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buy as readily from an Exchange manager as from the grower direct, 

 and that reason is because he can buy cheaper from the grower direct. 



If he can't buy from the grower he MUST buy from the Exchange 

 manager. 



A good many simpletons are constantly laying the flattering unction 

 to their souls that tliey are a good deal smarter than their neighbors, 

 and can "put one over" the other fellow very easily, but they are liviug 

 in a fool's paradise and deceiving no one but themselves. 



I would urge every grower Avho is proud of his business and hopes 

 for the reward to which his investment and labor entitle him to do 

 everything in his power to help to elevate the standard of his products 

 and increase his own prosperity. 



Don't be content to be "dumb driven cattle," but rise above the petty 

 neighborhood suspicions and jealousies and show the world that there- 

 may be "Captaius of Industry" on the farms as well as in the industrial 

 centers of your" great State. 



Cease to permit yourselves to be exploited and used by speculators, 

 to be played one against the other to force prices down, but standing 

 together, reverse the order and play speculator against speculator to 

 force prices to a point that will insure your honor and prosperity among 

 your fellowmen. 



A Member: Do they have a grower's association there where you 

 are located at Morton? 



Mr. Bush : Three 3'ears ago they organized the Eastern Fruit Ex- 

 change with headquarters at Rochester. I am president and general 

 manager of that company. 



Question : Is the auction way of selling in use and has it been suc- 

 cessful ? 



Answer: As applied to apples and peaches I cannot say that it 

 has been a success, neither would I say that it has been a failure. To 

 begin Avith I desire to say that everything i)ossible was done on the 

 part of the food markets of New York against the effort, and it was 

 fouglit from start to fiuish by every commission man in the land. Every 

 lie that they could think out they told. And they can think of as 

 many as any class of people under the sun. Every effort was made to 

 frighten the growers, to i>revent them from trying the .thing out. I am 

 inclined to think that something Avill come out of it yet. It has been 

 a success as applied to citrous fruit, and there is no reason why apples 

 cannot be sold at auction, but like the citrous fruits, when the apples 

 are sold the seller must be in a position to guarantee the contents of 

 the packages. It is a nuisance to put several qualities of fruit in a 

 package and it must be stopped if it is expected that a demand will 

 be created based on confidence that what the people buy will be exactly 

 as represented. 



Mr. Brown : I take genuine pleasure in acknowledging my apprecia- 

 tion of the address that has just been given by Mr. Bush. I think it 

 is the best address on the subject that I have ever heard on the floor 

 of the Michigan State Horticultural Society. 



Mr. Bush : Do not be afraid to ask me any question. I do not know 

 very much about this business, I»ut I am here to get all I can out of 



