Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-07-26

Indictment weather brings operations
to a stop, and the packers are at
best subjected to much discomfort
from chilly mornings and evenings.
The house may be cheaply made,
but should have plenty of windows
(which may even be covered with
CLOTH, as the autumn days are
short. A cheap but desirable con-
struction is a lean-to. against
south wall, securing the maximum
of heat and light. The comfort of
packers has a direct effect on the
quality of the pack, and from a
purely business standpoint is worth
securing, even when they are work.
ing by the piece. Every large
grower owes it to his business to
have well built, light and comfor-
table packing house.
Marketing fruit is a business by
itself, and if properly done requires
the undivided attention of those
who engage in it. Thus say the
commission men when put on the
defense by insinuations that they
are only obstacles to free and nat
ural intercourse between the pro-
Queer and the consumer. The
commission men are undoubtedly
right, and they seem indispensable
under present conditions; but if
intermediary specialists in selling
fruit are necessary, there is no rea-
son why the producers should not
employ one at a salary and thus
unite to some extent at least these
divergent interests. Producers can
do this most feasibly by banding
themselves into a union, the most
successful way of handling fruit
that has yet been devised. The
manager of the union then becomes
their selling agent, who should de-
vote himself assiduously to the
study of the markets, and possess
TIE ability to deal adanvtageously
with commission men and other
buyers. 1t is true many fruit unions
have failed dismally through petty
jcalousics, unreasonable suspicion,
and mismanagcment, nor is this
state without examples of such;
yet when really successful they
are almost ideal, and well worth
attempting and reattempting in
any apple-growing community.
The solution of the marketing
problem lies mainly in the direc-
ton of organization. Once un-
ion is fairly launched with board
of honest and influential directors
representing all parts of the COM
munity, and an efficient manager
conditions surely not impossible
success is only a question of
little sweet reasonableness and pa
thence. Leave the selection of the
manager to the board, but do not
expect them to get a first-class
man for a second-class salary.
Upon this officer largely rests the
destinies of the organization.
1t is simple matter to organize
a fruit union. Notify a few per-
sons whom you think especially de-
sirable to meet at certain time
and place, being careful not to let
any of the Objectionable kind hear
of it. Upon meeting, organize by
electing chairman and secretary.
The chairman will then call upon
some one to state the object of the
meeting, and allow informal discus
sion of it until ideas are pretty we'll
/ formulated. A motion is then in
order to appoint committee to
draft a constitution and bylaws,
when adjournment should be taken
to future day. On reassembling,
the constitution can be adopted and
signed by those present. The di-
rectors and other officers provided
for by the constitution may then
be elected. 1t is nearly always adj
visable to incorporate, which may
be done by filing a copy of the ar
ticles and names of the directors
with the state auditor. The incor-
poration fees amount to about $40.