The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-06-20
ROGUE RIVER
GROWERS MEET

The annual meeting of the Grants
Pass Fruit Growers Union was held
Saturday at the Office of the .ecI eta
ry, Charley Meserve. A large number
OF members were present and they
evlnced strong determination tC
make their union one of the strongest
and best on the Pacific coast.
The first business was the election
OF officers tor the ensuing year. Fol
president John ii. Robinson, the wei
known orehardist aud nurseryman OF
WildeIville, was chosen. j. w.
Colby, of Grants Pass, was made vice
president. Ii. l.. Gilkey, cashier OF
the First National Bank of Southern
Oregon, treasurer. Charles Meserve
was reelected secretary and manager.
j. L. Morrison and j. w. Colby. both
orohsIdists near Grants Pass, were
reelected directors for three year
terms. c. W. IIiplett, of Hugo, was
chosen for three year term j. L.
Msckin, of Leland, was chosen to fill
out the uneXpired term OF two year 5.
The hold over members of the boar
of directors are K. A. \. Reymers,
r NJ. Robinson, j. Ii. Robinson, E.
Erickson ad g. Il. Lovelace.
An estimate made by the growers
present showed that the union would
have more first class fruit to ship this
season than last year. 1t was ordered
that each member make a close esti-
mate at the earliest date possible, OF
the fruit that he would have and also
an estimate of the crop of his neigh
bors and turn in the data to the man.
ager The question of warehouse
was considered and it was decided
that if one could not be rented at a
fair price that the union would build
one. Manager Meserve was author
ized to ascertain on what terms a
warehouse could be rented ana also
the probable cost of building ware
house and report at the next meeting
of the directors. lie was also author
lied to get bids on boxes, paper and
nails to submit to the board.
In recognition of the splendid
work that Better Fruit is doing in
promoting the interests of the fruit
growers OF Oregon, and as an effective
medium tor bringing Rogue River
fruit to the attention of buyers in the
leading markets Of the country 1t
was voted to put an advertisement in
that famous Hood River paper and
the secretary was authorized to pre-
pare and forward the copy.
Under the new Oregon law, that
went into eli ect last month, it is re
uuired that all boxes and packages OF
fruit be plainly marked with the
name and address of both grower and
shipper and also with the kind and
glade of fruit. This law is for pre-
venting dishonest dealers and growers
from falsely marking boxes as to the
quality OF fruit and the district In
which the fruit was grown. The
marking of second grade fruit as first
grade and frozen culls as second
grade, as was done here in Grants
Pass last fall by dishonest dealer,
will not be permitted hereafter for
the Fruit Growers union will attend
to it that the law is strictly enforced
and the full penalty, which is heavy,
meted out to offenders. The pIac'
tice of some dealers heretofore of la
belinp fruit of other districts al
Rogue River will also be summarily
stopped. Last year the union had Its
label stamped on the boxes at the fac
tory. The result was that many oi
these boxes got into the possession
of other parties who shipped fruit IL
them as union fruit, and 1t was O
such poor quality and pack as t.
greetly injufe the reputation OF thu
Fruit Growers union. This year The
union will use Autographed labels anc
they will not be passed on the boxei
until the latter are to be loaded IL
the car. An artistic design will bt
chosen that will be emblematlc o
Rogue River valley aud its fine fruits
Manager Meserve was authorized u
secure designs and bids for supplying
these abels for the union.
At the suggestion of Secretary Ne
serve that all members use the un
ions stationery in the personal cor
respondence of themselves, theiI fam
lilies and friends if desired, 1t was or
dered that each member he suppllec
with paper and envelopes at cost
The members are to give names u
their farms. The following is a sam
pie of the way the private caro- VII
appear Oh the unions letterheads to-
each member who orders stationery
"Fairview Fruit Farm, j. l. MorIi
son, member Of. " This will be 81
printed as to read in connection will
the "Grants Pass Fruit Growers an
ion" part OF the letterhead. Th'
name and return postoftice card vii
be printed on tthe uaion's evnVelope
for the members. On the left margin
of the letteIheads will be a concis'
write-up of Rogue River valley ant
its fruits. The object in having mem
bers use union stationery is to aid il
the advertising that the Grants Pas
FIiut Growers union has taken up II
letting the world know more OF kogu
River valley and its famous fruits. -
Rogue River Courier.