Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-14
FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION
COMPLETES ORGANIZATION.
VIII Combat Pests and Seek to-Have
State Laws Fully
Enforced.


: taken up in their order. One of thu
t first of these will be the question o
e fruit inspection. An effort will b'
n made to secure a uniform enforcement
t of the state laws relating to sprayint
g for fruit pests, and each member wa!
instructed to do all he could to assis
- in the work Aside from keeping theil
e own orchards in order, they will bt
r expected to report to the County Frui
v Inspector any neglect of the laws pro
!, visions upon the part of the owners
of neighboring orchards.
. officers were elected as follows
. President, Fl. C. Eakin; vice president
t H. S. Butz; secretary, R. M. Ewing
} assistant secretary, N. L. Guy; treasur-
: er, H. A. Woods
. List of Members.
The regular officers of the Associa-
ton, together with the following five
members, comprise the executive COM
mittee j. S. Parker, George o. Harsh
man, w. M Elliott, N. M. Grant, ]. B.
: Num-.
At the conclusion of the meeting,
the membership roll contained the fol-
lowing names: H. c. Eakin, j. S.
Parker, N. L. Guy, H. S. Butz, N. M.
Grant, E. D. Peters, o. E. Dennis,
w. NJ Elliott, George o. Harshman,
Peter Reddekopp, Fl. A. Woods Fl. A.
Lee, r. M Ewing, w. B. Ewing.
Each member will constitute a COM
mittee of one to solicit membership.
They will be supplied with member
ship cards, and will have authority to
receive payment of the initiation fee
of so, and the semi-annual dues of so
cents, which is required to be paid in
advance.
Another meeting will be held in the
/ courthouse Saturday, March rs, at 2
o'clock p. m.
Object of Association.
The essential features of the con-
stitution and bylaws of the Associa-
ton are as given in the following ex-
tracts therefrom:
"The principal office shall be at
Dallas, Polk County, oregon, and the
district shall include the fruit lands
adjacent and tributary thereto.
"The objects and purposes are; To
promote the interests of the fruit and
nut growers of the district by collect
ing and disseminating information and
statistics bearing upon the planting,
cultivating, spraying, and care of fruit
and nut trees to establish uniform
! ity in the selection of varieties adapted
to the district; to assist in the devel-
opment and establishment of the dis
trict in every way possible; and to es-
tablish uniformity in methods of grad
ing and packing; to develop markets;
and to market the fruit products of
the district; to assist the State Board
of Horticulture in the enforcement of
all laws for the protection and up
building of the orchards of the dis
trict.
There shalF be an executive COM
mittee, which shall consist of the pres
ident vice-president, secretary, treas
urer, and five other members of the
Association, the latter to be elected by
The Association at its annual meeting
Vacancies in the executive committee
shall be filled by the majority vote of
the remaining members of the COM
mittee. Three members shall consti-
tute a quorum.
Executive Committee.
''The executive committee shall have
power: To make rules and regulations
relative to the picking, grading, pack
ing and shipping and selling of fruit
offered for sale by members through
the Association, and to employ individ-
uals and companies as agents, or 9TH
erwise, for the purpose of selling and
disposing of all fruit offered by men,
bers for sale through the Association.
ITO prescribe the grade and quality
of fruit which may be received and Of
fered for sale by the Association. and
to reject and to refuse to receive any
fruit not complying with such require
ments In case fruit shall not be pack
ed in conformity with the rules of the
Association, the same may be reject
ed by the executive committee, or the
Associations agents, or agents en-
ployed by the executive committee;
may cause the same to be repacked at
have a lien upon the fruit and its pro-
ceeds for all such expense so incurred.
Membership Requirements.
The membership of this Associa-
tion shall consist OF individuals who
are directly interested in fruit or nut
culture in OF near the district Appli-
cations may be handed to any member
a .
amount of the membership fee. No
person shall be a member Of the Asso-
citation until his application shall be
filed with the secretary and his MEM
bership fee paid The membership fee
shall be 81. and thereafter each mem
Der shall pay to the Association the
sum OF 81 per year as dues Dues are
payable semi-annually in advance. All
dues shall be paid TO the secretary.
Failure 70 pay dues for the term Of
one year shall terminte all rights Of
membership until all arrearages in /
dues shall be fully paid.
There shall be an annual meeting
al Dallas. Oregon. on the second sat
urday Of January Of each year. Notice
of said meeting shall be given by pub
lication thereof in any Newspaper pub
Iished al Dallas. OF elsewhere in Polk
County. for az least two weeks preoed-
ing the cate Of the annual meeting.
Provided. however. that Immediately
upon the adoption of the contitution ]
and bylaws there shall at once be
elected by the members Of the Asso- /
ciatiou present officers to serve until
the first annual meeting of the Asso- /
ciation % be held on the second sat /
urday % January. 1913.