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Eight HOOD RIVER eLACIEtt, THURSDAY 1EBROARY 17 1810 SHEPARD OUTLINES BENEFITS OF UNION (Contii)U(M from Ktrth haJJ pool our issues. We must form as sociations, and every grower must join and support it loyally. Tba reasons seem so clear to me tbat. it hardly ceenii necessary to go into further argument, and instead of giv ing you further reasons of what 1 am advocating, I will confine myself to a tew faois that are convincing. Ihe ideas advocated are praotaioally the same as the system ot business adopted and effective in the opera tiou of large successful industries of our country, like the lailway, the Standard Oil, United States Steel Co., the department store and the big wholesale house and factories. 'ruit glowing sud selling are practi cally no dilterent. A few facta are more convincing than arguments, therefore I will tell you about tne Hood Kiver Apple Growers' Union. Previous to its existence oar growers sold fancy four tier Spitzen beigs fur 86 oeuts per box, and the next yeur after when the Apple liroweia Union was f 01 med they re ceived 2 per box and since tbat lime we have never leoeived leas. The first year J managed the Hood Kiver Apple Growers Union we obtained the highest prlue for applea that Hood Kiver bid ever received, and the price obtained was higher each consecutive year during my manage ment. Ho thoroughly do our people Irom this object lesson, illustrated in dollars and cents, realize the import ance und benefit to them of our union that the membership has in creased from 47 to ;tU), and the Hood Kiver Apple Urowers Union coutiols from 1)1) to 80 per cent ot the apples In our valley. I am sorry to say that we have nut got the remain ing five or ten per cent. There are reasons, most of them are personal, bat it Is the Hood Kiver Apple Giowers Union that aets the price for Hood Kiver. Of course the market conditions are governed by the laws of supply and demand and this price beiug set protects the Individual shipper, insuring him a good a price and In some casus CD accouut of tin- dosire o' many dealers to have at leust a few of Hood Kiver epplea to advertise their business, frequently enables the independent shipper to get ironi five to ten cents per box more. Many of these indopeadent growers have frequently admitted to uii, that without the union they would not obtain the price they were getting and that they would join tbe union before they would allow it to bust. 1 am sorry any of our growers Uf out for personal reasons, because I liolieve ail of us appreciate what the Hood Kiver Apple Growers Union lias done for Hood Kiver Valley, what it is doing mid what it will do. Wo have intelligent people and 1 belitfw ttM time not very tar distant ffhea ?( ry apple grower in Hood Kiver V Hoy will see the necessity from a porsonal point ot view in addition to bis geueral interest iu tbe valley, ot joining our association, shipping bis crop with us and giving our association hla loyal support. 1 wiiut to give you another couviuctng proof ot the value uf an aasociation, which Is more tgallleaot aud more couviuoiiig than anylhliig 1 have said to you this uveulug. in the year 1001 the apple buyers lost a great deal of money. In 1!MH It was the general opinion of nearly every apple grower in the northwest that the buyors in the east at loant hud an understanding of some kind and it was the general impression among growers that there was H movement, on foot to force the growers ou a consigiitneut basts. I do not in an to say that there was an agreement to this etfect, and 1 do not intend to oouvey that every apple buyer was in sympathy with this Idea, however, 1 will riot dwell further on these points, hut null your atten tion to the facts ol that year, which 1 believe will convlnoe you ot the value mid power of a union. Not a wheel wn tinned, riot a box was sold In the Northwest tty a sirigte individual, private shipping tlrm or association, so far as I know, until Hood Kiver Apple Growers Union knocked a hole In the stone wall and made a sale ot tbe entire crop, the same aa It hat done every year in Its existence, and then the tun began, the great apple industry ot the northwest was again doing buiineaa'on tha F. ft. li. plan. 1 If it had not been tor tbestrengtn nf tbe Hood Kiver Apple Growers Unl in 1 am inolined to believe a) lj.be north west .apple growers might nave rallen back'into shipping on consignment basts, and all of you apple growers koow what that means, i'be season l'JU8 was a critical one Indeed, tut tbe Hood Kiver Apple Growers Uoiou bad tbe strength to meet tbe situa lion. When this sale was made the ball wt-s started rolling and other districts with good associations weie sold out sud cleaned up before the districts with out associations got started, and 1 want to call your at tention also