The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-03-09

part as follows:
at is believed by fruit men here
that the offer made last year by the
Apple Growers Association, and which
is still open. according to Wilmer Sieg.
to cooperate with the Rogue River
Fruit & Produce Association in the
marketing and distribution Of Yel-
low Newtowns, the principal variety
of both districts, may be accepted for
the coming year. Advices have been
received here to the effect that. Regin.
aid T. Parsons, owner of the Hillcrest
Orchards and lesding member of the
Rogue River Association. looks favor
ably on withdrawal from the North
western Fruit Growers Exchange, of
which he has been president.
We happen to know that the Rogue
River Fruit & Produce Association has
received applications from various com
mission houses and brokers for the
handling of their business, including
H. F. Davidson. who is doing a CON-
mission brokerage business in New
York. representing the Apple Growers
Association, the Spokane Fruit Grow
ers Company and other shipping organ
izations in Washington. We know that
the various applications, including the
matter of affiliaiion with the Apple
Growers Association. are all held in
allegiance and none of them have been
given serious consideration up to the
present time.
| That portion of the Glacier article
referring to the attitude of MIR. Regin-
aid II. Parsons, president of this Ex-
change, is absolutely incorrect and Mr..
Parsons has written to the editors of
the Glacier in denial of the statement.
In the Portland Oregonian of Febru-
ary 2Stb, under Hood River date line,
appears the following:
"News that the Rogue River Fruit &
Produce Association whicn yesterday
decided to withdraw from the North
western Fruit Exchange, probably
would accept an offer of the Apple
Growers Association of this city to CO.
operate in the distribution of its apples
and pears, was received with gratitica-
tion by local market men. Wilmer
Sieg, sales manager of the Apple
Growers Association, says, During
the past we have cut under each other
on prices of our fruit, each trying to
reach the buyer. and as result the
growers of both districts have suf-
fered.
The foregoing statement is inaccur.
ate and misleading, as think you we'll
know. All of the foregoing we have
been disposed to ignore. AS you know,
the policy of this Exchange throughout
its history, has been to hold itself aooi
from controversies of every nature ano
reserve its energies for its constructive
functions. However, an a ticle ap.
pearing in the oregon Journal of Feb.
ruary 29th goes too far and compels US
to register a most vigorous protest.
This article is published under the
headline, "Rogue Fruit Will be Sold in
Oregon by Organization, - Hood River
Rejoices that Seattle Will no Longer
Dictate Policy of Selling" The article
follows:
"The withdrawal of the Rogue River
fruit shipping interests from the
Northwestern Fruit Exchange, through
which selling agency the southern Ore
gon fruit has been marketed for a
number of years and of which r. Par.
sons, Rogue River fruit grower, is
president. has been received as wei
come news by the Hood River fruit
growers, generally. Tire reason for
the cause Of rejoicing on the part OF
the Hood River growers at the action
of the Rogue River growers is on &C.
count of the fact that the Yellow New
town Eapples of the southern Oregon
district and the Hood River district
come into keen competition with each
other in both domestic and foreign
markets, and it is fully expected that
when the Rogue River interests builo
up their own selling machine that there
Will be policy adopted that will re-
suit in more orderly control in the
shipments of the Newtowns and prices
fixed for the fruit that will be CON-
mensurate with the market values.
Wilmer Sieg, sales manager of the
Hood River Apple Growers Associa-
tion, speaking of the action of the
Rogue River fruit growers, said: 4
am confident that the Rogue River
fruit growers are of the opinion that
better prices can be realized for their
products if they build up their own
selling machine, and give their time,
money and attention to the advertising
of their special products. In fact, this
is just the conclusion that the Hood
River fruit growers arrived at a year
ago when they withdrew from the
North Pacific Fruit Distributors. The
action of the Rogue River growers will
have material effect upon all north
west sections that grow Yellow New
towns, as it will undoubtedly result in
a more orderly control of the distribu-
tion and disposition that is made of
their crop as regards markets and quo
tations, and | am quite sure that the
Rogue River Newtowns can be held up
to higher average of prices where
mutual cooperation is exercised, wher-
ever the Rogue River and Hood River
Newtowns come into competition with
each other and Hood River is ready to
welcome and cooperate with any plan
that will maintain the domestic and ex-
port prices for this variety of apples
that will reAaot fha full uaIua of tbo