Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-15


il shall be the duty OF the agent to
cooperate with all like growers resi-
dent selling agents whose principal
place of business Is In Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho or Montana, and who
handle an average OF 100 cars or
more OF fruit and produce annually,
for the following purposes:
"(a) To secure information as to
to crop conditions in order to deter
mine the economic values of varieties
and grades.
"(b) To work in close harmony
with growers with the aim of secur-
ing uniform methods in the harvest
ing. grading. packing. and the physi-
cal handling of the fruit from tree to
car: and to secure Standardization
and enforcement of the grading and
inspection rules of the states of Ore
gon. Washington, Idaho and Montana.
"(c) To agree upon a date after
which no contracts for tonnage shall
be entered into, in order that the SELL
ing agencies may have a reasonable
time in which to provide for the sale
and distribution of the crops.
"(d) To discuss In conference, mar
ket conditions and experiences with
for the purpose of ascertaining the
most efficient agencies and market
outlets for the economical perform
ance of their mutual contract.
'Ne) To secure improvement in
transportation and storage services
and conditions.
"(D To work out definite plans for
the development of various domestic
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perienced men and the combined re-
sources of the said agents.
"(g) To develop foreign markets
along the following lines: a. To con-
duct comprehensive foreign investiga-
tons for the purpose of knowing trade
demands and making reliable trade
connections. (2) To see that the fruit
is prepared for market so that the
grade and pack may be in accordance
with the best trade demands. (3) To
supervise the physical handling of the
shipments through to final destination
and to secure adequate insurance so
that the hazards may be reduced. ca
To secure capable foreign agents to
conduct sales abroad. CO. To expand
old markets and develop new ones by
direct contact and through the solicit
tation of special agents. (6) To devise
ways and means to safeguard and Sc
cure prompt collections. CD To secure
adequate transportation facilities by
underwriting steamship charters and
promoting new fruit trade routes. 90
To pool proceeds of sales in the de-
velopment of new markets as far as
possible, according to the varieties and
grades over definite periods, so that
profits and losses therefrom may be
equalized.
"(h) To develop foreign, Canadian
and new domestic markets, contribu-
tions of fruit shall be made in pro-
portion to the amount handled by each
OF the agents participating; returns
therefrom shared on the same basis.
I'D To secure the Standardization
of agents accounting records, to the
extent that all account sales issued by
the said shipping agencies shall be fig
ured on the same basis and in such
manner that they shall be uniform, al
lowing true comparisons to be made by
the grower. between the services rem
dered and prices secured by the Diff
ferent agencies"
No Radical Changes Proposed.
Messrs. Bassett. Moomaw and Kerr,
accompanied by ]. M. Burns, repre-
senting the solicitors office of the de-
partment, returned to the northwest
Tuesday. to present this plan and as
sist in putting it into operation.
In presenting this plan at Boise to-
day, 1t was stated that the formation
OF an exchange in no way presages any
radical changes in the status of the
selling agencies: On the other hand
the representatives of the department
of agriculture made 1t very clear that
the proposed exchange would provide
facilities whereby the selling agencies
may carry out the provisions of the
uniform contract
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