The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-18
LOCAL GROWERS
GO TO TACOMA
NINE DELEGATES ELECTED FRIDAY
Although Growers in Mass Meeting Adopt
Resolution, Local Delegates Attend
Conference Unbampered


Quibbling was noticeably lacking at
the fruit growers meeting held at the
Commercial club last Friday afternoon.
AS soon as Truman Butler. chairman.
had called the meeting to order the
orchardists at once got down to busi-
ness. W. W. Rodwell was elected Sec
retary. e. II. Sheppard. member of
the organization committee. explained
the purposes of the meeting. that 1t
had been called for the election of del
egates to the conference held at Taco.
ma Monday. MIR. Shepard explained
that ii was at first decided that the
Hood River district should have 10 del.
egstes. three at large and seven others
on tonnage basis. The organization
committee, however. had gone over
the situation and had decided to recon-
mend that the Apple Growers Associs-
alton, the Fruit Growers Exchange,
the Apple & Storage Co., the districts
of Wasco county Mosier, The Dalles
and Dufur-the White Salmon. Under
wood district and independent shippers
should each have a delegate. Through
MIR. Sheppard the organization commit
tee announced that the following nom
nations had been made by and for the
respective shipping interests: c. II.
Sproat, independent shippers; Il. +.
Stanton, Fruit Growers Exchange, and
DR.. c. A. Macrum, Wasco county. II
was asked that the mass meeting ratify
their selection. This was done by unan-
imOus vote. Mr.. Shepard stated that
the Association, since a majority of
those present at the mass meeting
would be members Of the organization,
did not ask for a special delegate. Ii
was also stated that the Apple q Stor-
age Co. had decided not TO send dele
gate to Tacoma, but that it was prob
able that a representative would be
there.
Mr.. Sheppard stated that although a
diversity of interest had been repre-
sented in the organization committee,
composed of DR.. Macrum, E. W.
Sweeney, Mr.. Shepard himself, A. ID.
Moe, o. B. Nye, W. w. Rodwell and
Oscar Vanderbilt, every matter was
acted on unanimously.
The growers voted to allow the Un-
derwood-White Salmon growers elect
their delegate at meeting held Satur-
day.
No sooner had these elections been
maue than nominations for the six gen.
eral delegates for Hood River were
made. DIR. J. d. Cutlery, Of the East
Side, placed in nomination the name of
II. F. Dvaidson. stating that MIR. Dav-
idson was owner of one of the valleys
largest orchards and that on account of
his experience in marketing, would
make valuable man on the board of
delegates from Hood River. MIR. Dav-
idson's nomination Immediately brought
on discussion as to his eligibility. 1t
being stated that In one of the calls for
an earlier meeting the fact that dele
gate was a salaried employe Of any as
sociation would disqnalify him as
delegate.
]. l.. Carter stated that he thought
the mass meeting of growers should be
allowed to pass as to the eligibility Of
their delegates. He recommended MIR.
Davidson as a delegate and nominated
| A. W. Stone. The name of Oscar Van
derbilt was then placed in nomination.
when j. X. Forden made the motion
that all of the members of the organic
alton committee, not already nomin-
ated, be placed in nomination. Since
the members Of this committee had
familiarized themselves with the prob.
lens at hand. il was considered.wise to
have them serve as delegates.
j. e. Porter, J. II. Jeffrey and Dr..
Stanton Allen were then nominated.
The latter two, however. asked to have
their names withdrawn. The result OF
the balloting showed the following
elections:
E. H. Shepard, II. F. Davidson, w
W. ..Rowdell, j. c. Porter, Oscar Van
derbilt and A. W. Stone.
|. However, after a conference of ths
fcommitteemen later on, the mistake Of
having elected MIR. Davidson and MIR
Stone as delegates was but too appar
ent, and for fear that If an attemp
were made to seat them tthe who'll
movement would be jeopardized, boil
, resigned without a moments hesita
tion, and A. ID. Moe and o. b. Ny
were made members of the board o
, delegates.
Z Hood Rivers delegates attended th
] Tacoma meeting uninstructed. Will
/ resolution was adopted declaring tina
: it be the sense of the meeting that tn
+. proposed growers council should b
n composed of five members. one eac
from the districts of Oregon, Idaho an
Montana, and two from Washington
1t was further declared that no instrue
tions should be binding on the dele
gates.
} E. H. Shepard In explaining the res
/ oluton, which was offered by the oil
ganization committee. stated that
was considered best that the member
a of the board of control be thus select
i ed. at seems to be best" said MI
!. Shepard, THAT the districts themselvs
d be allowed to select their represents
l. tives, and this be not done ut Tacom
h next Monday. After the board IL s,
IT ected, they should then get togethe
It and elect their manager.
h The resolution provided that the q
;. flee of the board of control be iosaie
J. in some centrally located city. but nc
= the home city of any selling sgene,
Mr.. Shepard suggested Wslla Walls
|. Wash, as admirably located for Ii
= location of the Office of the board.
e The question of paying the expense
10 of delegates was brought up. Ross |
y Miller and M. X. Tucker thought th
D. Apple Growers Association should pa
q the expenses. But this was frowne
on by others, siuce other organization
had delegates.
1t was finally decided that the ASS
citation and Fruit Growers Exchans
should pay the delegates sent by then
le This was acquiesced to by the membe
u of the boards of the two concerns,
g being understood that the expenses ,
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