The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-04-08

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would secure enough tonnage to control
distribution. They failed TO do this.
and it seemed to me that such pro-
cess would take entirely too long. IL
seemed to me that such a result could
be better accomplished in another way,
and accordingly we have worked out
the recently organized Growers Council
for this purpose.
A warning was sounded the growers
of Hood River valley by Sam 6. Camp
bell, chief inspector of the Distribu-
tors. who is member of the local as
sociation. Mr.. Campbell declared that
during the past year local growers have
damaged themselves on account of in.
difference in guarding against improper
grading. lie declared that other dis
tricts had gained in reputation by set
ting up higher standard. Figures
read by MIR. Davidson showed that
of the 1913 crop S3 per cent only
was extra fancy, while this year it in
creased to 70 per cent. There is food
for thought in these figures. said Mr..
avidson, "for there has certainly not
been that difference in the quality of
the apples during the two years.
Records of other districts were shown
as follows: Yakima, 1913, extra fancy
80 per cent. 1914, 56 per cent; We.
natchee, 1913, II per cent, 1914, so per
cent. The figures. however, are from
estimates made last August.
A. W. Stone reported that the organ
ization would begin next years crop
stronger than ever in its existence.
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Las per cent of the tonnage have been
withdrawn, new contracts have been
signed up for larger amount. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Stone the Association
will be able to inaugurate an innova-
tion in handling apples this fall and
pay its members substantial advance
on the fruit at the time of delivery.
| In explaining the recent recommend
alton of the board of directors Of the
Association, who adopted resolution
proposing withdrawal from the Dis
trbutors, P. 5. Davidson, president of
the board, said:
I'VE feel that the Distributors have
been success and that we have been
a good deal better off than we would
have been without them. While larger
crops have been grown in the United
States, that of last year was the larg-
est ever marketed. The Distributors
have been efficient and have been CIV
ing US better service.
''The fact that we announced our res
olution to you growers. by circular was
not intended to mean that our action
was hssty. but to give you time to de.
liberate over the matter before today Z
action. We have been considering sucf
move for the past year.
"When Hood River affiliated with thu
Distributors, we demanded that II. +.
Davidson ana Wilmer Sieg, at the heat
of our marketing affairs be made simi
lar officials of the Distributors and will
headquarters at Hood River, and whil'
it has not been generally believed, 1T il
a fact that we have at all times really
controlled our own fruit.
"From rumors that have come to VI
from other districts, they are jealous
because Hood River has been favored
thus and we have felt that Hood Rivei
would not be allowed the same privi
leges again. These other districts
would ask the same thing, and dom
blame them.
"When the Distributors were formet
it was hoped that they would be abl'
to market 80 or So per cent of the ton
mage of the northwest. However, the!
have not been able to do this, and oi
: account of the formation of the Grow
ers Council, Board of Control and it
! executive committee, we do not believ
, that they will be able to secure a con
/ H. Ia he
! lieve that they will remain the larges
, and best selling agency in the north
n west.
1--WE are glad to learn that the othe
. districts have decided to MAINTAIN tn
! North Pacific Fruit Distributors, bu
we feel that Hood River will be able |
, maintain an efficient selling machine
1 We have specialties, our Newtowns an
{ our Spitzenburgs, and do not have tn
!. severe competition that is found anon
q other varieties. And the fact that "
q have options on the two best sellin
!. men 10 the northwest, we feel that "
can go it alone. +"
j.. The board of directors at Saturday
n meeting we're elected by the doubl
a system of voting, each member havin
O one membership Note, hilu as Ho'
: tonnage votes as entitled to by tn
shipping records. On the first ballo
n the following directors were choser
e l.. E. Clark, II. F. Davidson. W. |
e Dickerson, Walter Kimball. A.
a Lewis, J. G. Porter, r. II. Wallace
" all reelected, and Oscar Vanderbilt ar
>. 0. B. Nye. This ballot showed th'
e E. H. Shepard and G. A. Reed wei
practically tied for the eleventh dire
% tor. However, one had failed to secul
v enough membership votes and the 9TH
" enough tonnage votes, and a secor
r. ballot was prepared. No result vi
IN obtained on the second ballot. On Il
r third, while Mr.. Reed received Il
a. largest number of votes of both elias
I. es, a quorum was not represente
many of the growers having left &
10 meeting on account of the late hour
ID vas decided to let the board of dire
Il. tors act on the choice.of the eleven
I'd man, and on Monday Mr.. Reed "
ms chosen.