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MFPFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEttFORT), ' ' ORECiCfr, SUND A Y, ' DECEMBER 22, M29.
PURPOSES AND AIMS OF PEAR
Houseolds Sure Proper Time jj Christmas Giving
AT LOCAL FRUITIN'S MEET!
Ill discussing the organization j coordinated effort even on 11 euni
Hlid purposes uf tho 1'aclfic Crow- I parallvcly small wale. TIiIh work
vn Council roeently formed ntm',,i anil hIiouW be expanded
Kuriflinfnl(i. 14 Van lliievunherir. '""-" UI b-)ii i"
Wednesday addressed tho ITuli
'fcrower league in full au follows:
eat benefit
J In t will) all itH success, tho
. "W h.aw. ..I ln.lffiffl In ..in-."""1 " ,","UI imer i
iritlt r-,,,., ,,. .,.. . cfjiiiinmec huh necessarily
which in it plan of orKiiilitinii ''' '" "r" "iinpalgnj
and Iho effectiveness of Its work ! ln l'rllcular wax III behalf of our;
is unique in the Industry. Thuro ow" '"' ,'"v I'roduc.s. The lai'g- j
In not, to my knowledge, nny oth- or moblom which will rapidly In-,
or organization functioning along f""' ' niportunce each year,
similar linen. It i common I1" Kreutly Increase, tho line ot
knowledge both here at homo nn.li"" ''ida "f I' "" ''" "
I..,,. ..,..... i,willuI1.., .not rnr. food throughout the land. It
been
11 1
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.. jm M . A WlXtfUll
frJJ(J -wafitss titchK aits
M-r1 rwtt loj Pttufic Const
4-h! ! " ' Panama
rJa
Canal
3
Hero arc four thousand cIockh j These clocks have no springs
inp tho past few yearn our local Y,0"!,'1. ""l hV ' aMk ,,n' ,,nc; j that don't require winding or reg- j or weights, require no winding or
'.wwllH.in titia ulwiwii Vilut IlllttlTIVP- ' "'"" " l l ( IINUIH I 11 II HIIViTllrilim i
.. ....... . i .n- cum oaf n for thin mi mow from
-ZZtZMtZ- """" would benefit j. 'holograph shows u,. Immons,
manning position In tho markets " proportion to the excellence of, shipment of Tolechron electric
of tho world Perhaps that lust I llM Product, and In addition the: clocks which oume, via tho I'ar.
tutoment would bo mora nc-curate i ol'Pnso would be prohibitive, tin-, ama canal, to tile I'acif.; count U'm
Tl Z "Z"t we mc" .apldly win- '' "urden'were fairly din-j trlbutur, iee,al lOlectric Hupply
, ,.,, ,.,imin.linis i.oHltlon.""''111"1 tbroUKlioul the iiidiiHtry. corporallon. an part of a ahlpmcnl
ma..: ;ero IH Ju.i much to ac- .; of your Ira.ue have In-1 .elecbron much , demand for
,, u forma eonferenfe w li re ire- .nilHlniiiH KlftH.
No lntelllK'nt or Informed per- i HtMUatlveH of cither diHtrklH. and,
.t. eonvn,.,! wiin din faciH nil tf i w" hoHeved the time wan ripe to j a move uwliitf to lack of Informa-
. i'i'.,.r in fi.iiii i-'in denv .i a!1 t"''"! toKetlu'i and UKei-rtaln Hon. luunedlatu HtepH aro lielnw
ulatltiK and aro tleklesH!
My Anno Sutliorlnntl
The Little MIhkuh la a Very ord
erly person by nature. Sho lias u
smart bronze hIioc .eeraper ut the
door, and she foldH up my morn In;;
paper junt no. All but Chrialma
time. Then yon never knew such
a hurrianec aH hlUiour Iiouho and
how .ml inly tho Little AUbwuh takeb
It.'! -Toils of red,. ribbon, in Jh
laundry basket, hcuIh In the pin
tray,, wrapping pctpor on tho pan
try, floor, .nothing brings a furrow
to her brow.. In fact, 1 think "he
likes it, for sho' lets a sweet nh-tidineH-t
muss up her pretty fare,
(oo, and team and loves and dim
pirn v'.uy havoc with Its usual
iniht, serenity.
