The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-02-02

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Iand-commIttess Nance.
ortland-Representing an axgre
gate capital Of $4,000. 900. invested II
apple orchards and an output OF 10,
900 cars yeari. having q value Of
from S6,o00oO0 to $1,000. 900. more
than 100 Appiegrowers from Oregon
Washington and Idaho gathered In the
Y. NJ G. A. auditorium for the pur.
pose OF forming a National selling
agency OF SUFFICIENT breadth and width
to control and dispose OF the apples
produced In the three states men.
toned.
A committee Of Is was appointed
At the close Of the days work to
prepare working plan for the con-
sideratioH OF tho convention tomor-
row morning.
Leading apple cultnrists from the
three states took part In the proceed
ings Ex-Governor Niles G. Moore, OF
Washington; Judge Fremont Wood,
OF Boise, Idaho; Miles Cannon. OF
Weiser. Idaho: u. G. Benson, of Pros
ser, Wash. ex-pregdent OF the Wash.
ington State Horticulture Society; G.
4. Whistler. OF Medford, representing
the Rogue River Fruit and Produce
Association, H. G. Atwell, of Forest
Grove. Or. president Of the Oregon
State horticultural Society; J. N.
Stone, OF Milton. Or; II. G. Richards,
OF North Yakima, Wash; A. p. Bate
man. OF hosier. Or, and G. II. Sproat.
OF Hood River, Or, were among tho
more active spirits OF tho enterprise.
The only opposition to tho plan
proposed came from the peusimistic
tone that prevailed through the talk
o. ". H. Shepherd, editor OF Better
Fruit, published at Hood River. Al
though the discussion lasted through
out the day and the speakers we're
numerous, Mr.. Shepherd could not
see the light as advanced by the
more hopeful In the plan OF creating
a central dlstributive agency for the
output. lie maintained that there
was no way for an organizatlon--at
least he had heard OF no plan-which
would equalize the values between
the apples produced In the various
districts. He was certain that there
was no chance for oyer-production.
That he regarded as bug-a~boo Gre
ated by the railroads and the press.
"All Government statistics" said
the speaker, that have been able TO
get hold Of all the Information that
have gathered and all OF the inter
Views with old-time nursery men go
to show that, oyer-production Is Inn
possible. In apples at least. There Is
no such thing as oyer-production In
this country In any food product.
There may be faults OF distribution
for a continuous number OF years
that has never occurred and cannot
occur In any known food product"
Regardless OF Mr.. Shepherds views,
the applegrowers continued In their
deliberations and appointed the fol
lowing committee to draft plan: II.
w. Otis, OF Wenatchee. Wash; ii. G.
Sproat, OF Hood River; II. G. Lamb,
OF Milton, Or; John Forbis OF Port
land; G. Y. Whistler. OF Medford, Or;
A. p. Bateman. OF Mosier Or; Miles
Cannon. OF Weiser, Idaho: c. l..
Smith. OF Lewiston, Idaho; VIII +.
Ritz. OF Walla Walla, Wash; w. NJ.
Nelson, OF North Yakima, Wash;
George 9, Eaton, OF Granger. Wash;
9. X. Clark, Of Wenatchee. and @. II.
sprague, OF Cashmere, Wash.
The convention was called to order
by President Atwell. OF the Oregon
State Horticultural Society. Frank w.
Power, OF Portland was made sec.
rotary. A committee on credentials
was selected and they made report
In the afternoon. The call OF the
convention specified that the object
OF the meeting was to form cooper
ntive selling agency and to provide
some means for apple box legisla-
ton. Suggestions were rendered ms
TO the best plan OF procedure and
discussion disclosed the fact that the
appointment OF committee should
be made TO work out plan,
G, u. Whistler took the lead In the
debate and commended that the din.
culties OF the undertaking were, first.
the method OF establishing grades
and. second. what should be done
with regard TO the division OF the re-
coipts of the selling agency. Should
there be a Jackpot" created. as the
speaker called II. In which all should
be given an equal share OF the pro
ceeds. or should values be placed
upon the apples of each district and
division OF the receipts be placed on
this basisg In this debate George
Aggers. OF White Salmon: A. +. Hell.
inwell, OF White Salmon: ]. @. Tate,
OF Hood River: c. II. Clark. OF Wen.
atchee; ]. N. Stone, OF Milton; w. X.
Newell. OF CASTOR: G. l.. Dick, OF Sa