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Show STANDARD BOXES. The house of representatives recently passed a bill standardizing the apple barrel. This measure was desired by the growers of tho east and south, where barrels are used. In the west and northwest apples are generally packed in boxes, and Senator Chamberlain of Oregon has offered an amendment to the house bill for the purpose of standardizing stand-ardizing the apple box. According to all acounts the box will have to accompany ac-company the barrel if the latter passes safely through the legislative mill. The house was not interested in the apple box and refused to take any notice of it when the barrel bill was up. If the amended measure passes the senate the house conferees will probably accept it as it 6tands, otherwise the eastern and southern growers will have to get along without the desired law. |