The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-24
WHAT Is NORTHWEST FRUIT EXCHANGE 4

Crutchfield and Voolfolk and that
the Northwestern Fruit Exchange is
under the control of that firm.
Johnston withdrew.
Manager of the Exchange
So much for w. R. Johnston, but
there is more to follow. Meanwhile
who is managing the affairs of the
Exchange? In the above list of Of
ficers the name of w. F. Gwin is
given as treasurer and general man
ager. AS such he would naturally
control the policy of the company
and handle its money. In the list
of directors, his identity as an orch
ard grower is given as secretary
treasurer of the Kenmar Orchard
company, Eagle Point, Oregon
Doubtless he does hold such an Of
flee, but among apple buyers of the
country he is well known as the
chief solicitor of this same Crutch-
field & Voolfolk. Several weeks ago
he was in the east and gave an in
terview to THE Packer" in which
he stated that he was en- route west
ward and that his firm would ship
1000 carloads of fruit from the
Northwest this season.
Some significance may also be at
tached to the fact that another
Crutchfield & Voolfolk man appears
in the list of directors of the Elk
change. John S. Evans is not an
nounced as a grower but as formerly
general manager of the Fruit Dis
patch company, New York. His con-
nection with the notorious banana
trust gave him knowledge of meth
DDS indispensable to the formation
of a monopoly. He occupies room
with Gwin at the general office of
the Fruit Exchange in Portland.
If the Northwest Fruit Exchange
is not conceived and controlled by
the commission firm of Crutchfield
& Voolfolk, it is a peculiar coinci-
dence that it's controlling officers and
active managers and sub-managers
are men who have long been in the
employ of that concern.
If the Northwestern Fruit Ex-
change is controlled by Crutchfield
e Voolfolk, it is of vital Importance
to the growers and shippers to know
the record of that concern in order
to Judge what results may be ex-
pected from such management.
Operating in Cashmere.
Already Johnston has accomplish
ed much in the name of the Ex-
change. He has not attempted any
extensive propaganda in Wenatchee
so far, but at Cashmere he is cutting
wide swath, as may be judged
from the following which was clip
ped from the August 18th issue Of
the Cashmere Record
'At a meeting of the Cashmere
Fruit Growers Union directors held
on Tuesday night it was decided to
let the Northwestern Fruit Growers
Exchange handle their output of
fruit for this season. w. r. john
ston, we'll known to Cashmere fruit
growers, is representative for the or
ganization in Cashmere and Wenat
chez and the crop will be handled
under his personal supervision and
direction. He was present at the
meeting on Tuesday night and out
lined the workings of the exchange,
explaining the system of marketing
and selling fruit.
The output of the exchange this
year in Cashmere will probably be
between $50 and 200 cars and the
directors feel that by associating
themselves with the exchange and
Mr.. Johnston, they have the very
best connections possible and chat
they can obtain the very best prices.
While the workings of the exchange
are somewhat problematical the idea
is regarded as good one and this
together with the strong and respon-
sible men at the head and manage
ment of it makes the directors feel
that they have an extra good thing
this year.
THE union directors and men,
bers feel particularly good over the
fact that Mr.. Johnston is to be with
them. His success two years ago
with the union and his knowledge
of the fruit business and conditions
generally will no doubt make most
desirable connection for them. Two
years ago he secured for the union
members prices ranging from rs to
IS cents more a box than other
growers in the valley received, and
he is confident that he can secure
good prices
I'm speaking of the arrangement
for handling the output, J. l.. Pad
field, manager of the union, says:
We are we'll satisfied in every
way with our deal with w. R. john
ston of the Northwestern Fruit Ex-
change and are assured that through