Portland Convention Aims to Forge Northwest Fruit Selling Agency
President Atwell calls a January 24 meeting in Portland of fruit growers and shipping associations to form a Northwest fruit selling agency. The goal is to market most boxed apples nationwide, with strong grower profits and improved distribution mirroring California citrus efforts.
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Atwell
State Horticultural Society
Northwest
Portland
Pacific Northwest
United States
Montana
Colorado
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Washington Horticultural Association
Prosser
Citrus Growers
California
Express companies reap huge gains from costly contracts
The Saturday Evening Post notes that in three years two major express firms earned about 48 million dollars from contracts with railroads, funded by surplus profits. Workers in New York and Jersey City faced long hours and low pay, with drivers and helpers seeking wage hikes amid a 300 percent rate system and a pending parcels post act.
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New York
Jersey City
Express
Congress
Saturday Evening Post
Local Chelan County News Roundup 1910
Marriage in Cashmere between Francis J. Fitzpatrick and Ethelyn Clark reported with their Seattle home to follow and a five acre orchard gift from Ethelyn’s father. Also notes a Peshastin Cashmere license for Louis Mundt and Rose Strehle, and a Christmas gathering at Ollalla canyon. Captain Burbank and Judge Wallace noted in health and legal circles.
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Presbyterian Church
Cashmere
Francis J. Fitzpatrick
Ethelyn Clark
Thomas M. Gunn
Auburn
Wash
Charles Franklin Wallace
Seattle
Louis Mundt
Peshastin
Rose C. Strehle
Joseph Searles
Ollalla Canyon
Leland Hafferty
C. D. Hafferty
Chelan Leader News Briefs From Chelan And Spokane Trip
Chelan Leader reports retired teacher Myrtle Whaley visiting home during holiday. Mr and Mrs R P Wright return from East trip. Wright had been away since the Apple Show in Spokane and exhibited prize items later taken to Chicago. O A Hoag and C R Sargent travel to Wenatchee for probate matter of Moore estate. Hoag named administrator. Chelan residents Elvin and Enos Henderson and spouses return from the east after two months, deciding Chelan valley equals or surpasses other regions.
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R. P. Wright
Mr. Wright
Spokane
Chicago
O. A. Hoag
C. R. Sargent
Wenatchee
Chelan County
Enos Henderson
Chelan
Chelan Valley
Parcels Post Expands in the Orient From Manila to Hongkong
The Manila government has enacted parcels-post arrangements with Hongkong and aims to extend the policy to other colonial posts. The system is popular abroad with France cited for market gardeners sending produce by parcel post. Congress debates the issue, aging the Post Offices and Postroads committee.
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Philippines
Hongkong
Manila
Orient
France
Congress
Committee On Post Offices
Parcels-Post Seen Benefiting Rural Merchants
A New England merchant argues that a parcels-post system could aid country traders by enabling small items to be shipped cheaply, reducing express charges and encouraging bulk mail-order shipments. He questions why mail-order houses ignore parcels-post and suggests rural delivery limits could still help merchants.
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New England
Saturday Evening Post
Parcels-Post
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Northwest Fruit Growers
Dewey
Commercial Teachers Federation
R. W. Raymond
Commercial Club
Raymond
Admiral Dewey
Boston
Manila Bay
Oregon Naval Reserve
Benevolent Express Companies
H. Mutsell
Ed D. Mifflin
Vale of Cashmere
John Wesserling
Wesserling
Dora Snider
E. J. Snider
R. A. Howells
Fargo
North Dakota
Miss Snider
Colville
Snider
Stevens County
Michael McGinnis
Great Northern
Monitor
Foreman McGinnis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Myrtle Whaley
Leavenworth High School
Chelan Leader
Leavenworth
Wenatchee’s
Lady Washington
Crescent
Reliance Coffee
Buckingham & Hecht
J. Q. Gilbert
Portant
Pective Homeseeker
Leavenworth Furniture and Hardware Co
Tor
F. A. Reynolds
Harrin
Harrington Wheat Belt
the Leavenworth Mercantile Company
Trave Marts
F St
Washington, D
Manifold Typewriter
Echo
G. W. Hathaway
The
North Side Grocery Company
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