The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-06-30
NEW GROWERS
COOPERATIVE
FEDERATION


plete with all the charter members.
This IS the Wenatchee- -Okanogan Co.
operative Federation, an inter-dis-
tlict organization Of eight local grow
ers' organizations All of the locals
are confined to the Wenatchee and
Okanogan districts, and all of them
were previously important units of
the Skookum Packers Association.
but pulled away form the Skookum
Association this year when that or
ganization suffered a splitup in its
ranks. The membership Of the Fed
GRAFTON at present comprises the Pc
shastin Fruit Growers Association. of
Peshastin, Cashmere Fruit Growers
Union, of Cashmere, Sunnyslope
Fruit Exchange, of Olds, Entiat Fruit
Growers League, of Entiat, Methow-
Pateros Growers Of Pateros, Lake
Chelan Fruit Growers, of Chelan.
Brewster District Unit, of Brewster.
and Omak Fruit Growers, Inc, of
0mak.
The work of perfecting the new or
ganization has been under way for
some four or five weeks past but until
the plans for the ensuing season were
well perfected no publicity has been
given to the movement. ! I is the
purpose of the new Federation to
maintain headquarters in Wenatchee
offices for the immediate future will
be in the North American Fruit Ex-
change building on Second Street All
the locals composing the membership
are marketing their fruit through the
North American Fruit Exchange and
all grower activities bearing on rela-
tionship with the marketing agent
will be handled by the Federation
Matters affecting the common inter
ests Of the various locals such as the
purchasing of supplies, prescribing
and interpreting grading rules, Joint
inspection and market investigative
work will be conducted comparatively
through the central management of
the Federation. A pooled order for
over million labels for use this year
has already been placed by the cen
tral and very considerable saving in
cost has been effected in favor Of the
various local units.
1t is not the intention of the Fed
GRAFTON to advertise its fruit under a
common brand, but on the contrary
each local will advertise its own as
sociation brands, although provision
has been made to place a symbol or
mark of quality on all its labels. de-
noting joint inspection. 1t is given
out by the officials of the new organi-
zation that a reasonable appropria-
ton has been made on a per box basis
for joint advertising by all the locals,
but that there is unanimity of opin-
ion among the membership that the
Eat Wenatchee Apple movement is
the correct thing and that the move
ment is receiving very substantial
support from a large majority Of its
members.
The collective tonnage of the Fed
Grafton as estimated for this season
will approximate 100 cars Of apples
and about 200 cars Of soft fruit, thus
making the organization in reality
one of the leading grower factors if
not the leading one in point of ton
mage is the entire north central dis
trict. Almost without exception the
comprising units represent the lead
ership in progressive movement in
their respective localities. All of
them own modern, well equipped
plants and are otherwise in the fore
front in all activities looking to the
betterment of the industry. The Pc
shastin Fruit Growers Association IS
perhaps the most compact and COM
plete of any cooperative growers or
ganization in the country, owning and
operating as it does its large central
packing plant, new cold storage plant,
lime-sulphur factory and with hotel
accommodations on its grounds for
caring for over 200 people during the
operating season. Others Of the To-
Gals are comparatively similarly
equipped in the respective localities.
The local associations now federated
in the new organization in fact repre-
sent the oldest Of the established CO.
operative locals in the district and
with the valuable experience which is
theirs over a period Of ten years
doubtless represents a stalwart figure
in the family Of cooperative organiza-
tions.
The trustees of the Wenatchee-
Okanogan Cooperative Federation, be
ing one from each Of the member-lo.
Gals. are F. c. Paine. Omak; +. H
Phipps. Brewster; c. W. Wild. Che
Ian: I. H. Logue. Pateros; F. 4
Jones, Entiat; F. V Taylor, Wenat
ehee: F. H. Moses, Cashmere; and c
W. White. Of Peshastin The officer.
are: F. Y Taylor. president; F. H