The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-15
ENDMENTS
TO BE MADE
GROWERS AGENCY ACCEPTS CHANGE
Apple Growers Association viii Probably
Affiliate With Central 0rganiz-
alton Of Spokane

alton OF Spokane
The statement below, relative to the
present status OF Hood River and the
Fruit Growers Agency, Incorporated.
is given out by Executive Manager
Stone. The members of the board of
directors of Agency will hold a meeting
netx Saturday. when proposed amend
ments will probably be passed. The
matter will then receive the recommen-
dation of the local board of directors
and the affiliated growers of the Asso-
citation will be given the privilege of
voting on the issue. 1t is predicted
that number of other important sales
organizations will follow Hood River
into the central agency.
In reply to an urgent request as to
the position of the Apple Growers As
sociation toward the Fruit Growers
Agency, Incorporated, we have hereto
fore been unable to consistently give
to the press any definite information as
to the conference between our Associa-
tion. representatives Of the Fruit
Growers Agency and the U. S. gov
eminent, held at Hood River on Friday
and Saturday last. We are. however,
now at liberty to furnish you with this
information and we can comply with
your desires in no better way than to
quote from the correspondence. We
quote from letter of the Apple Grow
ers Association to the Fruit Growers
Agency, Incorporated:
"After considering your bylaws care
fully, we have made and enclose herein
few suggested changes that we re-
gard of the most Importance. We take
this opportunity of assuring you that
in the suggested changes you have re-
ceived the experience of our growers
which have been made with the fact in
view that we are to become part Of
your organization and have made these
suggested changes with the view Of
laying the foundation for a stronger
and more permanent organization and
we believe you will find it much easier
to secure members with these changes
than you could otherwise have done.
with our organization we have
learned the lesson that a successful CO.
operative organization cannot lsucceed
by holding its members against their
will, but that the greatest success
comes from so organizing and SO con-
ducting such organization that the
greatest punishment to members is to
expel them from your organization.
eff there is any suggested change in
these bylaws that you think is not for
the best interests of the Fruit Growers
Agency and for the best interests of
the fruit growers of the Northwest. we
wish to have you communicate with US
and we will point out to you wherein
we believe such change will be in the
interest, not only OF the agency, but OF
such is not the case, then we have been
misled by the many years of experience
in this line of work to, which we are
heir.
I'VE have concluded in order to in
sure success in this work and be Of
benefit to you in assisting you to secure
enough tonnage to warrant success,
which we feel sure you can do. we be.
lieve that not less than rs per cent Of
the tonnage and rs per cent Of the elig-
ible active members of the organiza-
tions located in the principal districts
of the Northwest should join your
agency.
"Under these conditions we assure
you that our Board is ready to lend
their hearty support to this movement.
Before becoming binding on our organ
ization it would have to be submitted
to meeting of our members. as we
have written you heretofore. You can.
however, rest assured that at such
meeting, il the conditions hereinbefore
mentioned are complied with, our Board
will recommend joining your agency"
We quote from the reply of the Fruit
Growers Agency to the above CORES
pondence:
I'VE have read with great interest
both your letter and the proposed
changes, and to say that we are pleased
is not expressing our feelings at all
adequately. We fully appreciate that
the experience of the members of your
organization will be Of great value to
the Fruit Growers Agency. and for
that reason particularly we are very
glad indeed to have the suggestions you
make. The changes you make are not
only acceptable to US, but we feel that
several of the changes you make are of
great Importance and will, as you say,
make 1t easier for US to secure men,
bers.
Both ourselves and the government
representative have gone over your
letter and the suggested changes. and
we feel that you have been eminently
fair to the Agency. We fully realize
that you have an organization to pro-
tect and you would be remiss in your
duty il you did not do your utmost to
protect the interests entrusted to you
to the best of your ability"