Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-07-13
TO GIVE ORCHARDISTS
PRACTICAL POINTERS
Grants Pass Fruit Growers Union
Arrange With Agricultural
College For Fruit Meetings.

The board of directors of the Grants
Pass Fruit Growers Univn helu q
meeting Saturday at the Courier office.
The appointment was made of Fred
rick D. Eismann as business manager
for the Union to serve for this year,
he to hold this position in addition to
that of president. Mr.. Eismann was
the unanimous choice of the directors
for manager as all considered him to
be the best qualified man in Josephine
county for the position. Mr.. Eismann
and his brother Christopher, will have
12. 600 boxes of fruit this year to sell,
and this will be an extra incentive
for him to get the best price possible
on all shipments made by the Union.
The constitution Of the Union pro-
vides that the manager shall be paid
only by fixed charge per box on all
fruit sold. Manager Eismann offered
to handle the business of the Union
for five cents per box of fruit that he
will sell. This being considered q
very liberal offer the directors accept.
ed it. For the payment Of this small
price the grower is relieved of all
trouble of finding a buyer for his
fruit and Of the trouble of shipping
and of attending to the collections, in
which many of them had bitter ex-
perience IL the past. The matter of
fixing the amount per box due the
Union to cover its various expenses
such as expert packer, warehouse rent,
Insurance and Office expenses was lef.
to be considered at the next meeting
of the board.
Manager Eismann was authorized to
have made stencil plate for putting
the Unions label on all boxes of fruit
to be shipped. The placing Of an
order for boxes, parer and nails was
deferred to future time pending the
securing Of an estimate from the men,
bers of amount they will need The
securing of warehouse for the use
of the Union was left to Manager
Eismann.
1t was decided to hold series of
fruit growers meetings in Josephine
coanty the first week in September
under the auspices of the Union and
of the State Agricultural College and
Secretary Meserve was authorized to
arrange with DR.. Withcyombe, di-
rector of the College. for spt akers.
The place for holding these meetings
was not determined, that being left
to Secretary Meserve to arrange with
local parties. The business men of
Grants Pass will he called ON to pay
the hotel expenses of the speakers
while in the city and the livery hire
in taking them to the various meet
ings in the country. The citizens
at each place where meeting is held
will be expected to entertain the
speakers and to furnish accommoda-
tions Tor the team. The plan is to
make each meeting picnic event and
the farmers and their wives bring
their lunches and have dinner and
social hour to add to the pleasure of
the day. The plan is to hold six
meetings thus occupying the entire
xxrnat nd addiction 10
there will be evening sessions at such
places as desire. There will be full
moon that week 80 farmers can come
from distance. While the schedule
of places has not been fixed on yet
meetings will likely be held at Grants
Pass, Provolt, Murphy, wilderville,
Lee School House and Merlin.
The question the members of the
Union going on the Development
League excursion to Ashland was
considered AMI il was decided that
every fruit grower who possibly can
should 90 for the purpose of examin-
ing the many fine orchards that ad-
join that city whose base OF prosperity
is its fruit industry. The officers of
the Union make it point to confer
with the officers of the Ashland Fruit
Growers Union on business matters
concerning the fruit industry in
Rogue River Valley. Adjournment
was had to Saturday, July 81, when at
2 .. m. sharp. there will be meeting
of the Union, to be followed by a ses.
sion Of the board of directors. At
this meeting it is expected that
every member will be present and
ready to furish an estimate of the
quantity Of fruit he expects TO have
to market this season. This data il
required by the sUnion that il NAV
know how much box and other ma.
terisl will have to be purchased and
also 90 that an estimate can be given
buyers who may wish to BID on ths