| Show I 1 conditions AFFECTING PRICE OF FRUIT IN if 1308 1908 address delivered before the recent I 1 meeting of the utah horticultural society by john ir moore of grand junction colorado I 1 this object has possibly been the I 1 most general topic of conn ersa tion I 1 discussion and publication for the past four or live five months among tile the I 1 fruit growers shippers jobbers and retailers 0 of any one subject pertaining 1 I to this great industry and 1908 will go down in ili trade annals as the bear ear of extremes a year of poverty and plenty a year that tried the dealers souls as well as the growers a ear that proved the wisdom of organization i over and over again there seems to be one that all ire are agreed upon that being the financial stringency ind and there I 1 is no q question but what this was tile lie chief among the disturbing elements we e look to the iho laboring laboi ing man for the consula consumption lit foil of tile the greater pait of the fruits raised in tills this country with tit the tightening of u the n money ioney market 1 industries were affected to such an extent ertem that the laboring laboi I 1 ing u mans one source ot of bevenue was instantly stal itlY ent cut off thousands were out of work dvork ind and therefore it became necessary to economize to the fullest extent and to ron confine rini themselves to lo bale baio necessities and ili those of tile he cheaper and poorer quality when the season first opened ou on staple fruits jobbers loaded up tit at fair ly good pi ices but on oil account ot of little demand retailers ought bought sparingly with the result that lubbers jobbers were compelled comiel led to unload their first le ic eints it at a loss and refused to muke make faither purchases unless prices were reduced gi gradually these necessary essaiy inductions were continued until returns eie haddly paying transportation charges and still the demand was sufficient to consume the supply this resulted lit in congestion con jestion in ili the majority of tile the principal markets and many cars were conden condemned ined by the health inspectors and dura dumped lied I 1 am glad to state however that all cars shipped by the association of which I 1 am the ina manager nager were sold at prices not only sufficient to pay transportation charges but at prices which would net the I 1 he grower enough to cover all expenses and leaie leae a iii argain tor for profit neica before in fit my twelve years ex in fit tile the fruit shipping bustness business have I 1 been sli so impressed with the necessity of proper marketing and distributing methods for the protection of the roan man who grows the fruit this protection would also flie include lude the we ara in 1 pl I age if f rev alution aria ami the unorganized and un iiii systemized mode of doing business or of tile the past must civo byc way to more methods I 1 ani am fully convinced that the numerous partially organized and institutions which are attempting tempting It to assist the glower by y ao gieling agie eing to load their fruit ind and ship it somewhere ire are a great detriment to the business of the growers last season in ruy my efforts to secure reasonable prices I 1 was confronted on oil very land hand by the statement front from jobbers with whom I 1 was attel liping sr to deal that they ahey belu afi PHI flapped NN with tit fruit on a cons consignment bails and as a long ns as consign arnts could gilld le ke clied t they hey would not buy we sold old on elther either 1 a I V F 0 13 or deliver 21 inis basis eliminating entirely conal is now ow with the he proper buton billion of the dinits f i aits nits there is no rr aboa why nilly each and every car cannot be sold lit at the marlet market price or pu 1 IL I abe ruction where it will is a deal and tile the grower paid nil ali abot hi is worth could the distribution be properly pio perly controlled ind and consign ments luellys eliminated ta ts would ile be ran raie ire 1 re always ays in I 1 I 1 nearly every market lim fillers lers who will vill encourage age consignments consign ments to his maik et when it lie he had to lo sit s it up lilt 11 lie c money for the fruit he be olad be cry careful that an oner oer apply cupply di lot obtain this condition LAVI i in bi 1 controlled hy by the growers ind if acty fruit glowing locality val would reate deate and property properly condez 1 11 s brition on oil a square ind and modern basis I 1 1 fully believe that leturno couill bs ey ery materially increased tills this would require a al ai i outlay of 0 some expense to 0 the s but at the same time lime would nully ba oa nil all fit esti nent it if you nv i aliat liat by pure purchasing basing a centala idad ii id of if i i ia iii e for sa 25 which would i pio properly perlY handled handle de decrease crase your orel iara expense 1 I a year coull voit con i to make the purchase well un lilt association so is 1 a I na rhin grower brov cr a part of that machine ld l d if kept tit in 8 good i Ill nill con cOl tiOn iru ll by a man ill who knows know how will produce ie there therefore foie claim that improper wail eting wi rr cf tile greatest atre clint ill clr pile of fi fruit uit in ill 1968 duding the gabl v ar to aarper fruit producing sections v ie confronted with the of marketing the largest crop cn V ar I 1 L ll 11 georgia that illi immense mense prod rodi if 16 r C of peaches vaas ft as campeti compel com peTi lol to bandle h i nile with her crude a and I 1 ii mat zed methods met hodg tile the largest c it itt il ile he history with thu the result that ut out 0 or the 2000 were shipped to one mi maj arket ket and tile the resil results lt fr 13 tile hie growers on oil account of poor bool dla tri bullon were nvere disastrous callor nia produced nearly twice as many cars of fruit as was shipped in 1907 and many other fruit districts were ill prepared to plo properly perly handle the quantity produced the deciduous fruit season which has just closed will go down in history as the heaviest ever known yet lt it is my opinion that the quantity was not the prime low prices as I 1 believe under normal condit conditions lis and proper distribution with 10 I 1 i continued on on page seven I 1 |
