128 PROCEEDINGS OF THIRTY-THIRD FRUIT-GROWERS ? CONVENTION. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THIRD DAY. 



Thursday, December 5, 1907. 

 The Convention was called to order by Chairman Jeffrey at 9:30 

 o'clock A. M. 



THE CHAIRMAN. Members of the Convention, there has been a 

 request from some one in the audience that Mr. Crandall have five 

 minutes for the purpose of explaining the maps he has here. If there 

 is no objection, Mr. Crandall may take five minutes, 



MR. CRANDALL. Yesterday, at the close of the few remarks that 

 I made in my paper I expected to point to the maps that I have here, 

 showing you something .of the location, as I promised you in the paper. 

 Judge Shields' remarks cut that out. The lands which are being 

 offered at present for settlement — I am speaking particularly of orchard 

 and fruit purposes— lie along the Kootenay and Columbia rivers and 

 the extension of these rivers which form the Arrow, the Kootenay, and 

 the Okanogan lakes. This is simply a widening of the Columbia River 

 and the Kootenay River. These are the only lands suited to orchard 

 purposes. Looking here, there seem to be quite wide scopes of land, but 

 let me explain. In California there is much land being offered near 

 by on the merits of Avhat other lands produce. Upon examination you 

 will find that the character of the lands is entirely different from the 

 lands producing these great crops. The same may be said of much of 

 these lands which are being offered along these rivers and along these 

 lake shores. They are being offered on the strength of the quality of 

 the other lands, but are in nowise of an equal character or producing 

 possibility; therefore, if any of you have a bug in your bonnet and 

 think you want to go into that country, don't, for Heaven's sake, buy 

 land on paper. Go there, and you will find that more than one half the 

 land which is being offered at these fabulous prices is nothing more than 

 almost upright portions of land, made up very largely of rocks, with a 

 very great absence of soil. So much for that. 



Now, there are several questions that some of our friends wanted to 

 ask. One was in regard to the quality of the fruit there. I can say 

 that, so far as strawberries and other berries are concerned, they are 

 excellent, the quality is fine. A dish of berries which are picked and 

 brought down from those orchards and set on your table will fill the 

 room with a delightful aroma. The apples, although they look well, are 



