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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1935
Page
2
An Arcanum Bulletin excerpt records a sharp exchange citing Hewitt and Jewett. The dialogue hints at a troubled view of Hewitt and jokes about conscience removal, framed as a dramatic aside in a local bulletin.
Lansing Aug 30 The Michigan State Farm Bureau urged farmers to seek the motive behind anti AAA propaganda and decide for themselves if selfish interests are uniting against the farmers own agricultural program.
Grand Rapids market reports maturing Michigan canning peaches flooding the area and crowding Illinois varieties. Rochesters, Admiral Deweys, and South Haven types priced around $1.60 to $2 per bushel by size. cantaloupes active with Honey Rocks and Hearts of Gold crates shifting at about $1.25 to $1.35. Apple and pear offerings steady to dull, Burbanks near $1, Clapp Favorite pears $1 per bushel. wild blueberries firmer at $2.40–$2.50 per 16-quart case.
Members of the Chicago potato trade were hosted by the Chicago Produce Terminal at Itasca Country Club. A golf tournament and dinner followed a day of hospitality, with Ralph Swartz as toastmaster. Prizes went to F E Baldwin, George Schindler, John Bacon, J Huizinga, Russell Lutz, Harry Wickman, Robert Rohn, and George Miler.
Smeltzer Brothers Inc opens a Detroit fruit and produce house after costly relocation from Elberta. P R Smeltzer L H Smeltzer and M J Smeltzer, long Michigan apple shippers, secure 216 Green Street warehouse opposite Detroit Union Produce Terminal with offices at 24 Detroit Union Produce Terminal. Joseph Seng named sales manager. The firm plans about 250000 bushels of northern Michigan apples this fall and winter, led by Spies Jonathans Delicious Wagener Grimes and Baldwins.
The Michigan Potato Growers Exchange, Inc. will ship potatoes under two trademark brands. Best pack will be loaded under the Chief Petoskey label while U. S. No. 1 stock will use the Land of Lakes brand.
Grand River valley orchardists move to widen fruit distribution with OK brand symbol linking Ottawa and Kent counties. Albert Erhardt of Stevens Advertising devised the logo and field advertising push, backed by Ottawa Kent Horticultural Society and allied groups. The plan includes labels on packages, a county map backdrop, and a drive to attract buyers via The Packer and radio outreach.
Harry F Hohit of Indianapolis recently elected president of the Vegetable Growers' Association of America for a three year term. He is widely known in Indiana for leading activities on behalf of commercial gardeners and for his broad legislative interests aiding the trade.
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple personal names and places including Benton Harbor Bangor Chicago Hartford St. Joseph and others. The text reads like a roll call of individuals linked with various towns without full context or events.
William L Wagner of the Western Fruit Jobbers Association offers views on AAA amendments, marketing agreements, and potato as a basic commodity. He notes potential price controls, the need to study full text, and cautious AAA approaches for fruits and vegetables, plus reflection on the now dissolved Code No 17 and railroad financial strains.
The article criticizes tonnage producers and distributors for neglecting freight competition while chasing flashy passenger marketing. It notes a push to apply passenger marketing principles to freight and highlights a Western Trunk Line Committee docket seeking permission to partially unload fresh vegetables in Kansas en route to Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, and Missouri.
Charles Wynn Smith, Chicago manager for the Di Giorgio Fruit Corporation, plans to depart around September 6 for Miami to oversee Florida tomato production and sales for about six to eight months. The firm has about 1,200 acres of tomatoes near Peters, Florida, and a new packing plant. Ted E. Snyder of New York will run the Chicago office during Smith’s Florida assignment.
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