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Prof. Hartmann Outlines
Problems to Be Studied
On Eastern Market Tour
Hope of Success Seen
Education Is Needed
Growth of Industry and
Co-operation Told.
The technique m' r Ipi'i lnp the
Winter varieties of llom liiver
valley peur to the point wiime they
would he placed upon eastern mar
kets ut the time of highest state
of edibility, was described us the
future problem of KrowerH of thin
flection, by Prof. K. T. Hurt mini
of the OrcKm Htaic college, at a
banquet and meeting of O10 Krult
Krowers' leane held la: niht nt
the Hotel Aledfm-il.
Prof. Ilarlmau will leave in 111M
Septemlcr for New York City,
whero he wilt make an extensive
Rludy of storage and inurlteihiK
oondltlonH. over tin winter iiear
shippinu .sea Hon, whh li cxteiul.s Into
May, He wuh the ciilef npe:ikcr
a-t the nieetlnt:, the last of the yt-ar
for the oiKanlntitM) until the fruit
harvest n over.
"The Krowei-s rati look forward1
With reasonable hope of .nuccess
for a Rolollon," mild Prof. Murl
iniin. "It will be a period of ef
fort, patience and Kitidy. Then
Wilt he discouraKeinetilK. hut ill
the eml the j-plrit of co-opratin
that permeates the koiiI if the
Jlof-ue ! liver valley will prevail."
The fruit expert told the assem
bled KrowerH that the eastern mar
kets were the field of H'.inly, and
held that the KrowerH and ship
perH "miKht have to take a pajc
from the bnnana Krowers and es
tahlluh ripening ttheds ut the other
etid of tho miirket." 1 le said it
had been entftblished that the win
ter varieties of pears do not ripen
at low teni pern t res. but develop
best at from CO to 70 decrees. Col
lection of data on temperatures and
tholr effect on the pears would he
n vital Item of his work, he said.
Tbif would include the transforma
tion they underwent, rolling to the
Atlantic seaboard it) refrlKerator
cars wltl fluctuatliitt tempera
tures. Filiiciitlmi Needed.
Kducatfon of the eastern dis
tributors to differentiate lie t ween
the varieties, establish men I f
ivhcn Ihey should be placed on the
market, and the breakliiR down of
trade customs that acted adversely
to the sale of valley "pears at a time
when they were at their highest
mate of development, were other
Hems reiilrihK scientific study.
Determination of the life of the
pear, after picking, under various
pro-cooling, shipping and market
ing conditions were also llnted as
importnnt.
. David It, Wood, chairman of the
Winter Pear committee, wIioko re
port appears elsewhere In this pa
lie r, re v i e w e d the report.
' 1 1. VnnHoevenbei g. Jr.. long
Identiified with fruit betterment
conditions here, described the ne
cessity of meeting changing condl
Uonn, and related bow "t he fruit
Industry of the Kogue Htvor valley
has grown from u business of M50,
Ooo a season to a specialized in
dustry that totalled 5.()"0.000 a
year." He mi id that among the
seldom mentioned blcmdngs of the
last five years, was "proof sufftei-
ent, by ncrompllhmeuts, that the
fruitgrowers of the Kogue Itlvcr
valtey can and do co-operate, and
It used to bu said that (hey could
co-operate on nothing."
13, V. Carleion, another grower,
gave an intcrcHttng and Instructive
1efcrlption of the history of scien
tific pear culture here. He traced
the development of the pressure
tester, how ten years ngn the
growers were spurred by a letter
from Honorc Palmer of t'hicao.
who asked: "Do you fellows think
you know how to park pears?" ami
urged that the s:une procedure
that netted such valuable results
with the Hurl Id in nml the Hoses
bo continued with the winter vari
eties. Ih4 t o Minnie.
"It will lake time. There are go
ing to he no miracles perrormed.
and If anybody think the work
ahead will be finished In a season,
they are going to be badly fooled."