: (ne ye-iir, on ' economy bout, w'n
mvore off Christmas slvinf;. Hut
the hoiiHo looked so sober and the
Little Missus' oyes eo hungry and
the money had such -a -eumy foul
ing in our purses that wo put awjy
that dud of a resolution and never
took it out again. And now wo
rive and antleipate nil the year
round and have one really dread
ful porspiiing evening of wrapping
presents, and when it Is all done, j
Lnclo Thomas and tho ministers
own baby, mine, iiers, young
John's and the milk boys', wo smile
wearily at each other and avoid
mention of the budget.
Hut then, you. remember. Christ
mas Was made, JliHt made, wit It
high faitii. In an empty stable!
Games for
;'..' the Children
....lln.r Im ir.wnl fit I 111. I'M I) lU'IlV
(hat the Improvement In our con- whether or not coonilna cd co
dltion today an compared with a l-.a Ive of or wan ponmble thru
few yearn aK0 can he attributed I t 1"" Indun.ry award bandllnc:
primarlly to una cauno, namely, "l "... or project. I.crefore,
that the produeern ot thin din-!""" alor.lhouKht. leadlnu
...... u.i i, .,.,i,siiillv hiiili : Ki owern and c
..1.1' i. ...tni..nn..A iil.il- ' oruuiiljitioiin in ea.'ll
ily. have nvalled theniBclven thru
xecutiven of crower.-.
in ea.-li irodu.iuu
taken to remedy thin condition in
lliene dlntiictK.
An Imi'-ortant plianc of the ku-
enil iirohlein uf iinder-conniimp- j operation of practically ull the
tloii in tliat rclatliiB to winter i shippers and dintributora of this
rcKUluling, and aro noinelenn. Oji
erated by a tiny electric- molar,
tho "folcchron clock in connected
to a convenient electric outlet,
like any - other electric appliance, j
and set to tile correct time. No
further attention in" required. Tho!
exact time Is furnished ly re- I
ularly timed Impulses which conic
from the electric light company I
through vour electric wires.- ' !
" . ; 1 n
JOlli'Oliralli I-Vultireu.
There are jnany eumiuraKlni;
features. In our .Detroit cuni
iinlwn your committee lian re
ceived the loyal Hupport -.and co
' ily' Uarvey MV Haeberle
. Filling Santa's Tack
: Olio player iictn an Santa Clan:,,
and the rest of tho players . as
ShiiUi'h helpers. . Kach holper aidi
In the filluit; uf tianta's pack by
glvinK the nKinq of a gift; and
after the -holper has named hU
(jin,.Sunta repeats It and all the
other gift which were given he
fore that one. .Thus, one. holier
gives "a doll" and Santa roper.'s
that word; the next one adits "i
camera," perhaps, mul Santa say
"a doll and a camera;" another
udds "a; Utory-book," und Santa
nays "a doll, a camera, und "
story-book." In this manner the
Kiime continues, each nciper .......j
iiiK a sift to tho pack, and Santa.
after each contribution, repeating f
tho names of ull the gifts III the I
exact order given. When Sanla
omits or misplaces a gilt, one ot
the helpers in chosen to take his1
pluce.
Santa I'laiis anil the ISeliulcer i
All but two players form a circle I
with hands Joined. The one to:
represent the reindeer takes llisj
place within the circle, and the,
one who acts .as Santa Claus r'j- j
mains on tho outside. I
Santa' says to the reindeer. "I'm
going to take you with me on my j
Journey." .
Tho reindeer answer. "Vou 'l;
have to' catch hie first."
Then the reindeer dodges in audi
out through tho circle, with San. a
I following, trying to catch him.
j The players in me circ.e u.-.p
I Santa Claus by raising their arms,
!..... 1,1... t.ooo t. r. nr Hill
of the circle; but they hinder the
reindeer by loworlng their nrins.
When tho reindeer Is caught ho
becomes Salllu .Claus, . and chuoscs
another player from tho circlo to
bo the reindeer. - ' ' , .
