The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-12-23
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incorporate that forms the basis for
the new union:
Agreement TO Incorporate.
We, the undersigned. fruit grow
ers of the Yakima valley and vicin-
ity, do hereby mutually and severally
agree to form corporation under
the laws of the state of Washington
to be known as the Yakima Fruit
Growers Union, with the following
objects in view:
First: To secure to the fruit
growers OF the Yakima valley and vi
entity all possible advantages in the
marketing of their fruit. as well as
to build up standard of excellence
and to create the widest possible de-
mand for the same.
Second: TO increase the demand
for Yakima fruit by giving strict at
tention to selecting, grading and
packing so that the fruit of the
Yakima valley may he sent into the
worlds. market with an absolute
guarantee of uniform excellence Fur
Their, to make the products of the
Yakima valley thoroughly known by
a system of judiciou- advertising
Third: To bring about an i'm
proyement in market conditions for
the fruit growers OF the Yakima val
ley and vicinity by the creation Of
an organization whose operations
its members as fruit growers instead
of as stockholders.
Fourth: The directors of this or
ganization shall have the exclusive
and unqualified power to market all
apples grown by any of its members;
shall refuse to receive for shipment
fruit from any person not holding
stock in the organizations; and shall
be forever prohibited from buying
fruit. either in the open market, of
other fruit dealers or from individual
growers whether members of the or
ganization or not except in strict ac-
cordance with the contract herein
after provided and except for the
purpose of filling contracts of sales
made in advance of the movement
of the crop. sales which have been
made because of over-estimate of the
amount to be consigned by the
members of the organization.
Fifth We mutually agree that
the above stipulations shall become
an essential part of the articles of in
corporation of the Yakima Fruit
Growers union and that they, to-
gether with the following cardinal
points. shall be thoroughly incor-
porated into the plan or organization
and forever safegusrded:
All fruit received by the union
must be put up by packer employed
by the union.
Each member of the organization
shall be required to list with the d.
rectors or manager a careful estimate
Iof his probable crop and its grade
in ample time each year for a mar
ket to be secured for the same and
also to sign contract with the board
of directors which shall read as fol-
lows:
CONTRACT.
In consideration of the terms of
this agreement, made and entered
into this $500 day of ........, 10,
j. .................... do hereby bargain
and sell to the Yakima Fruit Grow
ers' union my entire crop of mer-
cNantable apples of every grade and
every variety for the year 10. The
said terms being as follows: All
fruit shall be graded and packed I'M
der the supervision of the Yakima
Fruit Growers union, at the expense
Of the grower, and shall be delivered
by him at such time and place as may
be designated by said purchaser, who
shall give notice to the grower for
such delivery. In further considera-
ton Of this agreement the said Yak
ina Fruit Growers union has this
date paid said ..........-.... the sum of
s , the receipt whereof is here
BY acknowledged. And in further
confederation OF this contract, said
Yakima Fruit Growers union agrees
to pay the balance of the market
price obtained by 1t, less ...................
a box for handling, to the grower
within days after the delivery
of fruit as aforesaid.
In witness whereof we have here
unto set our hands in duplicate this
day Of ....., -.
YAKIMA FRUIT GROWERS UNION