The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-06-02
UNION PLAN IS
LLW0RKEDOUT
|. BY DIR EC 7 D RS
All Contracts Accepted;
Executive Committee
Named and Summer
Program Fully Pre-
pared.

At meeting of the directors Of the
Idaho Producers Union held in Cald-
we'll on May 10Th and 3Oth, the follow
ing officers of the Union were select
ed to act Off the Union until the next
regular meeting of the members which
will be held on the second Saturday in
February, 1928:
Reed Moody of Nampa, President.
l.. S. Otto, of Filler, Vice President.
w. T. Mccall, of Caldwell, Secre-
ry-Treasurer.
Following the election of officers
the general plans and policies of the
Union were outlined by the Board and
it was decided to select an Executive
Committee to act for the Board at all
times when the Board is not in SEES
sion. The following men were nam
ed on the Executive Committee: Reed
Moody of Nampa, L. S. Otto, of Fill
er, and c. R. Peckham, of Wilder.
On motion, the Board delegated to
the Executive Committee selected all
of the powers and duties of the Board
of Directors until the next regular or
special meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors. The motion delegating this
rule also carried the provision that all
actions of the Executive Committee
were to be reported Immediately to
each member of the Board of Direc-
tors. In this way, all members of the
Board will be kept fully acquainted
with the doings of the Executive Com
mittee and will be able to pudge as to
whether or not the actions of the
Executive Committee fairly represent
ed the wishes of the members of the
Board 1850
Prior to the meeting of the Board of
Directors, meeting of the incorpora-
tors of the Idaho Producers Union
was held. At this meeting the bylaws
of the Union were officially adopted,
after having been revised in accord
ance with suggestions brought in from
the various districts by the directors.
The headquarters of the Upper
Snake River district were changed
from Idaho Falls to Rexburg and the
head quarters of the Ada County dis
trict were changed from Eagle to
Star. Outside Of the above and a few
minor changes in phraseology no i'm
portant changes in the bylaws were
made.
AS finally approved the bylaws
provide that one member of the Board
of Directors be appointed by the
Dean of the Department of Agricul-
ture of the University of Idaho. Dean
F. ]. lddings was accordingly notified
by wire that he is expected to make
this appointment and was urged to
make the appointment at the earliest
possible moment
AT the meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors held on Wednesday, May 30th,
every member of the Board from the
eight Idaho districts was in attend
ance and all were enthusiastic as to
the outcome of this new Idaho venture
in cooperative marketing Investiga-
! tiOuS diSSiOSCu lildt Tic iudHO IEO-
ducers' Union this year will handle in
the neighborhood of 5000 cars of po-
tatoes and head lettuce, valued, based
on average prices, at over 81, 200, 900.
All of the potato and head lettuce
contracts signed by producers in Ida
no and eastern Oregon that were sub
mitted to the Board were accepted.
Plans will be made to carefully organ
ize the State in order that the utmost
service can be given to each individual
member and in order that all MEM
bers may cooperate in producing the
highest possible quality of product.
The action of the directors in accept
ing the contracts of the various pro-
ducers makes all producers whose
contracts were so accepted members
of the Idaho Producers Union in the
future.