August, 1916. 



T. H. Morse 300.00 



C. O. Allen 1,000.00 



Board of Management. . 1,030.00 



Office Salaries 2,280.00 



Expenses — 



Telegrams, Cables and 



Telephone $1,723.54 



Advertising Account.... 1,167.32 

 Board of Management.. 159.90 



Inspection 827.85 



London Office 1,190.71 



Halifax Office 745.68 



iSouth America 1,413.00 



Western 647.00 



Havana Office 1,769j80 



Home Markets 575.75 



Delegates and Directors 470.98 



Co-operative News 375.28 



General Expense 2,824.23 



Interest and Discount. .. 980.40 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



197 



$13,910.50 



-$14,871.44 



$28,781.94 

 This expense is somewhat in excess of our 

 estimates and 1 1J2 cents higher than last 

 year but is still exceptionally low compared 

 with the expenses of any similar organiza- 

 tion and :is insignificaut compared with the 

 tremendous results accomplished. 



Great Savings Effected. 



INot only have great savings been effected 

 for our membership by co-operative buying 

 of feed and flour, fertilizers, spray materials, 

 etc., but considerable reductions dn the cost 

 of handling of your fruit on the European 

 market has also resulted. For Instance, on 

 a barrel of apples selling in Liverpool at 

 12s your organization saves 17 cents, com- 

 pared with the independent shipper. There- 

 fore, as we shipped 83,704 barrels to Liver- 

 pool and our average price equals about 12s 

 per barrel, we soon estimate that the ad- 

 vantages enjoyed by this organization over 

 competitors on that market has saved us 

 no less than $14,229.68. 



In London, owing to lack of organization 

 on the part of the trade, the savings are 

 more difficult to arrive at, but for the pur- 

 pose of giving you reliable data we have 

 collected a large number of account sales of 

 independent shippers and we find that, part- 

 ly on account of the advanced charge added 

 to bill of lading by agents, which varies 

 from 7 to 10 cents, the difference in our 

 favor in placing a barrel of apples on the 

 London market varies from 15 cents a barrel 

 in some oases to 22 1-2 cents per barrel in 

 others. 



We are safe, therefore, to reckon 17 cents 

 in London as well as in Liverpool, in which 

 case your organization has saved you $26,- 

 488.21, your total English shipments thus ef- 

 fecting a net saving in charges, compared 

 with the independent shipper of $40,717.89. 



What Has Been Saved. 



In arriving at that conclusion, we have 

 not taken advantage of the still greater sav- 

 ing effected on large parcels of fruit shipped 

 direct from docks to wholesalers, thus sav- 

 ing cartage expenses and commissions. The 

 savings effected in that direction, together 

 with reduced cost of Marine Insurance and 

 refund of Dock Dues, can be placed at an- 

 other 510,000, thus showing a net saving of 

 $150,000 on transportation and handling 

 charges alone. 



Keeping that in mind and also remember- 

 ing the large savings on supplies already 

 referred to and the more important work of 

 scientific marketing and the protection this 

 organization provides for the fruit industry, 

 no reasonable person can criticize the cost 

 of running. 



Western Sales. 



Our operations in the West were entrust- 



ed again to 'Mr. T. H. Morse, who was suc- 

 cessful in selling 22,351 barrels; of these, 

 13,211 barrels and 1,200 boxes were Graven- 

 steins. Owing to the panic which seized 

 the fruit growers of British Columbia and 

 Ontario, the Western business was very dif- 

 ficult to handle. With the nearby Ontario 

 growers ready to accept any price for their 

 fruit, with British Columbia flooding the 

 West with their crop all on consignment, 

 it was a difficult proposition for any repre- 

 sentative to sell Gravensteins at any price. 

 Mr. Morse succeeded, however, in selling 

 29 cars at from $1.90 to $2.00 for No. I's and 

 No. 2's. After he had secured that business, 

 he met another competition much harder to 

 overcome, namely the competition from his 

 own province. The unorganized growers 

 selling their Gravensteins to speculators at 

 $1.00 to $1.25, enabled these gentlemen to 

 quote Gravensteins on the Western market 

 at $1.35 to $1.40 per barrel. 



Business was also opened up by Mr. Morse 

 with the Grain Growers' Association, 50 

 carloads of various winter varieties being 

 shipped. 



Use Care in Handling Fruit 



The fruit growers of Britislh Columibda 

 ihave petitioned t!he express coonipanles, 

 through the secretary of the British Colum- 

 bia Fruit Groiwers' Association, to issue the 

 following notice and cause it to be conspicu- 

 ously posted on the inside of ithe gliding 

 dooois in all express oars in use during the 

 .siMpments of soft and perishable fruit, and 

 also on tihe Inside of the sliding doors to ex- 

 press or warehouse rooms at stations: 

 Notice. 



Express istation agenits and others hand- 

 ling extra perisihable fruits, sudh as ber- 

 ries, tomatoes, plums and peaches, In 



Douglas Gardens 



OAKVILLE, ONT. 



We have a surplus stock of some 

 sorts of Irises growing in our Gardens. 

 We offer this surplus, some 15,000 

 plants in 28 varieties at much reduced 

 prices for all orders received in the 

 month of August next— ^August is the 

 best time for planting most Irises. 



The following are examples of the 

 reduction in prices taken from the spe- 

 cial sale list which will be sent to all 

 names on our mailing list and to others 

 on application, viz: — 



iMme. Chereau, each 10c, 10 for 75c, 

 100 $6.00. 



Purple King, each 15c, 10 for $1.25. 



Wyomissing, each 50c, 10 for $4.50. 



This List embraces such fine modern 

 Irises as Juniata, King of Iris, Lohen- 

 grin, Mrs. G. iReuthe, Princess Vic- 

 toria Louise, Rhein Nixe, Wallhalla, 

 etc. 



This sale applies to orders received 

 in the month of August only. Normal 

 prices will prevail after 31st August. 



iSend name and address for a copy 

 of this Iris list and the Paedny list for 



igiis. 



JOHN CAVERS 



Cabbage Worms Destroyed by Pust- 



'"g ^'**^ Hammond's Slug Shot 



So used for 30 years. SOLD BY ALL SEED DEALERS. 



For pamphlets worth having, write 



B. HAMMOND, Fishkill-on-Hudton, New York. 



Where is that ladder? 1^ 



EVERY home needs two ladders — one to reach the roof and the 

 tree tops; the other for indoor use and for use with low trees 

 or low branches. Yet more than 75% of Canadian homes have 

 no ladder at all. It isn't the cost of a ladder, it is pure and simple 



neglect. 



» 



The "STRATFORD 



See the two Illustrations. 

 Note particularly the long extension ladder — 

 locks at every rung automatically, and so is 

 safe. Strong, yet light. 



The step ladder is strongly made. Is 

 most serviceable, and the best ladder 

 of the kind on the market. 



Get these ladders from your hardware dealer. 

 Say "The Stratford," please. Take no others. 

 If he can't or won't supply "The Stratford" 

 ladder write to us. Ask for our ladder cata- 

 logue E. 



We are prepared to supply Co-operative Associa- 

 tions with their requirements in ladders. 



THE STRATFORD MFG. CO. 



STRATFORD, ONT. 



