The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-26
STOCKHOLDERS Of ASS0C|A-
T|0N HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
Much Interest Taken in the Meeting--
New Bylaws Cause Considerable In
terest and Action on Them Deferred
Ten Days---Two Tickets in the Field
For Board of Directors.

There was a large gathering of the
fruit growers in the city yesterday
assembled here for the purpose of at
tending the annual meeting of the
Wenatchee Fruit Growers Associa-
ton, which was held in the CONNER
cial Club rooms.
There were several matters which
made this meeting especially lively
One of them was the proposed chang
in the bylaws and another matter
was the election of officers. There are
several factions among the stock
holders and two tickets were in the
field for election-the Tibbits ticket
and the anti-Tibbits.
At the smorning session there was
nothing done other than to call the
roll for the purpose of finding out
whether or not a majority of the
stock was represented The roll call
demonstrated that large per cent
of the stockholders were present.
At the afternoon session the first
matter of interest was the reading
of the annual report of President
Tibbits. AS Mr. Tibbits is in the
east the report was read by J. B.
Olinger 1t is a very interesting pa
4 per and gives a brief history of the
work of the past year, and is as fol-
lows:
Presidents Report.
To the Stockholders of the Wenat-
chez Valley Fruit Growers Asso-
citation:
Gentlemen-It is with pleasure
that the management of your asso-
citation is able to submit to you a re-
port of the past seasons business,
which shows it's affairs in a satisfac-
tory condition. Progress has been
made, information has been gained
the volume of business enlarged, f.
nancial affairs have been put in bet
ter shape. stockholders increased
debt materially reduced, AMI alto
gether we are able to render you a
statement which should be highly
satisfactory to every member oe this
body.
This does not mean that perfection
has been attained, nor that mistakes
have not been made, but it doe;
show that the progressive fruit grow.
ers of this district, by standing to-
gether and working in harmony, car
sustain an organization. and manage
it in such a way that it operates tc
the advantage of the whole communi
ty.
Far away fields sometimes look
the greenest, and our people ars
some times apt to think that other
associations and organizations O.
this character are doing much bette,
than this one; that they are obtaining
r better prices for their products; that
they are operated with less eX
pense, and that there is less discord
among the members. Those who
feel this way will find, upon closer
investigation. that such is not the
case; that other places have the SAME
difficulties to contend with that We
have. and that they have not sue
ceeded in overcoming them TO any
greater extent and that for the time
this association has been in existence
1t has succeeded equally as we'll, i
not better than any other organiza
ton of its kind in the United States
A continued united effort among it
members means that it will con
tinue to grow and improve, and tha
the good it can accomplish, will b.
augmented from year to year.
The following is statement o
the financial affairs. as rendered b!
the association accountant, NJ r
A. Richardson:
The World is not printing the q
nancial statement in full as read, blu
in brief 1t is as follows:
7 Gross gains or commits