The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-07-20
HOOD RIVER
WILL JOIN
The VOTE IS ALMOST UNANIMOUS
Growers Favor Fruit Growers Agency and
the Board Of Directors will Act
Despite Lack Of Quorum

was the vote of the large number of
members of the Apple Growers Associ-
alton Saturday afternoon that it is an
assured fact that the board Of direc-
tors of the Association will proceed
Immediately to take formal action in
affiliating with the Fruit Growers
Agency, of Spokane. The Association
board of directors, as was announced
by President Davidson, were unanimous
in their accommodation of an affiila-
tion. Already "a of the most promi-
nent sales agencies of the Northwest
had affiliated with the central agency.
Hood River was the last large district
to join, its growers and board of d.
rectors having held aloof because of
certain bylaws of the central agency
being in conflict with theose of the local
organization. Following number of
meetings between the local board OF
directors and representatives Of the
Growers Agency, the latter organiza-
tion's board of trustees adopted amend
ments proposed by the Apple Growers
Association.
Capt. Paul H. Weyraucb, of Walla
Walla, WASH, president Of the central
agency, who was here to address the
growers, stated that the tonnage turned
in for assessment by growers and sales
concerns already affiliated reached 1900
cars. The affiliation of Hood River will
add an additional 200 cars of fruit.
"The Growers Agency" said Mr..
Weyrauch in his address, sis not
sales agency. 1t will not sell one box
of fruit, as many seem to have errone.
ously thought. One of its benefits will
be derived from the crop estimates.
market information and other data
that it will accumulate working with
representatives of the government.
The task of securing all Of this data
was too expensive for individuals or
single agencies. A campaign to secure
uniform grading, packing and handling
rules in the four Northwestern fruit
states, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana will be waged. A meeting
for the discussion of Standardization
measures will be held in North Yaki-
ma in September.
1--WE will also investigate community
systems of packing. We will require
our members to adopt systems OF sales
accounting that are essentially similar,
thus making it possible to make COM
prehensive comparisons of the prices
received by the different agencies.
"We will also derive great benefit
from the power we will be able to
WELD as collective body in securing
readjustments Of freight rates that
will be beneficial to the Northwestern
fruit grower.
"We will cooperate in the opening
up of Canadian markets and a foreign
outlet for more of our product"
Mr.. Weyrauch corrected the impress
sion that the Agency was to be super
vised by the government.
ut was formed" he stated. "along
lines suggested by the Office Of Mar
kets of the United States Department
of Agriculture and the Federal Trades
Commission, and it will work with
government officials in securing valu-
able data, but hereafter its government
will be maintained exclusively through
, action of its members. )"
Mr.. Weyrauch stated that the annua
maximum cost to growers would bt
$ SlO0 per carload of fruit.
"We have already collected. he said
2 "the sum of $1,000 from initiation
l fees. Our budget, as already made
S reaches total of $500. More thar
this amount will be derived from ton
q mage assessments"
n. F. Davidson, who addressed tn
y meeting, characterized w. h. Paulha
!: mus, of Puyallup, as the man respons
t ible to greater extent than any othe
/ for the success ,of the Fruit Growers
Agency. :,
II TLast summer" said MIR. Davidson
l. "Mr. Paulhamus, in his capacity o
It president of the Northwestern Frui
y Growers Council. kept hammering o
u this proposition along the lines tina
have been adopted until the government
D. lent US a hand and promoted the organ
e ization of>the Agency"
g The board of directors of the Grower
7, Association held a special meeting yes
u terday, when they acted on the unani
re nous vote of the grower members
the organization, who expressed thel
willingness of affiliatien with the Fru
Growers Agency. Incorporated,
Spokane.
Northwestern fruit shipping concern
"a already aligned with the central agenc
u are as follows:
North Central Washington Growers
League, Wenatchee. Wash.
10 Commercial Club, North Yakim'
oI Wash.
ir Cashmere Fruit Growers Uniol
20 Cashmere. Wash.
lie Oregon Apple Co., Corvallis, Ore.
ne Wenatchee North Central Fruit Di
ge tributors, Wenachee, Wash.
re Blalock Fruit & Produce Co., Wal
n Walla, Wash.
,g ldaho.W ashington Fruit Growers A
oy sociation, Payette, Wash.
e. Spokane. Valley Fruit Growers A
on sociation, Opportunity, Wash.
!. North Pacific Fruit Distributor
ss Spokane, Wash.
OF Peshastin Fruit Growesr' Associ
10 tion, Peshastin. Wash.
OF Montana Fruit Distributors, HAM
"a, ton, Mont.
rd Northwestern Fruit Exchange, Sea
g. tie, Wash.
RI College Place. Blalock Fruit Grower
ee Association, College Place, Wash.
y. Omak Fruit Growers League, Oma
IN Wash.
an Yakima Valley Fruit Growers Ass
. citation, Yakima, Wash.
no Producers Fruit Co. of Oregon, Me
eh ford, Ore.
Yakima County Horticultural Uni
,n. and Yakima Fruit Growers Co., Yal
VIZ ma, Wash.
he Passive members have signed {
~ Agency as follows:
70. Lee M. Lampson, Kennewick. Was
,a. W. W. Phillips, Greenacre. Wash.
~. M. l.. Dean, state horticulture
10 Missoula. Mont.
an an Entiat Fruit Growers League, I
arm tiat. Wash.
]. C. Wood, Big Fork. Mont.
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