The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-12-30
reorganization of
Horticultural Union
On Cooperative Line
Directors of Old organization and
Committee of New One Meet and
Consider subject.

Reorganization of the Yakima Hor-
ticultural Union along cooperative,
instead OF capital stock lines. and the
future guarantee of the apple pack
of the ranches of the Yakima valley
by that organization. will probably
result from conference that was
held on Saturday afternoon between
the directors Of the horticultural
Union and the commtttne OF the new
Yakima Fruit GtoWers Union.
That ii was advisable to have only
one organization of fruit growers and
that some changes were necessary to
make the present organization truly
representative seemed to be the ac-
knowledged situation, as far as Il
leading fruit growers, who met at
the Union building, expressed them
selves
How the changes could be made
and how confidence could be given in
an organization that would only dc
consignment fruit business, instead
OF buying and selling, was question
that aroused considerable discussion
the proposition resulted when Alfred
II. Henry, speaking as chairman OF
Tho Eruit CrpwarS' Union oop,p,;,,a.,
suggested that the directors of the
Horticultural Union submit the CUES.
ton of reorganization TO their attor.
ney, j. o. Gull, and select a plan to
be presented to the stockholders.
Director Edward Remy, who
has been one of the leading men OF
the Horticultural Union since its
foundation, put the suggestion in the
form of a motion, and it was approx
ed and seconded by j. NJ. Brown, an
other director, and carried when plac-
ed before the directors BY President
II. y. Richards
This step did not result until there
had been a long and earnest discus
sion. in which every phase of the stu
alton was brought up. The Horti-
cultural Union was represented by
President ". ~ Richards, Secretary
v y. Irish. Treasurer Edward Remy
and Directors w l.. Wright and ].
NJ Brown. The representatives oi
the proposed organization were Tenn
porarv President Granville Lowther
Alfred II. Henry. chairman of organi.
zation work, ]. f. shannon and Err
nest Woodcock Other interested
fruit growers were also present.
When President Richards called
the meeting to order at 3 o'clock, ]
r shannon made a short statement
regarding the needs of some changes
II the method of packing and ship.
ping fruit. from the growers stand.
point Similar remarks were also
made by Dr. Lowther, and an extend.
I'd review was made by Alfred II
Henry as 10 the sentiment of the
fruit growers.
DR.. Henry brought up the question
OF guarantee of pack OF the apples
and the non-buying OF fruit by the
Horticultural Union as two necessi
ties. To secure the consignment Of
fruit by the membership. and to bring
additional confidence, DR.. Henry said
that it would be necessary to change
from a stock company 10 a coopera
tive organization. Ways and means
OF doing this were suggested, so thai
the property of the present stockhold
ers would not be endangered.
Arthur Henry, brother of DR.. Hen
~. also entered into the discussion
and said that the eyes OF the United
States were conferred on the north.
west. that other sections were takins
great strides in advertising and pro