International Apple Shippers Convention at Milwaukee Meets Strong Attendance
Milwaukee hosts the twenty fifth annual International Apple Shippers Association meeting with large turnout from Chicago and other regions. Officers elected include President Wayne M. French of New York and Vice President E T Butterworth of Philadelphia. The event features a lengthy program, committee appointments, and discussions on standardization and grades for bull apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne M. French
New York
Milwaukee
E. T. Butterworth
Philadelphia
R. G. Phillips
Rochester
George W. Davison
New Orleans
Elas
William Forney
E. R. Godfrey
Fresch
Cornelius Corcoran
Common Council of
Myer
Corcoran
Butterworth
International
Apple Shippers’ Association
E. W. J. Hearty
R. C. Phillips
Food Administration
Goldress
E. S. Armstrong
W. J
Kearty
H. Hoxie
D. N. Minick
E. H. Neutadatl
Frank BH. Wagner
H. B. Cash
F. H. Simpson
Beckwith
C. H. Godfrey
R. H. Pennington
John W. Low
R. D. Grave
C. W. McCullagh
C. W. Hunt
J. J. Castellini
John D. Willey
A. W. Olle
M. O. Baker
R. P. Groasenbach
H. C. Sinclair
BE. O. Hind
T. O. Melton
T. O. Leib
Messrs. Hearty and Phillips
Ed. Holmstrong
Frank E. Wagner
W. L. Wagner
Chicago Butter and Egg Men Offer Supervision of Profits
Resolutions passed by the Chicago Butter and Egg Board pledge cooperation with the government to reestablish war time food control. They propose offering services in formulating and enforcing regulations and will telegraph the resolutions to President Wilson and to state senators and representatives.
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Chicago
Food Administration
Chicago Egg and Butter Board
Wilson
Chicago Butter and’ Egg Board
Chicago Butter and Egg Board
Washington
Gresamen
Llingis
Farmers Criticize Municipal Markets Hit by Jersey Delays
New York dispatch reports Federal District Attorney Bodine accusing New Jersey commission merchants of boycotting markets to hurt farmers and raise produce costs. The piece cites farmer letters and Jersey efforts to spark direct farm-to-consumer sales, noting failures due to farmer indifference and reliance on wholesalers.
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New York
Trenton
N. J
Bodine
New Jersey Commission
Packer
Jersey
Newark
Philadelphia
Frozen Poultry Mail Plan Stirs Government Debate
New York readers question how 300 million pounds of frozen poultry will move under War Department plans. A letter to Secretary Baker suggests using dealers with refrigeration and parcel post. The idea of sending frozen chickens by mail remains a puzzling proposal with aviation-overseas options noted.
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New York
War,Department
Pat Foy
Baker
Uncle Sam
Cold poultry surplus and consumer access in seasonal markets
Government agents overlook that frozen poultry is not widely consumed outside big cities. This season summer hotels on the Eastern seaboard and in the mountains take about 75 percent of frozen poultry, with city hotels taking the remainder. Little activity accompanies sales at present.
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Ens
Seaboard
Atlanta Man Oetgen Starts New Firm Amid Credit Troubles
Edgar C. Oetgen of Atlanta launches a third venture as E. O. Oetgen & Co. after Tennessee Produce Co. troubles. Backer Lassiter of Buena Vista, Tenn. funded him amid questions about his control. Circulators claim to offer on shipments August 5 to 15 1919 with high prices for butter poultry and produce.
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Atlanta
Edgar
Oetgen
E. O. Oetgen &Co
Tennessee Produce Company
O. C. Gossett & Co
W. H. Lassiter
Buena Vista
Tenn
Gossett
Packer
Detson
Qetgen
Lassiter
Tennesse Produce Company
Tennessee
E. O. Oetgen & Co
E. B. Stuart & Co
Green & Milam
G. A. DeWakde & Co
F. O. Pb
New York Officials Tackle Food Hoarding and Laws
State and city authorities begin examining food hoarding and old laws as the Reconstruction Commission urges expanded powers for the Foods and Markets department. It cites live poultry price padding, weighing in containers, and calls for uniform cold storage rules and standardized grading to cut losses and lower costs. Arthur Williams is named federal food administrator for New York and forms a fair food committee with business leaders to publish daily profit figures.
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New York
New York City
New York State Reconstruction Commission
Smith
State Department of Foods and Markets
Food Department
Arthur Williams
United States Food
Fair Food Committee
W. Fellowes Morgan
Merchants' Association
Merchants’ Refrigerating Company
Dr. Day
Department of Markets of New York
Theoadore F. Wittmarsh
Francis H. Leggett & Co
Wilson
Secret Service
Palmer
New York Brokers Seek Higher Brokerage Rates
Agitation among New York brokers led 11 signatories to petition the New York Fruit Exchange for a meeting. The board scheduled Monday August 18 at 2 30 p m in exchange rooms for auction brokers to discuss rate increases amid rising expenses and reduced foreign trade.
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New York
New York Fruit Exchange
Exchange
Books of Toledo Gardeners Exchange Company Seized
Toledo Ohio reports deputies seized books correspondence and records of the Toledo Gardeners Exchange Company on Wednesday with subpoenas for Louis Miler secretary and Oscar Delong bookkeeper to appear before the grand jury probing foodstuffs. Manager Warren Replohle says the firm is owned by Broneos who run it as a central selling agency for their crops. He says he is at a loss to explain the seizure.
