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VOL. XXVI
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEHRUAKY 4, 1915
No. 36
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'GOOD THINGS TO EAT'
A review of the growth and develop
ment of the northwestern fruit industry
presents facts of more tnan passing in
terest. The business of apple growing
and marketing, today a big factor in
the four states, Oregon, Washington,
Montana and Idaho, is not yet a score
of years old. Just 14 years ago the
Hood River district shipped its first
carload of apples. The Hood River
crop of last fall reached the amount of
1.2U0 cars, while the total output of
the four states approximated 15,000
cars.
In the infant daya of the apple in
dustry growers experienced no trouble
in disposing of the fruit themselves.
Market men from the big cities of the
country vied with each other in bidding
for the unexcelled product. Profit
from the sale of apples began to allure,
and with those of the middle west and
east who were seeking new homes in
the communities of fertile soil in the
northwest the "Big Ked Apple" be
came a term to charm. From small
plantings the area of orchard tracts
has sprung to thousands of acres.
No longer than four years ago apple
growers were still holding meetings
for the discussion of problems connect
ed with the production of a perfect ap
ple and how to pack the fruit after it
was grown. Even then the average
growers had not foreseen the dangers
and disasters that wire going to be
caused by lack of proper distribution.
Manufacturers have long known that it
is tuner to produce goods than it is to
sell them, and while all credit must be
given the northwest fruit grower for
his c (Torts in apple culture, whereby he
has shown the world a fruit that cannot
be equaled, lie has paid too much at
tention to production and too little to
methods of profitable distribution.
Like an unexpected avalanche in a
mountainous district the true status of
their condition was forced upon them
when not only a record crop was pro
duced in their own territory, but in all
apple sections of the United States in
1912.
It was after the disastrous market
ing of that year that the huge central
selling agency, the North Pacific Fruit
Distributors, was launched, looking for
ward to a control of the tonnage of the
annle crop by the cooperative organiza
lion, ami thus to curtail the evils of
competition by many selling factors.
With a lieht crop in 1913. returns to
growers were fairly satisfactory.
But with the opening of the market'
ing season of 1914 it was realized that
the dream of many that one selling
concern could control the markets for
the benefits of the grower was imposs
ible of realization. And today, while
leading market men are hopeful of
profitable daya for apple growers in
the northwest, all are explicit in their
warnings that this success rests upon
absolute district cooperation. It is
even declared that talk of the proposed
cooperation of the fruit communities
of the four states is absurd until the
associations, corporations and individu
al shippers of each district are organ
ized on a bona hue cooperative basis
No market expert is a greater ex
ponent of such plana for the future
than H. F. Davidson, who says:
'The apple growers of Wenatchee,
who have formed a cooperative league
among themselves, are moving along
in the right direction. If their efrarti
are successful, a wonderful step for
ward in the solution of the problem
will be taken.
'The growers of Yakima, although
thev have not fully evolved their plans
as yet, are getting together on similar
lines. This trend all looks good.
'The Rogue River valley haa been
very badly disorganized. So much so,
that much of its ;fruit has been mar
keted on a disastrous basis, after ad
vancea have been made by commission
houses. Such plans are very poor and
will not only continue to be disastrous
to the growers of the Rogue River val
ley, but will have a serious cited on
the industry in other districts, where
comparative varieties are produced and
so d on the same markets.
"Of all the districts Hood Kiver is
at present the bcBt organized. Hut
even here we have enough dissension
to cause considerable losses to our own
growera. And it seems, in the light of
information secured through our costly
experience during :the past few years
that it behooves the growers and ship
pers of all districts to get together
themselves, and then they car. make
satisfactory arrangements with each
other. The movement at Seattle was
certainly a step in the right direction
But it will not be of much benefit to
the fruit growers, unless each district
perfects an organization of its on and
then practically gives the central board
its unanimous support.
