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Fruit Marks Act did nothing else but place the grading of apples on 

 this basis, it would have served a most useful purpose. 



"The attention which has been drawn to the grading and packing 

 of apples as the result of the Fruit Marks Act has naturally improved 

 the packing even of those packers who would not knowingly violate 

 the Act, and the educational work in this and other respects is doing 

 much to improve the apple industry in Canada. 



"If you get sales catalogues from Jas. Adam, Sons and Company, 

 and other fruit brokers of Great Britain, you will note that they quote 

 two distinct prices — one for Canadian and one for American fruit— 

 and the one for Canadian fruit is usually about two shillings ahead 

 of the American. This difference is to be attributed in part, at 

 least, to the Fruit Marks Act. 



"The Inspectors have not the power to stop any fruit; and it is 

 difficult to say at this moment just what per cent, of the packages 

 examined are found to be wrong, but it is certainly a very small pro- 

 portion. But although it is a small proportion, it would really not 

 be a fair thing to judge the Canadian fruit by the per cent, found 

 wrong by our inspectors, as they usually select packages for th^ 

 purpose of examination, from the brands which they have reason to 

 suspect are wrong." 



(Signed) A. McNEILL, 



Chief, Fruit Division. 



Greatly increased attention is being paid our frttit in- 

 terests. All over Maine the orchards are multiplying and, 

 wisely fostered, our fruit industry may be made one of 

 the leading branches of our great agricultural output. 

 That fostering care has directly to do with the disposal of 

 the product, and Maine growers, and most reliable packer.s, 

 are united in their conviction that just legal action is 

 demanded to insure that uniformity of grading, packing 

 and branding, which alone can establish New England in 

 its rightful position in the fruit distributing centers of 

 Europe. We come to you gentlemen of the Connecticut 

 Fruit Growers' Association, and ask your cooperation upon 

 these important measures. 



Respectfully submitted, 



George M. Twitch ell. 

 Delegate representing Maine State Pomological Society. 



