Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-25
Everything Now Ready
for Incorporation.
SC0VILLE IS THE MANAGER
Fruit and Vegetables TO be Deliv.
cred to Exchange Ware
house. then Sold.

The big room of the Commercial
Club was pretty we'll packed Tuesday
by fruit growers of this section, the
occasion being the regular meeting of
the new Grants Pass Fruit Growers
Exchange. President W. Scoyille
called them to order promptly at 80
and the business of the day begun at
once. Several amendments to the by
laws were offered and adopted, the
principal one being provision re-.
quiring all members CT the exhange
to sell their fruit and produce through
the exchange, thus putting a stop to
the peddling of the same through
the streets. Another amendment
provides that all fruit shall be pack ed
at the exhange warehouse or under
the supervision of the manager or his
assistants. This was adopted for the
reason that the exchange wants to be
able to guarantee everything sold by
them. Any member who sends 10
packages not packed under the super.
vision of the manager or his assist.
ants, will have the same opened and
if not in good condition. will be sold
to the best advantage, but not be
shipped with first class fruits. An
other amendment provided. that per.
sons having fruit or produce to sell
must enter into a contract with the
exchange to handle it before April
LIST Of each year.
81. e. Gale offered resolution to
cover the cases of those who had
already entered into contracts before
the exchange was organized, EN-.
powering the directors to authorize
any member of the exchange to carry
out former contracts without paying
the required percentage to the ex.
change 1t was arranged to call for
sealed bids for the furnishing of this
years boxes.
The members were greatly en-.
courage at the sale of stock made 80
far, a sufficient !amount having been
disposed to permit the prompt filing
of the incorporation papers.
The matter of raising, the price of
stock in the exchange was discussed,
but it was finally decided to leave it
at the present figure, $40 for awhile,
anyway. The argument presented for
the suggested increase being that those
persons who helped to organize and to
put the exchange on paying basis
should have some advantage over
those who waited to see whether tile
movement would be success, but
the concensus of opinion seemed to
be that those who saw fit to come in
at the 1lth hour should be given the
same treatment as those who came in
at the beginning.
One of the most important matters
80 far decided upon was the selec
tion of manager Frederick d.
Eismann was first offered the position
bat declined it ON account of poor
health. A provision of the bylaws
was to the effect that no member of
the board of directors should hold
the ! os tion of manager. President.
Scoville was the only person that
could be found to look after the
business but was barred on account
of being on the board. The bylaws
were amended. makins 1t allowable
for tn rensinie OF this year to have
member Z, { the ard serve a. manager
aud Mr.. Srovlle will hold the posi-.
ton. He has his headquari ers tenn
porarily il tie Office of LINER 81 snk
After the regular business of the
day was over, President ScOviile
called upon Colonel c. G Coutint to
know how the irrigation project was
getting along, and Mr.. Coutant stated
that the IIrlgstion COMMITTEES of the
Commercial Club were issuing invi-
tations ter a meeting 10 take place
next Monday aftersoon and that they
desired the fruit growers and all land
owners to be present and take part IN
the negotiations and organization OF
sn irrigation company, stating that
there had been much work done in