Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-03-16 | Page 15 | Agree to Change Fruit Measure

g ; AGREE TO CHANGE I ; FRUIT JEASHRE H 2 Salt Lake, March 16. By agreeing J i yesterday to adopt tho Colorado stand- 5 f ard apple box and tier pack the wholo-'i2 wholo-'i2 ;? aalcrs and retailors of Salt Lake es-2 es-2 $ tabllBhod a precedent which Is oxpect-Ei oxpect-Ei J ed to affect tho entire Btato. 6 ( Tho agreement was reached at a fifc1 1 conference of tho wholesalers, rotail-'tal rotail-'tal J ers the mayor and Bealor of weights Ki and measures. Tho conferenco was HI i one of several held since tho passage iLSl of the new weights and measures or- dlnance, which provided that apples fl bo sold by wolght. MM It was contended this could not bo Uv successfully done whoro they wore sold Mil in the boxes In which they are UBual- Kf ly shipped. It waB finally agreed to Mr adopt tho Colorado standard box or Hi 2,400 cubic Inches, tho Insido dimen- IKf in.. nt thn hnv in bo cloven anrl a Si half inches by olevon and a half by M j eighteen and a half Inches. Tho tier Ml pack Is to be. used, and this, it is F said, will give full weight with any !gj eort of apple. Tho "shovel" or loose Jj . pack wJll not be permitted save where ' sale Is made hy weight, and all bulk I apples must be sold by wolght. K ; It was f.irthor agreed that all grapes j ' except Concords should bo sold by ' weight, tho Concords to be In pnek-5 pnek-5 ages containing 'not loss than seven) UH t pounds. R was decided to lot the ber-IJJ ber-IJJ ' rr a"d BmRN trult hoxoB romaln as i at present for this year becauso the FI I li0X factor,es navo already produced e vears supply and a change now ! 1 woufd Intorforo materially with hand- I ling the small fruit crop. Jt is propos- ft. cd, however, to haTe tho full pint and fljf full quart box for next seaoon. H l The ordinance recently passed by IS i tho cltj' commission will be amended Hi to conform to conditions agreed upon Hi yesterday afternoon. Tho sealer has HI fc lccelvod a complete new set of stand- Hj ard government weights and seals.