The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-09-05
IN HIGH SOCIETY
Idaho Spud Growers Affiliate With
Fruit Growers.

SATURDAY, August 0U, a most import
ant meeting was held at Pocatello.
There gathered the representatives of
the board of directors of all the local
potato growers associations of south
Idaho. They came together to con-
slider the proposition OF the North Pa
cific Fruit Distributors This associa-
ton, handling the fruit from the or
chards of affiliated members in Mon
tana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon,
with it's sales agency already in the
field, proposes, through said agency,
to dispose of the export potatoes for
all affiliated members. These repre-
sentatives of potato growers of south
Idaho formed at Pocatello, Saturday,
the Southern Idaho Producers asso-
citation. This was most effectively and
efficiently done through the advice
and direction Of competent men ex-
perienced in business operations and
who came to- the meeting conversant
with the present farmers market
needs.
The officers chosen are as follows:
President, H. E. Barrett, Wendell;
first vice president, r. W. Faulkner,
A. Snyder, Twin Falls; secretary, Sid
| ACy oAOOlA, 4tASAA1Clu, LACdOuiCl ".
A. Payne, Idaho Falls
agreed to take up the proposition Of
the North Pacific Fruit Distributors,
and to facilitate handling this years
potato crop arrangements were per-
fected for a sub-central in south Ida
no, with headquarters at Pocatello. A
system of potato standards and grades
agreed upon will be accepted by the
north Pacific states of the northwest.
The executive committee of the new
association was authorized to secure a
competent manager of the state sub
central and begin active work as soon
as possible. A complete and practi-
cal system of inspection was agreed
upon and it will be the manager s
duty to inaugurate.
The association is now incorporated
and ready to do business. Eugene
Grubb, the national potato expert
who was present and addressed the
meeting said: II think this organ
ization will become one of the most
portentious things that has ever been
organized by the potato growers OF
America. The opportunity of this or
ganization to you will be of greater
benefit than any other organization
of America"
This it is thought, will insure the
best of markets for south Idahos pO-
tato crop for this and succeeding
years. 1t also provides the machin-
cry whereby the farmers crop can be
marketed at minimum of cost, cut
ting down the number of hands
through which these crops must nov
pass, with their respective tolls, tt
get from producer to consumer.
: From the number of cars signed
up at this meeting, it became apparen
that practically all the potatoes o
) Esouthern Idaho, as well as Oregon and
!, Washington will be handled by thu
North Pacific distributors. .
: Speaking of the outcome, Professo
w. H. Olin said:
. ''The Southern Idaho Producers
, association. in it's affiliation with th
! North Pacific Distributors, marks
new and most important era for tn
q southern Idaho farmer. Better rates
! better markets, better quality, meal
: prosperity and permanency to ou
crop producing farmers. They ar
4 the index to all business success Il
any region. therefore the organizatio
of this sub-central at PocatellO an
the Southern Idaho Producers organ
o izatiop marks an important epoch TO
us ll."-Statesman.