The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-14
GROWERS ELECT, MO-
SIER BOARD 9Th TIME
From the Mosier Bulletin

For six consecutive years the present
board Of directors Of the Mosier Fruit
Growers Association has served the
fruit growers of this district. .and with
the election Saturday at the annual
meeting Of the stockholders At which
s. shares were represented, they were
reelected for the fifth time, each cleo
tiOn yearly being significant By unan-
lmouS vote being cast. Thls is high
tribute to the perfect harmony among
the 100 per cent cooperative Organiza-
tion, every grower being a member
The board of directors include Amos
Root, president; Lee Evans, j. NJ.
Carroll. secretary; c. A. MeCargar +;
and Dr. &. A. Macrum. Mr.. Root has
served as president since tie Organiza-
ton was founded, serving continuous
ly for IL years Lee Evans and J. M.
Carroll have been members for 10
years, c. A. McCargar, 3 years and
DR.. G. A. Macrum, 6 years.
K. ID. Chatfeld is now finishing his
seventh year as manager, the fiscal
year ending April |.
j. NJ. Carroll was manager the first
three years, H. NJ. Huxley, the fol-
lowing year and K. ID. Chatfiled hold
ing the office since that time
Other growers who have served on
the board are A. p. Bateham, Fred
Evans, Ed. l.. Howe, ID. p. Harvey
and E.. j. Middleswart.
w. F. Gwin, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Northwestern
Fruit Exchange and II. G. Fletcher,
sales manager Of that selling agency,
with which the Mosier Fruit Growers
Association is affiliated, were here
from Seattle and gave short talks To
the growers on the apple outlook for
this year.
Mr.. Gwin explained how the war
embargo had affected foreign ship
ments, and told of the loss to growers
caused by car shortage, together with
the extremely cold weather last fall.
He declared that under the Food Ad-
ministration much of this trouble wlll
now be eliminated.
Mr.. Fletcher told the growers how
his organization had distributed Mosier
apples to many new markets in various
sections of the United States because
New York dealers had combined on q
low price at which the Exchange re.
fused to sell. Therefore one or two
cars only was placed in several large
cities.
This action will force the New York
dealers to come to terms, he main.
tained, as they are very desirous OF
the Mosier fruit He explained that
the action of the New York dealers is
really blessing in disguise, for under
the Skookum trademark the Mosiei
apples will get a countrywide reputa-
tiOn.
Following is the report Of Manager
/ Chatfield, which is incomplete, he an
nounced, because the majority of the
apple pools are not closed. He hopes
to be able to make complete report
by April l..
l79, 405 lbs. Royal Anne cherries, av
| SIC Id; 1912 l0-lb. boxes black cher
ries. av. l.02; 1856 20-lb. boxes peaches
$50. 10 crates backberries, ST. 95; S0t
crates peach plums, S.76; 80 crates
| Tenant prures, $50; 40 crates, Hun
garian prunes, $50; 81 crates Silver
prunes. SIS: GA crates Italian prunes
IS.72; l4l 20-lb. boxes Petit prunes
SAB; 2S0, l5S lbs. italian prunes, $3l
ton; 422 boxes Bartlett pears, 81. 35
43l boxes various pears, $l.04; 81
half boxes Bose pears, Sl.35; halt
boxes Comice pears, $.8l; 7 full boxes
Bose pears, $2.3l; full boxes Comice
pears. Sl.65 $50 full boxes Aniot
pears, $l.98; 439, 730 lbs. cider anC
canning apples, Sl2 per ton; 2.072 box
es local and cooking apples, $l.00
"a, l60 boxes apples in Al cars, (pool.
not closed /; 5000 boxes apples colo
storage in east; 1000 boxes on hand.
Two pools have been closed as fol
lows
Gravensteins Orchard run, 1875 ant
larger, 81. so; 1873 to 1863, $l.25 13S tc
1863, $l.25; l75 to 200, $l.00.
Red Cheek Combination grade l3'
and larger, $l.65; $50 to 1853, $l.40; III
to 200, sl.15; Choice 1863 and larger
$l.l0; l75 to 200, $50.
Total revenue for year, approx
mately, SIS. 600.