The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-02-17
REFORM TICKET WINS
CONTROL Of SUNNyS|DE
WATER USERS MEETING

grower the advantage of an equal
tied market.
Another step of Importance taken
| by the stockholders was a program
for reimbursement of stockholding,
by means of which it is anticipated
that every stockholder will hold only
ten shares OF stock in the future. The
large stockholders have agreed to
the step, and listings of over GO men
who are either willing to buy or to
sell were made with the officer dur
ing the afternoon.
These formed the two principal
features Of the annual meeting,
which attracted about 100 fruit
growers to the court house Saturday
afternoon. Election of trustees who
will have charge Of the business of
the union during the coming year
was another important part of the
program. Owing to change In the
constitution. the entire board was
elected at the meeting. and the fol-
lowing were chosen for the various
terms:
Three year term-William NJ.
Richards and Edward Remy.
Two year term-E. G. Peck and
O. X Conant.
One year term-W. N. Irish, W.
M. Nelson and NJ. N. Richards.
Two men who have been connect
ed with the board since the inception
of the organization, W. l.. Wright
and ]. M. Brown, have dropped from
the membership handling the BUSH
ness details, although retaining their
positions as stockholders. w. n
Irish, who has been secretary for sew
eral years, asked to Be allowed to
retire. but was elected by big vote.
The trustees will meet next Satur-
day to select the president, secretary,
treasurer and manager.
Following the election of the trus-
tees, general business was taken up.
W. NJ. Nelson presented a petition
regarding the local option bill. IA
voring the county unit and the pass
age of the Observation-Disclosures bill
without amendment, and this was
signed by every fruit grower present.
This petition will be forwarded to
Senator Cameron, to show him the
stand of the voters of Yakima county.
A resolution was offered and adopt
ed to send petition to Congressman
Jones asking that ne use every in
fuence to have the apple box stand
ard left at its present place. and cop
les of this petition are to be sent to
all fruit growers organizations OF
the state.
When the question of pooling
crops was brought up, through a mo-
ton of S. W. c. Hand, there was a
general debate which was interesting
to every fruit grower and gave the
board of trustees clear insight as
to what was really desired in the
pooling The pool was approved by
unanimous vote, the consignment
arrangements being left to the dis
erection Of the board.
Immediately following this impor-
tant step, a spirited discussion be-
tween Edward Remy. Alfred H. Hen
~, and W. N. Irish resulted in the
presentation of plan for equaliza-
ton of shareholding in the Yakima
Horticultural union. placing it on
practically a cooperative basis, Sec
rotary Irish showed that If every
large stakeholder would place his
shares, over ten, IN the hands of the
board and the small stockholders,
having less than ten. who buy these
shares to that amount, the entire
list of stockholders could be accom-
modated on the same basis. A sug-
gestion was brought up that this step
be Immediately taken when w. M.
Nelson offered to buy and larger