The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-28
denies SALES AGENT
WOULD BUY DIRECT
Fruitgrowers' Association Man.
aser Says no Truth in Report
Of Offer to Kloeber

mat Dr. j. 3. klOeber, of Selah,
was given an opportunity to sell his
pear crop direct to the Atlantic Fruit
Distributing Company, the selling
agent of the Yakima Valley Fruit
growers association, is denied by
General Manager J. H. Robbins of
the association. The story was given
the Herald by G. G. Squiers, local
representative of Earl Brothers of
Chicago, the commission firm which
Is handling DR.. Kloebers crop
In communication to the Her
aid Mr.. Robbins says:
Says Item Unfair
| There appeared on the first page
of your issue of August 22d an item
under the heading 'Kloeber Packing
Pears the inference Of which is so
nenifestly unfair and so at variance
with the facts, that we cannot in JUS
tice to our seven hundred members
let it pass without fear that our 81
lence might he interpreted as an ac-
acknowledgement of the truthfulness of
what is in fact an absolute false
hood; evidently having, along With
many others of its kind, been inspired
by those who, for personal vainglory
ignore the facts and refuse to avail
themselves of the truth, who strive
by poisonous inuendo and false re-
ports to discourage and dishearten
those earnest and brave hearted
growers who are attempting through
cooperation to bring order and sta
bility to mighty industry as al
ready have the growers in other
fruit sections of the west under ex-
actly the same policy and plan try
ing to be maintained by the Yakima
Valley Fruit Growers Association.
Sent Query BY Wire
The following kilograms are self
explanatory:
Atlantic Fruit Distributors.
Chicago, III.
Morning Herald here says. Doctor
Kloeber was given an opportunity, to
sell. his pears direct to the Atlantic
Fruit Distributing !, Company which
acts as selling agent for the Yakima
Valley Fruit Growers Association,
bu' decided instead to turn them over
10 Earl Brothers of Chicago.s Wire
confirmation or, denial. =. = .srs,,
The Yakima Valley Fruit Growers
,,,}s,t Association. -
Ma ~ The Reply ,. VA.
Chicago, H., Aug. 90. 1912.
Yakima Valley Fruit Growers Assn,
North Yakima, WASH
Telegram received. We have not
bought or offered to buy directly CT
indirectly package of fruit nor have
we offered advances to or solicited
business from any grower or shipper
in the entire Northwest since secur-
ing your account.
Atlantic Fruit Distributors"
Further REPUTATION
Further refutation is to be found
in the following extract from letter
under date of July 30th, 1912, re-
ceived from Geo. A. Charters, vice
president and general manager of the
Atlantic Fruit Distributors:
1--WE beg to advise that the At
lantic Fruit Distributors do not in
tend to market any other fruits from
the Northwestern territory than that
shipped by your association.
I'VE, however, had many, inquir-
les, from various sources as to wheth-
er Or, not we would be disposed to
market quantity of, fruit from both
Washington and Oregon points, but
we have refused, to consider doing So
For shame upon those who would
spitefully and with, malice ,afofe-
thought strive in, such a despicable
manner to mislaad and deceive the
-br.ve hearted growers Of our fair
valley who have committed no great
er offense than to request the priv
ilege of attending to their own BUSH
ness.
Corporation Come to Stay
For shame upon those evil tongues
and those evil minds who knowing
the truth, or where to obtain it, still
persist in these wilful nnisrepresenta-
tons.
ITO all such, we again repeat that
cooperation has come to stay; you
may succeed in delaying its benefits;
you may succeed in eliminating in
dividuals; you may confuse, harass
ar worry individual members, but
the principles, of cooperation being
fundamentally correct, you cannot de-
feat its ultimate purpose"