"The details of the central board of
control have as yet not been worked
out, but satisfactory working plana will
come as a consequence, if the proper
spirit is placed behind the movement
which must be built up by the growers,
themselves, through their shipping or
ganizations." Kenneth McKay, manager of the
Fruit Growers Exchange, the local
affiliation of the Northwestern Fruit
Exchange, commends the plan proposed
at the Seattle meeting, but with recer
vations. "The policy, itself," he says, "ia all
right, but it must be administered with
proper discretion. The power that will
be Imposed on the board of control is
one that can be harmfully misused.
The idea of a marketing concern giving
away its inner workings and innermost
secrets before a sale is consummated
seems to me out of place. But I do
I believe in all selling agencies submit
tin a full report of all sales made with
' car numbers and prices received. This
will then show whether prices have
been undercut or not. The board of
control will give an added expenae to
marketing, and whether or not this
new cost will justify the returns re-
! mains to be seen."
! E. H. Shepard says:
"Apples in the northwest during the
past few years have usually brought
good pricea and paid a good profit on
the investment, consequently the
grower has devoted practically all of
his time to the growing ehd of the bus
iness without giving the marketing end
very much serious consideration. But
the unusually low pricea this year have
set the northwestern growers thinking
and they have given the matter aerioua
consideration and are doing a great
deal of investigation work. They real
ize that something must be done and
they believe something can be accom
plished. Many salesmen and men con
nected with marketing organizations
state that in their opinion the crop1
could have been handled thia year ao it
would have realized from 25 to 50 centa
more per box. In addition to the gen
eral business depression the war and
the unusually large crop, which it must
be conceded affected pricea very ma
terially, it seems to be the consensua
of opinion that there wa an unneces
sary cutting of pricea in the desire lo
get business and lack of proper dis
tribution. Apple groweraof ti e north
west believe that if unnecessary com
petition can be eliminated and an
understanding be affected and an intel
ligent distribution made that they can
secure from 25 to 50 cents per box more.
The old idea that the law of supply and
demand governa pricea In measure is
true, but .it is not entirely true. By
that I mean in connection with the ap
ple business. If the crop of apples was
sufficient to meet the demand for a six
months period it is very evident that
f the entire crop were thrown on the
market in 30 or 60 daya low pricea
would result. And again, although the
supply may be equal to the demand for
six months, much depends on the dis
tribution. To illustrate thia in a force
ful way. if the aupply of apples waa
30,000,000 barrels, much lower pricea
would be obtained if all or the crop waa
shipped to Chicago, New York or Boa-
tor, than it the crop was distributed
evenly all over the United States.
"Growers have come to the conclu
sion it a plan can be devised tnat win
be acceptable to the marketing institu
tions, and they believe it can, that an
orderly control of the entire crop of (he
northwest can be maintained, an even
distribution aecured, an unnecessary
cutting of prices eliminated and much
beter prices obtained.
" 1 he Hy-product committee realizing
that the apple industry depended pri
marily upon the profit made in fresh
fruit decided to call a meeting of the
growers and also a meeting of the
heads of the different marketing con
cerns with a view of seeing ir some
plan could be devised that would better
marketing conditions of the northwest.
Consequently they notified all of the
different districts to send delegatea of
apple growers to meet in Seattle Janu
ary Zz z:i. 1 hey also requested each oi
the marketing concerns to send repre
sentatives to take part in these deliber
ations. Irie rirleRRtea were the most
serious mi mild representative oouy or
men connected with the fruit industry
that has ever met in the northwest.
