Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-24
LOGANBERRY
GROWERS TO
ASK SCENTS
Producers of Liberty Dis
trict Adopt Resolutions
And Request Organiza-
ton and Cooperation.

The loganberry growers OF the
Liberty distriet last night adopted
formal resolutions to establish the
minimum price for fresh berries
Of the 1923 crop at six cents and
the dried fruit at a price eQuiya-
lent. They also drafted a separate
resolution inviting the growers OF
other districts to organize similar
Iy and 10 send three delegates
each to a meeting to be held at
come central point on a date
agreeable 10 all in order that the
finer points Of cooperation might
be worked out. The resolution as
passed follows:
Resolutions Passed.
Whereas, the price paid by
canneries and other buyers OF lo-
ganberries for the crop OF 1922
was not sufficient to Justify the
farmers and growers OF loganber-
ries to continue in the production
thereof. or allow them any profit
or pay for their labors; and
Whereas. the demand for To-
ganberries and ioganberry prod
ucts throughout the country is
such that the price OF loganber-
ries for the crop OF 1923 can rea-
sonably be anticipated as equal OF
greater than the crop Of the sea
son 1922, and II row appears that
II is necessary for 1ae farmers and
growers of loganberries to unite
aor protection in a demand for
reasonable and living price for
their products; therefore be IL
Resolved, that the undersigned
property owners, farmers and
growers OF loganberries residing
In the vicinity OF what is known
as Liberty, Marion county, Ore
gon, do hereby agree to unite in a
demand for a minimum price of
not less than 8 cents per pound
for our loganberry crop for the
crop season OF 1923; and we here
by agree not to sell our 1929 crop
for less than the minimum agreed |
sale price OF cents per pound |
and the dried fruit on a basis
equivalent to cents per pound
for the fresh fruit; and be 1t fur
ther
Resolved. that the growers or
75 per cent Of the Willamette val |
ley acreage shall attach their sig
natures to this instrument before
the signatures shall be binding.
Cooperation Requested.
Copies OF the resolution with
the one inviting other districts 10
organize locals win be sent out
at once. As soon as enough OF
these locals are formed to make a
central meeting really representa-
tive, such a meeting will be called.
Ii is expected that each local as
they organize viii adopt the reso-
luton of the Liberty district as
1t is or with added amendments.
A committee to be named by |
The chairman of the Liberty dis
trict VIII interview directors of
the Oregon Growers and similar
organizations in order to learn
their sentiments regarding such a
move and asking them to unite in
such plan. 1t is hoped that fur
ther influence will be brought TO
bear upon such organizations by
the demanding of the members
themselves that the directors hold
their berries for six cents.
The general spirit OF the meet
ing last night was that should
the canneries refuse to give six
cents the berries would be dried
or barreled. In the past year one
OF the growers in the Willamette
valley barreled part of his crop
and cent ii TO Los Angeles and re-
ceived more net per pound than
the growers selling TO local firms
The next meeting OF the Lib
erty district will be called by the
chairman after the local eanneries
and cooperative organizations
have been interviewed and as soon
as several other districts have or