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Show Leading Fruit Men VisitPleasant Grove I'oiilruct for IViicIii-s I'linriippeil nnd In lliishcl llaskets rjmall Prull lleliif,- Shlpprd in Car. load Lots. -MHw"-,V'-.." ('arvlM' ,,',,'-'l Hiiiii-agcr, Hiiiii-agcr, W. II. Homer, Jr., bccrctary and treasurer; Charles K, Hackcs, assistant assis-tant hiiIoh ninniiRcr, and several mnni- hers or the Salt l.aku City olllco fore.) or tho Utah Fruit Growers' Association, Associa-tion, wero lu Pleasant (hove in the early part of the week looking ufter tho company's affairs here. The gentlemen gen-tlemen wero all lellRht,.,i with the present conditions and promising prospects locally They estimate a probable output or tho local plant or between fifty and sixty carloads ot fruit this season, nnd ten times us many for tho state. Already llvo enr-londu enr-londu of small fruits, strawberries, gooseberries, cherries and currants, bine been shipped from the Piwo.Htu-tlon Piwo.Htu-tlon to eastern markets, (he Pleasant (Jrove fruit IicImk shipped with tho Provo. This association Is nlnii preparing pre-paring to take care or die Immense raspberry crop now coming on. Already tho association has signed contracts for 100 carloads of poaches In bushel baskets, which will be shipped without being wrapped, and which will net the growers fin cents per bushel. The dealers have paid $3,500 In ndvnnce on the eniislgiimeiil nnd supplied (lie association with the necessary baskets Peaches wrapped nnd In crates will ot course net a higher rate. Bishop O. A. Hickcnloopor, tho as-soclntion's as-soclntion's field representative, was also in Pleasant Grove this week, sinning sinn-ing up some new members nnd later leavhiK for Sprlngvllle. |