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Show BOOSTERS IHE OFFlf FOR DENVER Si They Propose to Gin Colorad aus Some Pointers on g LARUE DELEGATION GOES M FROM THE GARDEN Cllill Propose to Bring Next FruilSl growers' Association Meet-8K .1. Kdward Taylor,' state horticultunl m inspector, left Thursday night for Do3( ver to attend the "National IVuitgrowerffifi nteociuiioii and the Colorado annuK? fruit show and horticultural conventiorft' He was accompanied by Moroni JlortoKln Hen, president of Ihe state horLivitltitryklP1 society, and several other prominn'rjftt fruitgrowers of northern Utah, ifrf'1 Mortensen ia a huccessful fruitgrowjjfn'l of Bear Itiver City and the other hGrlifc--culturalists ronrcieiit, the f mit growiBife interests of Brighatn Citv nntT CncMgG valley. H21 Mf. Taylor ami his party loft on tkM Denver & Ifio Grande a few hours nfUfn. nuother and larger iwirty of fruitgroi ers from Utnh county left bv way of WJP Union Par.ille. "pm!" Tho fruit-growers from t he nortlifttte? ....... hi-., iu fin .hi hi- ui uranif,-' Junction this morning and with Mfr Taylor they -will spend the dy lookiaCtf, over the orchards in flic ('ratio rivb'. valley before continuing their trip Denver, where tho I'olorado apple shofK opened Monday morning. At Gran' lunetion the Utah fruitgrowers will iiig-, vost.igato orchard methods employed bp? t lie Colorado mun and discuss with thci the tnetbody employed in snurJaing atj counteracting the eiTurls of carlv frosM.' Several matters of universal intoroi t.T to fruitgrowers of the west viill come o ft at the Denver convention, according J Mr. Taylor, chief of which will he th be consideration of national h-giMalidn f e Sardine Ihe size, of apple boxes and til grading of apples. On this propositi jS" the eastern interests nre drtnnnding c JSj tain chaugPF. whidi are opposed lo tllitfe best interests of tho western growci IT :uul tho I'tah fruitgrowers will niakoj i determined stand with the. other westfii ' producers to protect their own iutcrci 'rj j Different. Standards TJrod. At tho present time, according to 3& i$ Tavlor. California. Oregon. Utah an & Colorado arc using different standard in pnekiue grading tipples. Uti :i4 packers use two standards, pattcroi X after those in use in Colorado atnlji Oregon and Washington. The Oreg and Washington standard box, itiatt uk measurement, j.s lOixll" jXlS" inch f while tho Colorado standard is one m K deeper, measuring 11 jxll"jxl3: ? inches. 'The brands to dMgn.ile qtialil a,l, present nre "extra fnncv." "fancy Ui and "choice,5- but at present these Oj (J classifications in name only. Tho growers of the wesr seek to lui jj, Ihe grading' changed to "fanc"$j bS "choice'" and "orchard run." andl irt have theso brands mean enctlv rrfi ia tbev say. by the eastern coinnnssioo men who attend thn Denver convention is jhjjtl they mnst bring about national lcgifBw tioii lo ro.iult in nil apple boxes beiiP"" constructed to hold exact h one third Jjjji: a bushel. They contend lb.n the PlIfci; barrel las been standard! :cd at tlhw buahcls capacity and some multiplejM this must be established for the boxcar order to placo the price of apples oiylSi definite basis. j tu. Mr. Taylor said that his trip to D ver would be a Hying one. i tho htii l ncs of the Salt Lako office would ri quiro his attention this weelc. Oth members of the party of Vtab grotrpi however, will remain in Denver unl next. week. The ITIah emiuly horticultural J took with thorn a large coiiigumnt M Utah apples, which will be. entrrcdp, tlA tho Denver show ami thrv also have utc ton or more of literature relating to til fruit -growing land of Utah, both u fct proved and unimproved. Provo Boosters En Route Thirty Provo boohler-, in tlvtr ife oial car. arrived in Half Lake ('Sr Mondav evening at .":1" o'clock nt iEL union depot and left ten minute? la) jsjl en route lo the annual cnnontionf Nationnl Fruitgrowers' association aj Colorado fruit- show in Dcnt. T, party included some of the most pro inoiit men of the Cnjrden Citv and.th ua aro "prepared to give their corauuuntj mt real lot of hooMing. On the sidr-Si ! the Pull ma u sleeper were ivo Ian banners, bearing the legend. "Proi Utah, Hoostois; droatest Fruit Cotini in the World, llonm of the Jonntbj t.. Apple." To prove Ihe words on i I ftft sign Ihe car hud a gondlv Mon. of tl most delicious apples which will he mih tribuled at various points along I "jm lino. .122 The I'rovn men were most enlntjsi tic over tltoir country and nmonif j parly is .1. David Larson, ed'tor, of 1 i, Provo Herald, who is accompany mg I I , horticulturists to Denver in be capj itv of publicity agent- There arc tr, in the partv William M. Ro lance, i J. of the largest fruitgrowers- in thn st who is chairman of the committee ijjr? charge of th party. Among the ou j 'members of the party are J. E. J. G. K. Barton, Frank Spencer, W. , W Brcreton. Harrv B. Davis Ten Dec ft W. F. Tew. 0. W. Delong. The partv will travel o Vwer u private car. and what room n t&e-( is not taken up bv members ot tho T t, is being mied. to store the apples.; t free distribution between Salt Jtt, Citv and Denver. The Provo mn M 3. alao 200 1kxc of npplcs now in 1 ver which will bo on exhibition at J t apple show, to compete for P"ZMVV The partv will not oulv boost Wmtt own district, but for nil Utah. " q intention of the Pro-.o men to WiJt, touch with delegations from 10!hor1flNs! tions of the state after rcachine ver and HiWkc an etTorl to have the Mg annual convention of the Fruitgrowers' association held in M of the Utah cilier. -.rnJl The pnrtv from Provo wns joinc" Ogden )nt evening bv about tiU .JWfct her couiilv fruit prom an.l aW er parties from towns fa r t h e r no" t |