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Toledo Gardeners Exchange Company
Toledo
Toledo Gardners' Exchange Company
Basno
Louis Miler
Exchange
Oscar Delong
Warren Replohle
Broneos
Butter Seizure Highlights Government Action
Chicago reports federal agents seized eighty five thousand pounds of butter in cold storage and cars for high moisture levels violating the pure food and drug act. United States Attorney Clyne expected to act against packers under the Sherman Anti Trust Law.
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Chicago
United States
Clyne
Standard Trade Terms Adopted by Shippers Associations
Chicago Aug. 15 The American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association adopted standard rules and definitions of trade terms. The rules were approved by executive officers of the National League of Commission Merchants International Apple Shippers Association and the Western Fruit Jobbers Association. Full printing to follow in The Packer on August 23.
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Chicago
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
National League of Commission’ Merchants
International Apple Shippers’ Association
Western
Bruit Jobbers’ Association
Packer
Trading in Apples at Convention in Milwaukee
Milwaukee August 15 There was some trading in apples during the convention with early fruit sold and late fruit nibblings on blocks of barrel and Western box stock. Orders were booked by packers shippers and distributors controlling October movements. Several thousand barrels of Illinois Jonathan s at about 8 50 New York Wealthy and Duchess at 7 and up Grimes Golden 8 50 best pack Baldwins and Greenings 7 7 25 Virginia York Imperials 6 70 Winesaps 8 and Ben Davis 6 20 6 50 Western box apples sold 2 50 to 3 50 per box and a few cars of hand picked bulk around 2 75 3 per cwt.
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Milwaukee
New York
Duchess
Grimes Golden
Virginia York Imperials
Winesars
Ben Davis
Cincinnati Grand Jury Seeks Federal Action in Herner Case
The Cincinnati grand jury recommends immediate transfer of all evidence to federal authorities for investigation and action under federal law. It cites violations of the Lever Act related to storage and disposal of several hundred barrels of apples rotted in 1918 1919 and urges federal prosecution of F Herner & Co and related firms.
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Cincinnati
United States District
F. Herner & Co
Jonathan
York
Lever
F. Herner & Company
Merchants’ Ice and Cold Storage Company
Cincinnati Ice Manufacturing and Cold Storage Company
Esrand
Grand
Ohio
First Federal Conviction in High Cost of Living Crusade
The first federal conviction in the cost of living crusade occurred in Binghamton New York when retail grocer Joseph Massen was found guilty of selling sugar at 15 cents per pound. He received a $500 fine and was warned by Judge Ray that repetition could lead to a penitentiary term. Evidence was gathered by Secret Service agents.
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New York
United States
Binghampton
N. Y
Joseph Massen
Judza Ray
Secret Service
Mossen
Thomas W. Dunn
Produce and Foodstuff Seized in Tampa Florida
Agents of the Department of Justice seized storage stock in Tampa on orders from United States District Attorney Phillips. The bulk was canned goods with about ten carloads of eggs owned by Swift & Co and Crenshaw Brothers Produce Co. The seizure also included rice salt flour and sugar. Notices of bebel were served for illegally holding goods from the market to inflate prices.
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Tampa
Pia
United States
Phillips
Department of Justice
Swift & Co
Crenshaw Brothers Produce Company
Key and Maxwell Open Fruit Business in Kansas City
J D Key and W F Maxwell, known in the produce trade, operate the National Fruit Company at 216 East Tenth Street in Kansas City while also running a real estate office. They plan to scale back produce, focusing on real estate, amid a history of legal trouble in Topeka Memphis and Columbus.
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Kansas City
J. D. Key
W. F. Maxwell
Packer
National Fruit Company
East Tenth Street
Pecker
Key
W. FF. Maxwell
Topeka
Kan
Denver
Colo
Memphis
Tenn
Columbus
Oklahoma
Key & Maxwell
Maxwell
Indictments for Rock Island Butter Company Conspiracy
Toledo authorities report Lucas County Grand Jury returned indictments against the Rock Island Butter Company F A Hoffman Company Elmer M Warner Sam Bellman Grocery Company Benjamin Bellman J Bailey and James P Klotz charging a conspiracy to fix margarine prices at 32 5 cents and control trade in foodstuffs. The probe also seeks action against Page Dairy Company for alleged Valentine Act milk price fixing.
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Toledo, O
Rock Island Butter Company
F. A. Hoffman Company
Elmer M. Warner
Sam Bellman Grocery Company
Benjamin Bellman
J. Bailey
Rock Island Butter Concern
James P. Klotz
Lucas County Grand Jury
Page Dairy Company
Many Jobbers to Make Honolulu Trip
W D Tidwell secretary of the Western Fruit Jobbers Association said this week about 100 reservations have been made by trade members for the Honolulu trip following the annual meeting in San Francisco on February 2. The advance interest is high given the short time since the trip was announced.
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Honolulu
Denver
Colo
W. D. Tidwell
Western Fruit Jobbers' Association
Packerman
San Fransisco
Car shortage cripples Sebastopol apple shipments
Santa Rosa Calif Aug 16. The car shortage reaches critical levels in Sonoma County especially Sebastopol as thousands of apple boxes await Eastern shipment. One day this week 100 cars were loaded with only 16 available, and next week may be worse.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Sebastopol
Carlings
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Pfister
Aod
United States District Attorneys
Harold L. Brown Co
Droste & Snyder
Zimmers& Dunkak
Titman, Inc
Learned Hand
United States District Court
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Edgar C. Oetgen
Nan
C. E. Oetgen & Co
Referescea
Semsee
Laseliter
Atlvanta
State Reconstruction Commission
Tampa, Fla
National Fruit
Market District
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