Show FRUIT GROWERS MAY Benefits of Association Shown By John F. F Moore to Utah Horticulturists DUFFIN NAMED PRESIDENT J J. J A A. A Parry New Secretary Resolutions Demand Death of Wormy Fruit 0 O 44 t H-t f H 4 ti t t V f ft l ns' ns Influence to f t 5 That WP we use our have a law passed barring f ft or infected fruit from the t wormy f market and mal making Is a mis- mis 4 t 54 demeanor to offer any such stich fruit f 4 for tor sale except pt In the shape of ofT off f fr r T 5 by f t- Pledging the members to use usef f ff f their Influence towards the thet theP t P tf f eradication of all aU old and unproductive f ff f trees that ar art are a n men men- f ft t 1 tace ace nee to the Indu Industry from tho the f orchards of or the state stat f ff f Warning the people of Utah f I ff f that money Is need needed Id I'd to develop f ff f Utah and deprecating Its Investment in- in t P tf f vestment In enterprises of oC such f fa 4 a n Questionable character as ns f banana culture in which f 4 of Utah tah money mone was placed f 5 flast last year ear 4 Making Thomas Judd of St. St f ff f- f George president of or the tho state board of horticulture an nn honor- honor f fary for f ff society S. S ar ary president ent of or the f life t St Congratulating the state sUite f ft t S. S board on Its work In advertising ad f ff f the fruit industry In Utah f ff Indor the policy of the f 4 f Indorsing 4 national government go In the conservation con- con conf f of or national forests f 4 and the state board of or examIners examIners exam- exam f ft t iners In maintaining state ex- ex f 4 stations out of the f I IP ff f P general fund 4 B By a n standing vote voto tho the society f ff f falso also made John r. r Moore man- man 4 agor ngor of or the Grand Junction Fruit f Growers' Growers a association an honorary honorary honor- honor 4 ary member f 4 f 4 1 L LL L J. 1 1 1 1 I 1 V T With l the tho exception of about five minutes at the tho close of the session yesterday afternoon the Utah State Horticultural society convention was given over entirely to an ad address ress b by John F. F Moore of Grand Junction Colo Cob on Fruit Growers' Growers Organizations Organizations and to discussion arising from the talk The convention closed last night and was voted the most success success- full Cull meeting ever held That the topic was a n live one in Utah at the present time was as shown from the vone volley of questions fired at atthe atthe atthe the speaker at its close Mr 1 Moore told ow bow tho they manage Grand Jun Junction t I- I r t Jt t brings s to to the producer er and Ja gave Jason son some Q hints as to how to establish similar organizations In Utah The main point of or his Ills talk was that to run such an organization properly it must be large largo enough to support a t competent man manto manto manto to manage it and to Investigate the markets for fruit in the thc whole country He thought that possibly success ml might ht be obtained In Utah b by a series of ol branch houses each under a man competent com corn to look after the shipping of or ortho tho tilO fruit while all could contribute to tho the support of or the central management which would take care of or Its tion The following officers were chosen yes yesterday S SS S Officers for fur 1008 President J James Jaxes mes G. G Duffin of Provo Vico Vice President Moroni of oC Bear near River secretary J. J A. A Parry Executive Committee James G. G Duffin Dud Dur- fin In C C. A. A W. W O. O Knudson Knudson Knud- Knud son ion Prof R. R S. S Northrop Dr K E. D. D Hall Bali County Vice Presidents Presidents Davis Davis A. A D. D Miller Syracuse Box Elder J. J P. P Christensen Brigham City Cache Nephi Logan Weber Roy Hoy Ogden S Salt Lake James M. M Fisher r's rs Station Utah R. R D. D Wadley Plea Pleasant ant Grove Morgan Jo Joseph Joseph Jo- Jo seph R R. Porter Morgan City Emery Emen J J. J hansen Osen Ferron Millard James Anderson Oak CIt City i Washington Jo Joseph Joseph Jo- Jo seph T. T 1 Akin St St. George Hans J. J Brown Mt It Pleasant Sevier O. O P. P Washburn Monroe Wasatch W. W G. G Crook Crool Heber CIt City Juab Robert Beagley Deagle Nephi Carbon A A W. W Horsley Price Grand J J. J P. P Miller 1 er Moab Beaver flea Bea ver er Charles Charl s E. E Beard Milford Need Able Ahle hl Mr Moore Ioor said in fn part The manager of ot such an nn organization tion should be familiar with traffic and freight rate questions I think I can cIn safely sa say that wo we have got sot all the railroad rates that we have secured In ill Colorado in the past ten years We e got Into Texas on a n 7 75 cent rate on apples I argued that we should have hav equally equal as good a n rate rato as New York If you can show a railroad company that it can get more business by giving Jh git ing better rates you Oll can n generally get gel the rates To most points I think Utah rat rates 9 are nrC about the same as Colorado The high refrigerator rates are arc one of the best beat things that ever happened to us We Ye used to make good contracts with Ith refrigerator cars We got ot rebates of one half to the MilS Missouri We e have just Juet one fight on our hands and that is the rate to the Missouri river territory New York Is