to tbe tact that during the last tew jears the prices obtained in the different sections have depend ed largely on the strength ot their as sociation. I he districts with tbe strongest unions which control the greatest per oeut ot the growers, are tbe ones that have secured the best prioes. The Hood Kiver Apple Growers Unloo 1 believe la the best organized, the best managed and the strongest apple Uoiou in existence aud it controls a greater per cent ot its growers tbau auy other associa tiou in existence that 1 know of, aud 1 wight add tbat we have obtained tbe highest prices for our apples ot any seotlon iu the United States, during tbe time we have been iu existence. The prices durlug the last ten years in Hood Kiver at which fancy four tier Hplteaberga have been sold may he interesting, in 1!KX, $1 7!3; iu 11KJJ, W; In uki'J, 2.2f3; iu 1803, i. Iu Itu4, ilo; in 1SMJ5, HL12k to 12.(30; in 19UtS, 12.20 to 18.16; in iyJ7, 82.20 to 3. 27; iu 180b, 12 26; In 11)09, 82.00 to $3 110, all net f. o. b. Hood Kiver. In California the orange industry had become demoralized and growein were asking praotloally no profit, un til they formed the California Citrus Association, which is ihe biggest u gauizatiou in the country, of its kind, and alooe that time toe orange growers have been prosperous. In r'remo, the great rarsln country where they have no association, 1 was told last week that many ot tbe growers had been uuabla to dispose of their crop of raisins at a profitable llgiire aud have been holding tbeui ou storage for two or three seasons, and last year conditions were so bad that many growers ted giapes to tbe hogs. Home time ago, G. Harold Powell, oouneoted with the Horticultural Uureau in the department of Agri outline, spent two days at Hood Kiver. Mr. Powell Is the man, whom tbe Uuited States Government at the request of the orange glowers neut to California to investigate aud ascertain tbe reasons for fruit arriv ing at Its point of destination in a damaged condition and lor the further purpose of investigating pre oool iug, with a view to seeing if it was possible to improve methods so that fruit could be laid down at dentins tion with less loss and in better condition Conaequeutly, it must he apparent to you that Mr. Powell's ideas, on aooount of his opportunity, experience and ability Dioat be valu able. He believes, in which 1 oau concur, thut in older for our State to obtain the best prioes it will be neoes sary for each district to forui au as social ii n, und he further believes that the time is not very tar dist.aut when all associations in Oregon will be joined togetner with one direct manager, who will control the selling aud distribution Mr. Powell even goes further than tills and states that eventually it ia quite probable tint Oregon, Washington and Idaho will all be united along these Hues with one selling aud distributing maria er, with agents looated in tbi principal distributing centers of the east. Such a plan would illmioate self competition, preveat the glutting of auy markets and result In proper distribution, which would menu tbat each market would be properly sup plied iu acoordauoe with the laws ot supply and demand and the best prices lealued. In the districts without su associa tion growers are compelled to do one of two things, selling dopeudunt oi consign 1 think 1 have made it oleiu that a lot of groweis selling hide pendantly cannot secure as good prices as tbey oan through an associa tion and 1 think all of you are suit) olently well posted to realize that ran dom consignments frequently nienii poor prices and some times led ink bul sooe.s bests, ot course 1 am glad to state tnere are lots of good "com misalon bouses tbat do a good clean btraigbtfoiward bouse business, but it is not easy for the grower to find ont except by experience, wbioh sometimes means loss, which of the commission houtes are good aud which are not good. Where tbe glowers do their own selling tbey are handicapped by tbe individual who does not know the market and by tbe one who bells because be ueeds the money, it is only natural the buyers are keen tellows and buy as ohtaply as tbey nan. You cannot blame them for this. It one man, who is not potted oi beouuse he need- the money, sells at a low figure it palls down the market ami makes it hauler tor the grower who Is posted, to get the price tor bis truit that be Is entitled to. The association eliminates such con ditions. Tbe association saves tbe grower a great deal of mcney by buying in carload lots the paper, box material, spiays, etc, und ftirnisbiug to the grower at cost price, plua the cost cf handling which has saved thousands of dollars tor our growers. The man ager of an association naturally meets representatives trout all the other truit sections, buyers aod salesmen from tbe different implement bouses aud spray