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Show Fruitgrowers i TO MEETTHURSDAY Method in Marketing Product Prod-uct Is to Be Chief Subject of Discussion. Efficiency in fruit growing, as opposed to speculative methods, promises to be the big question for consideration at the convention of the State Horticultural society, so-ciety, to be heid at the Hotel Utah next Thursday and Friday. Periodic depression of the fruit market In Utah is charged against the established practice of growers of endeavoring to market the most of the fruit crop of the state at top prices outskle of the slate, ea- the students of the problem. According Ac-cording to J. lid ward Taylor, secretary of the state board of horticulture, nearly 9!) per cent of the fruit product of the state Is dependent upon the fluctuating market, whereas only about 29 per cent of the California product is so subject to the uncertainty of demand and supply. The fiajority of the California product is grown with definite understanding of Its consignment to the canning factories, i says Secretary Taylor. He argues that the establishment of the canning industry indus-try in Utah with a system ot" previous contract for fruit crops, as is the custom with beets and tomatoes, is the best prospect for effecting stability of market. mar-ket. Just back from attendance at the convention con-vention of the Western Fruit Jobbers in New Orleans, J. C. Knudson. president of t lie State Horticultural society, is enthusiastic enthu-siastic over the prospect of a very successful suc-cessful convention. Hates have been granted over the railroads rail-roads for the fruit raisers . who will attend. |