The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-06-05
CENTRAL AGENCY
is COMPLETE
DAVIDSON HEADS DISTRIBUTORS
Conference Here Results in Harmonious
COnSummatiOn of n. P. F. D. A. to
Handle NOrthweSt'S Apples

IN tne most m0ment0uS and decisive
conference the deciduous fruit market
ing world has ever seen, the represent
atives from the nine divisions into
which the North Pacific Distributors
Association has divided the four north
western states. Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and Montana, the trustees of the
central agency, local fruit men, the
board of directors of the Apple Grow
ers Association. Hood Rivers amalga-
mated associations. and representatives
from western Oregon districtsI con-
vened here Saturday and Sunday and
eonsummated the plans of the Ditrib- |
utors, in the main, as originally out |
lined, and with the exception of We
natchee, the central selling agency will
market the product from all the prin-
eipal northwestern districts this year |
}. A. Gellatly, who came here to
represent that district in the place of |
w. I. Clark, recently re- elected man |
ager of the Wenatchee' association, and |
manager of the original board of trus-
tees Of the Fruit Distributors AsSOcia- |
tion, addressed the mass meeting of |
growers Saturday afternoon and stated |
that while Wenatchee was ready to CO. |
operate in as far as their ability would |
permit, they felt that to substantate a
selling method introduced by MIR. Clark |
last year and because of recent fac |
tional troubles at home. they would not |
be able to affiliate with the Distribu- |
tors on selling basis. Mr.. Clark es-
tabished sale agencies for Wenatchee
fruit in all principal markets last year, |
and it is proposed to follow this plan in
that district another year.
The greater number of the visiting |
men came here Saturday morning |
aboard the Soo-Spokane tram, which |
however, was two hours late, and the
morning session of the trustees of the |
Distributors had to be postponed to the
afternoon.
AT the mass meeting of growers in !
the afternoon, after the visitors had |
been entertained at luncheon at the |
Hotel Oregon and after they had held
short session among themselves, repre-
sentatlVes were present from western
Oregon districts, Mosier, Underwood |
and White Salmon. Although the num-
ber of local growers was smaller than
had been expected and although few of
been expected and although a few of
the local men suggested that another
meeting be called for next Saturday
when fuller representation be Sc
cured, when W. N. Yost, of the south
ern Idaho district announced that Mon
day was the last day his asNociation
would consider the affiliation with the
central association and that some imi
mediate action must be taken, the mo-
tion leaving the responsibility of afiili-
alton of the local association with the
boaId Of directors of that organization,
was practically unanimously carried.
A further motion expressing an atti-
tude of commentator for and favora-
bleness toward the Distributor was
unanimously carried. Those making !
speeches at the afternoon meeting
were: W. N. Yost, Harry Huber, of |
Milton; w. M. Sackett, of Corvallis, |
Mont; H. C. Sampson, of Spokane; j.
A. Gellatly, of Wenatchee j. II. Rob
bins, of North Yakima; J. l.. Carter,
Prof. l.. f. Henderson, G. d. Hoyt,
Walter Kimball, H. c. Coleman, A. |.
Mason and j. r. Putnam, of this val
ley; J. NJ. Carroll, of Mosier; Frank
Fox and j. f. Slade, of Husum; A. b.
Cash. of Underwood Manager Conger,
of White Salmon; and w. H. Newell,
president of the State Horticultural
Society, of CASTOR Mr. Newell said
while we are hampered by lack of
tonnage. we will be glad to see Hood
River lead the way; for we realize that
the cooperative plan is the only saliva
tion of the northwestern fruit man."
The meeting was presided over by II
F. Davidson and c. W. Hooker was
secretary.
After the mass meeting the visiting
fruit growers and marketers were
taken for twilight ride over the val
ley. They returned here and were
rendered banquet at the Mount Hood
hotel.
While the different representatives
who attended the conference held mi ny
conflicting opinions on the various
minor details of the plans of the CEN
tral selling agency, everyone expressed
that on the whole the formation of the
selling concern would work a welfare
for the benefit of the fruit industry of
the entire northwest, and all differ
ences we're threshed out, despite the
fact that cogent arguments were ad.
vanced in lengthy deliberations, har-
nlonlously.
With Wenatchee unwilling to affiliate
with the Distributors, the fate OF the
big central selling agency hung on the
action taken by the mass meeting here
Saturday and the decision of the Board
of Directors Saturday night and Sun
II g
Yakima Valley Fruit Growers Assoc-
alton announced that, while his district
thought the season late for forming
the big selling concern for the hand
ling of the years crop. he was in
structed to join the Distributors in
case Hood River was willing to affili-
ate.
The result of the meeting is signif-
cant in that it shows the trend toward
cooperative action on the part of grow
ers. For many years." said II. G.
Sampson Sunday evening before leav-
ing with a number of the other visiting
fruit men, ''the fruit grower of the
northwest has dreamed of an organiZa-
tion owned by himself and controlled
by himself, and such dreams are now
ACaiiECi III AhI iiidlof Ilt anu
harmonious organization of the North
Pacific Fruit Distributors Association
here at Hood River. This is the larg-
est deciduous fruit organization in the
entire world and bids fair in the next
four or five years to become the larg-
est organization of any similar ma
ture.
While the consensus of opinion was
that the formation of the Distributors
was the thing, to use the vernacular, a
hesitancy on the part of some Of the
representatives. was noticeable when
they gathered here, on account of the
lateness of the season.
However, now with the plans worked
out, the directors will be able to
handle the cherry crop. The straw
berry crop will be handled by the local
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