 7,000 200,094
1001-02 . . 100,715 153,053 20,440 2,929 9,081 29G.427
1902-03.. 09,020 120,730 11,722 488 4,029 212,587
1903-04 .. 107,200 199,(5 13' 24,302 23,480 19,814 25,470 388,975
1004-05 . . 17,15 1 32,254) 24,484 13,420 87,321
1005-00 . . 131,172 100,510 24,007 14,938 13,025 20.G57 15,371 415,740
P100-07 .. 87,007128,024 10,307 3,878 22,735 252,011
007-08 ..J 1)8,009 151,303 11,058 2,208 -.... 21,009 285,200
1908-09 ..208,383 243,009 41,708 3,203 17,858 3,108 2,413 520,792
1009-10 ..145.480 211.873) 45.388 22.510 21.883 13,210 400.302
MUZ WB TREATED FAIRLY?
At nrenont our penrs nro being
weighed1 by tho railroad company and
going out nt nn average of 52 1-2
pounds to tl-o box.
California ponrc go out at an avor-
nuo of 50 pounds to tho box and this
Is on tho fltnndard poar box basis.
Our pear box Is one-fourth of nn
inch shorter than tho California box
mid becnuso of this fact wo aro com
piled to pay frolght on 52 1-2
noumls In addition to tho troublo
of weighing a number of boaos put
into each car by a wolghman who
camps at each loading station. Cal
ifornia either has a decided snap
or Itoguo River vnlloy Is getting tho
bad ond of tho proposition.
Tho association has takon tho mat
ter up with tho railroad commission
of Oregon and received word today
that tho matter would bo takon up
with tho Southern Pacific at onco. It
may bo lato to correct tto matter
this year, but It should not bo over
looked another shipping season.
Canadian Applo Crop.
Latest reports from Canada re
port a decided falling off In quantity
and quality from 1909 crop.
Canada, not Including Nova Scotia,
noclatlon in convention would formu
lato a basis of prlco for tho coming
season. I havo been a membor of
this association slnco It was first or
ganized and know that this idea Is
erroneous. Thcro is about as much
competition between apple buyers
whon tho neason is on as any lino
of business in tho country.
In publishing theso rigures I wish
each of our mombors to know tho
condition of affairs in tho United
States as seen by the pcoplo who buy
our crops. Wo do not wish to do
ceivo ourselves and havo tho disap
pointment come when tho season is
closed.
Tho crop In tho Pacific states Is
practically assured. No so with tho
nover considered them safe until J
thoy woro harvested. I havo seen a
good share of the Now York stato
crop ruined by tcab and scale two
weeks beforo picking time.
Wowill keep as close to tho crop
condition as possible and all mem
bers lnteorsted can get such Infor
mation as we havo on file here at tho
offlco at any time.
Pear Markets.
Tho first car of pears from tho
Rogue River valloy was shipped from
Grants Pa3S July 30 and arrived In
Chicago August 10 making tho run
ning time 11 days. Car contained
179 fancy boxes, 220 boxes choice
or No. 2 grade. The car averaged
at auction In Chicago ?2.55 per box.
Taking Into consideration tho num
ber of choice in tho car, this seems
to be a very fair sale.
California still sending forward
qulto a number of cars, bat our dis
tributing agonts advlso that they
look for considerably stronger mar
kot on pears for tho remainder of the
season,
Tho Bartlett packing will cnncluda
tho coming wook and some of the
larger orchards will start work on
their Howolls at that time. '
It is imperative that those who
have not sccurod their apple shook,
as well as paper, nails, stencils, otcV,
should get in touch with this office
as soon as possible.
Washington pears aro reaching
eastern mnrkots ahead of southern.
Oregon this year. Two cars sold ia
New York on August 11 at $2.25.
This shows that tho conditions are
much changed from last season, both
In California and tho northwest.
Shasta and Tehama counties at thtfl
time should bo just In their full ship
ping season, but as a matter of fact
they aro practically done and the
mountain Bartletts from Plnccrvllle,
which used to hold to tho last of Au
gust, aro now going forward and
havo been for tho past two weeks.
Yours very truly,
ROGUE RIVER FRUIT & PRO
DUCE ASSOCIATION.
C. W. WILMEROTH, Manager.
Eastern Pear Markets on August 11.
California Bartletts.
Now York $2.35
Chicago $2.39
Boston $3.30
Philadelphia $2.35
Pittsburg $2.40
Thirty-eight cars of pears passed I
Sacramento on August 10.
IT'S NEARING THE END
A CHANCE TO SECURE YOUE CHOICE OF HIGHEST GUARANTEED PIA
NOS AT MIGHTY SMALL PRICES.
TOWN ALMOST
WIPED OFF MAP
Fierce Firo in British Columbia City
No Ono Killed, But Property
Loss Is Very Heavy Nearly Ev
ery Houso Burns.
PHOENIX, 11. C, Aug. 1.1. Tlio
largest and most disastrous flro
which ovor visited Phoenix started
Friday at 3,50 p in. in tho mimbor
throo oil houso of tho Grnnby Consol
idated Mining and Smoltlng com
pnny hero. It took but nn InBtnnt
for tho flamoH to trnvol along tho
covered approach hotweon north of
tho tunnol nnd tho No. 3 crushor
building.
Tho Hpnrks of tho crushor build
ing, fanned by n broozc, bogan fall
lug on tho lower Htrcets nnd tho
sparks caught and destroyed tho
Methodist and Prosbytorlan churches,
tho Pnlnro llvory atahlo, public school
Iiouro, Plnneor Publishing company
offlco and plant and sovornl cottnges,
Tlio now mnchlno nnd blr-cksmlth
Hhops of tho Grnuhy, only oroctod
last winter shnred tho samo fato.
