The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-02-04
GROWERS To
meet SATURDAY
kennewick to Elect One Dele
gate to Meeting to be Held
in Tacoma Feb. Is
AFFILIATIONS DON'T
!. COUNT IN THIS EFFORT
Secretary Urges All. Orchardists to
Attend Meeting and Select the
Best Man for Delegate

According to the outline for the O,
ganization of the fruit-growers of tn
Northwest which is to be formed 9
the meeting in Tacoma, February IL
the Yakima district is entitled to 8
delegates, this representation bein,
based on 8,400 carloads shipped from
the valley in 1914. At a meeting il
North Yakima last week DR.. A. H
Henry was chosen as a delegate a,
large and the other SO delegates wer.
apportioned among the other sections
OF the valley. This distribution gives
kennewick one delegate, who is to Le
selected at meeting Saturday after.
noon of this week at 80 o'clock. at
which time meetings will be held in
all districts Of the Yakima vallev for
the same purpose.
The meeting here will be held in
the Commercial club rooms and Sec
retary F. F. w. jackson, of the Yak
ina organization, in sending out the
call has requested ]. ]. Rudkin to act
as chairman. In concluding the call
Mr. jackson says: "It is important
That every grower attend and help
elect the best representative growers.
success is this movement means bet
ter prices for our fruit through super
vision OF selling agencies. This is a
movement of growers regardless of
any affiliation with selling organiza-
tions. Come"
The Kennewick district includes the
growers of Richland and ali other |
sections that ship their fruit from |
kennewick, particularly the growers
of tree fruits. ns317 .'sF az1
The puposes Of the organization
are set forth in a comprehensive Of
fetal call sent out by the general COM
mittee of which w. H. Paulhamus
is chairman and G. C. Corbalev is
secretary. The call in part says:
Growers Council
THE purpose Of this meeting shall
'e to create growers council. which
mall have general control of the mar /.
zeting of the fruit of the states of !,
oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon .
ana. This control shall be exercised !.
hrough governing board of three
T flve or such number as shall be de-
ermined, but the number of such
oard should be, in the interest of eff :
cheney and expense, made as small
s possible; the member Of such gov =
rnlng board to be selected by the
rowers' council as whole. T
The particular functions of this =
overning board shall be to exercise =
supervision over the marketing of
le fruit crop in such manner out I
ned by the memorandum signed by
le organizations and agencies now
andiing in excess of 80 per cent of
le total tonnage of this territory.
Establish Market Price
The growers council and the gov
ming board shall exercise such other y,
ID additional powers as may be nee
sary to establish firm market
ice for the fruit and to do such
ings as shall be required to prevent
e demorahzation Of the market. and
70 render such further. service and
sumo such functions rs NAV be m.
emed advisable to protect the best 20
erests OF the growers. Among dix
sse special functions that have been of
sgested for later consideration are Sa
|. following: ar,
Reducing the cost of marketing: to
ablishing uniform grade and are
* in effect throughout the North L
st; adopting such methods of mar no,
ing and advertising as may great F.
expand the outlet for our North a
't fruits. he
The growers council as q whole. of
II exercise general supervision of init
the work of the governing board. tiol
to gain efficiency and save ex- to I
Sc the members of the growers elet
neil In each district should organ to /
and elect district officers and the Mo,
lous district chairmen should make life
q general supervisory board to be in {
ed into consultation by the govern Civ.
board when necessary"
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