The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-04-06
LARGE NUMBER
ATTEND MEETING
UNION TO ESTABLISH SALES DEPT.
Two New Members of Board of Directors
Capital Stock Will Be
Doubled.

With the Assembly Hall of the
Commercial Club packed and almost
every grower Of the Valley present,
the Apple Growersz' Union held the
most largely attended stockholders
meeting of its history last Saturday.
Not only were resident orchardists
present but property owners and stock
holders from Portland and other
nearby cities were here and took an
active part in the discussions. More
than three quarters of the capital stock
OF the organization was represented
either in person by the holders or by
proxy.
The morning session of the meeting
was taken up by the routine work Of
the roll call, the entering of proxies
and reports of officers. Manager \. H.
Sproat in the annual fnnacial report
did much to dispel the disappointment
that has recently pervaded the ranks
of the members. He ampliied the eX-
plantations Of the recent communica-
tion issued by him to the stockholders
and did much to put conditions that
were formerly misunderstood in a diff
erent light. His report re-Created the
confidence that the members of the
organization have always had in the
board as was evidenced by the election
IN the latter part of the day. Mr..
Sproat told the stockholders that the
Union owed no money and that at the
present time resources were $66, 149. 90,
while the liabilities were, bonds pay
able $4,000 and the capital stock
S25, 900.
The question Of establishing a sales
department also came up before the
noon recess. Because of lack of time
the discussions on the matter were
necessarily brief. The following reso-
luton, introduced by S. Mears, Of
Portland, was adopted:
Whereas, as Hood River fruit growers
have demonstrated beyond question
that fruit of the very best quality and
packed in the most attractive shape
can be and is produced in ever increas-
ing quantity, and, whereas, as the pro-
duction of fruit in the Northwest is
very rapidly on the increase, and
Whereas, as fruit prices like every
other commodity are regulated by
supply and demand, therefore,
Be 1t Resolved, that it is the sense
of this meeting that the time has
arrived when steps must be taken by
this association to further the sale of
our products against the ever-increas-
ing competition, by creating sales
department and the directors are here
by empowered to incur the necessary
expense by an additional charge of not
to exceed five cents per box, if the
present charge of ten cents per box
does not provide sufficient funds to
maintain selling department in addi-
tion to the current expenses.
The meeting re-assembled at the
Assembly hall at two o'clock and the
afternoon was principally taken up
with the election of officers. On a
motion of H. r. Albee, which was duly
seconded and carried, the four mem
bers of the old board, who must be re-
elected according to the by laws and
constitution Of the organization, were
voted upon.
The old board was composed of G. A.
McCurdy, C. H. Sproat, V. WinchelI,
c. Dethman, l.. f. Clark, O. l.. Wal
ter, Geo. W. Simon, f. H. Shepard and
j. L. Carter. Mr.. Sproat was manager
ana Mr. McCufdy president OF the
Union. Messrs. Sproat, Shepard, Deth-
man and McCurdy were reelected on
this ballot. The following nominations
were made for the other five members
of the board: .. L. Walter, W. r.
Dickerson, l.. f. Clark, V. Winchell,
Albert Sutton, Geo |. Sargent, J. w.
Palmer, Oscar Vanderbilt, L. Il. Ire
land and Geo. w. Simon. A.. ]. Mason
and r. II. Wallace were also nomi-
mated but at their request their names
were withdrawn. From the above
number Messrs. Walter, Dickerson,
Clark, WincheIl and Sutton were
elected. Mr.. Dickerson and Mr.. Sutton
are the only new members of the
board, taking the place Of Mr.. Simon
and Mr.. Carter The question of in
creasing the capital stock Of the or
ganization from $25, 600 to $50, 900 was
voted on the same ballot with the cleo
tion of the above officers, in order to
save time. Out of the shares voting
on the proposition 1910 were for the
increase, while only 10 voted no. The
board of directors elected at Saturday
meeting will meet Saturday and or
ganize.