Harmony prevailed throughout meeting
At beginning of the session tne chair
man ruled no discussion oi me past
would be tolerated that cast any re dec
tion on the marketing institutions, gay
inrf further that the Bole object of the
meeting as to devise a plan to better
the present marketing methods. Every
budy met with this spirit of frfendli
nets, consqucntly the meeting was har
monicus throughout resulting in an ar
geement which all of the different mar
keting concerns present Bigned, agree
ing to tie governed oy a tioaro oi con
trol of three lo be selected by the
growers, it is believed tnat una noard
of control can meet with the ofliciala of
the different marketing organizations
from time to time determining the ac
tual marketing value which can be re
alized and through their power and in
fluence can prevent any of the market
ing concerns unnecessarily cutting
these prices. Each marketing concern
would be expected and required to fur
nish daily a complete record of the
number of cars Bold and vatious grades,
prices, sizes and the markets to which
they are shipped. With such informa
tion in possession of the board of con
trol it would be an easy matter for the
board to ascertain daily how many cars
were being shipped to any one city and
by furnishing this information to the
different marketing concerns a glutting
of any particular market could be pre
vented. Furthermore it is the general
understanding that this board should be
directed to follow the marketing clear
to the consumer preventing the retailer
from charging the consumer ary exor
bitant prices in to far us they were
able, it being a well known fact that
exorbitant retail prices have been
asked for northwestern box applea in
the past, which prevented consumption
and a lack of consumption means a lack
of demand.
"It ia the purpose of the distiicla to
call a meeting of the growers in the
near future to select delegates for the
purpose of choosing a board of control.
Thia boaid of control must be composed
of men who are absolutely square,
broad minded, experienced, of good
judgment and diplomatic. In Bhort
they must be men who will give a
square deal and favor no particular
marketing concern and discriminate
againat none. The growers are very
much in earnest and undoubtedly will
exercise good judgment in the selection
of delegates which ia sufficient assur
ance in advance that none of the mar
keting concerns could be successful in
the endeavor to secure a board of their
own selection. Growers realize fully
tnai ir me ngni kiou or rjoard ia se
lected the plan will be a success. On
the other hand they realize fully that
if the right kind of board is not select
ed the plan will be a failure. In fact
this feeling ia ao strong on the part of
the growers that it ia generally be
lieved that no grower could be per
suaded through loyalty to his market
ing concern to vote for any man who
would not stand for the square deal. It
seems pretty well assured at the pres
ent time that this plan will be carried
out and become effective.
A. I. Mason says :
"At the Seattle meeting we did a
whole lot of things from which may
come a whole lot of good. We did
some things we should not have done.
There were some things that we should
nave aone mai we uio noi ao. liut as
a whole, 1 think much good will come
rrom me meeting. ine rock, upon
which there is the greatest danger of
the movement being shipwrecked
might be the desire of any one organiz
ation trying to control, either directly
or indirectly, the final arrangements
which are yet to be made."
Dr. C. A. Macrum, of Mosier, who
attended the Seattle meeting and who
waa in the city Tuesday, is optimistic
over prospects for the ultimate success
of the movement started by the By
products committee.
"ihe delegates at tne Seattle meet
ing were there with an honest purpose
and discussed the problems with a sen
ous mind. I am a harmony man, and I
DAIRY MEETING
DRAWS CROWD
APPLE GROWERS TOLD TO FARM
L B. Fitts and C M. McAllister Deliver
Addresses - Apples Said to be Good
Cow Feed
The prevailing strong interest in the
Hood River valley in such industries as
that of dairying and hog raising, forma
of diversified farming, closely allied
with the predominant business of apple
growing, was shown by the large at
tendance at Saturday 'a meeting at the
Commercial club, when the assembly
hsll was well tilled by orchardista from
all parts of the valley. The chief ad
dresses of the day were made by E. B.
ritts, a dairy expert from corvalhs,
and C. M. McAllister, special represen
tative of Portland Union Stock yards.
Mr. Fitfa remarks were directed
toward the scientific problems of feed
ing for milk production, ins address
was illustrated by charts showing the
relative value of different grains, silage
and roughage stuffs.
During the course of his lecture he
stated that applea were a good cow
feed. "Ihe value of apples for dairy
cows, he said, is a little more than
half that of corn enailage. I have had
many ask ine if applea would cause
milk production to cease. They will
not. They are good for cowe. How
ever, I have no doubt, if a cow got into
an orchard, that she would eat ao much
of the fruit that her digestive organa
would be upset and milk would stop.
Paragraphs of advice given growera
at Saturday's meeting, appear below:
Give the cow all the rough reed ane
will eat, clover hay, alfalfa, vetch, ate.
