Introducer, Patron and Friend of the

Apple Package and Grade Bill

Member of Congress-Tenth District of New York
A Progressive in Politics and a Friend of Progress

ARE YOU USING THE BILL?

No. 7

Plain Truths From A Large Grower

Excerpts from the Address of Hon. S. L. Lupton, Winchester, Va

MAKE THE SULZER BILL ALIVE.

I have wondered if we have labored to bring about legislation that we do not need. Quite a number have told me since I have been here tha: they had no special interest in the APPLE BILL, because their name en the barrel was better than the United States standard brand; that they d. not care to use this, because their particular emblem and their name was 2, good deal better in trade than to have the stamp of the United States. Standard. Gentlemen, I don't agree with you in this. It is my contenti that within five years you will not be able to sell your apples even with your brand on it, unless you do put on it, in addition, the United State: stamp. That United States stamp simply means a guarantee that the apples conform with the standard. You can make them better if you wish and your name will be worth just what it is now. You must have, in addition to that, the government guaranty.

Now, I expect to use that brand a year in advance of the time that it goes into effect by law, and I should very strongly urge you gentlemen to do the same thing this year, so as to get the people ready for the Unite States stamp.

CONTRACT UNDER THE BILL.

I believe this Association should get up a blank form of contract with your Association name in one corner and the firm name in the other. That contract should be made to contain the conditions laid down in the Sulzer Bill, and those contracts should be furnished members of your Association for this year's business. Your members should go into the orchards this year with this form of contract and I believe that, if only a part of them would adopt that official form of contract, it would not be very long before a large number of apple dealers would join your Association for the very purpose of getting the benefit of that contract. It will come to that in the end.

I suggest that you give this matter your consideration and also prepare a form for a stencil, showing the proper brand. You can do it this year without incurring any penalty, because the law does not go into effect until next July. You will get all the advantages of starting in time. You have a whole year now to perfect your plans and start your apple growers to pack in accordance with the bill; and I think by the time the law does go into effect you will be in shape to really begin operations under the bill in a scientific way.