Steinhardt Dinner Honors Harold Powell At Waldorf Astoria
About 400 fruit jobbers and commission merchants gathered at the Waldorf Astoria for Joe Steinhardt’s dinner honoring G Harold Powell general manager of the California Fruit Growers Exchange. Delegates from Brooklyn Harlem Gansevoort Staten Island Jersey City Newark and the Bronx attended. A memory book signed by nearly 460 guests was presented to Powell for California. The event featured a toast and a display of cooperative spirit across the trade with many prominent figures in attendance.
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Toda
San
Joe Sreinhardt
G. Harold Powell
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
Astor
Brooklyn
Harlem
Gansevoort
Staten Island
Jersey City
Newark
Bronx
Lippmann
Victor L. Zorn
Victor L. Zorn Company, Inc
Charles Kuechling
Independent Fruit Auction Corporation
Charles E. Powell
Erie Railroad
E. T. Campbell
Louis Taub
Taub
Powell
California
Steinhardt
Cartoonists view of Stein hardt event and crowd at table
A description of a social gathering with remarks by Mr Powell and a head table including A. A. Chaney W H Buges Robert T Cochran Arthur Rule D D Block Frank Hagdache and L J Sinp, noting the mix of executives and guests. The cartoonist’s mock portrait centers on Stein hardt minus his red necktie.
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Mr. Steinhardt
Powell
A. A. Chaney
American Cranberry Exchange
W. H. Buges
Pittsburgh
The
American Fruit Growers, Inc
Robert T. Cochran
Robert T. Cochran & Co
Arthur Rule
North American Fruit Exchange
D. D. Block
New York
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
Frank' ‘Hagdache
General Sales
L. J. Sinp
Bert Johnson Orchards Withdraws Suit Against Peppers
The Bert Johnson Orchards Inc. directors urge dismissal of Bert Johnson Orchards Incorporated versus T. H. Peppers in a Nashville circuit court case. A wire signed by Bert Johnson and three directors shows support for Peppers, praising his management of the orchard crews and noting the case as unnecessary conflict. Charles M. Bush represented the withdrawn action.
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Bert Johnson
Bert Johnson Orchards, Inc
Tomas H. Cobb
Bert Johnson Orchards Incorporated
T. H. Peppers
Robert T. Warner
George H. Bell
H. C. Wilson
Warner
My. Bell
Wilson
Peppers
Nashville
Bert Johnson Orchards, Incorporated
Charles M. Bush
Kansas City
Messrs. Johnson, Warner, Bell and Wilson
Brokers Seek Big Turnout for Annual Convention
J H Bawden vice president of the Fruit and Vegetable Brokers Association says the group hopes for large attendance at the Chicago convention scheduled for January 28 and 24. The meeting will address issues for shippers and jobbers in joint committee conferences and aims for beneficial outcomes. The association has about 85 members with officers Co BE Spooner Boston president J H Bawden St Louis vice president A H Sanford Columbus treasurer R H Pennington Evansville secretary. The Executive Committee includes C P Cooney Jr Nashville O E Spooner Boston L A Bockstahler Cleveland A C Walter Pittsburgh and C D Wallace Oklahoma City.
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St. Louis
J. H. Bawden
Fruit and Vegetable Brokers' Association
Chicago
Co. BE
Spooner
Boston
A. H. Sanford
Columbus
R. H. Pennington
Evansville
C. P. Cooney, Jr
Nashville
O. E. Spooner
L. A. Bockstahler
Cleveland
A. C. Walter
Pittsburgh
C. D. Wallace
Oklahoma City
New York Trade Organization Forming to Unite Producers
A luncheon at the Hardware Club hosted by Carl Kimball discussed forming a four department trade group to replace existing bodies. The plan calls for Credit and Collection Transport and Inspection Information and Legislative departments with a general manager to oversee the effort.
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New York
Sehow
Junaor
Hardware Club
Carl Kimball
C. E. Wheelwright
American Fruit Growers, Inc
Packer
Almos Animaeus
Kimbal
Pértianén
Kim
Ball
Wade
Washington
Albany
Erie
Erie Railroad
French
Jac National League
Potatoes Face Grading Clash With Government Inspections
A Minnesota shipper blasts government inspection rules as ruinous to potato shipments. He cites about $12 000 in losses from growth cracks in Red River Early Ohio varieties and vows to refuse further inspection until grading standards change. He argues U S No 1 criteria unfairly penalizes cracking potatoes and urges reform through the trade press.