Observe Three'
Yuletides Within
Twelve Months
There is one plncu whero Christ
mas is kept three, times a year
in the Church of Xallvlty at llolh
lelicm. the reputed sito of tho
Stable of the Inn. ., ,
The Jtomiin. Cireelt : and. Armeii-ian-Oi'eek
bodies havo eacli tlielr
resiicctivo section of . tile church,
but their Christmas ccLebrivtions do
not occur. on the name-day. Th:
Latin Christmas Is. celebrated at
the Itonian Catholic altar cjn De
member 25. Thirteen days later
tho -Orthodox ICaslerns perform tho
fireek rite. Another 33 days later
the Armenian church keeps its own
ceremonial of Hyzantino faith.
.Montreal Herald.
the Fruitgrowers league of oppor
tunities for thoiougn discussion
of the problems which have aris
en, have had the initiative unci)
courage to plan constructive meas
ures and huvo loyally supported
the office and commlltees en
truHed with the responsibility of
currying lilene conntructlve meas
ures to a successful conclusion.
Cooperation llrlnits I'rosprrll
We nro prospering today bo
eauso wo have cooperated in solv
ing our in ll t li tt 1 problems und have
lircn able through organization to
coordinate our efforts, instead of
acting iib ii lot of almlesn Indi
vidual Units, fighting each other
and getting nowhere. We will
contluuo tn prosper In the future
precisely in such degree ns we
arc able to continue thin coopeiu
livo constructive effort or ourn.
It In somewhat, of, a new Idol
for tho growers themselves to un
dertake the solving of their own
niRlor. underlying problems in
stead of drifting aimlessly nloim
with n blind trust In 'Wile
Council. Tills was to bo com
posed. t three grower members
rrom each of eleven distinct pear
producing centers on the I'acll'lc
coast. Tho delegates attending at
Modford agreed to return to their
respective homes, necuro the all
polutmelil or election of such
grower reprcsonlutlvoH, and have
tliein convene for organization
purposes at Sacranielito two weeks
latei December 2d mid lid, lti'.'H.
It in 'ponnlble that this .Into may
lie regarded later as on Important
one. .
The meeting at Sacramento was
B'gnalllned by ll full iitt.'li.laliec
from each of the designated dis
tricts In Washington. Oregon and
California. Among thone present
have only scratched the surrace. i w.-.e ............... .......
redlction thai n ors, oi nn . .,..n., ..,..- .......
her Were (III tors or executive.
pears. A'hil tile winter pear
deal is part of lite general prob-
dlstric-t were invited to attend tlle;leni, it has certain plutses ull its
Mrtlford meeting of the State llor-j own. '("lie ii-.fdiiction of winter
tictilural noclety. Tho deep dark pears is pretty well concentrated
plot succeeded mid the attendance j In a few localities. It seems wllh
of those Invited was beyond our tin the possibilities that n plan may
expectations. j be worked out and put Into effect
As a result of the conferences next year which will benefit all
held here, attended by ninny of winter pear growers of whatever case of our Hose campaign In Do
you who are present today, it was I variety, without and district ion- troit. Success or failure will re-
resolved to form tho racitlc rear I lug any idviintages It now holds suit ill exact proportion ns the
district, und the indications arc
that such support will also be ex
tended in California mid Wash
ington if the growers make their
wishes known to that effect. In
the last analysis tile elements
which will lead to the nuecess or
failure of tjie propused council
ire exactly the same ns in the
had It Is mv nri
wo continue our efforts the next
five years will show an Improve
ment oven Krctiter than the last
five. ' ' '
ll has long been a chenniieii
nf the 1 ling growers' orguiilzn
lions on tho coast, whose coopeni
Hon 1s rsseiitlnl In securing united
support. It was highly gratifying
dream and un Hitch expressed , " ' """ '' " "' '",'"'
wish of many of our n.en.bers. tlons which have been rhuls f l
that an advertlnlng cainpalglr be .vein sitting In ''' ;""' -conducted
to widen the market eny -over a in., ual problem, and
and stimulate the llcnand for j denying w . I, It In .. spl, of f lc
pears. 'Tho' production of pears ! and tuko hi an effort to find com-
.. I.I...1 ...l.l.l.i ten .Yours II1U1 ! moil gloom.
