The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-31
ASSOCIATION
N ANNUAL
MEETING
GENERAL FEELING OF SATIsFAC-
TION PERvADES - BALCH
GIVES IMPORTANT REPORT
SHIPPED 1S9 CARS.

The regular annual meeting of the
Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers as
ISOLATION is being held in the COM
mercial club rooms today. Owing to
delayed trains from Cashmere there
was not enough present to consti-
tute quorum this forenoon, but the
meeting was opened and discussions
of mutual interest were taken up.
Among these was the report Of Elliott
T. Balch, who went as a delegate
from here to the fruit districts of
Colorado. Mr.. Balch reported that
the Colorado growers could not be in
terested in their system Of packing
He states that the Colorado growers
have not yet learned to pack. Mr.
Balch also discussed at length the
packing rules, having been one of the
committee appointed at Spokane to
draft a set of rules for grading and
packing with view to perfecting
system of grades that would become
of common use throughout the whole
northwest. Among other things he
said:
After visiting other sections and
viewing the effects of lower system
of grading, say that under no con-
sideration should we lower our grade.
The tumble system of packing is prac-
tically universally used in Colorado
and 1t seems plain to me that It has
bad effect ON the apple business Of
that country The system there en-
ployed for their best or fancy grades
is to first place layer of uniform
size, stems downward. in the box.
then place the balance Of them in
without regard to size or position.
Work Of the Association.
Now, Mr.. Chairman and stock
holders, in closing 1 wish to say
few words concerning the work of the
association during the past year.
First, will draw your attention to
few things that wish could leave
out, that is, wish there were no oc-
casion for saying them. We feel that
many of us have lost sight of the
main essential in the work OF the as
ISOLATION, and that is our duty to
each other We should all remember
| that our ncighbors have put their
ness, they have gone into this be-
cause we went with them, and we
owe them cooperation, spelled in big
capital letters. / appeal to you, gen.
tlemen, to the very best that is in
you In an institution of this kind
the majority must rule and the mi
nority should not retreat, until the
majority is ready. The one basic
principle embodied in this organiza-
ton when 1t was started four years
ago was cooperation and it has not
changed one iota. Many of us have
only small amounts of stock ana had
not few put in more than the aver
age amount we would not have an
association today. Don't you think
those people should have dividend
on their stock? Those of us who
have only small amounts of stock and
large amounts of fruit should ask
ourselves this question? Whose
money made 1t possible to have this
organization? What each of us
should do is first, last and all the
time boost for the association. We
need more money. We should be do
ing business at all seasons OF the
year. There are many ways we could
use money to very great advantage IL
we had 1t. But 1t Is not worth while
to waste time and energy in regret
ting what is past ana gone. The only
advantage we can get from the past
mistakes is to use them az guides to
tell us what not to do in the future
Remember always that the one and
/ hA4oPOASiOlC IiCAUAI - NO-OpCi dSiOhs
and that our neighbours crop and
money Is at stake and he is expect
ing US not to sacrifice him.
'.As to what we have done the past
year we can not say much for the
business has been very light, But
we do wish to speak word for good
will and credit for the growers who
stood with the association the past
year. You have done a great benefit
to the vicinity at large and firmly
believe you have the good Of the COM
munity at heart, and that the COM
munity at large wishes you well and
believes you are on the right road.
/ You may safely say that your apples
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