The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-17
Meeting of Skookum Packers at
Wenatchee Momentous for
Fruit Industry.
FORM TWO NEW FIRMS
Northwestern" Officers Are Retained
In North American Fruit Elk
change Corporation.

One of the most dramatic events in
the fruit history of north central
Washington is said to have been en-
acted during the closing sessions of
the Skookum Packers association, at
Wenatchee on February 23d, when
members passed a resolution giving
the locals the right to contract fruit
with other selling agencies, reserving
only one car for shipment through the
Skookum association. The effect of
the resolution was to scuttle the old
organization, if necessary, to release
the membership from its marketing
contract with the Northwestern Fruit
exchange.
1t was a dramatic moment for the
members, allied for cooperative effort,
when the work of years in building
and planning for grower-owned and
controlled organization was endan-
gered because of the necessity to free
themselves from a marketing contract
Quit Skookum Packers.
Every unit in the organization had
exercised it's legal right in giving full
notice of its intention to terminate it's
relationship with the Skookum pack
ers. The situation was conclusive
that if the units contracted no fruit
to the Skookum packers that Skookum
packers would have none to deliver to
the Northwestern Fruit exchange next
fall. To preserve the structure Of the
organization the resolution was passed
allowing the units to market where
they pleased, provided only that one
car be contracted to Skookum packers,
and this the Northwestern Fruit ex-
change could have if it desired. The |
resolutions was passed by an unani-
nous vote.
Two new organizations have now
been launched, one is the United APP
pie Growers, the incorporators being
F. c. Paine, Omak; Harry J. Kerr,
Okanogan; F. H. Moses, Cashmere;
j. A. Wilson, Pehastin, and w. S.
Trimble, Entiat. The incorporators or
ganized by the election of Mr.. Trim
BILE, president; Mr.. Moses, vice presi-
dent; Mr.. Paine, secretary and Mr..
Kerr, treasurer. Contracts and by
laws are now being prepared and will
be forwarded at once to the units for
Articles of incorporation are being
filed with the secretary of state at
Olympia for the North American Fruit
Exchange of the Pacific Coast,
Washington corporation, capitalized at
100000 This company has been
formed specifically for the benefit of
the cooperative fruit growers associ-
alton of the Wenatchee-O kanogan dis
trict.
Name Northwestern" Officers.
Officers are Reginald H. Parsons,
chairman of the board; w. F. Gwin,
president; A. r. Rule vice president;
D. H. White, secretary-treasurer; A.
A. Prince, sales manager; j. Curtis :
Robinson, traffic manager The Off
GERS with Worrall Wilson compose the
All, with the exception of
Mr.. Rule, until recently held similar
position with the Northwestern Fruit
exchange, with which they severed
heir connections February l. t.
This move is the first gun in the
light between ]. H. Crutchfield, head p
II the American Fruit Growers, Inc, n
md A. e. Rule, president of the North v
american Fruit exchange, associated Il
With w. F. Gwin, who recently re- B
igned the vice presidency of the
northwestern Fruit exchange to con- N
rol the marketing of the apples of the fl
orthwest. The North American Fruit a.
Exchange of the Pacific Coast will ii
ave its main Office in Wenatchee, but r
is understood that it's operations will st
OF be confined to the Wenatchee dis to
rict.