The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-07-30
BY-LAWSAD0PTED
BY ASSOCIATION
NEW RULES WILL BE STRINGENT
Board Of Directors Elected by Dual NOt.
ing Opposition to System Fails
TO Materialize

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the annual meeting of the Apple Grow
ers Association. the members of the
organization Saturday adopted bylaws
that will revolutionize tho methods by
which the affairs of the local selling
agency. the local affiliated concern of
the North Pacific Fruit Distributors.
have been administered. Saturdays
vote was culnination of action taken
at a meeting held the latter part of
last May, when the bylaws we're pro-
posed. Since that time the new rules
and regulations have been studied and
discussed al different meetings by the
growers, who adopted them.
.The bylaws adopted incorporate
ideas never before used in the rules of
cooperative organizations in the state
of Oregon. Business shall hereafter be
conducted and officers elected by dou-
BILE system of voting. Each member
shall have a membership vote and in
addition thereto additional representa-
tiOn in direct proportion to the tonnage
delivered to the Association the previ-
Gus year, based on one vote for each
100 boxes Of pears, Strawberries and
apples and each 200 boxes of peaches
and cherries.
The new bylaws are more stringent
than any ever before enforced in any
cooperative organization in the state,
and members may be expelled on 10
days notice for failure to comply with
the rules at any regular meeting or
special meeting called for the purpose.
A majority Uf the income votes and
membership votes is required for an
expulsion as well as for the election of
officers or the adoption of any resolu-
tion pertaining to the conduct of the
Associations business.
An annual primary. for the nomina-
tions of members of the board of d.
rectors is provided for. All voting at
the primaries, unless otherwise provid-
ed for, shall be viva voce. However,
at other meetings and at elections the
vote must be by ballot.
On 10 days notice the members shall
have the right to recall any director by
a majority membership and income
vote. voting separately, at any regular
meeting OF special meeting. Only one
director can be recalled, however. al
any single meeting or adjournment
thereof.
During the month of July of each
year an annual budget shall be pre-
pared by the board of directors. Wher
the yearly pools of the organization are
| finally closed any amount over anc
above the actual amount necessary t
| properly and economically conduct th'
| business of the Association for the fol
lowing year shall be returned to thu
members in the form of dividend
based on an equal amount per box oil
apples, pears and Strawberries and hall
that amount on peaches and cherries
The intent is that the amount so re
turned to the members shall be as neal
as possible in direct proportion to the
income from the tonnage of members
as circumstances warrant.
On and after September !, 1914, /
membership fee of $40 shall be charged
to all new members.
Although the balloting for the boarC
of directors closed at two O'Clock. i
was five before the clerks had counted
the votes and the result was announced
However, large crowd of growers re
mained at the Heilbronner hall. wher,
the meeting was held, eagerly awaiting
the results. The growers crowding th'
hall gave the appearance of "the nigh
following a warm political campaign.
Yet the proceedings of the day wer
entirely harmonious, and not dissent
ing voice was raised throughout tn
discussions.
The vote on the nominees for boar
of directors was as follows, the first !
being elected: l.. Z. Clark, lao mem
bership votes and 1909 income votes
Fl. F. Davidson, 1856 and 260l: P. S
Davidson, l66 and 278l; W. B. Dicker
son, l65 and 2775: A. J. Graft, ITO an
1854; C. W. Hooker. LAG and 2449;
c. Porter, l65 and 2797 r. H. Wallace
l3l and 1928; ]. II. Day, 94 and 1924
Walter Kimball, ll9 and 1910; A. G
Lewis. l0l and 1908: Oscar Vanderbilt
so and 1876; J. II. Forden, Il and 9l9
f. z. Friday. a. and 742; E. c. Miller
27 and 926, and o. T. Wedemeyer, 10
and 1910. With the exception of MI
Day, Mr.. Kimball and Mr.. Lewis, a
of the new directors served on lat
years board. A majority of both tn
income and membership votes was RI
quired for election.
Printed on the ballot for director
we're also the names of M. M. Hill, A
w. Peters and Geo. Sargent. Til
names of Messrs. Hill and Peters wei
Withdrawn, they not having signed tt
new contracts of the Association. A
MIR. Sargent's request his name wa
withdrawn form the ballot.
The opposition that was expected
develop against the new system of vo
Il ing, recent expressions of disapprov
having been made, failed to materia
ize. The reorganization of the Assoc
!, alton has been worked out by Manage
/ Stone. Mr.. Stone thinks that Satu
| days meeting was a progressive ste
in the history of the fruit industry I
Il the Hood River valley.
The total number of tonnage vot,
cast at the election was 29l7 and Il
total membership votes we're l7S.