Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-19

States, department OF agriculture as
ombodying the plan which he pro-
posed for marketing tho fruit crop
at tho meeting held at tho CONNER
cial club In this city Thursday.)
The plan OF tho once OF Markets
OF tho United States Department OF
Agriculture. for improving the mar
keting conditions OF the northwest
fruit crops, contemplatcs tho making
use OF ail OF tho existing agencies
now In tho field However efficient
these agenicoa may have been In the
tpaHt. II Ia evident that. acting In
dividnally. they will never be able
10 accomplish some OF tho more I'm
portant necessary activities for tho
increasing OF consumption Of the
fruit.
Our survey shows that there are In
the four states OF Oregon. Washing
ton. Western Montana. and Southern
Idaho. $4,000 acres OF apple or
rhard. to say nothing OF the large
acreage devoted 10 the pear. peach.
prunc. grape. etc. With new or
ehards coming into bearing every
year II n evident that relief can only
como by developing new markets.
extending old ones. and adopting
economical methods OF distributing
the fruit. TO the end that consump-
ton will keep pace with the rapid In
crease In production. II 10 neces-
sary. therefore. TO bring all OF the
shipping agents together under q
businesslike contract that Ia both
binding and legal, in order that they
may collectively undertake certain
activities necessary to increase con-
sumption.
With this end In mind q neutral
body. known as the Fruit Growers
Agency. Incorporated, has been Great
cd. with headquarters at Spokane.
Washington. In which tho growers
resident shipping agencies must boz
come members and In which grow
ers may also become members. Tho
control OF this body Is placed In the
hands OF q committee. one-half being
actual members and tho other half
representatives OF tho shipping agen-
cies. This body. which may be re-
ferred to az an exchange, will under
take the development OF markets, the
securing OF better transportation. and
storage rates and service. the more
businessllke distribution OF the fruit
so as to supply all markets to their
capacity without breaking these mar
kets. and to develop plan by which
the whole Industry may be placed
upon a more buslnesslike basis.
The expense OF this work Is to be
paid for by the Shipping Agencies
out OF the charge now made by them
to the grower, inasmuch as these ac-
tivltics are the proper functions Of
the Shipping Agency. Practically
all Of these agents are now members
OF this exchange and there are suf-
ficient growers who have taken meni-
berships to warrant the announce
ment that this exchange Ia a GER
talnty and will be an active factor
in the marketing OF the 1916 crop.
which promises to be the largest crop
ever produced In the Pacific North
west. These agencies are bound,
nrst, by a contract with the grower;
second, by a contract with each
other; third. by n contract with the
agent. The grower at all times
wields the power inasmuch as he can
give or withhold his business. To
make this plan effective the ONCE
OF Markets has prepared q uniform
contract which includes those ac-
tivities which are deemed necessary
and practicable and which the grower
demands that his agent shall per-
form, to-wit:
In consideration OF the mutual ad.
vantages to be derived herefrom. II
10 agreed between the parties to this
contract as follows:
1. The grower shall have the OK.
elusive right and authority TO fix the
price at which his products or any
part thereof may be sold by the sell
Ing agent. but In event the price SO
fixed shall be higher than the best
market price obtainable after Offer
ing the same, the selling agent shall
In no wise be held responsible for
failure to negotiate sales at such
prices.
2. IL shall be the duty OF the agent
To cooperate with all growers resi-
dent selling agents who are men,
bers OF the Fruit Growers Agency,
Incorporated. for the following pur-
poses: fs
(a) To secure information as to
crop conditions In order TO determine
the economic values Of varieties and
grades.
(b) To work In close harmony
with growers with the aim OF secur-
Ing uniform methods In tho harvest
Al ~. A q al.