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How Peach Men Learned (Continued from page 7) in cash subscnptxons was secured and in the spring of 1916 the California Peach Growers, Inc., became a state corporation owned and controlled by the people of California most directly interested in the growing and drying of peaches. Growers who entered the assocla- tion were asked to sign a contract to deliver all their dried peaches to the association at the basic production price at that time of 5 cents per pound, for a period of four years. That was the minimum price at which 80 per cent of the California product could be sold to the trade. The con- tract stipulated that the growers would receive in later dividends, after 8 per cent guaranteed to stockholders in ‘the organization had been paid, their pro-rata of the returns of the marketed crop. They were at least assured 1916 production costs. From the time that the organization was launched, May 1, the market for dried peaches began to improve. Even to the casual observer it was plainly evident that dried peaches were in de- mand in the United States-and that the discrepancy between the price to the consumer and that paid the grower N Co-Operation years more, and a recapitalization of $3,000,000. A short campaign of some six weeks resulted in the signing of all the old peach acreage and 75 per cent of the bearing and nonbearing fig acreage in the state for what may be practically termed an eight-year period. Today the California Peach & Fig Growers stands as one of the great marketing and growing organizations cf the world. Their entire product is so standardized that their Blue Ribbon brand is demanded all over the world. The process of bringing the associa- tion up to its high standard has been no child’s play. DOUBLE-CROSSING BY GAMBLERS IS ENDED Men with advanced vision met their obstacles- after they had succeeded in welding together an organization. Farmers and orchardists are sensitive humans and the raising of the stand- ards has not been without its trials. But today complete success is in sight. The peach growers of California will never go back to the old conditions and fig growers will avoid the old pitfalls. Commercial growing of figs in Cali- fornia could never be advanced until Y ORDIR 'ro ST, "Ul- ADVERTISEMENTS A DOLLAR . SAVED 18 | A DOLLAR CARNED ON SPRING PURCHASES! Buy By Mail From This Ad This is your opportumty to save, The seasonable, low priced items shown here indicate the economical advantage of buying from our catalogs. These are merely examples of the thousands of bargains that can be had by buying by mail—order today from this ad. Give the number, siz chandise wanted. Enclose check, ing for postage—aee rates at bottom of page. You will make no mistake in_select- ing this splendid serge suit. The fab- ric is all worsted. Fast Navy Blue color. 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FIG PRODUCERS ALLIED WITH PEACH GROWERS The first year’s return to the grower was based on the tonnage received from him with no provision for differ- ence in grades. The second year saw the introduction of premium prices over the basic price for excellence of quality and it was this innovation that successfully established the Blue Rib- bon dried peach, the principal product of the association. With every grower in a membership of over 6,000 striving to secure the premium paid for the very highest grade of dried peaches, it was not long before every member was striv- ing to bring to the association the highest grade obtainable. So success- ful was the operation that before the second year every grade had risen in standard and the Blue Ribbon peach took its place at the top of the dried peaches of the globe. With the increase in popularity of the dried peach it was pessible by a just sharing of the profits to- install new machinery, to operate packing plants that, surpassed anything hither- to attempted in sanitary arrangement, to improve methods of processing and to bring the output of the combined growers to a high standard that would be impossible among individuals. In 1920 the contracts with the Cali- fornia Peach Growers expired and the time came for a renewal of the pact. t was at this time that hundreds of . growers in California who had become discouraged a few years before and had grubbed out their peach trees, came to the association with the prop- osition that the peach growers ally - themselves with the growers of Cali- fornia figs, asking that the fig be handled as the peach had before it. Ma.ny ,former peach growers were now raising figs and a vote of the as-. sociation resulted in the decision to amalgamate with the fig growers un- der a new corporation. The agreement old conditions had been eliminated, but thanks to the peach growers this wonderful fruit food is seen at its greatest excellence under the sunny skies of California and which has been denied to the average American con- sumer, will take its place ‘among the popular fruits of the country. No longer can the gambler play both ends against the middle. The success of the California grower means that co-operation has come to stay and once the farmer of the United States adopts it profiteers will become as rare as the dodo bird. ‘When all is said and done, co-oper- ation is not new. The half dozen men that in the past named the price have been supplanted. They co-operated to secure the great bulk of profit in the handling of foodstuffs. Co-operative associations . are now seeing that every one gets a fair share. Start Winning Fight in North Dakota (Continued from page 4) powered a committee to select this candidate. They decided to initiate a constitutional amendment and another series of initiated laws, to be submit- ted to the people at the time the recall - election is held, if any is held, design- ed to further cripple the North Dakota industrial program. The League opposition knows it could not win if an election were held now. They consider it possible, however, that by holding the threat of another election and further changes in the in- dustrial laws over the heads of the people, the state bond selling cam- paign may be injured and between now and November attempts will be made to gather a slush fund sufficient to put on a tremendous campaign. _ Regardless of what the opposition may do, the farmers of North Dakota are going ahead with their organiza- tion, are pushing the sale of their state bonds and are watching and ready for any new form of opposition that the I. V. 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