The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-03-05
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION
OF THE NORTHWEST
FRUIT GROWERS

coma 1ncCunS OF the iIull pIONCl'
Council;
For the purpose of securing, SO fa>
as possible, proper and legitimate co
operation will lead to the obtaining
for the benefit Of the fruit grower:
of the Pacific northwest the Jul
amount to which they are entitled foi
their fruits in the markets OF the
world and for the purpose OF pre-
venting unfair business methods by
the various shippers and handlers OF
fruits, which will adversely affect the
interest OF the growers Of such fruit
and or the purpose OF further advance
ing the welfare of the fruit growers
of the northwest; Be it hereby re-
solved;
|. That the Growers Council, now
n session, be made a permanent Or
ganization; that the members elected
thereto serve for the ensuing year and
until their successors are elected.
subsequent representation OF the
Council to be determined at each an
nual meeting Of the Council upon the
tonnage Of each district, for the pre-
cecding year. providing, that repre-
sentation in the Growers Council to
be held in January, 1915, shall be on
the same basis as the representation
in the Council now in session. The
annual meeting Of the Growers Coun-
Gil shall be held on the third Monday
in January of each year, and the mem
bcrs thereof shall be elected by the
fruit growers of their respective dis
tricts on tile first Saturday after Janu-
airy LIST OF each year Special meet
ings of the Growers Council shall be
called by the president and secretary
thereof on the written demand Of the
members of the Growers Council Of
any one or more districts and as
otherwise provided herein.
2. That board of control shall be
formed consisting Of the members
from each of the fruit growing dis
tricts designed and described below,
and for any additional districts that
may hereafter be formed Members
Of this board shall be elected at the
annual meeting of the Growers Coun-
Gil upon nomination and recommended
ton of their respective districts. Mem
bcrs OF the board of control shall
serve for one year or until their sue
cessors are elected. Vacancies in the
membership of the board of control
shall be filled by the board of control
upon nomination by a majority of the
members OF the Growers Council from
the district unrepresented by reason
of such vacancy.
3. The qualifications for member
ship in the Growers Council or the
board of control shall be as follows;
Such members shall be a bona hde
fruit grower in and from the district
that he represents and no members Of
the board of control shall be a salar-
led official of any fruit sales agency
or one whose principal business con
sists in buying, assembling. or selling
for his own profit, fruit that is not
grown by himself Members of the
board of control shall receive $500
per day, and shall be paid their neces-
sary travelling expenses while attend
ing to duties of their office.
I, The board of control shall be
and empowered to elect
an executive committee of three, pro-
vided, that the board of control is
hereby instructed to elect as such
executive committee the three men
bv tn Growers Council
Each member Of said cxecutive com
mituee shall be acceptablc to thc
majority Ct the DELEGATION rerresent-
ing said district and shall receive
such COMPENSATION for his services as
shall be fixed bv the Growers Council
The powers conferred NV the Crow
trs Council upon the executive com
mitrce are hereby declared and de
lined as follows.
1t shall be the duty OF the executive
committee to enter into negotiations
with the Shippers League. or other
duly authorized representatives of the
of the northwestern fruits
or any considerable numbers of them
for the following purposes:
tai To obtain Tor the fruit growers
the maximum amount of service in
return for the compensation paid thc
shipper by the grower.
(b) TO secure the abortion OF such
method, for tn, transaction
OF business between shipper and
growers rs win furnish , ~ L.,;s
OF comparison.
Cc) TO establish such practice, with
regard to the selling and marketing