The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-06-12
NORTH PACIFIC DIS
BUTING ASSN.
Fruit Men Center Faith in New
Selling Agency
Plan.
(From spokesman-Review.) J

Burning their bridges behind them
in their unshaken conviction that the
North Pacific Fruit Distributors is
an assured success, the trustees and
sales managers of that organization
have resigned their positions with the
local organizations and will devote
all their energies to the work of the
central selling plan. The list includes
the best ability the northwest contains
and all the men, who will be at the
head of the organization, are special
lists in their lines. All had been re-
elected to their local organizations
this year, after successful service, in
some cases of several years, and yet
the announcement of their resigna-
tions was made yesterday at the con-
ference of the officers.
Conspicuous in the list of those who
have abandoned their private inter-
ests and resigned from splendid posi-
tions to accept Office with the big or
ganization is H. F. Davidson, its
president Mr. Davidson is one of
the biggest individual growers and
shippers in the northwest and head of
Robbins, for years general manager
of the Yakima Valley Fruit Growers
association, has resigned to become
general manager of the big organiza-
ton, William Sieg, sales manager of
the Hood River association, has re-
signed to devote his entire time to
the big organization as sales manager
in charge of the Oregon division, B. |
A. Parham, sales manager of the |
Yakima association, has resigned to
become sales manager at the local of /
fee. H. E. Smith, manager of the /
Payette association has resigned to 4
become sales manager of the Idaho 4
division. j. T. Roman has resigned 4.
his position as traffic manager and \
claims agent of the Yakima associa-
tion to accept similar positions with
the central agency.
Mr.. Dawson said: "The day was
spent largely in routine work by the
trustees in conference with commit
tee of 16 of the best experts in the
four northwestern states on the mat
ter of a standard grade and pack The
committee is still at work and will
continue in session tomorrow draw
ing up set of rules on grading The
committee hopes to finish Sunday or
Monday and the rules will then be ap- !
proved by the trustees.
"This is the first attempt to stand I
ardize the grade and pack of the four
northwestern states, and the work is !
necessarily proceeding with great /
deliberation and care in order to give ,
every section its proper consideration {
The necessity of uniform standard |
pack for the four northwestern states =
has been unanimously recognized by !;
every district and has long been de-
manded.
"Our finance committee today in 6
terviewed the Spokane banking inter- +
ed by their attitude towards our or "
ganization. We were favorably re- a
ceived by them and are assured that o
temporary financial assistance will be Z
available in Spokane. .
"Our present sales managers are 6
each specialists in their own lines. n
The potato problem has been called Il
to our attention, which may mean the q
marketing of 1000 carloads of that z
in addition to fruit. The
of the potato dis
tricts have been instructed to take the
matter up and report back and if p
the investigation warrants it spec
al potato department will be organiz-
ed with an expert potato salesman
at its head. If it is added, it will be NJ
,arried out so as not to interfere with Ill
he handling of our products. pl
sour special business will be the &C
of fruit of every kind. We dl
lave started too late to handle this hs
Tear's crop of Strawberries, but will 81
axe care of less than carload lots pr
"To be specific, we will handle in the
rider of their seasons, cherries, df
'eaehes, cantaloups, watermelons, ar
lums, prunes, pears and apples. Our SIC
otal tonnage, already contracted, is DIR
etween 5000 and 10000 carloads and 10
nore is anticipated, so that, if we of
axe potatoes, our total tonnage will ce'
e between $4,000 and $4,000 carloads.
his makes US easily the largest de-
iduous fruit shippers in America"
eve are absolutely convinced that as
ne plan is far beyond the experiment an
stage and the fact that so many of no
ur officers have resigned positions to IN
hich they were reelected this year an,
convincing proof of their faith. The snt
,ntral selling plan is an assured sue abl
sss, and the more business we can tbe
,ntrol the greater the success of the s;v
orth Pacific Fruit Distributors" or,
cat
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