There ia no better feed than silage,
preferably com ailage. It will keep in
definitely. A farmer recently got to
the bottom of his silo arter it had been
in use for 14 yeara. The old silage,
while slightly discolored, waa relished
by the cowa apparently aa much aa the
fresh.
Beet pulp, at $35, compared with
other high priced feeds at the present
time, ia one of the cheapest foods the
cow man can buy. It should be fed
with oil or alfalfa meal.
It is well to allow cows to freshen in
the fall. A point of vantage ia that
the cow will quit giving milk at the
time of the year when pasturei are be
coming poor, and thus the dairyman
will get the benefit of her milk at the
best times of the year.
When a farmer haa eight or mora
cows, the construction of a ailo will be
profitable. Concrete silos, although
thiy cost a good deal more for original
construction, are cheaper in the long
run.
A ailo can be sealed easily by cover
ing the top with oats, these aeeda
quickly germinate, and the roots aeero
to thoroughly seal the ailo.
Cows should always be kept comfort
able. It ia a good idea to blanket them
to keep off flics.
The latter advice ia said by J. F.
McLean to be ideal. "I have doubled
the quantity of a cow's milk in the
winter time without increasing her
food allowance, by keeping her warm
and comfortable with an old blanket,"
be Bays.
Mr. l itis waa followed by Mr. Mc
Allister, who said he had come hera aa
a result of a letter written by Kenneth
McKay to the Union Meat Co. "Ibe
letter was turned over to the Portland
Union Stock Yarda with the request
that I attend the meeting," said Mr.
McAllister. "I fetl like an interloper,
for this is a dairy meeting. Yet dairy
ing and hog raising go hand in hand.
"This year ia the small farmer's op
portunity. Wheat growers, with the
price of grain rising, have stopped
every hole in their bins to keep a pig
from getting a grain. They are telling
off all the hugs, even the little fellows.
I was at Bend the other day and some
40 pound pigs came on the market.
They will be ready to pay good pricea
for breeding stock again before long,
and it is going to be up to the small
farmer to furnish it to them.
"Let the small farmer have a cow or
two and some hogs and a good woman
to keep him going and you can't break
that man."
Mr. McAllister told of how the Port
lard Union Stock Yarda had instituted
a campaign to increase hog raising out
in the I'acinc norinweai. An agency
whs formed in the middle west for the
Eurpose of purchasing thoroughbred
rood sowa. These animals, with the
cooperation of local banka and newspa
permen, were placed in an norinweai-
crn communities. ine snipmeni ui
hogs from Nebraska, a business that
had formerly taken millions or Idoliars
out of the country, stopped.
"While the apple ia all right.' said
Mr. McAllister, "the northweatern
communities have used it too much.
"Get out your publicity booklets, ir
you will, and put a big red apple on
the front page, but on the second page
put a big red hog ana on me intra a
big red cow. If the tree ia not giving
satisfaction, let's pull it out, and turn
our soil to advantage."
Mr. McAllister advised growers to
choose the bieed of hog liked best, but
not to cross breeds.
He called attention to the offer now
being made to the school children of
the state to furnish them with brood
sows. He commended the movement.
"If any one deairea to know more or
thia movement," ho said, "they may
secure all information by writing the
Portland Union Stock Yards, Portland,
Ore.
Button Buys Eight-Cylinder Car
While in Portland last week attend
ing the automobile ahow, Frank H.
Button purchased a King, eight cylin
der, automobile. The car is a beauty.
accomodaling;nve passengers, u naa
cluy lines. Mr. Button's car will b.
the first eight cylinder machine ever
brought to Hood River.
Mr. Button has taken the local agen
cy for the King and expects to begin
soon to demonstrate its merits to local
prospective purchasers.
look for good to come of the move
ment. We simply must forget the
past, trust each other and get together
for the general good. We must re
member that what is being done ia not
for any individual, but for all fruit
growers. The fruit growers have got
work ahead of them, but 1 think they
will work out a plan that will be very
benenciai.
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