. . . - ...ill I . 'IVIIiii
estimates iiiuicittn' t n n i n
double again In the next ten. At
the "same ' time tho per capita
consumption throughout tho Unit
ed Stales lias stendlly decreased
and the general price level has
steadily declined ns a result. This
( largely duo to tho fact that
competitive fruits such nn oranges,
bananas, pineapples, have ' beoil
making aggressive efforts, thru
advertising, to 'widen their mar
kets.' 'This they1 have succeeded In
doing and partly lit our expense.
While their markets have) ex
panded, ours h a v e contril,ct'd.
rnsslbly tho most vitally Import
unl and outstanding fact nhown
by an unalysis of the condition or
tho peur Industry In that Willi our
rapidly Increasing production and
steiidliy dec-reusing consumption,
wo as pear growers will shortly
bo faced with two allernallves
either increase I lie cuimunipllnil of
our product, or see Its value de
cline to a point where no grower
Tribute To MihIIoiiI.
A singular tribute was paid to
what Medrord lias already uccom
pllnhcd Inasmuch an it was the
unanimous wish of every district
represented thiit the lienor of
leadership should go to Medrord.
I, believe It is particularly lortu
nnte Hint Mr. David llosenberg.
whose ability we all know, was
elected president or the council.
There Is not time tills after
nim to go Into too much detail
regarding mailers of organlzatli.il.
All growers will be kept Inform
ed through the press and direct
coiiimuulcatloun. We attempted to
net up n form of organization
which would keep In close contact
with Individual growers," through
tile various district representatives.
Ill err.'i-t, ll wan nil expansion of
Iho Ideas along which wo have
worked at Meilfoi-.i where Hie
initiative mid suiport must come
from the growers themselves mill
the organization provides the nee-
is to excellence of variety, quail-1 growers give lliclr moral and fin
ty or brand. For example, wo ln anclnl support. H this support
Alrdford propose to hold what- Is withheld either through Indir
ever advantages we now" possess. fci-cncc or because a considerable
and In no senso to lose our in-: percentage or growers allow thoni
divlduallty. selves to be 'misled by a smoke
Xo lill.vlng Or Selling. screen or misrepresentation and
It Is lo be particularly cnipha- distortion, nothing but failure cnu
sized that 111 Its declaration ot '.result. On the other liiin.l, us
purposcs, Hie Pacific Pear conn-' miming that the' growers cboos,
ell pointed out that under no clr- able and energetic men as. their
ciimntancen would It engage ill the reproscnlutivcn. the council should
buying or marketing or fruit ns a j justify the reinari mailct':' to no
distributing agency. It has nolpy ,', f tho larilcst growers In
alliances, present ..r prospective, j cfrnla lifter the Soeruiiient'i
with any marketing plan or , meeting w hen lie said that "tbc
al.-cncy, but r.ir the-purpose ot ne- j forming of (.Ills, organization in the
curing data and liit'iiriiiallon In strongest Indication the pear lu
rorward whatever work It under-: ,i,istry hnn j ef given that It feels
takes, ll will call upon any source. enough ' nri.i Important enough
government, n t a t o or private. j rli,, its' nnnHT" postllon in.
where nucb iiil'ormallon call, lie
best obtained.
While doing the niMessury pre
liminary work or organization and
preparing for a possible advertis
ing campaign, it was telt that
much can be accomplished Hie
tile . business, -world,. Wo-.nw
great deuMo -Ulo MciKord ; district
for pointing the way.' ,
..in. .iiici-iim in ii nr. nil. I lie i. -si i
of our Intelllneme and ablllly will,
l.r. whAihcr.WD wall unlll sheerl If groweiH of all other dls-
KIXCSTON. Jamaica Mi Ie
splle eonibitii'd effort-of the gov
ernment board of beallh and Lh'
eonting seanon whlrh will he "t Kuckpfcllrr Koundallon, thv niim-
(Hire reflected In improved cervleo ),or nf tulieretilosiM cR'm "n Ibofe
and cash relurns to all growers, j island inereased .HI per rent with
Kveiy dint rlct has suffered from in a year. Knterlc fevers lib-o In.
