The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-06
FRUIT GROWERS TO
ORGANIZE
Flan to Form Central Sell
ing Agency of All
Products

With the obejct of duplicating
the organization and methots OF
The Citrus Growers Assosia-
tion of California in selling and
distributing their products, the
fruit growers of the northwestern
states and Montana have started a
movement that if successful will
reyOlutionize the present system OF
marketing their products and place
che fruit business on basis that
will insure adequate and safe s.
Tibudon and reasonable prices. The
movement, according to those who
Gave studied the plans, @ fe. s a
solution for the present uncert2 in
ty of the fruit market and the abo.
lition of the iniquitous commission
system that has had the fruit grow
ers of the Northwest at its mercy
for many years.
To learn of the plans and to
consider becoming part of the
proposed organization, meeting
of the Emmett fruit growers was
held Saturday afternoon, at which
W. NJ. Yost O. Boise valley, re-
preventative from Southern IdaAo
OF the North Pacific Fruit Distri-
buting Association, outlined the
plans and purposes of the Asso-
citation, which had it's birth in Dec
ember at Spokane. According to
hr Yost the object of the associa-
tion is to secure market for
all products of the farm-to es-
tablish a uniform system of grad
ing and packing.
The association will consist OF
.ne states of Washington, Oregon,
Idaho and Montana. These ates
are to be divided into districts, as
follows: Wenatchee, Yakima, Hood
River, Walla Walla, Southern Idaho
Legisi ono -Clarkston, Spokane ana
Afontana. Spokane is to be the
.eadquarters and the central a
xency. From that city will be
directed the shipment OF fruit to
all parts of the world. Each dis
trict is to have one representative.
fhe business is to be conducted by
competent business men. The. e will
oe no capital stock, no shares, but
all are to be on an equal footing.
Au is expected that every fruit grow
er in the Northwest will become a
member
Some interesting statistics were
produced by Mr.. Yost. The fruit
interests in the four states repre-
sented have an approximate value
uf 240 million dollars.
$4,000 cars of fruit will be ship
ped this year, and $4,000 ca S in
1915.
rumove these shipments will
aeuuire five months of the rail
roads.
rwo and half mi'licn della S
are paid every year for storage in
the East. That amount, it is
claimed, will in .ew years sup
ply all the storage faciliti needed |
The association aims to plt 'eIn
after the Citrus Growers Associa-
tion of California, and unless OBJ
lection is made will adopt the
same trade mark, "Sunkist" ap-
ples or peaches, prunes, etc. Each
.srowe will pay commission on ca h
box or crate of fruit shipped suffi-
dent to pay expenses of oran'za-
tion. With such an immense tom
mage, and with the backing of all
the fruit interests Of the Northwest
it is believed that the association
will posses the power to Compell
reasonable freight rates, adequate
Facilities and rapid
transit. 1t will also aim to create
a demand for good fruit from the
ommon class of people sci ing the
fruit at a price that will give no
more than a reasonable profit to
the producer and insisting that the
retailer shall also sell at a reason
able price.
1t is planned to handle only ap-
,les and prunes this year, but next {
rear peaches and other early fruits
will be taken care of.
following the meeting, which was {
,resided over by N. B. Barnes, with
4 ]. DeClark as secretay, the {
yentlemen named below were ap- {
,ointed to attend the first meet {
ng of the Southern Idaho growers, {
O be held at Payette, today: n. '
3. Barnes, B. c. Bowers, George
,oulson, R. B. Shaw and II. j. De-
lark, members of the Fruit Grow
RS association. c. H. Martin, A. {
/. Richards, Fred Bais1h, George 4
}. Hall and E. F. Reed rperesenting
he independent growers.
w. II. G. Install.