Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-06 | Page 2 | Prohibition Blessing to Eastern Vineyards

PROHIBITION BLESSING TO EASTERN VINEYARDS CLEVELAND, Feb. 5. That pro-J pro-J hlbltion did not ring the curtain down on the grape Industry was Lhfl opinion of delegates attending the iecent convention con-vention of the National Grape tJrow-eis' tJrow-eis' congress here. "Though we lost tho sour wine trade," L. G. Young, grower of Erie county. Pa., declared, " there has been such an Insistent demand for grapes for the making of homo made wine by the foreign elements, who arc wine drinkers that the price of grapes Is higher than ever before." Last season grape prices reached top mark about $200 a ton. It was said. In 1919 the were ?i0 a ton and In 1914 about $35 a ton. W. Oi Johnson of Geneva, 6 , president presi-dent of the organization said the shortage of cars last season caused great loss to tho growers, beciu.sc large quantities of fresh fruit were allowed to spoil, duo to inability to ship.