Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-26
THEAPPLECR0WERS
THEIR MEETING AT SPOKANE
THIS WEEK TERMINATES IN
STRONG ORGANIZATION.
TO FORMULATE new SELLING SCHEME
will Be Submitted to Districts Of Four
States Represented at Meeting
Within 80 Days Time-W.
T. Clark, Chairman.

Spokane.-Without discordant
note, $50 fruit growers and business
men of Washington, Oregon, Idaho
and Montana, assembled in this city
Monday, went on record unanimously
as favoring central selling organiza
ton, and named permanent commit
tee, virtually board OF nine trustees
to work out the details of organiza
ton, and to incorporate to effect such
an organization. The committee was
given 80 days in which to complete its
scheme of organization. This propo
sitiOn will then be submitted to every
apple growing district in the four
states represented at this conference
and 1t will be optional with the indi
vldual districts whether they will af
filiate with the central organization.
w. T. Clark Permanent Chairman.
w. T. Clark of Wenatchee was made
permanent chairman of the commit.
tee, with H. G. Sampson of Spokane,
secretary. The other members are !:
j. H. Robbins representing the Yaki-
ma district; H. F. Davidson, Hood Riv.
er; Henry Huber, Walla Walla; w.
M. Sackett, Bitter Root; P. J. Neff,
Rogue River; w. N. Yost, the south
ern Idaho districts; and w. S. Thorn
Der, the northern Idaho districts. The
powers OF the committee are complete
and they are given full power to act.
Committee Reports.
The permanent incorporating COM
mittee and given 80 days to report
back to the various organizations as
to its proposition has completed it's
work of preparing articles of incorpor-
alton and decided that the big central
organization be called the North Pa
cific Fruit Distributors, with it's head
office in Spokane, and controlled by
nine trustees representing one each of
nine northwestern apple districts, de-
sscribed in the articles of incorporation.
Permanent officers were named and
the third Monday in May was fixed as
the date of the first annual meeting.
The articles of incorporation will be
filed with the secretary of state for
Washington Immediately and as soon
as incorporation is completed the arti-
'cles will be printed in pamphlet form
and distributed to every growers as
sociation in Washington, Oregon, Mon
tana and Idaho. 1t will then be op-
tional with the individual associations
whether they ally themselves with the
central organization.
Mutual Corporation.
The association will be a mutual cor
poration, controlled by the nine trus.
tees, and incorporated under the laws
of Washington under the non-profit
making law. The home office will be
in Spokane, at 9O7 Paulsen building.
Name New Officers.
The permanent officers elected yes
terday, who by virtue of a state law
can hold office only six months, are
as follows:
w. T. Clark, Wenatchee, president;
J. H. Robbins, North Yakima, vice
presidetn; H. c. Sampson, Spokane,
secretary; H. F. Davidson, Hood Riv-
er, treasurer; N. c. Richards, North
Yakima, general counsel
The other members of the perma-
nent committee, who now become
trustees of the corporation for six
months, are as follows: Henry Huber,
Walla Walla; w. M. Sackett, Bitter
Root; p. j. Neff, Western Oregon; w.
n. YoSt, Southern Idaho, and w. S.
Thornber, the Lewiston-C Charleston dis
trict.
Northwest Is Divided
The northwest is divided into nine
districts, and each must have its rep
resentative on the board of trustees.
The districts, with the scope of their
territory, are as follows
Wenatchee district-Chelan. Okano-
gan, Ferry, Douglas and Grant coun-
ties.
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