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Show GROWERS PLAN MARKET RULES Possibility of improving the strawberry marketing conditions in this county were discussed at a meeting Thursday night of the fruit stand proprietors and fruit peddlers of Provo Bench. An agreement agree-ment was made that quality rather rath-er than price should be featured in the strawberry advertising. It was decided also to seek an early meeting with the retail grocers of Provo in an effort to get their consent to discontinue the practice tf. using strawberries as "leaders." It was pointed out that this practice has the effect of beating prices down far below the cost of production, and works a consequent hardship on the growers. A bright outlook for the cold pack berry market, reported by H. W. Jacobs, manager of the Utah. Cold Pack corporation, will be a big factor in improving the local berry market because the surplus which usually . determines the price, will be shipped out. Agreement was also made to pay pickers 10 cents per case for frsh strawberries, and one cent per pound for . berries for the Cold Pack plant. The meeting was sponsored by the Orem chamber of commerce, with C. Wilford Larson in charge. Close to 40 men attended. |