The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-06-12
Hood River. and Harry Huber, walla

Hood River, and Harry Huber, Walla
Walla.
For two years-W. NJ. Sackett of
Hamilton, Mont, and W. N. Yost. Of
Meridian, Idaho.
For one year,. +. Siekles. North
Yakima. and H. c. Sampson, Spokane.
In an interview II. F. Davidson,
president of the organization, outlined
the results Of the days deliberations as
follows:
The day was spent largely in rou-
tine work by the trustees in conference
with committee of Is of the best ex-
perts in the four northwestern states
on the matter of standard grade and
pack.
This is the first attempt to stan
dardize the grade and pack of the four
northwestern states, and the work is
necessarily proceeding with great de-
liberation and care in order to give
every section its proper consideration.
The necessity of uniform standard of
grade and pack for the four northwest
ern states has been unanimously reeog-
nlzed by every district and has long
been demanded.
The trustees went into executive
session Saturday afternoon and after
drawing lots to determine the tenure
of office placed all the offices under
bond, ranging from $4,000 to S25, 900.
or 500, 600 in all. Not only officials
who handle funds have been put under
heavy bond. but all the officers who
have positions of responsibility and
trust.
Requests are received daily from
territories that are not now affiliated
with any sub-eentral, asking to have
their crop handled through the central
selling agency. Requests are also com.
ing from the various unorganized dis
tricts for consideration and they ask
how their Individual tonnage can be
made available to the central organic.
alton. We are considering this matter
at the present time.
Our finance committee interviewed
the Spokane banking interests, and we
are pleased and reassured by their atti-
tude towards our organization. We
we're. favorably received by them and
are assured that temporary financial
assistance will be available in Spokane.
Our present sales managers are
each specialists in their own lines.
The potato problem has been called to
our attention, which may mean the
marketing of 1000 carloads of that
commodity in addition to fruit. The
representatives. of the potato districts
have been instructed to take the mat
ter up and report back and if the in
vestigation warrants it special potato
department will be organized with an
expert potato salesman at its head. If
1t is added, 1t will be carried out so as
not to interfere with the handling of
our fruit product.
"Our special business will be the
handling of fruit of every kind. We
have started too late to handle this
years crop of strawberries, but will
begin with cherries ana handle all car
load lots. The sub-centrals will take
care Of less than carload lots.
ITO be specific, we will handle in
the order of their seasons, cherries,
peaches, cantaloups, watermelons,
plums, prunes, pears and apples. Our
total tonnage, already contracted, is
between 5000 and 10000 carloads and
more is anticipated, so that, if we take
potatoes. our total tonnage will be be-
tween IL. 600 and 10, 600 carloads. This
makes us easily The largest decduous
fruit shippers in America.
Reviewing the various movements
that have led up to the present organ
izaton, and expressing his own conf
dence in its ultimate success, Mr. Da-
wilson said:
"Ihis matter has been under consid
GRAFTON since the fifth annual apple
show, which was really the result of
two years previous agitation. After
many years experience as grower
and individual shipper, am entirely
satisfied with the plan as it has been
worked out.
Hood River and Yakima did not 90
in without very careful consideration
of the entire pronosilon. In our own
district we have effected a new organ
ization in the old st organized box ap-
pie valley of the rorth vest, which is a
federation of four organizations, and
controls 80 per cent Of the valley
tonnage. Our district s doubtless the
most highly standardized specialized of
any, and yet every one of our growers
is highly pleased with the action of our
trustees in voting to join the central
selling agency"