Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-01
PRODUCERS
Of HONEY
TO UNITE
Crisis In Industry Calls For
Prompt and Effective
Action
LEADERS ARE READY
Local Bee Men VIII Become
d Part OF Statewide
Organization
ARE READY

The first step in the needed re
orgaal1auI9n o. the CanIornla Honey
PRODUCERS cooperative ENcnahst
was taken TO-DAY Waen the plans 1of
the REORGANIZATION were IaIa lndIFld-
uaAy before the 10 members o1 the
Ii Centro District. Acceptance o.
plans as outlined is a 1oreeone con-
eIaslen.
Inc plans for re-organizae-o-. we're
outlined by W. ". Culver, president
OF the II Centro local ana aIso secIe-
tary OF the board Oh directors OF the
sIa1e organization, al the 1lfst OF d
serles OF meetings 70 De heiu through
OUT the state. 4he second meeting
wlil be held IN san Diego at the
Chamber Of Commerce Saturday.
The Importance o1 TINS re-ofganiza-
ton 70 honey producers OF state, Whe-
the they are members OF Exchange
or not, ues III the 1act that III thAs
reorganization, boon the present
obligations OF the honey producers
ana the finances Tor his future opef-
atlons are beng provided.
Back OF the necessity Tor the Tx
change Reorganization he TWO M
portant factors: 1lrst the heavy early
rams promise particularly heavy
honey crop in face OF q heavy over
supply OF sugar with the result that
the money market must De carefully
preserved If II Is to be saved from
rum.
An attempt also IS being made by
certain brokers to wreck the eX-
change Tor their own personal profit,
but through the present re-organlza-
tion the honey market IS 10 be staDl-
lied and the producer through men,
bershlp assured OF market Tor MS
honey, needed financial support te
move it to market ana seInng price
sufficiently large 10 carry al eosts
and 10 provide greater net pro1lt.
The reorganization Will De carried
on as the California Honey Cooper
ative Exchange" and details are be-
mg worked out by W. ". Culver, rep
reseAtng Imperial county, floyd NJ.
HeIIuet representing San Diego
county, Reese Powell representing
Riverside county and Myron he4s
representing Los Angeles.
Following the meeting here today
nine additional sessions are scned-
uled-at Modesto, Bishop, Selma,
Santa Ana, Featura, -...4amento,
Riverside, San Diego and Los Ange-
les. AT these meetings the consoh-
dation Of the re-OrganlZed locals,
which constitute the Exchange, is to
be completed.
W. w. Culver said today: "Califor-
MIA honey producers produce 50
per cent Of all honey made in the
United States. Within the last twenty
months the Exchange mas shipped
210 cars Of California honey-36,000
pounds to d car-or total Of 7,550.-
900 pounds.
''The Exchange has created sales
organizations IN every important
market in the United States. II has
only approximately 20 cars Of honey
left to move before the new crop be-
gins to come in, and in the mean
time it has created supply depots
throughout the United States 10
supply the market as this honey
can be absorbed.
''The Exchange has a total mem
bership of 1915, and markets q crop
amounting annually 10 more than
$1,000,000. To this end, It has spent
more than 100000 in setting up It's
sales force and in making the necess-
ary arrangements TO supply It's mar
kets.
The 1920 crop was particularly
heavy, and came Just at the time wher
there was an over-supply Of sugar il
the world. The large crop of 1925
was followed by d small 40-car crop il
1921, with the result that through eZ
change methods The 1920 crop Wa
held over and is now being dispose,
OF
"Thc necessity for reorganization
lies in the fact that early rams in Cal
if0nia give assurance Of a particular