mauofuc.turers, and naturally by absorption beooiuea we 1 posted aud conaequeutly is able to give tbe growers a great deal of very valuable advice and information on tuesa sub jects which would be diiliuult for tbe grower to get otherwise because he does not have this opportunity ot meeting all these difterent people connected with the btiemess. l'he directors of such an association should be aelected with care, ihey should bo success! ul growers with good busiuesH ability, popular aud lecogul.ed as a squaie uiun, and be selected 40 as to represeut each sec tion of the district. Ibo association should be ruu on the co-operative pan, and conduct its business with a view of paying the glower the piioe realized tor tbe tut it, less tbe actual expense of doing the busiuess, with out endeavoring to create a surplus lor stock dividends Stock should be held entirely by !he fruit growers aud the amount ot capital subset ibed should be necesiury to properly equip Ihe associalou with shipping ware house, proper taollites, aud cold stoi ago plauts where ueoessary. The union should require a contract Irom each grower for bis drop iu advance ul the com ing season, ibis is abso lately necessary tu order to run au associaliou successfully. Without contracts binding the giowers the association cannot make sales. I am sorry to sny that if tbe growers are ml bound by ooutiaut sume members would decline to deliver the fruit wbeu an opportunity pruseufs itself whereby they cau gel live or ten cents more. Hood Kiver formed the first union in KY., aud 1 am glad to see the dilterent districts throughout our different truit sections waking up to the necessity of the association wbioh 1 have al ways advocuted since 1 went into tha fniit busioess in Huud Kiver Impressing my views editorially iu lietter bin t of which I am editor and publisher, iu t tie Hist year of its ex-i-tetice, my coucl iidiug remarks were us follows, "Finally when we have got an association in every district we cau organize under one graud associ ation composed of the managers ot the district associations, which can Create a harmoutous polioy, which will not only be for good iu all but a power iu the laud. " Before closiug 1 want to touch bristly on a few general topics. 1 do uut believe iu over production, there uevei has been a coutinued over produotiou ot any food com modity. There are temporary over productions. The crop of apples in 1886 was til) million barrels. ihe average crop foi last three years has ecu about 0 milliuu barrels. In con met iun with bis decreased crop it must be in tod that tbe population ot United States has increased pheuom miatly and 1 might add that while the population ot Uuited States bus in creased 800 per cant the oonrumptioii of fruit hux increased 1600 per cent, which in my opinion does not seem to indicate all over production Tbe Increased consumption ol truit is pruiiutily due to two cases. Tbe Americans are rapidly becoming a fruit eating nation. Another renson loi the increased I demand and peihapa tbe more im poitaot reason is the better railroad facilities, better sen ice and better oars. We oan now ship fruits grown in Oregon to almost, every oity in I !'..!....! Ut-l . . i mien oiai.ttn hqi tuQ in o re uuruy froita, like pears and apples, are shipped to Europe, Asia, Attica. Australia, and in fact anywbeie in the woild and laid down in perfect condition. Once more speaking cf over pro duction, In an article putlished iu last Sunday's Oregonian giving an interview with an rastern Newspaper man, be states we need not fear over production, but uoder consumption. A long time ago io lietter Fruit 1 called attealwo of the fruit industry to the tact that flood Kiver Spltzen bergs were sold iu .New York at 75 cents, 6 aod as high r.a II 50 per dozen, ibe apples avprnged eight to ten dozen to tie box, and conse quently bringing retail 810 to 812 per box. ihese appies are sold In Oregoo net, f. o b. 82 to 82.60, fieigbt is 50 ceuta, dealer makes 60 oents, costing the retailer 83 to i:i 60 per box, and be tells them at retail making three to four hundre. i pei ceot profit There is scaroely any other food com modity that 1 know of where tbe re tailer's profit runs up in the hun dreds ot per cent like it does in tbe retail fruit business with the res .on at. i and hotel. If wo had associations throughout all tte different fruit sections in the northwest we could easily get to gether through representatives to favor any plan that mould promote the frail industry or tight and oppos iug any measure that would defeat it Over u year ago, almost -ingle hand ed I might add, Hood Kiver shared ihe tight, against the Lafean Kill, which was then known as tbe Porter Kill. We were successful and with the assistance of representatives from tbe state of Washington tbe Porter Kill was killed aud we have hren op posing