Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-02-02
NO SELLING PLAN
Apple Men VIII Continue 10 Dis
CuSs Matter al WalIa WaIIa
Grading of Product Of Various Lo-
cailtles Presents Problem--Stor-
age In Transit Discussed.

Portland, Jan. 26.-Unable to agree
upon an immediate plan for forming
corpartion which would handle the
apple crop Of the Pacific Northwest,
the 100 apple orchard owners who
have been in session for two days
at the Y M. G. A. adjourned late
yesterday afternoon to meet in Walla
Walla February 2S.
Inability to agree was due to the
large number of fruitgrowers present
and their divergent views. There
also existed the fact that the growers
were present in their individual ca
pacities and not as authorized rep
resentatives of their various associa-
tions. Hence they were not in a po-
sition to bind anybody but themselves
If decisive action had been taken.
A resolution was adopted which
sets forth the substance of ethe ac-
ton taken by the convention. 1t
recognizes the fact that a central
selling agency is essential to the
welfare of the apple industry. To
secure one, it Is suggested that all
districts not organized form an apple
growers association; that district
associations select one delegate 20
the Walla Walla meeung and that
this delegate body, small in num-
bers, have the duty of organizing and
defining the duties of the new organ
izations.
The value of this crop last years
was $6,000,000, but it will increase
rapidly in coming years.
II. G. Otis of Wenatchee, Wash,
chairman Of the committee of six
teen which had for its purpose the
forming of a central selling agency.
reported at the morning session. He
said that the committee had worked
until midnight and had been unable
to come to any other conclusion than
that the Portland meeting did not
have the required authority, for there
were no official delegates from the
association. For this
reason, the committee had reached
the conclusion that it would be better
to have another meeting, at whcn the
official representatives could be pres
ent.
we have made good progress"
said Mr.. Otis. I'VE are all agreed
that the central selling agency is the
one thing which will keep the in-
dustry out of dire straits. | belive
that we are approaching a condi-
ton where 1t will require careful
nursing of our product to secure for
rs a legitimate profit Apple grow
ers have plenty Of ideas, and they
are no different from any other body
If men. But to get down to business
t requires a small and compact body
who represent something else besides
heir own orchards. We must have
/ delegate body OF men. That is
Why we adjourned to Walla WalIa."
The convention was divided In it's
views, though there was no dispute
Is to the value of a well-organized
elling agency. The difference came
lbout in the effort to establish a
standard of values of apples from diff
erent district.
If all were members of the same
elling agency, the question naturally
would arise how this difference would
'e adjusted. Then the grades of ap-
VS. NlSt AOAuCuSldluI6, JublT exact
and other minutiae
ecome involved in the arrangement
( details. 1t was after the commit
ee had discussed these conditions
hat it agreed upon calling another
Meeting of delegates with power to
ind their associations.
Before the adoption of the report.
!. H. Shepard, of Hood River, editor
t Better Fruit, said that he was not
pposed to the organization of a sell
lg agency, but he could not see a
'ay to perfect such an organization
the present time, and that he had
card of no plan which would solve
le problem. He still held to these
lews, but desired to have 1T un-
erstood that he favored unions and
ssociation work, he said.
Miles Cannon of Weiser, Idaho.
lid that in his opinion the problem
creating a selling agency would be
lived at Walla Walla and he was
ecidedly in favor of the resolutions.