The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-08-09

Out tue ucid PACKING AWlln WHICH
am no friend) and cause some of the
growers 70 use their help during sun
shine 70 I'll, the packing houses and
not be compelled TO use diving suits
in order TO get their crop marketed.
| was asked at this time if / was ever
censored for either being too lax or
too strict, and stated that could re-
call but one time when the manager
ever commented on my work, that
being after the rainy season had
prevailed for some time and | wanted
10 grade the goods wet and dry and
he asked me how many dry ones |
would get and told me | would have
to take into consideration what the
growers were up against and that they
had TO get their crop off.
A certain remark that was made by
one of the directors that 1.-THE inspe C.
tor was getting too Id particular
was not referring to me, but TO one of
my local men. /, however, sustained
the decision of the local man on the
question, and this remark did not EN-
enate from the manager, and 70 my
The time TO which Mr.. Buskirk re-
fers to my decision being reversed by
the manager on a certain load of
grapes, is one which / never intended
TO make public, but was compelled TO
as the meeting above referred to was
held at Hartford where the transaC-
ton took place The question was
asked and was obliged to make ex-
PLANTATION. For the good of the South
ern Michigan members and that they
may correct their bylaws so that
such things may not happen in the
future, l will give the details of the
case and show you the position Mr.
Durham was in in the matter.
During my inspection tour previous
to the harvesting of the crop l found
vineyard owned by Ray Morris
which had neither been cultivated or
pruned ard which was unfit to pack
in 8 pound baskets. Mr.. Morris not
being, a resident on the place /
promptly wrote him advising him that
his crop must be packed in bulk and
advising him to procure the jumbo
package while they were on the mar
ket and available. He promptly ord
cred the eight pound baskets of Mr..
Durham and was supplied. The
grapes were late in ripening and
about the middle of the season Mr..
Morris drew load to Hartford and
the other members there objected to
loading in the same car with him and
there were some words between them
when | arrived on the scene and re-
iected the load Mr.. Morris talked
with MIR. Durham over the phone and
Mr.. Durham instructed High and
Doyle, our leaders a Hartford, 70
load them i'm the car, but TO mark the
ticket just what they were. Thinking
that Mr.. Durham had been misin
formed as TO the condition of the
goods l took fair sample Of them to
him that he might see what they we're,
when to my establishment | found
that the bylaws a they now are make
it compulsory for the association to
handle the product of member if he
so insists, but the management may
order them pooled separate in case
NhSD NOlC uON up " NilC = dNC' his
was done in this case.
Now for the benefit of the members:
You know am pretty liberal and can
overlook anything that is reasonable,
but honestly had this load of grapes
been packed in bulk | would have re-
jected it just the same. They were
unfit for wine purposes, and the soon
er you change your bylaws and sys-
tenn TO exclude such foolishness the
sooner you will realize sonnet hing for
your fruit
l have worked several years with
Mr.. Durham and have never known
him to tell me an untruth and had it
not been for the fact that he had
personal basket account to protect and
that the bylaws demanded it, | am
sure he would have sustained my re-
lection. He always told me to secure
pack he could recommend.
O.. T.. PRATER, JR.