Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-06-27
ANNUAL MEETING
OF DIRECTORS
Southern Idaho Producers Asso-
citation Hold Profitable Session
AT Pocatello.

r. G. Ticknor returned from Poe;
tello Thursday morning where he ha
Deen attending the annual meetin
OF the Southern Idaho Producers Al
sociation.
Mr. Tscknor is a director In tn
association, representing the 7th dis
trlct comprising Elmore and Owyhe
Counties. This district has four 10
Gals, one each at Hagerman, Bliss
King Hill and Mountain Home. Their
are districts at present and thes.
We're represented at the meeting by
flteen delegates chosen from the dis
tnicts. These fifteen delegate,
met at Pocatello and after closing ur
the business of the past season ell
ected the following gentlemen to
serve as an executive committee for
the coming season:
District No. l, Mr.. Bancroft of Payne
District No. 2, Mr. Wiley of Spring
field
District No. g. Mr.. Black of Rupert
District No. A, Mr.. Snyder of Twin
Falls.
District No. 5, Mr.. Towle of Falls
City.
District No. 6, Mr.. Rice of Gooding
District No. 7, Mr.. Ticknor of Noun
tain Home.
District No. s, Mr.. Moreland of Cald-
well.
The organization was completed by
the election of the following officers
or the ensuing year, President, Mr.
Wiley, 1st. Vice President, Mr.. Black,
End. Vice President, Mr.. Ticknor
Secretary and Treasurer, Mr.. Math-
ews of Pocatello. Mr. S. j. Donald
son was elected General Manager,
and Mr.. Dechman General Sales Man
ager.
The Southern Idaho Producers AS
sociation came into existence in Au-
gust of last year and was composed
of thirteen locals located at differ |
ent points in the state 1t handled, |
during the past season, about 1152 |
carloads of potatoes, with receipts of
over $255, 1000 and an average cover
ing the entire season of about 72 |
cents hundred, its principal markets
being in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas,
Louisiana, Eastern Nebraska and Ten
nessee. This Is a remarkably good
showing when one considers that the
Association is only just in its In
fantcy.
The Association starts out this
year with membership of 81 locals
and total acreage under contract of
about 1000 acres. In addition to- this
an amalgamation has been affected
with the Farmers Society of Equity
in so far as the potatoes grown by
its members are concerned, and their
spuds will be handled through the
the Southern Idaho Producers Asso-
ciation. The Equity handled nearly A..
as many potatoes as did the S. l. P.
A. the past season hence this merger
will not only greatly increase the ton.
mage but will help materially in de- :
creasing the cost of marketing.
Mr.. Bassett representing the U. S. i.
Governments Office of Markets was !
In attendance throughout the entire
session and his address on co-opera- 7
tion Tuesday evening was greatly en-
5oyed by all present. He gave the =
ass ocia ion much va liable information !,
and advice relative to organization
marketing, grade and pack, ETC., he :
laid great stress on the necessity of ,
cellars at convenient ),
places in order that the grade and 9
pack might be uniform, and the po- j
tatoes might be held therein and not f
all be rushed to the market in a II
short period Of time, thereby glut- t.
ting the market, demoralizing prices
and causing a heavy loss to the a
grower. Mr.. Bassett was also of e
much assistance to the directors In a
the framing of their bylaws, and ad- b
vising them to be careful and keep ly
away from any action that might be s.
construed as a violation of the Sher-
man Anti Trust Law. II
Much time and care was taken in S,
rules for uniform grade o
and pack and copies of these rules a
will be mailed to each member OF p
The Association In short time. A s.
great deal more attention will be paid IL
20 this feature this season than was Il
The case last year as experience has u
demonstrated that with our state so fl
lar from the market and the conse- ii
luent heavy freight rates 1t is ex- m
ceedingly inadvisable to ship small fl
and inferior stuff and to take the 8,
shance OF not only having the car 70. tt