The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-08-22
POTATO GROWERS
JOIN ASSOCIATION
Association Will. Dispose Of Pro-
uCt Through Fruit Growers
ANOTHER MEETING TO BE HELD
SATURDAY, AUGUST %.
Directors Are of Opinion That Prices
VIII be Better by Selling Through
Association.

A called meeting of the Twin Falls
rotate Growers association by the
president, Mr.. Cheek, was held in the
Commercial club rooms Saturday at
$500 p. m.
Ihe membership of the association
at present is about seventy.
The purpose of the meeting was to
consider the affiliation of the Twin
Falls Potato Growers association with
the North Pacific Fruit distributors.
After listening to the detailed or
ganization and machine construction
of the North Pacific Fruit distributors
by w. N. Yost of Boise, and j. U. Nc
Pherson, it was unanimously voted
that our association affiliate and Sc
lect the North Pacific Fruit distribu-
tors as the agency through which to
dispose of our potatoes. The body
present at this meeting chose two di-
rectors for one year, who, in coniunc-
tion with two directors from each of
the other associations of southern
Idaho, are to meet in Pocatello Au-
gust Both, for the purpose of studying
standard pack and grade for pota-
toes. This standard will be the stand
ard for the entire northwest states,
and this board to form each local asso-
citation will have complete charge of
the detail Of the entire department of
the North Pacific Fruit distributors.
The complete management control of
the entire potato department will be
separated from the fruit departments,
but using the same machinery of dis
tributfOn already constructed at great
expense by the North Pacific Fruit
distributors,
The exclusive agencies in all the
centers of the United States and Eu-
rope selected by the North Pacific
Fruit distributors are at present 2O2
In number, being the most reliable,
best connected, largest wholesalers
and jobbers in this country. These ex-
elusive agents have all been bonded
by the North Pacific Fruit distribu-
tors through the National Surety Co.
of New York to over half a million
dollars, which gives protection to all
our growers.
Besides these exclusive agents, the
United States is divided into districts
over which the North Pacific Fruit
distributors have put on salaried chief
sales agents, whose duty it is to look
after our trade connection in those
districts. These chief agents are all
western men and will see to it that all
cars of fruit of the North Pacific Fruit
distributors will be reported. arrived
in good or bad condition by certain
ty.
There have been arrangements COM
pleted by the management of the
North Pacific distributors for these
agencies to handle, also exclusively,
the potatoes organized and to be or
ganized in this potato department.
Idaho is to have the superintend-
ency of this department and all con-
troll In matters pertaining to this de-
partment At present there are nine
local organizations completed with
and dates arranged for or
ganizations In the Idaho Falls dis
trict.
Twin Falls should be the leading
factor In fixing and maintaining a
standard sack and grade. Twin Falls
should guide this department. Twin
Falls should have the president of
this sub-central to be chosen at Poca-
tello August 30th.
The North Pacific distributors is the
biggest thing today in the northwest,
and is conceded by the largest bank
ers and railroad men as we'll as all
classes of business men, to have a
more far-reaching influence ON fruit
growing and agriculture than any
thing else in northwest history.
1t has already stiffened prices tc
fruit growers, and stimulated conf
dence In that industry.
Since the announcement, July 10th,
of creating potato department, every
potato grower in southern Idaho has
already felt its influence and feels
more confidence in their fields. 1t
could not be otherwise, a standard
grade and package. backed by exclu-
sive trade connections of large con-
Germ also establishes confidence In
those connections
Every potato grower on this tract
interested In this movement is re-
quested to be present at the meeting
to be held in the Commercial club
rooms. Saturday. Aug, 23rd, at $3.50
p. mr. Communicated.
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