The Delta independent., 1915-03-05

cooperative selling or distributing
agency for the distribution of the
fruits grown in Colorado. has been
completed by the Colorado Fruit
Growers Auxiliary committee, and ap-
proved by the office of markets of the
United States department of agricul-
ture.
The plan of organization, according
to the experts who have examined it,
is a decided improvement over the
plan of organization of either the
California Fruit Growers Exchange,
or the North Pacific Fruit Distribu-
tors, and, according to Mr. Charles ].
Brand, chief of the office of markets,
lit appears to be economically sound,
and it is reasonable to believe that if
the fruit growers of Colorado should
adopt and put it into active opera
I! !tion. providing it with efficient man
lagement, and giving it control of the
majority of the apple shipments of the
state. the results to the growers would
undoubtedly be very satisfactory"
According to Russell H. Forbes, sec
retary of the Colorado Fruit Growers
Auxiliary Committee, who has made a
digest of the plan for the benefit of
the fruit growers generally; the mem
bership OF the Central Agency shall
be composed OF local fruit growers as
sociations; each association to be rep
resented on the Board of Trustees of
the Central Association by one of its
Board of Directors. The Board of
Trustees of the Central Association
will elect an executive committee. con-
troll the property and business of the
Central Association, and the local as
sociations will be the representatives
for the growers and marketers in the
Central Association.
The plan provides that each local
association shall enter into contract
with the Central Association whereby
they shall agree to market their fruit
that each local association will have
the privilege OF Withdrawing from the
Central Association on the first day
of April on any year, by first giving
twenty days notice of its intention to
withdraw. and upon the payment OF
any Indebtedness due from the Cen
tral to the local. or from the local to
the Central.
and pack may be maintained in all
the apple districts, the Central Asso-
citation will make the grade and pack
rules, and each local association will
agree to conform with these rules and
regulations.
The Central Association will act
only as the selling agent for those
marketing their fruit. or other pro
ducts, through It, on the general mar
ket. and shall only charge to the grow
ers such amount for selling their fruit,
or other products, as will pay the ex-
penses actually incurred by the Cen
tral Association in the selling and mar
keting of same, and such amount as
the Trustees OF the Central Associa-
ton may fix for the purpose of estab-
fishing a surplus fund for financing
the same.
The Board of Trustees OF the Cen
tral Association. which is to be COM
posed of representatives from each of
the local associations. will have the
management OF the Central Associa-
ton. and will elect from their number
President. Vice President, and will
appoint or elect a secretary-treasurer.
The Central Manager. whom they may
appoint. must not be either a fruit
grower or member of the associa-
tion. for the reason that best results
can be accomplished when the Cen
eral Manager has no personal interest
in the business. beyond the actual man
iagement of the business. II the Man
ager is neither fruit grower nor a
member of any OF the local associa-
tions. he cannot use his office for poll
tical purposes, or for the purpose of
showing any favoriteism whatsoever.
land 1t is to guard against any such pos
sibiities that the Auxiliary Committee
has stipulated that the Manager must
be an outside and disinterested person.
On account Of the fact that the
Board of Trustees will be composed
of approximately twenty Trustees,
these Trustees will elect an executive
committee composed Of five of their
number. in whom shall be vested the
management Of the business and af-
fairs OF the Central Association. when
the entire Board Of Trustees is not IN