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Show FRUIT CONDITIONS ARE SPLENDID IN CACHE VALLEY Tho manager of tho Fruit Growers Association has Just returned from an extensive business trip north and east and reports that prospects nro for good prices on both fall and wlntoi' varieties of applies. This association, consisting of tho leading fruit growers of this valley has spent a great deal of monoy and energy in establishing a reputation for fruit. How well they have succeeded may be judged from the fact that from one who bought ono car of the Cache Valley apples last yen.- under much persuasion ,has made application for 35 cars this coming season at a premium, which shows what honest packing and skillful grad ing will do. Mr. Hasmussen says they aro receiving daily inquiries for Cache Valley fruits, produce and hone, bo that what tho producers ought to do do Ib to stay together and turn down the smooth tonguod btrauger who comes among us with beautiful stories of what he Is golni: to do for tho farmors. Many of our fruit (jrowers will yot remember the apple dead of threo years ago when thoy wero promised prom-ised from ono dollar and upwards for their applies and received lass than thoy had paid out for tho omptv boxes. Wo havo both the soil nnd climate to produco in abundance of both fruit and produce. W ehavo the lowest frolght rates of any producing section to largo mining and railroad towns, so thnt we aro In a position to ubo tons and tons of apples, potatoes, cabbage, cab-bage, cauliflower, celery, carrots, turnips, houoy and in fact anything that Is needed to sot a table; as they produco nothing from tho soil but mineral and must depend on the farmers. farm-ers. Thoy havo the money and wo have the climate and the soil. So lot us combine, them with tho Idle lubor wo find about us. Lot the boy stay nt homo Instead of wandering off looking look-ing for employment and leavo our own many resources undeveloped. |