Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-02-24
TENTATIVE PLAN FOR
r(llRIEJ|8 FRUIT
e9ltRHlERT' EXPERTS ADVISE
COOPERATION -COnTRACT
WTH SELLING iGEN-
CIES RECOMMENDED.

}Doe4y 4ppbeS, IN luAHO, OueSCn StafO
Washington was principal topic dis
CHASED At the State Farmers Con
ference at Boise last week. The at
Itendanoe was large, something like
(i6o farmers and fr1litsrows=s being
lpressnt:
C. =. Bassett. C. w. Moomaw and
wv. H. Kerr, representatives OF the
ioffics Of maekets OF the United
Estates agricultural department ar
Irsse1 1aay morning and made ad
tdre It both morning and after
t6on ss<one At the request OF
issys growers these gentlemen
49, apfhorixed to investigate the
EAetanh Of the marketing problem in
ItAs appss CROWNS states OF the north
lvpst last December and January the
lcbjspt being to have more effective
tand locunonnical method of marketing
l1Aey met vita Representatives o.
|shipping aeepcies It Spokane and
jdhcussed Z tentative plan for the
handing Of the fruit.
Representatives Of II leading ship
ping agencies were present at the
meeting, and a canvass OF those pres
|ent showed they represented over IS
|per cent OF the boxed apples ship
|ments OF the northwest during the
past year. After deliberate consider
alton these representatives unani-
mously expressed themselves as be-
inx h fuA sympathy With the entire
|teatative plan. and they are willing
Ito do I'll In their power to pnt it into
operation IN 1916. provided the ap-
proval Of the federal authorities was
secured.
TT INSIST be clearly understood,
said Mr., Bassett. that it's success
depends upon the order a the grower
who has the power to control his
shipping agent through the giving on
Withholding Of his tonnage II is
therefore believed that the growers
must organize. and with this end In
view the form Of contract has been
drawn up. VI tx
The UNIFORM contract for the grow
ers and ceiling agents is as follows
"The following provisions must be
made : part q IN selling contracts
and nothing capfbe included In the
contract which will in any way con
tradict or nullify the carrying out %
the provisions as enumerated here
after. 'rhe provisions should be places
in the contract in mandatory form.
Il. 1t shall be. provided that each
grower shall have the exclusive right
and authority to tx the price at
which his products or any part there
Of may be sold by the selling agent,
but that IN event the price 80 fixed
shall be HIGHER than the best market
price obtainable after Offering the
same the selling agent shall in nc
wise be held responsible for failure
/ to negotiate sales at such prices.
q. 1t Is further mutually under
stood ana aereeo " n :,
hereto that AZ snsn us .n s.s -, ,,ss
me scent 70 co' me ~, ~" $500.
whose principal place Of business il
IN Oregon. Washington. Idaho o.
Montana, and who handles an aver
ase OF Ivy cis OF "o'e - ,
pfoooce annuiy' ioi 'no ~ =
purposes !,
~. 70 secure nho, - ..n -
crop c9ndNions o.ei
m'ne tne 'a'ue - = =
ties ana sfao
to). TO work = cioSe = M
WIN growers WIN .ne anu ~ ~.
ing unborn metnoos IN Tue M ~,
ing, grazing pacing ana Tue pn' =.
cal nandifng o. tne irui. iroan 80. -
lcar; ana 70 secure S'al -. - ~ ~ !
ana enforcement u tne 49,