The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-04-07
ANNUAL
ELECTION HELD OVER

ever cast for directors, and members
never took a keener interest in the
election. The single ballot, the re-
count of which took the entire day. the
results only being announced after s
O'Clock, resulted, however, in the
choice of but seven of the ii directors
needed. Bylaws provide that candi-
date to be elected must have a major
ity of both membership and tonnage
votes present and voting. Those defin-
itely elected were: Il. w. Birge, r..
j. Mclsaac, J. r. Nunamaker, j. c..
Porter. Glenn B. Marsh, John H. Mohr,
f. G. Brownlee. The ballot will be
held open for two weeks for choosing
the four additional directors. Growers
will be permitted to cast their votes at
the Association Office at any time up to
Saturday evening, May 16, during bus
mess hours. The candidates to be vot-
ed on are: C. X. Benton, A. J. Graft,
j. d. Cutlery, j. H. Jeffrey. 0. B.
Nye and A. G.. Staten, members of the
old board; and d. l.. Pierson and G.
Dethman, new candidates. At least
two of the old board must be elected,
in order to fill the requirements of the
bylaws. The polls will be open daily
on week days from 8 a. m. to l2- m.
and from p. m. to 5 p. m.
While numerous preliminary meet
ings at various valley points had in
dicated that Saturdays s meeting would
probably be the most tempestuous ever
held, the time was chiefly consumed
with formal business. j. H. Fleenor,
West Side grower, created the first
sensation, when he interrupted the
mornings balloting by directing a crit
icism at the management for an al
legged tendency to smooth over recent
circumstances surround
ing the resignation of G. w. McCul-
agh, as sales manager of the organiza-
tion. Mr.. Fleenor declared that the
annual report of the organization had
expressed regrets at Mr.. McCullagh's
retirement. but that this had been fol-
lowed by circular letter to growers
in which it was stated that Mr.. Me-
had been one of the organizers
Of a New York City sales concern.
which had handled apples of the Asso-
citation for private profit. Mr.. Flee
nors' TRADE was cut short by +. G.
Miller, who rose to point of order
and called attention to the fact that he
was out of order, as balloting was the
business before the house.
This occurred at the morning session.
afternoon the McCullagh
matter was again resurrected, and a
motion that a full explanation of the
New York sales concern be given by
General Manager Stone was adopted.
Mr.. Stone, too, answering direct ques-
tions of growers, stated that Mr.. Me-
Culagh had sold aprles Of independent
during srhe Germ Of his ein-
ployment by the cooperative organiza-
tion, receiving commission on the
sales.
The New York City sales concern,
an investigation by Mr..
Stone, who was sent east by the direc-
Lorate, waStaken over by the coopera-
tive concern. 1t has been used as
subsidiary sales concern in handling
local apples. The growers Saturday
adopted resolution that the question
IF it's dissolution or maintenance be
eft to judgment of the board of direc-
tors.
At Saturdays meeting paper jobbers
and box manufacturers came in for
criticism because of their alleged
methods of combining TO secure higher
prices. The paper iobbers were char
as trusts. 1t was declared
hat they forced shippers to buy print
I'd fruit wrappers last season, when
llain paper was wanted. although the
printed stock bore a substantial addi-
.ional cost. Manager Stone, however.
declared that war conditions had had
much to do with paper prices. He stat
I'd that he had investigated eastern
markets, and that purchases of paper
here would cost growers more than
rom Pacific coast jobbers. He, too.
,ited that the increase in cost of fruit
wraps had been less than for stocks
Ised by newspapers. Fertilizer prices.
90, were discussed, growers alleging
hat stocks were now being offered to
growers at lesser price than that es-
.ablished by the Association.
Ii was explained that jobbers, unsuc-
.essful in sales Of goods to the cooper
alive organization, after the latter
made its purchase, made a practice of
cutting prices, in order to get rid of
stocks. Mr.. Stone also urged growers
% be conservative in their orders tor
supplies. He cited that during the
1ast season growers had returned un-
ised to the organization 80 cars of
'ruit wrappers. He declared that he
would recommend as a future policy
hat the growers would be allowed to
'eturn only a small percentage of their
)rders.
r. f. Miller, who was appointed at |
he primary meeting in March TO ar
.ange for a wage scale, said that at |
PRESENT the rate for steady men, en-
Dloyed by the month ranged from $50 |
o 500. lie suggested a rate of 35
ents per hour for transient help. A
consisting of Mr.. Miller, |
V. T. Forty. H. NJ. Vannier, 0. L.
,ointed TO confer with the directorate |
n establishing a wage scale.