Imperfect 'knowledge of eondltlonHj eiVased 1 it " nov ,.ent, ,t
(dsewhero. size of crop, amounts I . -, . .' '
and dates of shipment, eash prlre; oIH. Waiin 1iilili' lloy
pald by different buyers, und j' UKLKAST. fit A iitive at Clug
many itlndi'ed items. We hope to- npr Tyrone, has told the local edu
set iiivniftrhlniM'y before next sea- eatlon eommiltee that she found
son for' the exchange of informa- one little boy in school wearily
t Ion which will do away with the ten coats, two sweaters' und an
present evils. The Idea of the j overcoat. .
council In 'to build from the but- .
lim up and not from tho top St.' Helens. 9t. Helens bakery
down. eliaiiKod niiinu to tiolden Crust
Not Kasy 'hask. biikoTV. '' v ' " "
rnere win or course ne innnv
obstacles lo overcome, and greaterl
ultimate success may be expected j'
If we do not undertake too am-;
hit tons a program at the start.!
Thero will bo marketing agencies'
who will refuse thefr cooperation t
at the start, (hough ! believe the
mure important and broader onpij
will give full support. We must :
expect to 'meet the opposition of' Only those automotive products
certain interests which runclion
in every coniinunlly who would i
profit by keeping the growers dls-
uvducbof
iv anas o
t
REPUTATION
organized, and lis much an possible
in ignorance of what tiny can best
do to help themselves. It will
be llecessnry to interest tho type
or grower who In Inclined to con
growing i.r his crop and not in
tcicst hlliiselr III the equally Im
portant matter ot providing a
pmritnhlc market tor what he pro
duces. There are several thousand
growers on the coast who are di
rectly concerned In tills matter,
and It will take time to get united
action on the pari of seventy or
necessity compels lis to move, or'i'ts were of the name general rm, j,H ,.rrorts purely to tin
whether anticipate the rulure mid; one una nave n.i.-. .ie
take tho noocssnrv measures lo conversant with Iho different ang
keep our business profitable. I h-s r the game, and were as lic
it was with these fads ill mind : customed as we aro to HircshliK
that the program for the recent out our problems together It Is
meeting or the Oregon Slate llm- probable that a general advertls
llrulturnl sorletv in .Me.lford was I 'ng campaign tor example, might
developed. The committee In ' successfully undertaken this
nhan. was i.iiimlntrd bv me iisi'enr. rnfortunatcly this Is not
president uf the society and W0"j"c """ '"" represenlnltves elglily per cent of them. In short,
eomponed entirely ot .Med ford .of several Important districts, pro. ,,e Pear council taces a task
growers, acting with President i during large tonnage, slated t lu'1 I will, ll require the expenditure ot
Hurcll or the Krtlllgrowers league I while they believed It could T.l mm-h time ami energy on the pari
und myself. The program wan do-'1""'' M n year's time, their grow-j,,f ti,,,se whom the growers choose
llborulclv arrangeil to present llicl'''"1 "''''" "ot .vol r Iv f..r sncli I i represent them on the council.
fiilldiimcntiit economic racts tition
which tho pear Industry depends
'for success In such a way as to
bring out the best thought of the
growers attending the meetings usi
to ways and means ror neeotnp-l
Uniting constructive results. Tn
this end the secretary ' was In-j
ntfucted lo request tho State' col-1
leges ot Oregon and Calir.irnla to'
send un the best men available
with the must complete (lata which
had been secured either through.
their own rosenrch or otherwise,
mid present sumo to us In con
denned rorm. . . -
tlooiioriilho IVar Sales,
i You havo Junl been told by Mr.
Wood of the remarkable results;
ccoinpilnhed by our Itosc cum-;
pslgn In Detroit. This rumpalgn
was made possible only through
our cooperative effort which cum";
ns tho lesult of many frank ills-
russlons In our -lengm meetings.
I want to say to you men who
made this etiort possible through
your united support, Hint f you j
have focused the attention or the
pear Industry at large on.Mcdtord
to a remarkable extent, You hgve
aoc.omnlli.hrd n unique jind ont
tsndlng aclileveiiienl,""u'n"S klven .
a practical demonstration of what;
blf results can be secured thrui
of highest quality and national
reputation are handled by the
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