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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1937
Page
2
Miss Theo Moore secretary to C P Hesser intermountain agent for Mutual Orange Distributors has returned from a vacation trip to southern California.
A Wisconsin dealer was fined $5 and costs in Stevens Point for defrauding potato growers by placing slugs in a sliding scale at a warehouse. The 500 pound beam was plugged, causing about 60 pounds of potatoes to be taken per sale. George Warner, chief inspector of the state agriculture department, reported the case.
W H Deardorff returns to Crystal Packing after injuries but cannot yet stay long. W A White of Minneapolis plans San Francisco visit with LA return soon. Irene Forester sidelined by influenza. Ernest C Leick now represents Olsen Brothers in LA. Bob Lott ill at home. J D Machomich wins January golf tourney. bronze plaque to follow. Harry Thorne runner up. Romer Johnson returns from Florida citrus trip via Atlanta League convention. Bob Simpson ill with cold. Ray Smith named treasurer of Columbia Agricultural Credit Corp succeeding E A Schultz as Northwestern Fruit Exchange and Beebe Orchard properties manager. Read the ads this issue.
Idaho Falls Idaho January 22 snow storms and blizzards have slowed potato movement this month. Deliveries from farms to loading points were shut off at many points while holdings in trackside warehouses remained light due to light farm receipts and growers holding out for higher prices.
Earl W. DeHaven 59 of Marshall died suddenly at home leaving widow and two California based sisters. He led the Onion Growers and Shippers Association of Michigan Inc and had a long career in bean and onion trades starting in Kalamazoo in 1910. Funeral held in Shelby where his career began.
Harold Hy House, a large fruit grower in Nashville Illinois, said the recent sleet storm coated tree limbs with ice but did not harm the apple and peach orchards. He noted the ice killed the San Jose scale and left fruit buds in good condition.
Chicago dated January 22 report details the Chicago Mercantile Exchange annual banquet at the Palmer House with about 300 attendees. It notes no speeches, a full evening of entertainment, and a morning business meeting where Michael E. Fox outlined 1986 performance and 1987 forecasts. The article lists new officers and directors, and highlights gains in futures trading especially in potatoes, butter, and eggs, plus changes in clearing procedures and inspection activity.
The report notes broadened publicity reach with 93 tickers in 17 cities and lift in newspaper circulation to over 12 million copies daily. It highlights government oversight under the Commodity Exchange Act, 40 plus membership changes, and losses of notable figures on the Exchange floor while praising publicity efforts and staff changes.
In Palisade Colorado on January 22 the United Fruit Growers held their 14th annual meeting and elected directors for last week. New directors named were Leslie Hall president William Cutter Rowland Bancroft Thomas McCall and Charles Carnes. Bob Fender sent his report read by President Hall as he could not attend. The secretary reported 874 cars of peaches shipped last season and the association accounted for 56 percent of Mesa county peach shipments. Estimated season sales cost stood at 17.52 per car and an electric car mover improved loading of refrigerator cars with a slight reduction in leading contracts. Echternach urged moving marketing toward a cooperative basis rather than individual competition.
William H. Cohen departed last Sunday for Florida to work the winter vegetable business for several months. Harold M. Warren of Evans Products Company Detroit was calling on the trade here Wednesday.
Palmer-Hedberg Inc reports sales surpassing 100 cars of Texas Marsh Seedless grapefruit this season. The fruit’s uniform quality reached distant Twin Cities, with healthier perception boosting demand as distribution expanded.
Hotel Utah gathering in Salt Lake City reviewed recommendations for new legislation. Fruit and vegetable growers seek legislative representation this season with Moses Holbrook, Joseph Wadsen, and Wilmer Maw named as lawmakers and advocates. A bill to abolish the ten mile road tax and raise vehicle license fees was introduced with strong opposition and likely passage. The Utah Crop Improvement Association held its first annual meeting in Ogden urging daily market reports from the federal Agriculture Department and a study of seed cleaning plant costs. It also urged the State Land Board to remove weed-weed name from property and pushed for a revised quarantine law on noxious weeds.
A Wayland trucker was arrested in Grand Rapids on charges of transporting ungraded potatoes and offering them for sale at bargain prices. He pleaded guilty in justice court and was fined $25 plus costs after prior warnings to grade and mark his potato offerings. State inspectors report most shipments are well graded within legal tolerances.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange announced on January 22 that several applications have been approved. New members include Harris Burrows & Hick, Herbert execute trades, Citizens Securities Co of Green Bay, Thomas F. Galer, Burke Grain Co of Sioux Falls, and Mervin Ash & Co of New York. Correspondents include Droste Dairy Products Inc of New York City and Rodway Hanton Ltd of Toronto.
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