The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-25
APPLE GROWERS
ARE ORGANIZED
TACOMA MEETING BRINGS RESULTS
Growers Council Elects Board Of Control,
and Executive Committee, Headed
by PaulhamHS, is Chosen
"The baby is horn. "

These words were uttered by Chair
man Paulhamus at the Tacoma meet
ing of fruit growers last week, after
the plan which had been finally agreed
upon was carried by unanimous vote
with yells of enthusiasm
The convention of apple growers last
ed three days, the time being taken up
largely in discussing details of the plan
Of organization submitted by commit
tee selected for that purpose. Oscar
Vanderbilt represented Hood River on
the committee, and his intimate knowl-
edge of marketing conditions, together
with his varied experience as grower
and seller of apples, was of valuable
assistance in framing the document.
Ii was a convention Of big men in
the apple business of four states. The
l07 delegates represented property of
value of more than two hundred mil
lions of dollars, business of magni-
tude which is in jeopardy through de-
mnrallZed marketing conditions. II
was with serious mind that each one
present attended the meeting, with the
feeling that something must be done,
and done at once, to put this immense
with the hope that something could be
accomplished, and disposition among
all delegations that they were willing
to 'give and take" that a compromise
plan was unanimously adopted, after
three days of discussion.
The executive board, upon whom will
fall the task of bringing order out of
chaois, is: w. II. Paulhamus, of Puy-
allup: Truman Butler, of Hood River,
and c. I. Haskell, of Wenatchee. SEN
ator Paulhamus. however, will be the
active executive head of the organiza-
tion, with the office force under his
direction, and before the convention
was half over, il was the unanimous
opinion that he was the logical man for
the place.
The board of control of 10 members
elected by the convention is as follows:
No. ]. Wenatchee, Clifford Chase.
No. 2, Yakima, Harry Jones.
No 3, Northwestern Oregon, vacant,
unrepresented.
No. a, Hood River, A. d. Moe.
No. 5. Southern Idaho. f. G. S.
Brainerd.
No. 6, lewiston Charleston, vacant,
unrepresented.
No. 7, Montana, W. M. Sackett.
No. 8, Walla WalIa, A. W. Simmons.
No. 9, Spokane, John F. Davies.
No. 10, Rogue River, j. A. Wester-
lund
Ii is proposed to organize the grow
ers in each district along the same
lines, and plan will be submitted
very soon by the executive board so
that all districts may work to the same
end.
While the movement is a growers
organization, it had the hearty support
of all the shipping concerns present.
when they found that the plan of or.
ganization did not contemplate tearing
down any shipping concern or building
up another, except that it would re-
quire each shipping concern to conform
to certain protective measures, to
which no one intending to honestly
serve its patrons can object.
In addition to the Hood River dele
gates-E. h. Shepard, W. w. Rodwell,
A. ID. Moe, Oscar Vanderbilt, c. H.
Sproat, E. E. Stanton, j. G. Porter
and 0. B. Nye-H. F. Davidson, Ken
meth Mckay and f. W. Sweaney we're
present at the Tacoma meeting.
The plan of the growers council as
adopted follows:
For the purpose of securing, so far
as possible, proper and legitimate CO.
operation which will lead to the obtain
ing for the benefit of the fruit growers
of the Pacific northwest the full amount
to which they are entitled for their
fruits in the markets of the world: and
for the purpose of preventing unfair
business methods by the various ship
pers and handlers of fruits, which will
adversely affect the interests of the
growers of such fruit, snd for the pur-
pose of further advancing the welfare
of the fruit growers of the northwest
| Be it hereby
Resolved:
| !. That the Growers Council, now in
session, be made permanent organic.
alton; that the members elected there.
to serve for the ensuing year and until
their successors are elected. Subse-
quent representation in said Council tc
be determined at each annual meeting
of the Council upon the tonnage oi
each district for the preceding year
provided. that representation in the
Growers Council to be held in January
1916, shall be on the same basis as the
representation in the council now ir
session. The annual meeting of tn,
growers council shall be held on tht
third Monday in January of each year
and the members thereof shall be elect
ed by the fruit growers of their re-
spective districts on the first Saturday
after January of each year. Specia
meetings of the growers council shal
be called by the president and secretar!
thereof on the written demand of tn,
members of the growers council o
any one or more districts and as other
wise provided herein.
2. That board of control shall b.
formed consisting of one member from
each of the fruit growing districts des
ignated and described below, and TO
any additional district that may here
after be formed. Members of thi
board shall be elected at the annua
meeting of the growers council upo
the nomination and recommendation o
their respective districts. Members o
the board of control shall serve for on
year or until their successors are elect
ed. Vacancies in the membership 0