the bafean Kill without auy united action every since, aod today through the assistance of the Oregon ian, our State Koard ot Horticulture and tbe State Horticulture Sooiety ot WuHhingon and the efforts ot individ ual growers, we ItHve succeeded in pigeon holing the bill, hut whet he we will keep it pigeon holed or not, remains to le seen, if we hud been united we certainly would have been iu far belter position to successfully oppose the passage of this bill, which to say tbe least it passed wilt ceituio ly disturb our pack to wbat extent rcmaius to be seen. Of one thing I am sure. Ibe northwest, will never pack iu any other size box thau Ihe one we aie using now, no matter what kind of a bill tbe eastern people are successful iu forcing on na. We will brand it a abort box aod take our ohancea rather than depait from our tin norm pack, which is meeting with great popularity with th trade. Th fruit iodnsiry is the fouith industry in tbe state, wtb a strong probability iu the near future of being the most impoitaut. Onr timber will be cut down, tbe land becomes exhausted whioh continued crops ot wheat, and the fruit itnlus try is increasing more rapidly than dairy ing In conclusion jus! a woid of can lion.' All land is not truit land, i'ooi trees ou good fiuit land will not make orchards. Good trees ou good laud will not succeed without proper cue. All climatic condition' are not suited for the produotiou ol truit. v here, money ia being made in au todoery aud sales of real estate arc active it ia but natural that pro moters with no idea ot lemaining per maueutly in tho htisluess will engage iu buying aud selliug lands, and so 1 feel juttilled iu saying to inv slots when you purchase oichard lands of a company be careful to know that the land is situated In a good fruit country. Ke sure the people you are mi) log of are responsible rlnanciaily aud ni oi i. i I y and assure yourself thut they will carry out their 003 tracts, it you ara lo set the orchard your self, Le sure you get good land aud that the supply of moisture is suf ficient by rain lull or unguium. Ke sure that you are free Irom frost, and last but not least, be careful to select varieties of fruits, that will do the best in your location and don't plant varieties because they have done well In some other district or because the) bring the highest price, but srleci those varieties that you are sure will do the best In your locality and sell for Ibe most money. I Embroideries Laces F. It MORLAN The Sincerity Store Shoes Shoes Shoes Utz &, Dunn Spring Shoes i i A Bran New Lot Came Today Of Ladies' Oxfords, Pumps and Shoes. They rit, too, and that's worth considering. The styles arc so attractive that it will he hard to choose the one that pleases you most. Palmer Suits First showing of the Palmer Spring garment. PALMER .SPRING GARMENTS were the first Spring Suits for ladies to arrive in the city. SEE THEM- Then we know you'll buy. That's our experience. 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The Stark Year Book for 1910 represents an entirely new idea in nurserymen's literature it is a work nf art as well as a catalogue of Stark Nursery products. Within its covers are 32 full-page illustrations of fruits and flowers, representing 175 varieties, done in four colors, and exactly reproducing nature. 84 pages are devoted to descriptions, prices, and records. 25 Discount to Mail Order Buyers is allowed from prices quoted in The Year Book for direct, all-cash-with-order business. Salesmen have been cut out commissions formerly paid them is given to the planter he can now have Stark Trees the highest standard of tree-quality at prices usually asked for inferior nursery stock. We Pay Freight Pack Free and Guarantee Safe Arrival In addition to giving 251 discount we prepay freight to any point in the United States on orders mounting to $10.00 (net) or more. All orders are boxed and packed free (most nurserymen charge extra for boxing and packing). We absolutely guarantee safe arrival, give liberal premiums and assure every customer complete satisfaction. fruit you will want more. Stark Early Elberta will increase peach-orchard profit! where ever planted. I believe Stark P'arly Elberta It one of the beat varieties Introduced ince the first Klberta came. It will Do doubt play an important part in sections such as we have here where growers do not want too many varieties but must have early and late kinds. In Early Klberta one has all the tfood qualities of Elberta and the additional feature of early ripening. E. H. Favor, Horticiilturiat, Davia County, Utah. $15 per box for Delicious Eifht boies of Stark Delicious, at the Denver National Apple Show sold at $15.00 per boi while one boa was sold for $25.00. J. W. Murphy, Glenwood, towa. That is the world's record price for apples. All the news papers reported it it