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MR. WEEKS: And your rate for selling is what per- 

 centage? 



MR. EMERSON : We charge five per cent. 



]MR. WEEKS: What does the regular auction company 

 outside of your Association charge ? 



MR E:\IERS0N: We pay 3% to the auction company. 

 Tntil we went into the business, they had never sold apples, 

 apples had not been Avhat they classed as an auctionable 

 proposition and they had refrained from selling them. 



MR. WEEKS: What class of goods did they sell before? 



MR. EMERSON : All kinds of citrous and aciduous 

 fruits and all the foreign fruits. They got from 1.5% to 

 21/0% for that. 



]MR. WEEKS: Since they have taken on apples, it costs 

 the shipper 5% ? 



MR EMERSON: Yes, our department takes 2% to pay 

 me for travelling around telling you people what I know 

 about the business. (Laughter). As soon as this business 

 is developed, the shippers to this auction will obtain as low 

 rates as people do from the far west or south or abroad, 

 but then Ave tell you frankly that the Legislature did not 

 support us and we like everybody else, we have got to live ; 

 Ave are obliged to make this charge to pay our bills. I am 

 sorry it is that Avay. Has anybody else a question? Don't 

 hesitate and don't Avait. If I cannot answer it, I Avill tell 

 you so. I am here to help you and that is Avhat I want to 

 do. Thank you. (Applause). 



THE CHAIR^MAN : We still have a little time available 

 if anyone wants to offer any discussion or if you care to call 

 for any of the questions on our program in the question 

 !)ox. If you do not care to do either of those, I wpuld like 

 to remind you again of our tomorrow morning's session. 



After the chairman had called attention to the program 

 for next day, the meeting adjourned. 



