The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-01-27
APPLE GRO'=ERS
BUY FRUIT UNION
BERRY UNION WILL BE DISSOLVED
Stockholders of Fruit Growers Union
Nste to Dissolve the
Corporation.

The oekhoIders of the Hood River
Fruit Growers Union met Saturday
and decided to sell their warehouse,
office furniture, aud shipping outfit
to the Apple Growers Union, Te-elect-
ed the directors and instructed them
to wind up the business, distribute
the Rssets and dissolve the corpora
tion.
For several weeEs the directors of
the two unions have had a plan under
way which would lead to consoIida-
tion and on Saturday the offer OF the
Apple Growers to pay $720 for the
property OF the Fruit Union was ac-
cepted by the stockholders. This
value had been placed upon the hold
ings by joint committee of the
directors of the two unions.
In the roll call of stock at the meet
ing there we're l79 paid.up shares
outstanding and 1876 OF them we're
represented at the meeting. 1hs
proposition from the Apple Growers
was read and IN explanation 1t was
stated that the Apple Uniontintended
to ship berries this year whether they
bought the Fruit Union or not. 1t
was also stated that the Apple would
handle the berry crop on the same
plan which the Fruit Growers had
practioed, not Tequifing shippers to
be members OF the union. A motion
was made to accept the offer and dur
ing the discussion, A. p. Bateh8m,
who had understood there might be
some opposition to the consolida-
tion, said that II the motion was lost
be would introduce substitute
motion to turn over the plant OF the
berry growers to the Apple Union for
this year and let them handle the
crop. lie explained that under this
plan II the arrangement was not salts
factory the Fruit Growers might re-
sumo the business another year.
However, here was not the least
opposition to the motion which pas
sed with but seven votes against it,
ive OF these being cast by Mr.. Bate
ham and two by proxy which had
Instructions to vote against sale. MIR.
Bateham explained that be was salts
fed and that his plan had only been
put forward as a substitute which
would have had practically the same
| effect.
.E. N. Benson, r. j. MoIsaac, f.
II. Shepard, N. Iostevin and 9. j..
Metcalt we're then reelected directors
of the corporation. }. IL. Shoemaker
introduced a motion which passed
with but the two proxies dissenting,
instruoting the board OF ,di ectors ia
wind up the affairs of the union after
the sale, distribute the assets among
the stock holders and then dissolve
the corportion In accordance with
the laws OF Oregon.
This consolidation will put the
handling OF the Hood River valley
fruit crop on a much more eoonomi-
cal basis as one concern can effect Q
saving by keeping It's plant 10 opera
tion greater portion OF the year.
rhirty-seven members Of the Fruit
Union we're also members OF the
Apple Growers and IL will be- much
more convenient tor the growers to
have their dealings all with one
organization. The Apple Growers
| Union has excellent facilities Tor
shipping the summer fruit which has
been handled by the Fruit Growers.
The latter organization has been
doing business here for II years and
1t was one of the oldest organizations
Of the kind on the Pacific coast. The
prospects or d berry crop are good
this year and although the acreage IL
not as great as it formerly wac 1t II
estimated that the crop this year will
exceed these of the two seasons just
preceding