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BETTER FRUIT 



May, ipip 



the paramount one is the proposed in- 

 creased freight rate and we should have 

 the support of every man who is con- 

 nected with the fruit industry in fight- 

 ing this increase." 



Tlie announcement is made by Ira L. 

 Hyde, manager of the ^\^lite Salmon 

 Fruit Growers' Association, that it will 

 cease operations at the end of the 1919 

 strawberry season. The stock, mer- 

 chandise and other property of the 

 association has been sold to E. A. Mans- 

 field, who has been connected for sev- 

 eral years with the organization. In 

 future, fruit from the \\Tiite Salmon 

 district will be largely shipped through 

 independent agencies. 



Bv recently declaring a total dividend 

 of $40,000 on its capital stock of $25,000 

 the Salem (Oregon) Fruit Union made 

 one of the most remarkable showings 

 in the history of the Northwest fruit 

 industry. Of this amount an 8 per cent 

 cash and a 100 per cent stock dividend 

 was voted by the directors of the 

 Union, which also increased its capital 

 stock to $100,000. 



The rapid and strong growth of the 

 Hood River Apple Growers' Association 

 was called attention to recently when 

 the organization purchased the cold 

 storage plant of the Hood River Apple 

 & Storage Co., giving the association 

 control of all the cold storage in the 

 Hood River Valley, except that owned 

 by the Davidson Fruit Co. In speaking 

 of the success of the association Man- 

 ager Stone said: "On April 16, 1914, 

 the date on which our organization had 

 its birth as a co-operative concern, we 

 had no funds and our chief assets were 

 the co-operative spirit and a determina- 

 tion to serve the interests of Hood River 

 Valley fruit growers. The Apple Grow- 

 ers' Association will celebrate its birth- 

 day tomorrow by announcing the pur- 

 chase today of the Van Horn storage 

 plant of the Hood River Apple & 

 Storage Co." The total storage capacity 

 of the Hood River Association now 

 reaches 450,000 boxes. 



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 SUCKER 



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