Show FRUIT GROWERS BUilD UP TRADE North Ogden Exchange Reviews Satisfactory Business Year NORTH Feb OGEN-Feb OGDEN Fob Feb S-AIt- S S An Annual nual stockholders meeting of ot th North Ogden Fruit exchange change was 3 In North on February a held Ogden O with 60 50 growers present Affairs of ot the company tor for 1926 were discussed and plana plans were made for an extension ot of o bu busl- busl busi business l- l ness In 1927 The financial ro- ro report re report port for tor 1926 was presented by Thomas Thoma B Store Storey secretary showing cash cosh receipts tor for t the te e After deducting deducT deducT- deducTIng deductIng year ear of Ing the expense ot of packing and shipping at the tha least po possible coat the balance of ot the money WEI was paid to the growers pro rata ac- ac according according ac according cording to their deliveries of fruit ILI as kept on tho the books of ot the exchange exchange ex- ex change The report showed that the tho ex- ex exchange ex exchange change had shipped to eastern marl markets ets 10 cars ot of cherries and 58 53 cars of o Elberta peaches do- do de delivered livered lI tons of ot apricots to three local canning s and also 53 tons ot of early Elberta peaches for special canning pur- pur purposes purposes pur purposes poses The Tha ten cars ot of cherries wet were sent to Denney Co Chi CM- Chicago Chi Chicago cago distributors and were e placed by them as follows Four to SL St Louis three to amah Omaha Omah-i two to Detroit and one to Sioux City low Iowa These cherries were picked and packed at North orth Og- Og Ogden Oe Og den under the tho direction ot of o till the exchange and brought fancy tancy prices to the tho growers without any loss whatever SHIPMENT IE T Tho The 63 53 cars of ot peaches weir distributed In the west middle middle and as tar far cast east as M Minnesota ot These peaches were packed In Inthe inthe Inthe the Individual orchards and cart cart- carted carted cart carted ed to the Iced refrigerator cars awaiting them Every Cry basket of peaches picked on any day wet went Into the cars that night and waa billed and sealed scaled no matter how late Floe Fine Concord grape vineyards are to bo be found In North orth Ogden but heretofore growers hav have never handled the crop through the exchange but at the meeting meeting- Thursday Thursday It was unanimously de- de deI decided de decided I to sell through the ex- ex exchange ex exchange change changa this year ear with the hope of better results In marketing and returns than those prevailing In 1926 COMMENDED The North Ogden Oden Fruit ex- ex exchange exchange ex exchange change Is building up a II splendid market in the east cast and middle middle- west middle west said President W V N Dar Bar Darker Barker Bar Barker ker Wo Ye have many Inquiries from Texas and California also Much credit for tor the tine line quality 0 of the fruit and the good pack Is due to the tho work ot of o Leroy Marsh district agricultural In- In Inspector inspector In Inspector We Wa operate co-operate with him himIn himin himin In season and out of ot season and through this operation co-operation we 0 get results Every car shipped by bythe bythe bytho the exchange has a II certificate ot of Inspection with It The card cardIa cardis is Ia placed pl ced Inside the car car and tho- tho certificate accompanies the bill ot of lading to tho the purchasers In inthe Inthe the tho rush of peach shipping last season eason Mr Marsh larsh with an able ablo assIstant Mrs Edna Heflin from the county clerks clerk's office worked long Into tho the night to furnish these certificates to accompany every car It Is regrettable that only about 40 per cent of at all fruit cars shipped from Utah to other states are arc subjected to government Inspection This Is an In injustice to shippers who have ha Inspection The North orth Ogden or- or organization organization or organization Is In favor or of ot universal universal universal sal Inspection on all cars t of fruit trull and hopes that the present legislature may do something to that effect CROP enop 1 FORECAST ST The outlook for tor a good fruit crop In 1927 Is excellent at this time The winter has been mild and all fruit trees and buds are In fine tine condition It If we wa havo have no killing frosts later on we anticipate anticipate antici- antici pate good crops Stockholders ot of the tho exchange elected o elected re-elected the entire board ot of o di- di directors directors di directors rectors by acclamation as follows tollow William N Barker Leroy Snooks Thomas Themes B Store Storey S W Campbell If H i E Berrett John M Bailey and J William Gibson 00 |