The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-05-29
FRUIT GROWERS
HOLD MEETING
Selects Men to Care for
Packing and Marketing of
Seasons Crop.

natchee Valley Fruit Growers asso-
citation was held at the Offices of that
organization yesterday. All Of the
members were present and consider
able business of Importance was
transacted.
Mr.. Campbell, superintendent of
the Great Northern Express company,
with head quarters at Spokane, at
tended the meeting by appointment
and the matter of shipping fruit in
car lots by express was thoroughly
discussed. 1t is thei Intention of the
association this year not only to have
the fruit we'll packed and graded, but
also to get it to the market in the
quickest possible time, so that it will
reach the consumer in fresh and
palatable condition, and thus satisfy
them so well that they will be will
ing to pay the price that Wenatchee
valley fruit ought to command.
1t is thought that express car ship
ments can be handled into Spokane
and Seattle, and also in British Co
lumbia points to advantage. Tais
year the general supervision of the
general affairs OF the company will
be under the direct charge OF the
president of the association.
Mr.. J.. B. Olinger was engaged as
manager of sales and shipping de-
partment. Mr.. E. T. Balch will be
manager of the packing department.
Mr.. Bennett was engaged as book
keeper of the association. Mr.. Ben
nett resides at Paradise Valley, four
miles west of Cashmere, where he
owns a ranch. He formerly was an
expert accountant and book-keeper in
Seattle.
Mr.. Balch is secretary of the as
sociation and also one of its direc-
tors He will spend his time out
among the fruit growers, giving I
structions as to how packing should
be done, supervising the pack, and
in a general way assisting the grow
ers in getting their fruit packed in
the best manner. The packing will
be done at the warehouses of the as
ISOLATION or at packing sheds erect
ed by the growers in different COM
munities where a few growers can
get together and pack their fruit un-
der the direction of one OF the fore
men. In the case sf large isolated
ranches the packing will 6e 1one at
home. The association desires to be
understood that the growers must
not rely on the association to furnish
packers, but all must go ahead as
they have heretofore done, and en-
gage enough help to take care of the
crop.
The supervising of the packing and
grading will be arranged for by Mr..
Balch.
j. B. Olinger, who takes charge
of the sales and shipping department,
is an old and tried man in this line
of business. Last year he was con-
nected with the association as ware
houseman. Previous to that time he
resided at Cashmere and did buying
and selling business of fruit on his
own account. Before coming to Che
Ian county he was connected with
the Puyallup and Sumner Fruit
Growers association. He is man of
sound business judgment, fine execu-
tive ability and an untiring worker,
and it means much for the associa-
ton to have him at the head of one
of its most important departments.
The association this year will not
buy and sell fruit as was the custom
last year. The fruit will be taken
from the growers at the several ship
ping points along the railroad and at
the time of delivery each grower will
simply receive a receipt stating the
number of boxes, grade and variety
OF fruit delivered.
This will be sold by the association
kets to the best advantage, for the
for the growers, in the different mar
best prices that can be obtained.
Each grower will receive all of the
money received from his fruit accord
ing to its kind and grade, less the
regular charges for handling. SO that
every grower will receive the same
price for the same variety Of fruit
delivered at the same time. The
charges for handling this fruit has
been fixed at four cents per box for
peaches and boxes of similar size
and six cents per box for apples and
boxes Of like size.
There will be no other charges or
deductions 1t was thought that it
would be best to charge each grower
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