Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-22
APPLE GROWERS
EXCHANGE SUCCESS

- CORNELIA,~ Ga, Dec. 20.-A. spe-
eta. stockholders meeting was held
in the office of the Apple Growers
Exchange at CorneIia, Ga, Friday
December 16, to receive and act upon
report of the directors and manager
covering the first half of this sea-
sons business. There was large
attendance and the meeting was
snappy and full of business Of the
greatest Importance to the growers
and to this entire section.
The financial report was particu-
larly gratifying, as it showed that
commissions earned, and still to
come from apples in storage, will
more than pay the expenses of the
exchange for the fiscal year ending
May 81, 1922.
Soon after the organization of
the exchange the apple section was
greatly damaged by frost and to
many of the growers interested in
the exchange the ACCESSIBILITY of at
tempting to do business this year
was very doubtful. The directors
finally decided to go on and do the
best possible under the very trying
! conditions. They were fortunate to
secure the services of H. r. Black
ass manager of the exchange, as MIR.
Black was one of the unfortunate
growers who lost most OF his entire
crop from frost, and he has proven
his selection as manager was right
in every respecr. Mr.. Black is not
only d first class orchardist. but an
exceptionally goud salesman. The
sstockho1ders wee highly gratified
at the prices he had been able to OBJ
tain for the fruit solo. and his re-
port on indications for prices for
fruit in storage was also most salts
factory.
At the organization Of the eX-
change it wis not contemplated the
exchange would attempt to buy sup
plies for the growers until 1t had
had two or three years experience
and gradually take up this feature,
out almost from the START the direc-
tors found the prat 'ical thing to do
was for the exchange to buy in
quantity for the growers and 1t was
able to make very great savings to
the stockholders.
The directors presented to the
stockholders a resolution adopted at
their meeting, the 18th of December,
advising a change be made in the
withdrawal date, as provided in the
exchange contract with the growers
from June l to December 1. This
suggestion met with unanimous ap-
prova1 of the stockholders present,
and the manager was Instructed to
have prepared an agreement to be
e,tloJzh01InY, nho crjnCr
the withdrawal date from June to
December 1 of each year.
The Importance of this change OF
withdrawal date will be readily seen
as by that time many of the con-
tracts for supplies will be made, and
the exchange must be in a position
to know by that time if there are
any who wish to withdraw from the
exchange, to enable them to provide
in buying only for those who are
members.
Some very valuable papers were
read giving detailed cost of equip
ing an up-to-date packing house,
cost per box for packing and loading
in cars from the Demorest and Bald
win packing sheds. This informa-
ton will be of particular advantage
to other centerS in our apple Sec
ton, as the industry warrants at the
present time the erection and equip
ing of several such packing centers.
The Baldwin packing house handled
the fruit from % different growers
and the Demorest packing house
handled the fruit from 20 different
growers. Such method of con-
centration makes it practical and
essential that every grower in the
apple section should be member
of this exchange, for it insures
uniform grade and pack, which is
necessary to make apple growing a
financial success.
There were other papers, one in
particular giving actual conditions
of the apple situation in the famous
Hood River valley, and suggestions
, in the arrangements of packing
houses, control of diseases, particu
iarly scab, and a further report
from the Oregon Agricultural col
lege on scab. The scab is the worst
enemy to be overcome in this Sec
ton, and it will be necessary for the
growers to eliminate this disease
il they intend to remain in business.
. The Hood River valley were. con-
fronted with either eliminating this
disease or going out of business, and
by the use of the treatment sug-
gested in these reports they have
practically eliminated this disease.
The manager was instructed to have
all of these reports gotten out in
printed form, and to mail a copy