Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-04-18
fruit PRODUCERS
perfect PLANS
FOUR NORTHWEST STATES IN
new MARKETING Scheme
FOR The FUTURE.
It Has Taken Two Years of Hard
Work and Study to Perfect the
Scheme-Wil Open Selling Branch
at Spokane-North Yakima Growers
Adopt New Rules for Grading Apples.

Portland, Ore.-The most important
meeting in the history of northwest
fruitdom was consummated in this city
as the result of series of negotiations
extending over a period of several
weeks between representatives of the
cooperative movement and the officers
of the Northwestern Fruit exchange
when the latter organization was made
the official marketing system for the
fruit-growing interests of Oregon
Washington, Idaho and Montana and
arrangements were perfected for the
opening of joint office at Spokane.
This comes as very gratifying cul-
mination of the movement which began
two years ago and has since been ex.
tensively discussed at three great bor,
ticultural meetings held at Portland,
Prosser and Walla Walla, having for
its subject the solving of the distri.
button problem through central sell
ing agency. No subject has been more
prominent in the minds of the growers
in the evolution of this movement. A
committee of eleven representing every
district of the northwest was appointed
at the Walla Walla conference in Feb
ruary, 1911, to perfect plan of organi-
cation.
Final Report Rendered.
This committee concluded its work
and rendered a final report in Novem-
Der last, on the occasion of the Ma
tional Apple show at Spokane, which
report embodied perfect working
plan for local and district organiza-
ton. The matter having been thus
worked out, the necessity for an effec-
tive selling machine became the next
and serious point for consideration. At
this juncture the Rogue River Fruit
and Produce association initiated pro-
posal seeking to bring about an affilia-
ton as nucleus of the principal fruit
raising districts in the northwest
through common selling agency. The
merits of the plan as proposed were
so logical and forceful as to commend
it to the committee of II as embracing
the ideal principles of correlation be-
tween the grower and the seller. In
behalf of the committee, H. w. Otis,
it's. chairman, presented the so-called
Rogue River plan to the Washington
State Horticultural association at its
annual convention in Charleston, in
January, since which time it has been
the subject Of wide discussion through
out the northwest.
Negotiations. End in Meeting.
Negotiations between the coopera.
tive leaders, represented by H. W. Otis,
"A. p. Bateham and L. E. Meacham
and the directors of the Northwestern
Fruit Exchange, which was the selling
organization proposed by the Rogue
River plan followed, and resulted in
Saturdays meeting.
Il The efficiency. Of the Northwestern
Fruit Exchange was established beyond
question.
North Yakima Rules.
North Yakima, Wash.-One feature
of the rules for grade and pack adopted
by the committee Of the Yakima Valley
Fruit Growers association is prac-
teal reversal of the practice hereto
fore in vogue in this valley as to the
size of apples that may be packed in
the different grades.
In the past the rule has been that
the lower the grade the smaller the
apples admitted. Hereafter the asso-
citation will print smaller apples in
the extra fancy than in the fancy,
and smaller in the fancy than in the
choice. No count greater than 1853 will
be permitted in the latter. In the
fancy grade no greater pack than IT'S
will be permitted, excepting in the case
of Winesaps or Missouri Pippins,
which shall be accepted up to and in
GLIDING 200, while 225 Winesaps or
Missouri Pippins can be packed for
extra fancy, sizes of other varieties
smaller than 200 to the box to be ex-