Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-03
CALIFORNIA HOP
GROWERS ORGANIZE
win Take Care of Small Growers and
Prevent Slump In
Market.
tu5iah (cal) Dispatch Democrat }


Through the efforts Of Geo. Hew.
lett, the well known hop grower OF
sanc valley, seconded by the Dis.
patch as Publicity meaum, an or.
ganization Of the mop men of Men.
docino county was effected last
saturday which promises to bring
about big change for the better us
regards the marketing Of their crop
by growers Of this section. Mr.. Hew.
lett has been working on the plan
foi many weeks. The organization is
fashioned somewhat after that of the
tusin growers association OF Fresno
county. In fact the manager and or.
gani2er Of the Fresno as ociation. Jas.
Madison, was here to address the meet.
ny aud suggestions offered by him
were N many eases adopted
Mr. Madison stated that when he
took hold Of affairs for the misin
growers, raisins were selling for what.
ever the buyers would give, averaging
about cent pound. Now the crop
sells for from five to six and seven
cents and the growers save their com.
missions. The small growers, who are
lnablc TO wait for the market TO
strengthen in the fall are taken care of
ny the association taking over their
crops and paying them enough 10 tide
them through. Then when the market
has strengthened and the raisins are
sold the small fellow gets the benefit Of
the advance In the price. The scheme
prevents few small lots being thrown
ON the market aud making the price for
the remainder Of the crop, and In nd.
ditiOa the growers save the commits
gions, which amount to more than
enough to pay the expenses OF the as
sociati0n.
The hop growers throughout the dis
trict comprising Mcndocino and LAX,
counties, had Deen notified by lottet
and through the Dispatch aud some 3t
were present when the meeting wa
called to order at the city hall by Mr.
Hewlett as chairman. Through u mis-
TAX, in the postOffice many OF the let
tcrs went TO Willis aud were not dis
tributed In time 10 notify all the grow
ers Of the meeting, but since Saturday
we learn all but 10 had been hear,
from aud there had been not singh,
refusal to join the organization Nine
ty.fiye per cent Of the hop crop is nov
represented Ia the membership,
This action Of the growers has beer
made necessary by the stngnntion ii
the hop market Of the entire pacfi,
coast, brought on, II IN said hy an or
gnni1ed bear raid on the part Of The
buyers In New York hops are out oI
sight and the world crop being short
there Is every reason why the ptic,
should soar However, with the exccp
ton Of few sales NJ from ~ 10 /,
cents, there has hcon no activity OF
the Pacific coast
In Oregon, sales M 10 cents hnyl
been reported, According TO those whr
are IN n position TO know the follow
ing scheme has been worked In Mendo
elmo county The grower was offere,
/ l3ia cents, but there was n private con
tract TO the effect that he should b
given whatever advance In price shoul,
occur when the market opened M
Should This report 40 out that his hup
had sold for l3ll cents, the nforma
ton would MT as o depressing In
fucn'c on the market to the adynntng
OF the buyers, Il is against sucl
schemes AZ this that the present OF
ganisalion Is aimed. II is entirely le
GAL an opinion having been rendercI
10 effect In the case Of the raisll
growers
That the buyers are opposed 10 Nj
Hewlett = activity ip attempting 10 ge
nm equitable price for the growers !
evidenced by The fact that one big frr
has called In rs account with him.
The organization viii be known a
the Mendocino County Hop Growers
association. Il will be financed by wei