The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-22

elective officers OF said association shall be |
elec.ed. Such meetings shall be held at such |
places as shall be determined at the preced-
iqg annual meeting. Each district organi- |
zation shall be entitled to representation in
the annual meetings follows: One repre-
sentative and one additional for each %
members or fraction thereof greater than -,
said representation to be based on member
ship lees paid up, as shown by the report of
the secret aries OF the respective districts
See. 10.-District Org nization-Each fruit
district shall organize and agree TO co-ope-
rae and elect responsible reporting and
shipping agent and such other officers as may
be provided for by the executive committee.
Sec. mbership-Membershp in the
Northwest Fruit Grow,rs' Association shall
consist OF district organization only. All
frnit growers shall be eligible to membership
in the local organization of the district in
which said fruit grower resides Each dis
trict organiza tor shall pay the sum OF 81
as annual dues to the association for each
member of said district organization; said
dues to be paid to tho sccratary OF tho asso-
citation 80 days before the annual meeting OF
said association, provided that all dues col
lected for the year 1893 snail be remitted
monthly to the secretary OF the association.
The following report of the commit
tee on transportation was adopted:
We, your committee, would report: That
we conf rred with representatives of the
Northern Pacific. Union Pacific and Great
Norther Railroad Companies and received
their assurances that we should always have
rates to conrfson eastern points equal to
those enjoyed by California shippers, with
the additional advantage OF having refriger
ator cais free Of charge, while California ship
pers were compelled to pay from 800 to
1925 per ear to the refrigerator car com
panies. They also said we should have local
refrigerator cars run at regular intervals
sufficient to meet our demands between Port
land and st. Paul, with charges above
through rates. only to cover actual cost Of
icing. They also promised to allow us to
load cars at different points for through
shipment without additional charges. We
were given to un 'erstand rates on apples
would be made that would enable us to com
| pete with eastern grown in those mark, ts.
Ne would ask that further time be given lis
to make final report.
The election Of permanent officers
was taken up. G p. Wilcox of North
! Yskima nominated DIR. Blalock of Walla
Walla as president. General Tannatt
and several others seconded the nomi-
nation, and he was elected by acclama-
tion.
In accepting the nomination DR.. Bla-
lock expressed his thanks and pledged
himself to do everything he could to
make it success. Some thought 1t was
the wrong time to proceed with the or
ganization. Everybody could not see
alike, else every man would raise the
same kind of apples and all be after the
same wife. ILaug ghter.] He, however,
believed the organization would be a
success.
For secretary S. A. Clark, of Salem,
Or, was named, and the secretary cast
the ballot of the association for him.
w. S. Orner of Walla Walla was
named for treasurer by acclamation.
For vice presidents the following
were selected by the different states
Washington, G. p. Wilcox, of Yakima
Idaho, Robert Schleischer, of Lewis
ton; British Columbia, John Kirkland,
> Vancouver, B. c.; Oregon, DR.. j. r.
Cardwell, of Portland.
| The committee on sizes of fruit pack
} ages reported as follows
Apple boxes. ....,.. -. ...............1SMx12x11
Pear boxes................ ...........1SAx12x 81
pench boxes. ...1SHx11Nx4H
Piune box, ................lSHxll12x4
All the above inside measurements
Twenty-pound grape crate 16x16x4N
: containing four packages. Ends O.
boxes to be three quarters of an incl
: thick; pear and apple box side one
piece; pear and apple box tops and bot
II toms, two pieces. The size of cherr,
n boxes will be reported later.
II The report was adopted.
l. The committee on resolutions re
n turned thanks to the press of the stat
II and OF Spokane for their efforts II
making the conventiona success; to tn
= people OF Spokane, and the ladies par
,s ticularly, for the excellent entertain
,r ment of the delegrtes.
f. The next annual meeting will be hel
1t at Portland