The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-10
Yakima Valley Fruit Growers As.
ISOLATION Trustees Make
Change in Bylaws
YAKIMA ORCHARDISTS
TAKE INITIATIVE
General Manager Robbins Says
Precedent Has Been Establish
ed That Will Be Followed by
Other Progressive Districts

special meeting of the board of
trustees of the Yakima Valley Fruit
Growers association was held in the
office of the association on Saturday
April ., commencing at o'clock and
ending at 6. More than 30 of the
trustees, representing the subsidiary
units of the organization from Kenne
wick on the east to Selah and Naches
on the west, were present, and it was
a matter both of surprise and pleas
ure to the management that the
proposed changes in the bylaws as
formulated by General Manager j. II.
Robbins, We're adopted without a dis
senting voice.
Different Financial Plan
Heretofore each member of sub
sidiary organization of the main body
has put up his note for $40 for each
acre of land which he had set to or
chard. These notes were used as col
lateral security for the borrowing from
the banks of the sums of money re-
quired from time to time for the pur-
pose of carrying on the business. The
plan suggested to supersede the old
ono is radical change.
GTeaL stress Is ldlu upon tne Lact
that the new plan was adopted by
unanimous vote. 1t means that the
members of the association assess
themselves $4,000 per year in round
numbers for three years. from the
amount they receive annually for the
fruit and produce, and for which ad-
vancement in cash they receive per
cent per annum until repaid.
Instead of having to go to the
banks to borrow money on the mates
put up by the members, using said
notes as collateral security, the cash
will be in the hands of the main
body for use without delay for the
benefits of the members of the as
ISOLATION at large
Mr.. Robbins says: ''This action of
the Yakima Valley Fruit Growers as
ISOLATION establishes a precedent and
outlines a plan that will be followed
by other similar organizations. 1t is
progressive movement in which the
Yakima counsy takes the initiative.
The Wenatchee district attempted II
adopt the same plan, but after 60
days wrangling over the matter fail
ed to result in the orchardists, bank
ers and business men in getting to-
gether, and it had to be given up
The Plan Adopted
Following is the important change
adopted in The bylaws, so that Sec
ton l of article X now reads as
follows:
A surplus fund for financing the
association and carrying on it's BUSH
ness shall be provided in the follow
ing manner.
From all sale OF fruit or other pro-
ducts made by this association as
agent for the members of the district
associations, or others, in addition to
the regular sales commissions which
may from time to time be fixed and
charged, there shall also be charged
and deducted from the proceeds of
such sales when settlement is made
with the owner, an additional amount
or percentage as follows:
Apples ..0C per DOx
Pears ..... &c per box
Berries (selling above 81 per crate)
........ &c per crate
Prunes 21sc per crate
Peaches 1ac per box
Grapes ............ 1 zee per crate
Grapes (S-lb baskets) " per basket
Any and all varieties of fruits or
products shipped in either barrels,
boxes, crates or baskets and not pro-
vided for in the above schedule shall,
for the purpose of establishment of
the surplus fund, be classed with and
take the same rate as that above spec
flied, whose current market value 1t
most clearly equals.
On water melons, potatoes and all
vegetables, berries, fruit or other pro-
ducts shipped in sacks or bulk and
not otherwise provided for, there
shall be deducted per cent of the
net amount realized by the associa-
ton from the sale thereof.
Such deductions shall be deemed
q loan from the members to this as
ISOLATION contributed in lieu of the
collateral notes heretofore required
to be given to provide funds with
which to properly finance the assoc
iation and carry on its business. At
any time when final settlement is
made with grower for products mar