The Delta independent., 1915-03-05
Marketing Plan. Offered by
Fruit Growers Committee

through the Central Association shall
nual meeting of the association, in
order that they may personally hear
the reports of the officers, and of the
business done during the preceding
of the annual meeting to be mailed to
each person marketing through the
Central association at his last known
address, as shown by the books of the
Central association, not less than
thirty days prior to the date of the
meeting
The Board of Trustees will employ
such officers, agents and employees as
may be necessary to conduct the busi-
ness, and shall require each officer or
employe having custody or control of
bond for the faithful performance of
his duties. Vacancies which might
occur on the Board of Trustees will
be filled by the remaining trustees
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the vacancy occurs. The trustee ap-
pointed in this manner will hold his
office only until such time as the
local association elects or appoints
a trustee in his stead; when the
trustee appointed by the board viii
retire. The Board of Trustees will
have the power to borrow such sums
of money as may be necessary for
the use of the Association. but they
cannot mortgage any of the property
of the Association except by two
thirds vote OF the Board of Trustees.
The officers and trustees of the Cen
trail association shall be reimbursed
4 from the treasury of the association
+ for railroad fare and hotel bills incur
red by them in attending any meeting.
or while employed on the business of
the association. The Board of Trus-
tees will also prescribe the conditions
for the delivery and sale of fruit, or
otke- products to be sold through the
Association,
In order to prevent the possibility of
friction in the Board of Trustees. it
has been provided that no Trustee
shall be allowed to hold any other
office in the Central Association than
that of President. Vice President, Sec
retary. Treasurer or member Of the
Executive Committee. The General
Manager cannot hold any other office
under any conditions.
In the organization of the Central
Association it is to be provided that
the money from the sale of all fruit,
or other products, is TO be turned back
to the association which shipped that
fruit less the actual selling expenses.
/ is sold. the association from which the
car was shipped is to be informed as
/ to where the car was sold. and the
exact amount that il was sold for. In
that manner every association will
know exactly where its fruit was ship
ped and what it brought. The pro-rat-
ing will be made by the local associa-
tions directly to the growers who ship
their fruit through the association. No
local association can possibly receive
iany money which should belong to an
other association; in other words,
there will be no pro-rating between
associations. 1t will also be provided
that the Central Association shall
remit the money it collects, to the
various associations at stated inter
walls. and not compel them to wait un-
til the end of the season before dis
tribution OF returns is made. In that
manner, returns to the fruit growers,
themselves. can be made in compara-
lively short time. after they have de-
livered their fruit to the respective
local associations.
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