The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-15

fruit than the union would obtain. II
had agreed to keep out Of the Dak-
ota, Montana and Minnesota markets
where the union was already estab-
lished and had done 50. Mr.. Conant
said that as a trustee he was on the
ground for criticism as to the bust
ness judgment which the board had
exercised but for himself and his as
sociates was not ready to listen to
criticism directed against their mo-
tives or their integrity.
Question a Merit
In answer to H. B. Scudder as to
whether the exchange had made good
on it's promises of better prices Mr..
Conant said that in some instances 1t
had and in some instances it had not.
Mr.. Scudder's question as to what
was the result in the aggregate of
the dealings with the exchange was
not answered and he did not press
the question.
Mr.. Childs asked if the contract
with the exchange was in existence
and later as a stakeholder, demand
ed that it be presented at the meet
ms MS uCbitihu was NV luililVh
the meeting going to adjournment be-
fore the document arrived.
P. d. Babcock and. Manager Pad
dock of the union got into a question
of Veracity regarding some dealings
at the union office regarding fruit
statements asked for by Mr.. Bah
cock The question was left unset
tied. Mr.. Babcock had received for
his peaches less than half the aver
age price announced by the union.
He wanted to know about 1t.
Trouble Is With Situation
DR.. Granville Lowther said that in
his opinion it was apparent that the
Northwest Fruit Exchange was oper-
ating under some misrepresentation in
that 1t did not, as alleged. represent
the growers. He thought also that
the management OF the union had
been imposed upon by it. He thought
further that the union trustees had
done probably the best possible, oper-
dting under such conditions as they
are. Their organization is stock
holders concern and divi lends are
an essential. The difficulty was ne t
with the men or their methods so
much as with the situation AMI that
was the problem to be faced. DR..
I,owther expressed himself as - the
belief that Crutchfield & Wo ,lfolk of
Pttsburg are attempting to huiId up
a fruit trust as strongly entrehcned
as is tie standard Oil trust.
TOO Many Comn,ssrps
Mcssrs. w. NJ. Nelson, h. Remy, VI
\ RIcha1cs, DR.. Gray, r. c. Peck
anu Wiley lGade addressG. MI Mel
son said that he reserved to himself
the right so long as he was a trustee
Of the association to act as in his
opinion was in the best interests OF
the union. Mr. Peck suggested a plar
under winch the growers would agree
with tie union for the delivery Ot
their fruit that the union miSh. kn wv
where it stands. Mr.. WILEY made 4
strong plea for selling agents in every
Held where the union is marketing
the products of the valley.
DR. Gray pointed out that last yeal
by keeping his agreement with the
union Tor the delivery of peaches H.
lest money whereas he c1uld have
sold in the open market and pros.
pered. He objects to the double COM
missiin business under which the
growers paid the union, the exchange
Crutchfield & Voolfolk and no one
knew how many others for the wor
in connection with the sale of tbs
fruit. This was a phase of the deal