Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-01-20


amend the regular bylaws. A join
meeting open to all fruitgrowers !
j being planned for the near future. A
A. Stettler was elected by the dir
ectors to represent the disrict a
the annual meeting of the Idaho-Ore
gon Fruit Growers to be held in Pay
cite Jan. IS.
! There seems to be a feeling of op
timism among the members of tn,
association in regard to the market
ing or fruit by the North Pacific
Fruit Distributors.
Cooperation among fruit growers
to the extent of larger tonnage would
revolutionize the fruit industry. But
1t can succeed only when there is an
awakening from indifference and
selfishness. Many cooperative move
ments have failed for want of faith,
lack of interest, and by members
riticising the management.
The California Fruit Growers E1-
change is the largest cooperative
body in America and has attained to
a wonderful degree of efficiency in
working in the interests of its mem
bers. The Distributors is pattern
I'd after it and with sufficient sup
port can do as much for the fruit
Erowers Of the Northwest.
This year the Exchange marketed
the crop to the jobbers of the U. s.,
Canada and foreign countries at
about one and two-thirds per cent of
The delivered value of the fruit.
Growers selling thru commission.
houses pay from to 10 per cent on
the gross amount of cost to the buy
er for the same service. This great
work was made possible only
thru cooperation rightly managed.
Monday a most enjoyable social
evening with music was spent by a
number of friends at the Peter John
son home. when a farewell reception
was given to Miss Esther Gorril. De-
icious refreshments were served and
I'll wished Miss Gorril pleasant trip
o Mammoth, Utah, for which place
she left on Tuesday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowers returned Sun
lay from their trip to Florida and are
,lad to again be back In Idaho. They
ound the weather hardly the same
n "a hours in several of the states
n which they stopped. In Ohio and
kentucky it was very rainy. Mr..
Bowers stated they saw 1S inches OF
yater flooding thru one town be-
ause of heavy rains. Their stay in
florida was very pleasant, IT being
lecessary only one evening to have a
ire and the ripe oranges, watermel-
ms and tomatoes were plentiful. On
heir return trip one day In Kansas
With 10 degrees below zero was
nough They also visited Bethany
iible schCri in Chicago. Mr.. bovw
'ates dat everywhere they found
he prohibition sentiment very a.. rag,
ardly an argument for the wet side
card in all their trip.
The grade teachers, Prof. Cotton |
nd family, Earl Scritchfield and
larry Bowers enjoyed a sleigh ride
ut to Miss Elsie Schmid's home |
riday evening, where an oyster sup
er was served.
H. R. Boomer sold Queen Persen's |
ull calf last week to Messrs. Yag-
er and Geo. Eldredge.
The Junior girls gave Leap-Year
arty Saturday evening at the A. B.
ldredge home. Misses Sutton and
IcCormack chaperoned the young
eople.
Mrs. ]. N. Hill gave Q six O'Clock
inner Friday evening in honor OF
[r. and Mrs. R. E. Hail. The other
uests were Messrs. and Mesdames j.
7. MCGEE, Swanson, Grover MCGEE,
le Vestal and Linck families and
[arion MCGEE.
Last Thursday evening MI. and
[rs. Linck gave sleighing party to
[esdames Hill, Anderson and Kings
cry. They drove to the N. w.
aller home where they spent q
leasant evening.
Verge Lennon took LIST and End
wards on exhibition pens Of old
nd young Pekin ducks, and Wilbur
layton received several LIST and End
rizes on his Barred Plymouth |
ocks and several prizes on his
lack Minorcas at the Poultry show
Boise last week.
The Busy Bee club met with MISC.
v. Perry last Wednesday evening.
The Farmers Mutual Telephone
meeting on Saturday was
airly well attended. 1t was decided
hat the postponing Of tho meeting
rom the Bird to the 18th was illegal,