Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-05-14
Holds Annual
Meeting

Tho annual meeting of the Idaho
Oregon Fruit Growers ASSN, was
held at Payette, Monday, May 11th,
1914. Delegates were in attendance
from nearly all of the District Asso-
Citations in Southern Idaho. Those
in attendance were as follows: W..
N. Yost and II. E. McElroy, Boise;
j. c. Watson, Secretary, and j.. H..
Lowell, President, Parma; H. Schlott-
man, Brogan, A. ]. Krum, w. p. john
son, President, Nampa; d. l.. ngard
and B. F. Tussing, President, Fruit
land; A. ]. Shearer, Secretary, t. j..
Beckwith, President, Payette; II. D..
Blatchley, Secretary, H. w. Dorman,
President, Caldwell; Geo. ]. Shook,
President and Martin Mayer, Secre-
tary, New Plymouth; H. f. Harder,
President and w. s. Starr, Secretary,
Twin Falls; Geo. L. Watts and F. G..
Marquardsen, President, Bull; V. T..
Craig and B. c. Bowers, Emmett; r.
w. Stoghton, Secretary and F. B. Su-
plee, President, Woods Spur.
The ennual report Of the directors
of the Sub Central was read at the
meeting and met with universal ac-
ceptance. The seasons showing is
very satisfactory for the first year,
being in reality but nine months OF
cooperation. The growers were opt
omist in their view Of the future, feel
ing that their selling organization had
proven its value and was destined to
occupy conspicuous place In the
development of the orchard industry
Upwards 100000 90 worth of mater
al have been distributed to the gr-
overs affiliated with the Association
the statement showed a neat little
sum saved in the cost of this mater
al which will be distributed to the
growers pro rata to their tonnage.
A seasons pool was adopted for the
coming year on apples and met will
universal acceptance. This will enaol
the Sub-CentraI to distribute the re-
turns to the growers much more ra-
pidly than with the former method
of monthly pools, and was adopted
after a long debate and much value
able information was brought out to
show it's real advantages. A seas
ons pool has been in vogue in Hood
River, and Wenatchee for many years
and has been adopted by the Yakima
Sub-Central as well as the Idaho-Ore-
gon Sub Central for the coming year.
There were but three vacancies in
the board of Directors caused by the
one term directors terms expiring
They were A. ]. Shearer, w. E. john
son and w. s. Starr They were all
reelected to fill the vacancies. J. II.
Lowell, Parma, was reelected Presid-
ent of the Association for another
year while N B. Barnes, Vice Presdd-
emit, Emmett, A. J. Shearer, Secretary,
Payette, were reelected to their re-
spectiye offices.
The policy pursued by the General
Manager M. ]. Higley, the past Sea-
son was highly commended and the
details of the office management were
left entirely in his hands. The Gen.
eral Manager reported having secured
a very desirable party to fill the pos
Ition of Auditor in the person of Mr.
James c. Lewis, who has been in the
service Of the Government in the {
PHILIPPINES for the past eight years
as Auditor. Mr.. Lewis possesses the
qualifications for the position and In !
addition thereto a genial disposition
which makes him g. desirable and
pleasing man to work with. The Di-