The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-14
THE ASSOCIATION
PRICE Is GOOD
PRIMARY MEETING is HARMONIOUS
MeCullash is COmplimented All Of the
900 Car Crop Exeeet 6S Cars
Has Been Sold

Growers Association. with member
ship OF 500 growers, has advanced
since its organization four years ago.
was reiiscted In the harmony that pre-
vailed Saturday at the annual primary
meeting.
Despite the car shortage and loss of
an export market, result of war con-
ditions. members listened TO the best
annual report in the organization his
tory. Salesmanager McCullagh, who
came here last year from North Yaki-
ma. reported all but IS cars. Of 900
handled. Of the 1917 crop sold and all
but lS7 cars shipped rendering Mr..
McCullagh the compliments of the
board of directors, Executive Manager
Stone announced an average price of
81. 10 per box for all fruit of the three
standard grades sold and paid for. The
Associations total business for the
past season reaches 81 ,29S, 022. %. With
the crop quarter million boxes short
of last season, the handling cost per
box of ll.2s cents was only fraction
of cent greater
Manager Stone declared that credit
for the stability Of the organization
was due in great extent to the opera
tion Of the Federal Reserve Bank that
through trade acceptances, passed from
growers to the organization. thence to
local banks and finally to the Federal
Reseve had practically placed the busi-
ness affairs of the organization on 4
cash basis.
Optimism of prospects for the com
ing year We're somewhat dampened
when Mr.. McCullagh tld growers that
| their industry would Ee worthless un-
less they made efforts the coming year
to produce larger fruit.
'You have been able to dispose of
your export sizes in domestic markets
Of the east this year. he said. because
of the small crop in eastern sections.
But it is contrary to history for two
off years to follow in succession. A
huge crop IN eastern districts may be
expected the coming season, and il will
be absolutely necessary that small
sizes be eliminated by pruning and
thinning Mr.. McCullagh also ex-
pressed doubt on the 1918 strawberry
| deal because of the uncertainty of the
car situation.
''lf We can get the ears, he said,
Il have the assurance of W. A. White
of the c. H. Robbins & Co., Dakota
purchasers, who always buy practically
all of or fruit, that the market will be
| god. u
The meetings. calm routine was brG-
ken when Roscoe Miller alleged inferior
product and profiteering on the part
of j, c. Butcher The manufacturer
ime-sulphur solution. handled by the
| Association at a cost to growers of 81
per barrel, Mr.. Miller thought too high
and he urged that the cooperative or
ganizatlon make available a supply of
raw material. in order that growers
might manufacture their own spray.
While Mr.. Miller's sentiment had coa-
siderable endorsement, talk by C. b.
Hoyt in defense of Mr.. Butcher
aroused applause.
When it was alleged that first class
apples could not be bought there, Port
land came in for round of criticism
on the part of growers and the sales
department as being dumping ground
and that jobbers declined to purchase
good stock.
Nominations for the directorate of II
to be elected in April follow:
p S. Davidson, w. B. Dickerson, j.
&c. Porter, o. b. Nye, j. r. Nuna-
maker, f. W. Birge, A. G. Lewis, +.
II. Shepard, C. Dethman, A. F. Bick-
ford, A. j. Graft, A. c. Staten, c. A.
Reed, c. N. Ravlin, G. A. HcCurdy,
d. l.. Pierson, VI. W. Rodwell, c. 4.
Copple, II. S. Galligan, c. b. Compton
Bnd r. A. Collins. The first 10 are
members of the old board.
Mr. Stone told the growers that they
need have no fear Of securing supplies
organization was in better shape in
this respect, perhaps, than any other in
the Northwest He reported the fol-
|lowing prices for the coming season !.
Strawberry crates, IL cents; apple
boxes, II cents; arsenate of lead, paste
form about l3 cents and powder about
30 cents per pound; lime-sulphur,
$40. SO, with a rebate of 81. so on return
of barrels.
Mr.. Stone told his hearers that Hood
River could compete against the world
in fruit, if no effort were made to COM
pete against itself.
Mr.. McCullagh stated that the sue
cess of the Eales department had re-
suited this year partly from the lack
of apples in the east and the efforts of
the organization to secure consumption
of export sizes through the plan Of
selling small sizes along with the larg-
er fruit. He stated that $50 cars Of
apples had been sold to Steinhardt Il
Kelly early in the season, these large
!jobbing interests having finally agreed
to take 30 cars of their purchase in
Newtowns, an Unprecedented thing in
New York city buying. Mr.. McCul-
flagh declared that his task was made
the easier because of the cooperation
of his diseYict sales managers, located
respectively as follows: c. w. Hooker,
20 Angeles w. M Dickerson, San
Francisco, and A. W. Woodruff, New
, York city. The latter is under three
year contract. Mr.. McCullagh stated
/ that he was recently offered 100 per
cent increase in his salary by the Spo-
kane Fruit Co.
Mr. McCullagh stated that $1,000 in
advertising had been spent the past
year in New York subways. But four
! cars of Hood River apples, he stated
had gone to auctiO.
A resolution, introduced by 0. l..
Walter, calling for an amendment of
the bylaws that would automatically
makefa member of the directorate in
! eligible after three years of service
! and providing for the election each
! year Of five new members, was voted
J down.