The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-04-09
GROWERS FAVOR
STONES PLAN
DOUBLEyOTING SYSTEM SUGGESTED
Apple Growers Association will be Re-
organized on Principles New in Fruit
Selling Agencies

A new note was sounded Saturday in
the methods Of organizing cooperative
selling agencies IN the northwestern
fruit districts, when the approximately
400 growers convened at the Heilbron-
rer nall approved Of the report Of A.
W. Stone, chairman of the organization
committee recently appointed by Presi-
dent 7. 5. Davidson, of the Apple
Growers Association, to formulate
plans and deliberate with the growers.
The Hood River district, which has al
ways been in the vanguard of apple
districts, the first successful union of
boxed apple growers having been
formed here, now proposes to Teyolu-
tiouize the basic principles on which
cooperative selling agencies are formed.
Mr.. stone S report recommended an
association in which the board Of di-
rCctUrs would be elected by double
system Of voting. Each member will
be allowed a vote for his membership,
and in addition Will be granted votes
on a tonnage basis, each 100 boxes of
pears, apples and strawberries giving
a vote, while the same privilege will
accrue from each 200 boxes of peaches
and cherries. The tonnage to be taken
from the records Of the year previous
to any meeting. And any director, to
ue elected, must receive a majority Of
the membership and tonnage votes.
The reoTganized association is to be
absolutely nonprofit sharing aud no
dividends will be paid on stock. For
financing the marketing of fruit the
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MIR. Stone: For pears, apples and
straw berries, not to exceed 10 cents
per box or crate; for peaches and cher
ries not to exceed five cents per
box; and a charge of not to exceed two
cents per box on all fruit for advertis-
ing.
If any surplus is left over at the
end Of the season after all expenses of
marketing are paid, and all other out
lays have been taken care of, it will be
returned to the growers on a pro rata
tonnage basis.
Membership in the association, ac-
cording TO the report. will be free until
July /, after which a fee will be
charged. II any director becomes re-
calcltrant he may be recalled. How
ever. but a single member can be re-
called at meeting or an adjournment
thereof.
The Association, when formed last
spring, purchased the National Apple
Co, 1t Is proposed, as time passes and
the concern becomes able, to acquire
the Union and Davidson Fruit Co
property, forming property, the total
value of which is more than $3.50, 600
The property that will be acquired
will accrue 60 the members, one half
on the membership basis, and the other
half to be divided according to the
tonnage that growers ship through the
ageny.
Mr.. Stone was called on at different
times to make fuller explanations than
were evidenced in the report. While
the proposed plan apparently had the
overwhelming support of the assem-
bled growers, a concrete action on the
part of some raised an opposition. A.
/. Mason and d. II. Thorn raised obiec.
tions as to the formation of the Asso-
citation last spring. Mr. Thorn asked
why the board of directors of the cen
tral agency had been increased from
nine to IL. Mr.. Stone explained that
it was to carry out the will of the peo-
pie, it having been found that certain
East Side growers, as well as portion
Of West Side men, were not represent
ed under the original plans and the two
new members we're appointed to repre-
sent the new members. II. +. David
son explained that it was desired to
secure as full representation from all
the valley sas possible. MIR. Mason,
who addressed the audience declaring
that the Association was two-thirds
cooperative and One-third private and
who asserted that he had always been
a strong Union advocate until the
amalgamated association was formed,
was stinally ruled from the floor by
President Davidson, on the ground that
he was not member of the Associa-
ton. He appealed to the house in vain.
+. II. Shepard gave short dlsserta-
tiOn on coopertlve principles, and urged
that the local agency be made so strong
that it might be able to stand alone,
through whatever outside channels its
apples were sent.
The report was approved and the
committee instructed to secure the
wishes of individual growers, the fur
ther perfecting of the plans being left
to future meeting.
Roy ID. Smith, who has been cOnsid.
cred one of the valleys most emphatic
eXtemporane0us orators, met his match
Saturday in W. Margullis, who "owns
a ranch near fuckers bridge" The
men became entangled in war of words
over the advisability of the publication
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committee. Mr.. Marquis declared that
it would be contrary to business wis
dom to publish the report, while MIR.
Smith asserted that he saw no reason
why it should not be published, since it
was like Ceasar's wife, above suspicion,
while they furnished amusement for
the audience, the growers instructed
that the report be printed and copy
be mailed to all valley growers.
Saturdays meeting was called not
only to discuss the report of the reor-
ganization committee. but for the cleo
tion of a board of directors or the en-
SUING year. The old board, consisting
of the following, was returned: w. b.
Dickerson, G. W. Hooker, A. w. Stone,
l.. E. Clark, A. &. Lewis, Frank Fen
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L. Ireland. Mr.. Dickerson received
the unanimous vote OF stock represent
ed. Asa b. Cutler, o. b. Nye and J.
K. Forden were among the list of nom.
inees.
The financial report of the Union
secretary, c. w. Hooker, shO we'd the
conditions of the organization far more
favorable than last year. Mr.. Stone
explained that no dividend was paid
last year, the directors needing the
money with which to make possible the
| life of the concern, but he asserted
that payments could be resumed.
A portion of the morning was taken
up by A. w. Stone, who explained the
floating of the bond issue of the Onion
last winter. Warm tits were aroused
when an effort was made to lind out
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