]y believe there are })lenty of people who are willing to pay 

 the price for the fruit if they can get the goods, but the 

 trouble is they haven't been getting them; one thing at the^ 

 top, another thing at the bottom, and another thing in the 

 riiiddle of the barrel. The^.p are lots of people who if thej- 

 .■annot afford to pay the price for Fancy or for A, if they 

 '•an get B's find knoM' they are B's and are sound and all 

 right, will be glad to pay the price for them. I believ.e it 

 will take time, but I believe it will bring more money to the 

 La-owers and it will be helpful all the way through. 



THE CIIAIKMAN: Any other remarks? 



MK. TAYLOR: If anyone wishes to look further into 

 this New York State law and find out the defects, if you 

 will drop a card to Mr. C. S. Wilson, Commissioner of 

 ,\griculture. Albany, he will send you, I am sure, full de- 

 tails. 



MR. CHASE : I would like to ask the inspector why he 

 puts more stress upon the fact that people are afraid of the 

 law. I would like to ask him if he doesn't think that is a 

 vrholesome thing. 



iMR. ANNIN: Yes. I certainly think it is. But what I 

 meant Avas they are afraid to use it. afraid to pack under it, 

 work under it. 



MR. HUBBARD : I would .just like to say I was one that 

 was afraid of the law until the inspector came around to my 

 place and looked the apples over. I haven't been 'afraid 

 since. 



THE CHAJR:\rAN: We are glad the mouths of the lions 

 are being flosed. 



MR.. SEARLE: I would like to ask if it would l)e neces- 

 sary for the producer selling direct to the consumer, to 

 parade and stamp each barrel of apples? 



MR. ANNIN: According to the law it is necessary. T 

 do not know on what points the New York law was declared 

 unconstitutional, but I should say that if it is unconstitution- 

 al on any point, that that is the point. That is my personal 

 opinion. If you make a contract with another man to sell 



