Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-07
ANNUAL MEETING
OF FRUIT GROWERS
Officers Elected - ARRANGEMENT
Made for Picnic on
juno 20.

| oo' fAuAp o'oWcis Ouiou was uciu
Saturday at the Office of the secre-
tary. Charles Meserve. A large num-
Der of members were present and they
evinced a strong determination to
make their Union one of the strongest
and best on the Pacific Coast.
The first business was the election
OF officers for the ensuing year. For
president John H. Robinson, the well
known orchardist and nurseryman Of
Wilderville. was chosen. ]. W.
Colby, Of Grants Pass, was made vice
president Last year the Grants Pass
Banking & Trust Company was made
the depository for the funds of the
Union, and L. L. Jewell. cashier of
that bank was made treasurer. This
year 1t was decided to give the treas.
urership to Fl. L. Gilkey, cashier of
the First National Bank of Southern
Oregon, and thus alternate the business
Of the Union with the two banks.
Charles Meserve was reelected secie.
tary and manager. J. T. Morrison
and ]. W. Colby. both orchardists
near Grants Pass, were reelected
directors for three year terms. H. @.
Bobzien, whose term also expired,
declined reelection owing to press
Of his business and G. W. Triplett OF
Hugo, was chosen in his stead for Q
three year term. s. O. Christie
having resigned from the board, j.
T. Msckin, of Leland, was chosen
10 I'll out the unexpired term Of two
years The hold over members Of
the board of directors are r, A. N.
Reymers, r. N. Robinson, ]. H.
Robinson, E. Erickson and G, r,
Lovelace.
An estimate made BY the growers
present showed that the Union would
have more frst class fruit to ship
this season than last year. 1t was
ordered that each member make close
estimate at the earliest date possible,
Of the fruit that he would have and
also an estimate Of the crop OF his
neighbors and turn iu the data TO the
manager. The question Of a ware,
house was considered sud IL wss Do.
cided that If one cottld not be rented |
at fair price thas the Union would |
build one. Manager Meserve was an.
thorized to ascertain on what terms |
warehouse could be rented and also the |
probable cost Of building warehouse
and report at the next meeting Of the |
directors. He was also authorized 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 promot.
lug the interests Of the fruit growers
of Oregon, and as an effective medium
for bringing Rogue River fruit to the
attention of buyers in the leading
markets of the country it was voted TO
put an advertisement in that famous
Hood River paper and the secretary
was. authorized to prepare and forward
the COPY
Uud,r the new Oregon law. that
went .iuto.effect last month, it is re.
qnired that all boxes and packages of
fruit be plainly marked with the name
aud address of both grower --snd ship
per and also with the kind and grade
of fruit. This law Is for preventing
dishonest dealers and growers from
falsely marking boxes as to the quality
Of fruit aud the district In which the
fruit was grown. The marking up
OF second grade fruit as first grade and
frozen cnlls as second grade, rs was
done here MIGRANTS Pass last Fall by
a dishonest dealer, will not be per-
mitted hereafter for the Fruit Gro wers
Union will attend to it that the law Is
strictly enforced and the foil penalty,
which is heavy, meted out 10 offend
ers. The practice Of some dealers
heretofore of labelling fruit of other
districts as Rogue River will also be
suumarilv stopped. Last year the
Union had its label stamped on the
boxes at the factory. The result was
thai. many OF these boxes got into the
possession Of other parties who shipped
fruit in them as Union fruit. and 1t
was of such poor quality and pack as
to greatly injure the reputation OF the
Fruit Growers Union. This..year the
Union will use Autographed labels aud
they will not be pasted on the boxes
until the latter are 10 be loaded in the
car An artistic design will be chosen
that will be- emblematic OF Rogue
River Valley and its fine fruits. Man.
ager Meserve was authorized to secure
(COptinued on paoe a