The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-04-18
FRUIT GROWERS OF
this SECTION
ORGANIZE
Hold an Interesting Meeting
Tuesday at the Commercial
Club Rooms
MEET AGAIN TOMORROW
Strong Organization Planned Which
viii Unite With Large Organize
tons of Northwest that Better Mar
keting May Result-Great Enthu-
siasn Shown by Local Growers

That the fruit growers OF Canyon
county are at last in fair way to &C
compiish a strong marketing organi-
zation seems to be an assured fact.
The fruit growers present at the
meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the
Commercial club rooms heard very
;ntrestine talk from w. N. Yost, the
local organizer for this part OF Idaho
for the Northwest Fruit Producers
association, being formed by the states
of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana for the distribution and
marketing of the fruit grown in these
northwest states.
A temporary organization was eff
fected and on next Saturday at the
city hall at p. m. the growers are in
vited to be present, at which time
there will be an organization formed
to become a member of the big as
ISOLATION. Every fruit grower is in
vited to become member. Come out
and hear the plans that Oregon and
Washington claim will make our or
chards pay large dividends-the plans
are the same as the orange growers
of California and the banana growers
association-both bring great results.
The great orchards of Wenatchee
and the northwest have recently eff
fected a strong organization and the
local growers will at the meeting to
be held tomorrow effect their own or
ganization, which will then unite with
the stronger concern, that all may en-
Joy the benefits OF better marketing
facilities, better returns on their in
vestment.
The local unit filed articles of in
corporation Monday with H. w. Dor
man, Edgar Meek, J. B. Gowen, c
V. Peckham, Gilbert Shelby, Charles
Hawkes. and R. w. Cakes as the in
corporators. All are we'll known and
successful fruit growers.
The local organization has been eff
fected through the activity OF Henry
Dorman, who is most energetic in
promoting the general organization
of all the fruit growers of the north
west
w. N. Yost of Meridian, is working
in various parts of this county, bring
ing the fruit growers together and as
sisting them in their local organiza-
tons. He is in Payette valley at pres
ent and today he advised Mr.. Dorman
by letter that the lower Payette val
ley is now organized with nearly a
thousand carloads of fruit guaranteed.
Wood Spur has been organized sep
arately and represents not less than
$50 cars. Payette represents 100 cars.
with strong membership. Fruitland
is the big organization and comes in
with 400 carloads of apples. to say
nothing of the other classes of fruit
New Plymouth is to furnish 90 car
loads and is one of the latest to come
in. The Boise valley is already well
organized and with the filing of the
Caldwell articles of incorporation pa
pers Monday the strength of Canyon
county is going to be effective.
Tomorrow all the county orgaiza-
tons will meet in this city to ANAL
gamate under the county organization
and at that time most enthusiastic
gathering is expected and leading
fruit growers of the county will be
here to perfect the larger plans for
joining the great northwest combine.
the Idaho-Oregon Fruit Growers as
sociation and the North Pacific Fruit
Distributors.
Mr.. Yost advises Mr.. Dorman that
North Yakima has been effectively
organized and will be in with $50 cars
of apples, to say nothing of the grapes
prunes, pears and peaches. Hood
River is fully organized with 9s per
cent of its fruit growers in.
There is much encouragement for
The plans of the fruit growers inthis
movement and by It they hope to
come direct to the consumer and elm
mate the direct cause OF the high cost
of living in the large eastern cities.
particularly in the matter OF the dis
tribution Of fruit.
The information has come direct to
Mr.. Dorman here the past week that
in Chicago apples were unavailable at