The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-04-06

printed wrappers on apples also was
discussed slightly, K. E. Miller and
others declaring printing a needless
expense. Women this year for the
first time participated in the discus
sions of the organization. Remarks
we're made by Mrs. K. j. Nicholson
and Mrs. E. Flinius. who recently ar
rived from the east. The latter de-
clared that she had found housewives
complaining that apples, where pur-
chased by the box, shrivled before be-
ing consumed. She recommended that
the association issue educational slips
to be placed in each box, informing
consumers of proper methods of stor-
ing apples after their purchase. A
bit of levity was introduced by Joseph
Frazier, who suggested that 1t be rec
commended to every household to have
half-dozen children. in which case
the apples would not keep long enough
to shrivel.
Leroy Childs stated that shriveled
apples often resulted from too early
picking. He stated that tests of him
self and Gordon G.. Brown, showed
that growers here were running their
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pears by picking them in instances
three weeks before full maturity.
While growers sometimes begin pick
ing pears in August, he said, he and
Mr.. Brown have determined that Octo-
ber is the more suitable time. Not
only is the quality better but the fruit
attains a much larger size giving the
grower the benefit of the added ton
mage.
MIR. Childs touched on spraying. tell
ing growers that application of oil
sprays for pear trees should be made
at once, and that the first oil solution
should be applied to apples by April
Is. j. H. Mohr and other growers
brought out that reflections from an
thracnose damage had been made neg
ligible the past season by application
of Bordeaux mixture during summer.
Toward the close of the meeting Mr..
Mohr urged that growers, who had
plans of efficiency for the sales organ
ization. return to their homes deter
mined to apply the practice on their
ranches, and that all would end well.
Directors named Saturday were: G..
X. Benton, +. w. Birge. E G. Brown
lee, j. d. Cutlery. J. H. Jeffrey, G..
b. Marsh, X. j. McIsaac, j. H. Mohr.
j. Il. Nunamaker. Frank c. Dethman
and w. G. Keck. The members also
voted change in the ylaws that will
enable the computation of membership
votes as tonnage votes by ratio null
tplication, in order to eliminate ties.
One of the most tempestuous Incl
dents of the meeting arose when Roy
d. Smith charged that R. j. Mclsaac
and M. o. Boe, directorate candidates
were in conspiracy to oust from man
agement A. w. Stone. MIR. Smith
warned that his remarks would grow
personal, but that he made them with
out any rancor. When he reached the
actual point of his charges. however,
M. Dragseth arose to point of order
and asked that he deslst. Mr.. Smith s
appeal to the house was sustained by
vote, and he proceeded. He euIogized
Mr.. Stone, declaring that his efforts
needed no encomiums.
Mr.. Boe and Mr.. McIsaac both re.
sponded to the charges. Mr.. Boe de-
claring that anyone who knew him
knew that he was never run by any
body. He declared that he was not
opposed to Mr.. Stone as manager but
that he would disagree with certain of
his methods of not giving sufficient
authority to heads of departments.
Mr.. McIsaac in a brief talk stated that
he was not for Mr.. Stone nor against
him. He declared that his actions. ir-
respective of the general manager.
would always be from motives that he
considered for the good of the Apple
Growers Association.