June, 1910 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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British Columbia 



R. M. Winslow 



The conference of the British Columbia 

 l''ruit Growers' Association held at Kain- 

 loops on April 13 and 14 was well represent- 

 ed by fruit growers from all over the prov- 

 ince and in addition was well attended by 

 transportation officials connected with the 

 U. P. It. and Dominion Express, also by a 

 number of members of the northwest fruit 

 jobbing houses, uho came for the purpose 

 01 getting acquainted with the fruit grow- 

 ers of the province. 



Aside from the transportation and mar- 

 keting discussions, tlie chief business of the 

 conference was tiie re-orgauization of the 

 British Columbia Fruit Growers' Assucia- 

 uion. This organization us reconstituted 

 nas for its object tne spreading of intorma- 

 iion \\i<,h regard to the marketing ot iiritish 

 *^oiumoia frait. The general opinion of all 

 who have investigated the Ijritish Columbia 

 fruit industry, as was evidenced at the con- 

 vention, was that we needed principally not 

 only to grow more fruit, but to procui-e a 

 more uniform grade of packing, and conse- 

 quently a higher quality of fruit. There is 

 also great-er need of co-operation. It will 

 be the aim of the provincial association to 

 assist the growers in every way, uy giving 

 information with regard to proper methods 

 of harvesting, packing, co-operation and the 

 marketing of our fruit. 



The association will publish crop reports 

 throughout the summer, detailing informa- 

 tion with regard to liritish Columbia, Ore- 

 gon, Washington and Ontario crops. Ship- 

 pers and associations affiliated with the pro- 

 vincial association will receive weekly re- 

 ports on prices being received in northwest 

 and coast city markets. A price list of sup- 

 plies available for fruit growers has been 

 published, and supplies obtained at these 



prices will effect a considerable saving for 

 members of the association. 



The association is organized so as to per- 

 mit of the affiliation of local fruit growers' 

 associations throughout the proviice, and it 

 IS one of the duties of the association to en- 

 courage these local associations to make the 

 best success of the marketing of their fruit. 

 iVIembers of the local associations can secure 

 all the advantages of membership in the 

 central association at a lower cost. Local 

 associations through the province are asked 

 to co-operate witli the provincial associa- 

 tion to make the marketing of our fruit the 

 greatest possible success. The principal of- 

 hcers elected were : R. M. Palmer, presi- 

 dent; J. C. Metcalfe, market commissioner, 

 vice-president. These, with 11. i±. Agur of 

 Summerland and W. C. Kicardo of Vernon, 

 the jVlinister and Deputy Minister ot Agri- 

 culture, constitute the executive, xne secre- 

 tary is R. M. VVinslow, Victoria. 



The association will hold an annual con- 

 ference in January next, along the lines of 

 the one at Kamloops. All fruit growers of 

 the province are cordially invited to become 

 members of this association. 



Okanagan Valley, B. C. 



A meeting of the Vernon Small I'ruit 

 Growers' Association was held on May 2 at 

 the house of the secretary, Mr. K. Hender- 

 son, Coldstream. It was decided by the 

 meeting that the handling of this season's 

 small fruit crop be again put through a 

 wholesale house. The question of hauling 

 the fruit to the packing house was left m 

 the hands of the executive to deal with. 



The following officers were elected for this 

 year: Pres., A. P. Venables; sec., E. Hen- 

 derson ; executive committee, W. R. Grieve, 

 E. A. Davey and W. S. Foggo. 



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