The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-18
FRUIT MEN PLAN
GIVEN APPROVAL
Sales Arrangement Sup.
ported by State
Organizations.
(Farm Bureau News.)

that the Federated Fruit Growers ;
had established national sales agency
which would be ready to handle the G
business of co-operatives next January :
l, Manager A. R. Rule has been in re-
ceipt of large number of kilograms
from growers representatives endors-
ing the contracts and assuring a
profitable tonnage from the very be-
ginning. Typical expressions follow:
From Arkansas: "The recent an
nouncement concerning the utilization
of the North American Fruit Ex-
change with the American Farm
| Bureau Federation had been received
very favorably by the apple growers
organizations in northwest Arkansas
This movement will be very mpor
tant feature in bringing about one
central Organization for the tree fruit
growers of the Ozark section. This
announcement is also having favorable
effect in connection with organizing |
the strawberry grower. man is in
the Judsonia district making a pre-
liminary survey there with view to
starting a move for a central Farm
Bureau organization. w. H. Laney,
secretary of the Arkansas Farm
Bureau, is now ready to take up the
active work of the strawberry grow
ers, and probably start the preliminary
work in few day, There are strong
indications that the tomato and melon
growers south of Little Rock, and the
cantaloupe growers in the Blevins,
Prescott and Hope sections will be
in favor of a central plan for selling
for another season"
A Big Talking Point
From New Jersey: "We find that
the amalgamation of the North Aneri-
| can Fruit Exchange with the Federat-
: ed Fruit Growers, Inc, is big talk
e ing point, and as it becomes fully un-
e derstood, it is meeting with the appro-
, val of our farmers There should be
: some seven or eight thousand cars in
this section for u.s."
From Maine: "We wish to con-
graduate you on the new movement
whereby the forces of the North
American Fruit Echange and the Fed
Grated Fruit Growers are brought to-
gether. We believe there is a great
future for those engaged in this work
We are in an age of cooperation.
Cooperation among farmers as a
whole is only nicely started. There
is a meeting here this afternoon of
the Farm Bureau organization, which
is attempting to place Maine among
: the states belonging to the American
Farm Bureau Federation, and the news
that we received. The writer has been
" asked to, be present and talk to the
. members. We will attempt to bring
:" forth the latest developments of the
fruit marketing organization of the
:" American Farm Bureau Federation"
u 1--WE Are Delighted"
From North Dakota: 1--WE are de-
!. lighted that the marketing machiner,
:, of the North American Fruit Elk
- change is to be enlisted in the caus,
Of better marketing for the farmers
co-operative fruit and vegetable as
"a sociations of the Farm Bureau Fed
- Grafton. We need experienced men t.
7e' start this work, and want machine
a. that can go strong when the pisto
:. lcracks."
NJ From Ohio: "The fruit men o
e. America deserve credit for theirs is tn
M only national marketing plan of tn
}. American Farm Bureau Federation t,
m' begin functioning its first year on
81 sound, full-time basis. This was effect
ed through the formation of an organ
ization known as the Federated Fru
IL Growers, The first act of the neN
ha selling agency was to begin negous
:. tons with the North American Fru
81 Exchange, a nonspeculative, semict
acc operative selling agency already in or
80 Grafton with representatives in ever
=. important fruit and vegetable distribu
ing center was merger of the tw
=, organizations under the name of II
,ss Federated Fruit Growers, Inc, ar
=. under the management of Arthur r
:. Rule, also general manager of II
-. North American Fruit Exchan,
-. All existing contracts of Il
North American with cooper
tive organizations will be taken ov
by the new combination and the ne
lay system is already established for 9th
ne Organization that wish to avail ther
the
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