The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-04-17

The board of directors of the Bitter
Root Fruitgrowers Association met
today in the parlors of the Hotel
Hamilton. All the directors were
present.
Director J. 0. Read was authorized
to employ a canvasser to call upon the
frutgrowers of the valley and solicit
heir co-opera ton. Every progressive
fruitgrower is expected to become a
stockholder in the association. The
benefits of organization along this
line are manifold and all bona tide
fruitg rowers are invited to participate.
Although no canvass has been made
as yet more than one hundred stock
holders are enrolled.
Director C. M. Allen of Lo Lo was
authorized to correspond with respon-
sible people in the Hood River and
securing the services of an experienced
manager to transact the business of
the association.
The following is partial list of the
| StoShhoilClS Cddy Ch1oilS
Hamilton-J, ]. Southwick, Jas. 0.
Read, e. f. Richards, O. M. Gerer, r.
h. Keyes. E. A. Johnson, Ben Kress,
ID. c. Gray, k. w. Nicol, c. H. Daven-
G E. Sullenger, F. w. Grill, Wilder
Bryan, N lies Romney, G.. L. Albright ,
Oliver Blood, o. G. Cooper, A. Lund-
gren.
Victor-J. J. Bond, r. parkhurst, r.
w. Marsh, H. A. Briggs, F. Engler,
L. Lacoursier, Il. G. Young, S. p.
Kerr, e. A. Jameson, Geo. A. Blair,
Willis w. Barr, C. p. Williams, E. Fl.
Keirns, A Davenport, M. M. Williams
Lolo-Fred Gilbert, c. h. Delany,
7. w. Lee, w. d. Rock, A. Hollen
steiner, Pat McCararty, c. M. Allen,
]. F. Delany, Frank Irwin, E. p.
Woods, J. H. Andrews.
Como-W. b. Harlan, Hiram Plat
& Sons, ]. +. Logan, Charles MacRae,
Thomas Padden, Frank l.. Cook, Jas
w. Tabor, X. B. Nicholson, W.
Tiedt.
Stevensville-J. H. Mllikan, N p.
: Staffanson, E. H, Metcalf, T.. ].
e Noonan.
Darby-G. D. Gorus, A. r. zoske.
: Corvallls-P. NJ. Flugstad, Vim.
e Cobleigh.
Mssoula-C. F. Dallman.
!, Helena-N. B. Hotter.
: Carlton-H. McClain.
e Last Weeks Meeting.
!. An enthusiastic meeting of the Bit
S ter Root Fruitgrowers Association was
n held at the court house Wednesday
t evening.
+, Secretary McMurry reported that
: over one hundred fruitgrowers had
a already enrolled and become stock
t holders in the association. Ways and
y means for carrying on the work OF
a the association and the matter of the
!, location of the horticulture experi-
, ment station were discussed.
e 1t was determined to authorize the
board of directors to employ com
S petent manager to oversee the pack.
o ing and marketing of fruit. A board
r of directors was then elected, consist
ing of the following: ]. O. Read, c.
M. Allen, w. B. Harlan, Chas. Mac
Rae and L. Lacoursier. constitu-
d tion and bylaws were adopted. Pro
i fessor Linfield, who was present
I. suggested that $1,000 be raised for the
d experiment station and the fruit
d growers expressed themselves in favor
h of lending every possible assistance
e to the institution.
d The first annual meeting of the
Z, association will be held IN June al
= which time new board OF directors
and officers will be elected by the
It stockholders.
# The bylaws are patterned after
n those of the Hood River (Ore.) an6
a. Wenatchee (Wash.) fruitgrowers asso
70 Citations.
ID The association has been uly in
a. corporated under the laws of Montana
n Its purpose is to promote the fruit in
;e dustry in every possible way. Fruit
will be graded, packed and labeled
nder direction of the association and
shipped in car and train load lots ant
= n ails, boxes, ETC., will be purchased ir
j. the same way to secure minimum
4, freight rates.
i. Constitution and Bylaws.
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