further opened the eyes of planters everywhere. Only surpassing quality complete apple supremacy could command such a price. Stark Delicious is all that and more. If you have not yet planted Delicious or if your plantings of it have been small, make a big order for it this spring don't wait another season. It is the greatest profit-producer in (he whole list of apples- you simply can't afford not to have it in your orchnrd. Don't be deceived by unscrupulous nurserymen offering you Delicious. There is but one Delicious and that is Stark Delicious owned, controled and sold inly by us. Send your order early our immense stock will be over told before the end of (he season. Black Ben Wins Carload Premium Black Ben won the $500.00 carload premium at the Denver National Apple Show. Here't a telegram: At National Apple Show just closed five hundred dullar carload premium was awarded a car of Black Ben applea grown on on hundred lizty Stark Treea at Fruita. Colorado. (Signed) Dr. S. T. Green, President Fruita Chamber of Commerce. Have you Black Ben in your orchard? If not get it in this prmg plant largely ot it. At a commercial sort it it unsur passed, a thia year tale, at the same price as Jonathan $2.00 per box, while Ben Davit brought only $1.40, Gano $1.50 and Mo. Pippin $1.50. You positively cannot make a mistake on Black Ben plant i( largely you'll never regret i(. At a filler for Spitzcnburg, Newtown, Jonathan, Deliciout, etc., it it excellent. Our stock of Black Ben it immense finer treet never grew. Get your order in early. From a commercial standpoint I fully and heartily recommend Delicious, black Hen and Stayman Winesap as three of the finest varieties for commercial orchard planting. The eating qualities ol Delicioua and Stayman Winesap are superior to any other table apple while Black Ben is the apple for the masses. The keeping qualities of all three varieties are excellent. I came to the United States Land and Itrigation Exposition at the Coliseum. Chicago, with the Wenatchee Commercial Club Exhibit and have sold a number of boxes ol Stark Delicious at $10.00 per box. This. I think, peaks well for them C. W. Wilmeroth, Wenatchee, Weah. Note: Mr. Wilmeroth spent 32 years on South Water St., Chicago as an apple commission man. He probably Is the best posted apple man in the country Stark Bro's. Stark Early Elberta A great peach for western growers. Originated in Utah. A yellow free stone ripening with Carmen but hardier and better than Elberta and a better shipper. Do what the "Peach Kin" it doing plant it commercially this spring. When they General Stock We never grew a finer or larger atock of all the popular western varieties than we are offering thit spring. Tree perfection it a description of every tree, and remembar we positively assure complete satisfaction. Moil of th country's reliable nurseries are already told out. The demand it ten timet greater than the tupply. We have the ttock to fill every order for all sorts and the kind of ttock that will make the buyer our lasting friend. But early buying it wise buying. It it to your advantage to order promptly. Increase your orchard profits do it by planting the splendid letted tpecial tortt of Statk Treet. Begin now don't wait until next teaton. Plant now and be that much nearer a big profit paying crop th m you would be by waiting 6 months or a year. Here is a brief list of varieties highly adapted to western conditioni the kind that will make a model orchard which will yield Profitable returns. a sure, regular producer of handsome profits. It sold ar at the Wenatchee Wash., Fruit Grower't Att'n Apple Senator Banana Jonathan Newtown Black Ben Spitzenburg Rome Beauty L. Raspberry Srark Deliciout Stayman Winetap Stark King David Peach Muir Alton Elberta Lovcll Km mm el Red Bird Crawford Levy Late Philips Cling June Elberta Surk E. Elberta Grapa Minion Worden Niagara Campbell Flame Tokay Stark Eclipte Moore Early White Muscat Stark K. Philip Blk. Cornichon Thomp's Seedless Ch Prof H. E. Van De.man.Kx U S. Pomologist and chief judge of the 190 National Apple Show held at Spokane, Wash., aaya; King David was the most beautiful apple I saw in all the West tr is year. erry Aprioot Pear Bing Royal Anjau Lambert Tilton Bartlatt Royal Ann Blenheim Lincoln Montmorencies Moorpark Cornice Royal Duke Colorado Winter Nelis Black Tartarian Wenatchee Easier Beurre Our stock of the above and all other varieties worthy ol propagation is complete in every tente of the word all tizea in one and two year but only one quality Stark Sterling Quality. Our cherry treet are the top-notch of tree-perfection. Finer grape vines than the ttock from our branch at Portland, N. Y., never grew, while the peach, apricot, ornamentals, etc., are juit as perfect at modern nurtery tcience can grow them. 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