The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-29

Report of M. o. Tibbits, president of
the Wenatchee Valley Fruit Grow
ers .\;;-ociation, made at it's annu-
al meeting, January 27, 1908.
Conference.-The Wenatchee VAL
ley and tributary country has prov
en- to be an ideal fruit-raising dis
trict. The proper raising and mar
keting of fruit brings in more money
than can possibly be obtained by
the cultivation of any other crops.
The financial success of the whole
community depends almost entirely
upon the results obtained from this
oh3 sieat industry. Not only is
:: IS tue in so far as it relates to
tie man who tills the soil, but II IS
Htev ise true so far as the merCna4 t.
the Lanker, the real estate man. ~
manufacturer, the laborer, the capi-
talist, and all other persohs, who re-
side in this district or have interests
here. The basis for the success of
all is horticulture.
The term horticulture in it's
broadest sense can properly be di
vided into two fundamental parts,
First, the growing OF fruits; second,
the marketing of fruits. While the
Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers AS
sociation and each and every mem
Der of it is vitally interested from
business standpoint in the proper
growing of the best varieties of
fruit, it is not the business of the
association to take upon itself the
management of this department of
.he association to iake upon i:s''e
Of horticulture. The Che:an County
Horticultural Society has been or
ganiZed for this very purpose. 1t
has accomplished much in the way
of educating the fruit growers of
this district in the proper cultivation
of their orchards, the pruning and
spraying of their trees, and the other
various details of the business which
is necessary that every fruit grow
er should understand in order to
produce a superior article.
Every fruit grower in the We
Tatchee Valley and the Columbia
River Basin, tributary to this val
icy should be a member of that So
cietv and not alone a member but
au active participant in all its 1ojngs
ard undertakings. Each should
feel it a duty incumbent upon him
- relate at its meetings his expe-
riences and should assist in every
way in making the society the great
est success possible.
1t devolves upon the Wenatchee
Valley Fruit Growers Association to
properly market the fruit after it
has been raised This association
has now been in existence two sea-
sons; it is not necessary at this
time to review the operations of the
association during the season of
1906. 1t is presumed that the work
done during that year was proper
ly reported to you and thoroughly
discussed at your annual meeting
held at the close of that season. 5
business.
At this time it becomes my du
ty and pleasure as the president of
your association to make a report tc
you which will cover all the details
of the association gather in their
annual meeting to elect their direc-
tors and leave the whole responsible
ity of the management to such d.
rectors. Every stockholder should
be free to give his counsel and ad
vice. A just criticism is a whole
some incentive to better management
if such criticism is given in a spirit
of fairness and with the object in
view of correcting mistakes and in
creasing the efficiency and manage
ment of the business.
A fruit grower who criticises un-
Justly and in spirit of fault find
ing, and who will not give his opin-
the methods in vogue can be improv-
er upon, is a detriment to the asso-
citation. He is not doing justice 20
himself nor to his fellow fruit grow
ers. There should at all times be
the utmost frankness and confidence
between the management of the as
sociation, the directors and each and
every stockholder.
Financial Report.
Any enterprise in order to con-
tinue its business must be operated
in such a way that its income will,
at least pay its expenses. An asso-
citation such as this is not organized
with the object in view for the pur-
pose of securing for the individual
members of the association a salts
factory price for their products.
Situated as the association was, at
the beginning of 1907, with very
few of its members taking any inter-
est in it, it was not expected that it
could make any money this year
with which TO pay a dividend on its
stock. If it could pay its expenses