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Show Fruit Growers Association Associa-tion Manager Arrives P. A. HIikenliMiper, Truullng ltepre. M-iilnlhe, Aho Here, Signing l'p .en Members. Leoiinid Matlhews, H. new mnu-nger mnu-nger ror the Pleasant roe branch or the Utah Fruitgrowers' Association, arrived here this week and is now In charge or the company's ntTnIra nt their loctil ollke Mr. Matthews halls from Ofiden. wheie ho has hud much experience In tho rrult Industry He Is pleased with the season's prospects slid pronounces Pleasant drove as the most beautiful town In the slate He expects Mrs. Matthews here bye and bye Mrs. C A lllckculoopcr of Ogdcn, the trnu'llng repiesonintUe for the state association, has been here for tho past ten days Initiating the local growers Into niembcishlp in the asso-clntlon, asso-clntlon, and he repot ts thnt he has signed up nearly all of the prominent locnl fruit growers. Oxer llfly of them hnve taken stock and will market their fruit through the stale exchange Uesldes this ho lias listed practically all or the fruit growers or Lehl, Alpine Al-pine and American Folk, Mr Illckeiiloopcr says that tho association as-sociation has a most promising season before It, having nlrendy contracted for u largo part of the peach crop at adxanced prices over last year The association has Instnlled C C llackes, mi experienced commission man, In charge of Its local nnd express shipments. ship-ments. It will tako care or the berry crop and will hnndlo express shipments ship-ments ns well as cm load lots, It has been supplying its members with nihenate ol lead Tor spraying purposes at prices less tl.uu they could obtain it from other sources, nod will also supply them with their berry boxes ill cost |