The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-15
ASSOCIATION
PRIMARY HELD
STONE EXPLAINS DAVIDSON OFFER
Managers Report Shows Sales 0rganiza-
ton to be on Sound Basis with Huge
Surplus Banks Get Credit

York and export market for the past
two years, of his intention to withdraw
tonnage controlled by him, 500 ORCH
ardists attended the annual primary
election of the Apple Growers Associ-
alton Saturday afternoon.
| Telling of Mr.. Davidson's negotia-
tions Manager Stone said that Mr..
Davidson asked that he besappointed
salesmanager at salary of Sc, 900 and
that he have an assistant, whose SAL
ary was to be paid by the sales organ
ization. Under the terms of Mr.. Dav.
idson's agreement. he was to have
handled Hood Rivers eastern and ex-
port business through New York
Office to be maintained by him individ-
ually on commission basis of q cents
per kbox and an additional $40 per car
on all fruit shipped abroad. The asso-
citation on this basis paid Mr.. Davidson
on the 1916 crop $13, 742.72 according
to Mr.. Stones statements.
Mr.. Davidson has made an alternate
proposal to the Association, offering
to act for the agency on the same
basis as last season, but reserving the
right to handle apples from his own
| Vi CuaI0b dllu lOt lOlulCi DuSlliCbS dSbo-
ciates individually through the chan
nels Of his own Office. 1t was an
nounced that this proposition would be
turned down by the Association board.
Wilmer Sieg, in his farewell speech
to the assembled growers declared that
he would not endeavor to compete with
the Association in Hood River, declar-
ing that he took a pride in the close
cooperation in effect. Mr.. Sieg, dis
cussing the lack Of space and the Brit
ish embargo which has prevented Hood
River from shipping large bulk Of its
Newtown crop hitherto sold exclusive
ly in England, declared that the Asso-
citation had during the past several
weeks created a great demand for this
variety in Texas and middle western
points through personal representa-
tives.
| c. W. McCullagh, who for the past
five years has been sales manager of
the Yakima Valley Fruit Growers AS
sociation, made his first appearance
before local growers, asserting in an
address that he had been attracted to
Hood River because he considered the
| Apple Growers Association the most
nearly perfect organization of fruit
growers, with the exception of the
California citrus exchange, in the
| world.
Commenting on tire financial status
of the organization MIR Stone declared
that, the banks of Hood River were re-
sponsible. "You growers, he urged,
SHOULD go in and congratulate your
bankers for making possible your sue
cessful organization. The institutions
have been as unit in standing behind
US.
In addition to all the members of the
old board. the following nominations
for directors were made: A. c. Sta
ten, Oscar Vanderbilt, A. F. Bickford,
W. L. Nichols, c. W. Reed, G. Deth-
man, w. F. Shannon, Sam G. Camp
bell, H. M. Vannier. Aug. Paasch and
c. E. Copple.
According to the report made to the
members of the Association, by Execu-
tive Manager A. w. Stone. the CO.
operative sales agency during the past
three years has done total business
of $3,075, 693.57. Out of this huge
total the Association has incurred a
loss of less than $500, or but .000l6 per
cent.
The financial condition of the Asso-
cation was never on sounder basis
than at the present time. According
to Mr.. Stones report, the sales organ
ization will close the end of its fiscal
year June /, 1917 with surplus of
$55, ,399.48. This including the sum of
$4,000 remaining in the advertising
fund raised by a per box assessment
and $1l, 1870 secured through similar
process for the purpose of establishing
a reserve with which to purchase sup
plies and to assist needy growers. In
/ al cases the report furnished is def
mite from June /, 1916 up to March /,
| 1917, the expenses from March |, 1917,
to June l, being estimated.
i Mr.. Stone impressed on growers the
necessity of better spraying, declaring
that if the members of the organiza-
ton had grown a crop for 1916 as clean
as that of 1912 the returns would have
been SS5, 900 better. The percentages
of the 1916 crop according to grade
we're as follows: extra fancy, 38 per
cent: fancy, 81 per cent; and "C'
grade, rs per cent. According to tiers
the percentages were four tier, AZ per
cent; a. tier, per cent: and five tier,
81 per cent.
"Hood River" said Mr.. Stone, "is
equipped with first class experiment
station which is at all times ready and
willing to do all within its power to
assist the growers, upon whom we
urge the necessity of studying careful
" all of their bulletins and keeping in
touch with the station authorities, in
order that they may benefit from their
knowledge and experience. Growers
are urged to advise with S. G. Camp
bell, the organization chief Inspector
on all matters Of spraying.
The report shows the following
products handled the past season
apples, 979,74l boxes; pears, SS, l54 ;
peaches, 80; cherries, 9,047; strawber-
res, $500: blackberries, lO2; rasp-
berries, 20; plums and prunes, rs
crab apples, 205; loganberries, 9;
gooseberries, 4; ounces, Is; total,
1,1l2, 500. The total receipts for straw
berries for the 1916 crop reached
sI33. 263. "a; cherries, 8,l87.65; and
pears, S58, ,782.3 The total estimated
receipts for the 1916 apple crop are
placed at SLOT, 7l5. 10. The total of
the concerns revenues from commits
sions, storage, sale of ice, ETC., reach
es $264, 100, while the total expenses
including depreciation are placed at
lsl5e, 900. The sum of $4,000 was
raised for advertising, only $50, ,000
having been spent. The organization s
budget was made out last summer on
an timated crop of 700, 900 boxes of
apples. This estimate was exceeded
by nearly 800, 600 boxes of fruit.
BY deducting the general surplus OF
$50, ,399. 4S from the total of all expens.
es of the sales organization for the
past season, including taxes and stor.