Thnt part of Phoenix know no "up
per town" was not complotoly lov
oled Is duo to tho oxcollont work
rondorod by tho city flro dopartmont
and Granby employes. It looked sov
ornl tlmoo that tho town must go
nnd thoro was many nn empty houso,
as furniture was removed to tho
street to places of safoty.
On communication with tho offi
cials of tho Canadian Pnclflc rail
road ordors woro glvon tho train crow
Just arriving with tho pnssongor train
to wait and bo rondy to offer any
assistance In convoying people out of
tho city, but fortunately It was not
roqulrod.
Tho flrol s undor control. So far
na Is known no ono was killed and
only ono person hurt, though many
nro complotoly exhausted. All build
ing destroyed carried Insurnnco, but
In Bplto of this thoro will bo henvy
louses,
Our Optical Parlor is now
301 East Main
Ground Floor
We Fit and Grind Glasses
Broken Lenses Replaced
Immediately
Dr. Goble
A??
What's Wrong?
your eyes?
or your glasses?
do you know?
want to know?
It's a pertinent ?
the sensible course
ascertain the causes
We can tell you.
INSPECTOR DEW
AWAITS OFFICER
Expects to Start Back to. Enfllanri
With Dr. Crippen In the Near Fu
tureThinks Sergeant Comlnn
Will Bring Important Papers.
FATIIKK POINT, Que., Aur. 13
Inspector Dew of Scotland Yard is
at ltimouski today nwnitiiiK tho ar
rival of Serjeant Mitchell anil Mat
rons Foster and Stone-. of the Lon
don police, who will escort Dr. 11.
II. Crippen and Miss Ethel Leneve
Imok to Knjilnml.
Sergeant Mitchell brings with him
oortnin documents, that are intended
to clear tho way for tho importation
of tho man suspected of having tnur
tlorctl his wife and of his companion.
The documents, it is believed, throw
lip;ht on tho identity of tho murdered
woman, boliovcil to havo been Mrs.
Hollo vElmore Crippon.
Thoy nro also said to contain tho
latest ilovolopmonts in tho oaso
against tho aemised man.
Ahh KINDS OP DRY
WOOD
Oak, Laurel, Fir anil Pine. Buy your
wintor supply now; ronsonahlo
pricoB.
THE SUN STAR W00Q CO..
10 Almont st., or Koom 31, J. C.
Jiniik bliltf.
Phono Main 4751. C. T, Mori, Prop,
Yesterday's. Sales Record Was One of the Biggest in Medford's History.
When pianos good ones are obtainable at a dollar a week, and when the cost
liest oi' highest-grade pianos usually selling for $550, are to be had for less than 25c
a day, and when such pianos, in addition to being sold on such easy terms are offer
ed at tremendously reduced prices, it is no wonder that yesterday witnessed the big
gest piano-selling record ever made in Medford.
Although we have received a new shipment of pianos, it will not take very long to
dispose of our remaining stock, at the rate pianos were going all last week.
"We are noted for always furnishing the best for the money. "The very best of ev
erything at the price that's right." A call or inspection and investigation on your part
will convince you tuat pianos good ones dependable ones the kind that everyone
loves and cherishes, were never heretofore obtainable at such low prices, and, what is
more, on such wonderfully little payments.
Remember, Mr. Piano Buyer, that we are in a better position than any other con
cern on the coast to make you "the price that's right," and payments to suit your con
venience. Think of the thousands of pianos we buy yearly. Over forty large stores
of our own and any number of dealers whom we supply at wholesale. Thero is no
modern economy known that we do not take advantage of in order that we might givo
better value and better satisfaction to our patrons. Buying and shipping by "our
special harness system," m tremendous quantities, factory inspection ot our pianos
by our expert representatives, who are constantly in the east, a binding guarantee
with every piano sold, a corps ot expert tuners and regulators, all these have contrib
uted toward making the big following we now have and making our business what
it is.
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retail store or on our floors in our immense wholesale house. There is not a man
ufacturer who does not realize the importance of placing his agency with Eilers Mu
sic House. And the manufacturers have good reasons for wanting to place their
pianos with us. For do 'we not sell as many pianos as any three large stores on tho
coast I
TmNK OP IT. LR. PIANO PURCHASER. Over fiftv-fivo of the world's lead
ing makes aro carried in stock at all times. Prom America's oldest and supreme
the grand old (Jlnckermg to tlio genuine Autopiano the latest creation thero is
scarcely a name, well and favorably known to the piano trade, that does not find rep
resentation in liiilers btores. The lvimball. the Lester, tho Smith Aj Barnes, tho Iioland,
tho Lawson, tho Hazelton, tho Decker, the Schumann, tho Hobart M. Cable, the Hal-
let & Davis, the Marshall to Wendell all these and many others are significant of
piano excellence. ,
Our Great Demonstration Sale Positively Closes in One Week.
Our success in this great sale has gone far beyond our fondest hopes. Wo fully.
expected to sell a great many pianos during this salo, but nover did we dream that wo
would disposo of tho great number of pianos which havo been sold to homes in and'
around Medford. Realizing that a great many peoplo havo not had tho opportunity I
of calling at our temporary store (at Weeks cc McGowan's Store), wo havo order- j
ed and will receive Monday another shipment of high-grade pianos, which we must;
dispose or by August 2Uth.
Bo sure and call early. Come whilo you can get a good selection. Every piano must I
go. Nothing reserved, nothing hold back. If you cannot call, write us and wo will
havo our representative call on you, giving you prices and terms.
EILER'S MUSIC HOUSE
LOCATED WITH WEEKS & McGOWAN CO.
MEDFORD, ORIGOK