Mr. Card-ion concluded. lie ulvn
pl ained the co-opera live spirit of
th valley, but culled it "co-ordination
of effort. ' He said that the
money for the first pre-cooiin;;
Htudy rooms here had been ad
vanced by Leonard Carpenter and
latll Heherrr, who placed their
names on a note for II coo. 1 1(
tat Id federal aid mtuht be nee 111 oil
for the work of Prof. I lari man
Ji under the reeently pahed farm
aid bill.
.1 t:irm tr;iM a huniormw
address. Hi deseribed ami praised
co-opcratlon as similar to the team
work of a football team, and de
elared that co-operation was u vi
tal force In the fruit Industry. He
said by co-operation he hod hp.-j
cured arsenate or lead at ten cents
a pound cheaper than under the
old way. I
J,. A. Hanks, orchard owner, call
ed on for an address, generalized i
that he was In favor of co-opera-1
I Hon that co-operated, first re-1
marking thai "considerable has
been Kuirt here this evening about!
co-operation." I le said that 1 he -
i repor t he had purchased a bn al
newspaper was premature,' but it
In probable that at "t ho proper
tlmc In tho proper manner, u state
ment will be made." j
liunii Presides,
Albert Isurch. president of the
I'Yu it growers' league, presided as
chairman in a happy manner, lie
said that recent "at tar lis" upon
the Km It grower league, tike the
I fleas on David Hartim's flog, were
"good for us."
All spea kers of the evening
st rested the benefits of co-opera
I Hon fi.r (.rehnr.liufu I
The meeting voted that the di-
I' rectors Investigate the invitation
to Join the Orou'crs' Tariff league
of California, upon motion of Pert
A nderson.
The bamntet. was attend by Jit"
persons. Including many women,
and was one of the most enthusi
ast ic and helpful meetings of Its
kind ever held In the valley.
Helween 75 and Kit per cent of
the Hose giower have signed the
box assessment agreement, and be
tween T0 nnd Cii tier cent of the
winter variety growers, with all
the returns not In from these.
done Ih urged to call at the office
of Dr. T. ii. Hunch, on the third
floor of the Med ford building, not
later than & o'clock tomorrow
evening. '
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Daily Meteorological Report
Thursday. June tl
J-'orccaMH.
.Med ford and vleinlty: Fair to
night and Friday. Continued
mild.
Oregon: Fair in east, cloudy
in west portion; unsettled on coast
tonight and Friday; continued
mild.
Local Data
Temp, rature (degH.).. Ki .Ml
Highest Hum, 12 hrs.) H7 K'i
lyiwest (last 12 hrs.) 4 U'A
Hel Humidity pc.).... 2!i K5
'rerliitation On.)
State of weather Ch-ar Clear
Lowest temperature this morn
ing, Tilt degrees.
Total p reel pi tat Ion sinco Sep
tember 1, 1!)2X, 1 3. &!i Inehes,
Temperature a year ago today.
Highest, 71; lowest, fi2.
Sunset today, 7:110 p. m.
Sunrise Friday, 4 ::iH a. in.
Observations Taken at 5 A, M.
120th Meridian Time
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Dr. Hoy F. West, well-known
dentist of Seattle, will be in Med
ford Monday morning to conduct
a clinic In pr. IS. O. Pableir
office.
According to Dr. T. (1. Hunch,
local dentist. Dr. West will do free
extraction work, and wishes some
one especially needing plates. Dr.
Hunch explained that there would
bo nhHolutely no charge connected
with the work, and that anyone
needing such attention could not
obtain any better service on the
Pacific uoast.
Dr. West has conducted a num
ber of clinic In Oregon, "Wash
ington., anil al?u at the national
convention In I.os Angeles. Dr.
West Is on his way to a dental con
ference which Ih to be held in San
Francisco, and has kindly con
sented to stop In Medford Monday.
The purpose of the clinic Is to
give the local dent 1st a new Ideas
and methods of nerve-blocking. Dr.
West us- Novocain when extract
ing teeth.
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