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Itiesota
Red River
Ohios
Seasor Rand
Minneapolis
Minn
Brades
U. S
Ohio
Red’ River
U.S
California Orchard Companies Form New Shipping Organization
W.1- Charlesworth heads the California Orchard Companies, a new non profit grouping tied to growers and shippers. Four members including Silva-Bergtholdt, Penryn, Newcastle, and Placer County Mountain Fruit Companies organize with plans to add Vacaville, hill district firms, and independent grape shippers to reach 600 to 800 cars of tree fruits and hundreds of grape cars next season.
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San Francisco
Fornia
Orchard Companie
Sacramento
Wy. J
Charlesworth
California Fruit’ Distributors
New ‘Organization
Iti
Vaca
California
Fresno
Onn
Tin
Bout Placerville
Placer ‘County
Orchards Companies, Inc
Vacaville
J. TE. Bergtholdt
Shipper
Nurserymen's Association of California
Nurserymen's
Silva-Bergtholdt Company
H. &E. Butler
California Fruit Distributors
Penryn Fruit Company
W. R. Fountain
Eastern
Omaha
Newcastle Fruit Company
James F. Dudley
N. B. Lardner
Henry M. Eljis
Placer County
Wilmer Sieg Connected to California Fruit Ship Firms
Rumors in the city say Wilmer Sieg will become the new general manager of California fruit and vegetable shippers. The December 81 date for Mrs Butler’s effect and the January California meeting precede any appointments, with decisions likely after February first and Charlesworth Virden chairing Western American Fruit and Vegetable Ship Pers Association.
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California
Charlesworth
Butler
California Fruit Distributors
Ys Naue ‘Tosbe
Charlesus ‘Virden
Chants
Western Fri American Fruit
Pers Association
Bannet
Rocky Mountain Special to Fort Worth Train Party
A Denver Fruit and Produce Club committee led by George H. Knifton selects the Colorado & Southern Railroad for the Rocky Mountain Special to Fort Worth for the January 16 meeting of the Western Fruit Jobbers Association. Invitations go to Colorado and neighboring states with plans to depart Denver around January 14. final schedule to be set after responses.
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Denver
Fruit ‘and Produce Club of
George H. Knifton
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Rocky Mountain
Fort Worth
Weern Fruit Jobbers' Association
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Dakota
Nebraska
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Trinidad
Knifton
P. O. Box 35
New York Delegation Plans Three Cars to Pittsburgh Meet
Bobby Loos of Maynard and Child said the New York delegation will likely use about three cars for the trip to the National League convention in Pittsburgh. The group will depart from Pennsylvania Station at 7:30 p.m. Monday January 9, with efforts to connect the Boston car to the same train.
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New York
Bobby” Loos
Maynard & Child
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Loos
Boston
Onion Market Stagnation In Western New York
In Rochester on December 23 the Western New York onion market shows slow activity with little business to set quotations. Transactions are mainly bargaining as sellers seek favorable terms and no standard price exists except a nominal 5.50 per cwt f. o. b here for some high quality stock.
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Rochester
N. Y
New York
Koplewitz Collapse Taints New York Produce Deal
The United Growers and Distributors scheme led by Herman Koplewitz collapses amid creditor investigations. Friedman allegedly engineered the venture with Koplewitz, who faced extensive debts and inconsistent statements as investigators traced goods to Friedman’s store.
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Iion
Washington, Street
United Growers & Distributors, Inc
New-York
Koplewitz
Luna
Smith
Friedman
Ifriedman
Herman Koplewitz
Washington Street
United Growers& Distributors, Inc
Packer
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Harold Powell
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the Exchange
Tammany Hall
BIG
NOW
Mthor
California Orchard Companies
New
Saifornia Fruit Shipping Firm
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Place County Mountain Fruit ‘Company
Newcastle Fruit Compu
California Prat’ Distributors
Chariesworth
Hergthordt
Monahan
Worth
Wilmer
Sieg
Rocky, Mountain
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