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of this fruit in eastern markets in comparison with the prices that 

 prevail for most of the eastern grown fruit. You have the ad- 

 vantage of the western growers in that they are so much further 

 removed than you are from the large markets of the country. I 

 doubt very much if the western fruit would reach the eastern mar- 

 ket, at least not in large quantities, if it was not for the co-operation 

 of the growers among themselves, working through their associa- 

 tions. 



With the already important and the increasing fruit interests 

 here in Adams county, I believe there is a grand opportunity for 

 some very effective co-operation along the lines just mentioned. 

 If such is the case, and you make the most of the situation, to- 

 gether with your possibilities for the production of high grade fruit, 

 why cannot the reputation of the Grand Valley of Colorado, the 

 Hood River section of Oregon, the Yakima Valley section of Wash- 

 ington, or of any other section be, in five years time and less, your 

 reputation ? 



Ce;i,Ebrate;d Diagonal Pack. (Courtesy "Better Fruit".) 



