The Daily Missoulian., 1913-01-21
FRUIT Distributors
ORGANIZE
WESTERN MONTANA GROWERS
MEET IN HAMILTON TO DIS
CUSS THE PLANS.

Hamilton, Jan. 20.-(SpeciaD. = A
meeting was held at the chamber of
commerce Saturday afternoon for the
purpose of acting on the formation of
one of the nine units to make up the
North Pacific Fruit distributors, an
organization in the formation state at
the present time. The meeting was at
tended by representatives from Ham
ilton, Como, Victor, Woodside,
Stevensville and Missoula, about 20
being present. The meeting was pre-
sided over by Ward Sackett, who
thoroughly discussed the proposed
plan of organization as adopted at the
recent Spokane meeting which was at
tended by Messrs. Sackett and Crane.
The meeting was representative one,
and while the attendance was not
large, everyone present was vitality in
terested in the movement and con-
siderable progress was made in the
formation of the local unit, which will
include all of this valley, together
with the Missoula, Flathead and Rat
tlesnake districts. The local unit,
which will be one of the nine COM
prising the North Pacific organiza-
ton, will be known as the Montana
Fruit distributors.
Practically all of the districts repre-
sented had previously voted to enter
the major organization as a part of
the local unit. The delegates from
Missoula came for information chiefly
and it is expected that the Missoula
organization will approve of the plan
as body. Bylaws and articles of in
corporation for the Montana Fruit
distributors were presented and adopt
ed Another meeting will be held at
the local chamber of commerce next
Saturday afternoon to further the
plan. The articles of incorporation
will be signed by the delegates from
the several districts and will be filed
with the proper authorities immedi-
ately following the meeting. The or
ganization formed yesterday is ten
tative one, and will undoubtedly be
made permanent at the next meeting.
The men elected yesterday, one from
each district will act as trustees, and
will sign the articles of Incorporation.
After the local unit, known as the
Montana Fruit distributors, is per-
manently organized, a single delegate
will be elected to the North Pacific
Fruit distributors, the major organiza-
ton There will be nine of these di-
rectors, one from each district.
In speaking of the meeting both
Ward Sackett and Ralph Crane We're
enthusiastic over the progress made
towards organization. The universal
sentiment of the delegates to the
meeting was in favor of strong dis
trict organization. while some of
the delegates came from organizations
which have not as yet voted to join
the major organization, all were in
favor of the plan and simply came
for information in regard to the de-
tails. Action on the part of their or
ganizations has been delayed solely
for the purpose of becoming better
acquainted with the general plan as
outlined at the Spokane meeting. The
headquarters of the Montana Fruit
distributors will be in this city.
In explanation it might be men
toned that the plan of the organiza-
ton is to centralize the shipping and
marketing business of the fruit dis
tricts of the north Pacific country.
Under the proposed plan a capable
fruit selling man will be employed by
the organization, his headquarters to
be at Spokane. This man will at all
times know the amount and kind of
fruit that each of the nine districts has
ready for shipment. From data and
information in his possession he will
order such fruit shipped at certain
time and to a specified place. In this
manner all markets will be supplied
as they demand the fruit, and the
glutting of one market While others
are barren of fruit will be avoided
The plan is looked upon as the only
feasible way of handling the rapidly
increasing fruit crop of the north
west, and will be the means of doing
away with much of the uncertainty
now prevalent in connection with
shipments.