Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-01
sELLING AGENCY PLAN
GOOD FOR FRUIT MEN.
To the Editor of The Courier:

To the Editor of The Courier:
Sir: In recent issue you pub
lish a dispatch, sent out of Med
ford, which in substance stated that
the committee which met in Portland
for the purpose of effecting a combin-
alton of the various fruit interests of
the northwest, looking toward a CEN
tral selling agency, failed to reach
an agreement.
While it is true that this commit
tee, which is composed of representa-
tives of this valley, Hood River and
Wenatchee, accomplished nothing,
think it is worth while to say that the
following day our manager, X. s. Mil
ler of Medford, representatives from
Mosier, White Salmon and Wenatchee
outlined plan whereby an agree
ment was made to severally use the
Northwest Fruit exchange as a selling
agency for the coming year, as a basis
for future work.
AS you are aware, the directors of
the Rogue River Fruit & Produce as
sociation have been working for the
past six months to find some system
attic, comprehensive, scientific system
of distribution along the lines of
twentieth century business, investi-
eating various schemes and PROPOSE
tions, they realizing to man the i'm
portance to the fruit interests of the
valley Of securing some other than
the present method Of selling their
fruit. They worked and worked hard
to accomplish this end and now that
the first glimpse of success has been
given them, they do not propose to
throw up their hands with the first
opposition, the strongest of which
seems to come from Hood River,
whose representatives, however, can
not but acknowledge and admire the
up-to-date methods OF the Northwest
Fruit exchange.
While the Rogue River valley Is a
unit in desiring up-to-date methods, 1t
seems that other sections are in the
throes of semi-political condition,
having their progressive" and their
"stand-patters, and we believe that
the 'progressives" of the various
districts of the northwest are about
to get together on an up-to-date bus
mess proposition.
Agreeable to the above, the direc-
tors of the Rogue River Fruit & Pro-
duce association voted at their meet
ing last Tuesday to accept the North
west Fruit exchange as their selling
agency for the coming year, to pur-
chase from them a small amount OF
stock, which, by the invitation OF the
exchange, will give US representation
on their board Of directors, enabling
US to keep in touch with its affairs.
While R. G. Parsons of Medford is
president and Mr.. Randall director
in the Northwest Fruit exchange,
they are also directors OF the Rogue
River Fruit & Produce association.
At our annual meeting year ago, In
face OF the statement made by Mr..
Parsons that II again elected direc-
ror of the Rogue River Fruit & Pro-
duce association he would use all his
influence to bring It in closer toucn
with the Northwest Fruit exchange
cOnscientiously believing that 1t was
the nearest solution OF the present
difficulty, he was elected that year
and again was returned at our last
annual meeting by complimentary
vote, being exceeded in number only
by the president, Mr.. Washburn.
cannot help but express my admir-
alton for Mr.. Parsons; and yet while
be is president OF the Northwest Fruit
exchange my contact with him dur
ing the past two years in our direc-