The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-03-16
PLAY GOLF
SAYS STONE
FOSTERS COOPERATION, HE SAYS
GOlf Statement Made by Association Man
ager in Annual Report Agency
Declared in Fine Condition

The sensation of Saturdays annua
primary meeting of members of tn,
II apple Growers Association, called fol
nominating candidates for the direc
torate, was the statement made in an.
parent eatnestness, by General Man.
ager A. w. Stone that he considered
one or the sales organization greatest
asset ms membership sin the Waverly
Golf club, of Portland.
riaylng golf is elevating, de.
ciared Mr.. Stone, displaying a climac-
TIC ardor in his talk to the 750 growers
assembled from all parts of the valley.
IL inculcates homer and honesty in
man. 1t brings one in touch with can
talns of business affairs. 1t fosters
the cooperative spirit.
| "A recent Monday morning Oregon.
ian carried the news that | had been in
Portland playing golf. grower crit
lcised me for being absent from my
work. called to his attention that
my game was on Sunday. Sunday
sports have not been made my habit of
lie. but play on that day now for
the reason that | cannot get awav at
any other time. If occasion arises.
however, and consider that it will be
TO your benefit, | will play golf on
week days. I'll play good game. if |
Will benefit the Association. If occa.
sion requires poor game for the or |
ganlzatlon, then I'll play poor one"
Mr.. Stone told growers that plans |
were now under way for a meeting of
growers associations of all northwest.
ern districts to consider wholesale
system of cooperative buying, The
session, too, he stated, will consider a
northwestwide advertising campaign.
Directorate candidates were named
as follows: E. W. Birge. C. k. Ben
ton, b. G. Brownlee, j. G. Porter. G.
3. Marsh. j; H. Jeffrey, r. j. Nc
Isaac, DIR. J. d. Cutlery, J. n. Mohr.
J. II. Nunamaker and A. C. Staten. ali
members of the old board. Frank c.
Dethman, M. o. Boe, w. C. Keck and
Roy d. Smith.
Ialks on various orchard problems :
we're given by Leroy Childs and Cor
lon G. Brown. .
Mr.. Stone stated that the Associa- a
ION now had not worry in the world | q
nless it be from the fact that the fed s
raj government has not ruled on
whether the organization must paw in n
ONE tax. An exemption has been o
iaimed on the grounds that it is a CO. :
perative organization. v
Roy ID. Smith introduced a resolution o
I the Welfare Association, composed 0
West Side growers, calling for a /,
ut OF 70 per cent in all wages and sal a
ries of employees drawing in excess of d
100 per month. 1t was defeated by
.rong vGto. z
An outstanding feature of the annual q
port of General Manager Stone was fC
g citation of the extreme cost of
and the charges made W
middlemen in the part they play in be-
citing apples to the ultimate con ch
mer. Mr.. Stone said: tb
The following is summary of the A
end of costs in shipping fruit to the en-
-lantic seaboard and to Europe. This
Bile is given so that we can more a.
lily appreciate the extent of the pro- ID
eds of our fruit paid to transporta-
m. We have taken the Atlantic sea-
ard and European ports from the
It that very large percentage of
r fruit is handled in this way. The
It per box by rail and water to New a.,
rk and to Europe Is as follows: az az
From Hood River ~
IN Maui Xork 70 Lr,wo... | ple