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commission men are dishonest, but from the very nature of the 

 method. Even the commission men themselves will admit that 

 there are dishonest men in the business, which makes the situation 

 still worse. It puts temptation in the path of the commission 

 man which is unnecessary. There is the same objection to it as to 

 the sod-eulture method. It may do when properly carried out, 

 but there is always danger that it will fail. The chief objections 

 to this plan are two: 



Fia. 146. — Climax peach basket with cover on. This type of cover holds the package rigid 

 so that the fruit is not damaged. 



First, the grower is practically at the mercy of the commis- 

 sion man. The latter can put down any amount he chooses in 

 making his returns and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred the 

 grower will never be the wiser. Such laws as the one in New 

 York, which is discussed in Chapter XXII, will undoubtedly 

 help to mend matters, but they can not altogether remove the 

 difficulty. The grower is still verj^ largely at the mercy of the 

 commission man. 



