Show BERRY GROWERS NOW ORGANIZED ORGANIZE an enthusiastic meeting 0 of the fruit growers of this community was held at the commercial club rooms saturday evening which was largely attended J rolla mahoney presided at the meeting and leo hansen acted as secretary art an organization was effected to be known as tile the brigham city berry association the purpose of which will bo be to bring a closer cooperation among the growers a standardization of variety crates and pack three directors were named as follows J floyd knudson chairman leo hansen and ira W larsen who will direct the affairs ot of the new berry organization tor for the coming season the strawberry committee appointed at a similar meeting a year ago gave a report of its investigations the committee shipped strawberries during last season to various parts ot of the county for the purpose of testing the shipping qualities ot of the various varieties and to find which would bring the highest price A number of cases 0 of the chesapeake Ches variety were shipped to kansas city which it is said brought per case of 12 cups cases ca of this same variety were also shipped to montana points and then returned coming back in fix good condition it Is apparent that the harder varieties are the best shippers and will bring a better price on account of the splendid condition in which they reach their destination it was decided at the meeting to try out the aroma variety this season and give it a thorough test from all colais ot of view this variety ot of strawberry has been tested in utah aal an I 1 oner tit ier counties and is tor for its bearing and shipping qualities the aroma variety Is grown extensively in the middle states and missouri river points and Is considered one ot of he best beet shipping varieties in the country it Is stated that utah county expects to grow in the neighborhood ot of cases ot of strawberries this year which are mainly ot of the sott soft variety ehica will come in competition with bernas grown here however the berry kt Is the hardest to compete with I 1 is the hood river strawberry and other hard varieties which are flooding the markets and are even being shipped into neighboring counties the thought was advanced at the meeting that tor for the present it will be best beat for fr tile tho local growers to plant the chesapeake Cheso Ches peak variety it it Is found later that tha aroma variety can be successfully grown here then that variety may be planted extensively the growing of 0 other fruits and vegetables was also discussed |