Show THE GUV CRY OF THE FRUIT CROP the fruit growing in utah is reaching a crisis we have one of the largest fruit crops in our history to market this season failure to market it profitably will be a severe blow to this great industry and will tear down several years of hard work which has been done to build up the fruit business not only will future planting be retarded but the present orchard land values will be reduced the fruit business of utah represents a total investment in excess of the situation of this years crop is as follows estimated peach crop cases valued at estimated apple crop boxes valued at pears plums prunes and other fruits valued at total crop to market this does not include local consumption so we are facing the problem of marketing mer a million dollar crop that is tor for this year alone only about thirty per cent of the trees now planted are in bearing so t flie he problem in the next five years will reach a total considerably greater than this the difference of one cent per case in the selling price of peaches means over to the state feeling the pressing need of publicity to help create a market tor for this crop a meeting was called by the board of governors of 0 the utah development league which met in salt lake july the following representative business men and fruit growers were present joseph E caine salt lake fred C graham salt lake G B greenwood allford ilford Ml Af lford E W dunn brigham city chas R mabey bountiful R T thurber spanish fork wm win M roylance provo J W cannon springville Spring ville W H brereton provo roo roe A deal springville Spring ville wm win T tew Ala mapleton A J holt clearfield jas G duffin provo 11 C newell provo IV W 11 II ray provo J 0 flous houltz tz Spring villeR W brereton provo E P woodhouse provo J edward taylor salt lake 11 11 thompson roy E S hall ogden E 11 II davis lehl lehi jas A loveless provo J D dixon provo W J gardner provo will G barrell ra rrell salt lake J A hancock salt lake otto J poulson poulo n provo ray V wentz provo it was the unanimous opinion of 0 all present that a publicity campaign should be undertaken it proposed to have a committee of ten men selected from the fruit growing sections to manage tile the campaign to provide the funds to carry on the work subscriptions are to bo be solicited by other committees to be appointed in each locality the fruit industry in utah is on trial this year pd and every public spirited citizen in the state must lend his moral and financial support to tile the movement our fruit crop can be marketed at a profit it IE properly advertised and to this end we earnestly ask you ou to get into the game and help the good work along dont wait alt to be asked but volunteer your assistance see your local committee at once respectfully J EDWARD TAYLOR secretary publicity committee |