The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-18
GROWERS QUIBBLE
OVER DETAILS
WENATCHEE MEN DELAY DECISIONS
Hood River Men Figure Prominently at
Tacoma Meeting, Which Will Result
in Some Effective Action

The Tacoma conference of the dele
gates from the different northwestern
apple districts has lasted longer than
anticipated Hood River men, are
prominent in the deliberations of the
meeting. W. W. RodwelI was made
secretary of the conference. Oscar
Vanderbilt was elected chairman of the
Hood River delegation. All the dis
trict delegations organized and elected
their chairmen. Mr.. Vanderbilt has
also been selected as Hood Rivers
choice on the growers council of 10
who will have supervision of the coun-
ell of three, the members OF which will
probably be W. II. Paulhamus, of Puy-
allup, Truman Butler and someone from
Wenatchee.
A delay in the actions of the growers
was caused by the quibbling of Wenat-
chez delegates, who were unable to
agree among themselves and refused
| TO go on record.
4 These facts we're taken frem letter
to the Glacier from A. ID. Moe. In a
communication Monday Mr.. Moe stated
that the meeting opened with an earn
est desire on the part of all to get to-
gether on some effective basis. There
is a more harmonious feeling than ex-
listed at the Seattle meeting" he
stated.
The delegates were entertained at a
banquet by the Commercial club Mon
day evening.
The following resolution was adopted
by the shippers present at the confer
ence:
Resolved, That we favor the form
ing of shippers organization to
which all shippers Of the four north
west states be invited to affiliate and
which shall meet from time to time, if
so ordered, in consultation with the
growers council or their authorized
representatives.
Resolved, That we favor I. o. b.
rates as the only safe method and that
the matter of defining such method be
referred to their proposed organiza-
ton.
The resolution was adopted unani-
mously at meeting of the following
shippers: North Pacific Fruit Distrib-
utors, Yakima Horticultural Union,
Northwestern frft Exchange, Fergu.
son, North Yakima, G. j. Stinsel, of
Idaho, d. Crosby & Sons, of New
York and London and Richie & Gilbert,
Yakima.
The following report of the meeting
was made In Tuesday nights Portland
Journal:
That the fruit growers convention,
now in session be made permanent
organization; that growers council,
consisting of 10 members, one from
each of the fruit growing districts, be
elected by the convention, and that the
council elect an executive committee
of three of its members to take person
al charge of the work to be done, were
the chief points in the report of the
committee which has been drawing W
a plan of organization for the conven'
ton.
The report was made today, after
the committees had been in session al
most continuously since Monday noon
Discussion on the report was postponed
until the afternoon session.
. Other suggestions embodied in the
report were that the council be author
lied to enter into an agreement will
the shippers to make the organization
a success, that growers decline to shil
fruit to agencies not abiding by thu
rules of the organization, that thu
practice of selling fruit at auction b,
discontinued and that standard sys
TEN of packing be adopted. Also tha
any grower or shipper accused of cut
ting prices be obliged to submit to al
Investigation.
II Funds necessary to carry on the or
ganization are to be raised, according
to the committees recommendation, b,
putting tax of one fourth of cent
box on apples and pears, one fourth o
cent crate on Strawberries and on
| sixth of a cent a package on othe
small fruits. The plan also calls TO
4 an executive secretary and the estat
II lishment OF a central office.
II Skirmishng, preliminary to the fgt
II that will come when the adoption
II the report is brought up. took plaC
II Immediately following its introduction
II 1t is doubtful if the plan will be al
II cepted by the delegates, at least in i
III present form.
III That bitter fight against its ado
III ton will be made is certain. tt
II Yakima delegation, for instance, is q
II most evenly divided on the question
Il The. Wenatchee growers are expectt
N to lead the fight against the plan. II
~har districts are believed to be ge
igit dig IN favor of il