Isnow isnos' isnos isnow now nos' favored in this regard With a better rate we could get Into Kansas Kansal To start an association It Is necessary necessary essar essary to have so much business that you ou can enn go to the c of thoroughly thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- Investigating all tho the markets After a visit I made up ip my mind when I return home to do business In a certain certain tam tain town with a certain house I 1 am Inclined to think you have haveman man many small districts where It bo be boh bohard h hard to build up a n business because you have not pot the volume To fo deal with this problem we have hare branch houses I am Inclined to think you ou could have a string of ot associations In Utah on this plan You can do It nicely if It you ou have hare a telephone service My Aly h advice Is to sell and not con con- sign Fou au cant can't do that with some I perishable blo fruits Wo We 0 netted less than 1 I a box on these cars we consigned this fall tall That is less by 25 S cents a box than on an any apples 8 wo we sold You cant can't make a a. success of fruit trull organizations until you ou have the business business busi busi- ness to Justify paying a good man to handle hundle It In m my opinion I could Ret get more out of ot my ray fruit through a 0 dealer than from an What I should want is results If It a manager looks good and you O J are arf willing to take chances tr try It fOlone for foi forone one year ear and see how you OU come out at ot the end ond of the season eason That would woud be lie a fair test After Arter Mr Moore's Moores address and tit tilt the discussion that followed a short business business busi busl ness session gion was held with the results Kh given givOn n above The committees reporting report reporting ing were were- solution Resolution committee B. B. B II 11 Bower Dower Utah chairman Stanley Stanle C. C Hanks Hank Salt Sail La Lak e Orson Juab C. C A. A Hick oper Weber 13 fi W. W Robinson Cache V W. S. S Hansen Box Elder J. J F Walker Davis J. J J. J Hanson hansen Emery Emen J. J P. P Miller Grand B. B F. F Ellason San Sanpete ln pete S. S Olson Carbon NephI Williams William Beaver Denver Hyrum Baird aird Wasatch Nomination committee committee Y W. W O. O Knud Knudsen sen Box Elder chairman J. J J. J Banson Han Ban Hanson hanson son Emery J. J P. P Miller Grand Han Ban J. J Brown Sanpete Seren Olsen Car Carbon bon boa Charles Beard Beaver er Franc Franci McDonald Salt Lake n. n R. R T. T Rea Beagle lc Juab Professor Homer Horner Utah J. J I 1 Balantyne Weber Niels ies R. R Cache J J. J L. L Mabey 1 Davis Morning Se SessIon The tree nursery took tool up most 0 o othe th the tinie at tho tile morning discussions 0 o othe th the society Charles Smith of ot Center villa WAS the tho first t to talk and anti In Sn 11 ho advised the fruit fruitS S 1 iY t tl l to t J N I P. P A A. of Roy Hoy and M. M B. B of Salt Lake discussed the paper urging urging urging ing operation co-operation between the nursery nurseryman nurseryman man and antl the tile grower The question of inspection of ot nurseries lea ies was wa taken up by W. W O. O Knudson fruit Inspector for Box Elder county count Ho lie p paid ld his respects to the pests that thai are Imported with foreign grown strown nurs er cry stock B n. H. H Bower Dower of or the nurseries led In the Plant Breeding as Applied to Horticulture Hor was wn the topic of or Willian Homer professor proCessor at the Brigham Young university of Provo We e have tried to increase production production tion said Professor Homer by augmenting aug the c capabilities of ot the soil and by extra care of the plant We Wt E shall now attempt similar effort b bj bI mak making I ng better belter plan plants tl In this respect Professor Homer paul pall hi high tributes to the effectiveness ol ot the work done by tho the United States State bu bureau eau of or plant industry anti and to the tIlt achievements of Luther n Burbank though he said tho the latter was often orten I overstated Close CloHe of ot Convention The The convention closed last night at 10 Dr Dr- K E. D. D Ball flail director of the experiment station at al Logan Logon de delivered tie tie- livered an nn address on the Value of Parasites This address was to have been delivered nt at the afternoon ses ses- sion LeRoy Marsh count county Inspector of or Davis r county count gave a n talk on Pruning Pruning Prun ing inK Industrial l Education was waR the subject of ot an address delivered ered by Dr J J. J A. A Widtsoe president of the Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- cultural college Prior to adjournment the president urged that all nil Join the n association He stated th there re is considerable expense attached to th the wor work of or the society and that unless all the growers of ot the state add their mite the expense falls on a few tew The Thc county inspectors and deputies will hold a business meeting at the city and count county building this morning at nt 9 S The convention which was declared d to be the 1 best est In the history history history his his- tory of the association adjourned to meet In 1909 or at tho the joint call of oC the president and secretary |