Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-02-11 | Page 13 | Horticulturist President [Illegible] Organization

Discuss Problems of Industry r y ii r i L 14 r h Xi d J M 3 i L PARTICIPATE IN STATE MEETINGS 1 OF HORTICULTURISTS I Francis M. M Coe left William N. N Barker and R. R W. W McMullin lullin uri S President I Or Organization aniza ion Chief Accuses State De De- Department De- De ft of Lack of Assistance Charge charge that some feel that the state department u has not helped the industry as much as it might have ed by Nello B. B of Brigham City president Utah State Horticultural so society at the annual meeting of the society in the Hotel Utah Utah Friday Yet the growers themselves may maybe maybe maybe be to blame through insufficient organization organization organization or or- and aggressiveness for some of the conditions that beset the industry such as passage of the so-called so truck law he told the delegates The horticulturists have permitted permit permit- ted other groups to usurp their rights and to control and regulate the growers to their own detriment he said Organization Stress Stressed d In his annual report Mr Chris Chris- urged that the society I continue its iti drive to organize growers growers growers grow grow- ers that the society officers work for cooperative laws vs on interstate traffic and that government appropriations appropriations appropriations I be sought for research and experimentation Resolutions up for consideration urged legislation to protect the growers' growers equity in fruit and vegetables vegetables bles during canning process urged an appropriation for horticultural research and to provide suitable land and and facilities for fruit breeding breeding breed- breed ing ng variety tests and soil management management management manage manage- ment by the state experiment station station station sta sta- tion sought amendment to the produce dealers' dealers license law to exempt exempt exempt ex ex- empt occasional buyers from license and bond Resolutions Offered Other resolutions urged that horticultural horticultural horticultural hor hor- organizations of Idaho and other states work for a reciprocal reciprocal license law for produce trucks state appropriations for advertising and trade promotion and creation of an advertising commission financed by a small tax on produce U. U S S. department of agriculture assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance in breeding work and fruit re research re- re search Donald P. P Lloyd secretary man ager of the Utah Retail Grocers' Grocers association told how v the association association tion ion can help the fruit and vegetable ble le growers Other morning session speakers were R. R W. W McMullin chairman of the legislative committee and a di director director director di- di rector in m the society David W. W Evans Evans Evans Ev Ev- Ev- Ev ans an advertising executive Walter Wal Val Walter Valter ter Kingsbury associate federal marketing specialist Fred W. W V. V Merrill Merrill Merrill Mer Mer- rill of Agricultural Trade Relations Inc William N. N Barker president of the North Ogden Fruit Growers' Growers exchange Seeks Reelection In the election of officers slated for or the afternoon session Mr Chris- Chris was Vas up for reele reelection as president resident another nominee being James JamesA A. A Howell of ot Ogden 1 r N a p pF F r. r I IELLO HELLO TELLO ELLO B. B cl F Talks to horticulturists