The Delta independent., 1912-03-15
THE FRUIT GROWERS
MEET AT PAONIA
ORGANIZE FOR COMMON GOOD.
Plan to Dispense With Large Per
Cent of Middle Men and Keep
Closer Check on the
Fruit Market.

Fruit Market.
A monster meeting of Western
slope fruit growers was held in Pao-
nia last Sa urday for the purpose of
forming growers association to
be empowered to direct and market
The entire output of the Western
Slope central selling agency was
thoroughly discussed by persons
present ald it was the sense of the
meeting that such an agency should
he formed. Such an agency, how
ever, is not to interfere with the To-
cal fruit associations, for they are
TO proceed as heretofore until the
fruit is placed aboard the cars for
shipment and then the new agency
=ees to it that the markets are not
glutted or otherwise tampered with
to suit the occasion. In short. the
new agency is to see to it that the
market is right, that the shipments
are properly classified and that the
prices are consistent with such class
ifications.
Several prominent growers from
Delta were in attendance upon the
meeting and each of these is heart
lily favoring the plan proposed. The
| following resolutions, which give
better idea of the intents and
purposes of the new organization,
were submitted and adopted:
Be it resolved by the fruit grow
ers of the Western Slope that it is
10 the best interests of the fruit
growers to form a central selling
agency for all the fruit grown on the
Western slope, said selling agency
to be managed by a board of control
composed of one or more degleates
from each fruit growing section, the
delegate to be appointed by the
fruit growers.
Section .. The board of control to
he empowered to put price on all
lies and grades as a cash price 4.
O. b. cash sales to bepreferred. and
no consignment to be made except
rs last resort.
Section The board of control to
have the right to designate TO
which grade all fruit shall go, in
fact to classify all fruit-all fruit to
be sold on its merits and 40 pro-
rating.
Section 4. Any fruit grower shall
have the right to sell his or her
own fruit, after getting the written
consent of the board of control
but the board of control shall not
give its consent if it finds after in
vestigation that the sale will come
in competition with other fruit.
Section 5. The object of forming
this association shall be to cut out
all or as many as possible of the
middle men.
Section 6. The board of control
shall make 1t their duty to invite
and to endeayor to make as many
cash sales as possible.
Section Z. 1t is suggested that
uniform pack is desirable. and the
board of control draft formulas, or
schedules for the packing and grad
ing of fruit. including each grade and
variety, said schedules to be printed
and mailed to each member of the
association.
Section S. An accounting of all
sales and the expenses of operating
the board of control shall be com
piled at the end of the season and
mailed to each member of the as
sociation.
Section 9. Membership shall con
sist OF stockholders of accord.
Section 10. All fruit growers and
fruit growers associations shall be
eligible to membership.
A committee was appointed con-
sisting of prominent fruit growers,
to make effective the above resolu-
lutions.