The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-11-27
PRODUCERS TO
CD AHEAD WITH
MARKET PLANS
Directors Decide to Alter
Units and Re-District
Territory; Ore. Spe-
cialist Attends

CldllSt AttenOS
The regular quarterly meeting OF
the board OF directors OF the Idaho
Producers Union was held in Caldwell
on Thursday and Friday OF this week.
the sessions coming TO close Friday
night. No information as to the de-
libcrations Of the board was given
out until Saturday when it was learned
that the principle subject for discus
sion before the board, aside from
routine business, was the matter OF
redistricting the territory covered by
the union aud also the matter OF
organizing and incorporating locals.
During the past two years the union
has been operated entirely from the
central Office. the central office having
charge OF all financing, field work.
packing operations and selling. Quite
number OF the members of the Union
from the different districts in the
Boise Payeitc, and Weiser Valleys
and from Malhcur county, Oregon.
attended the meeting OF the board and
discussed with the board ways and
means OF making the Union more sat
isfactory to the membership and OF
conducting the Union at minimum
expense to the members.
{. ]. Hurd. marketing director for
the extension division of the Oregon
Agricultural College attended the ses-
sion of the board. at which the above
matters were discussed. Mr.. Hurd
came to Idaho at the request OF the
manager, w. T. Mccall. of the Union.
Incorporates Locals
In discussing the policies OF the
Union. it became apparent that the
members present were in favor OF
organizing and Incorporating local
units as subsidiaries OF the central
organization. these local units to have
the responsibility OF financing their
own operations and OF supervising,
packing and shipping OF their own
products. Mr.. Hurd discussed this
subject at some length and stated that
as result OF his experience and OF
his observations in Oregon and other
states he had noticed that where asso-
Citations were conducted on some such
plan as the above. that they had more
enthusiastic support from the member
! ship than where the operations were
conducted from the central Office. He
stated that the Oregon Growers CO.
operative Association was being reor-
ganized at the present time in har-
mony with this idea.
AT the close of the discussion it
became apparent that the directors OF
the Union were favorable TO a plan OF
this kind. provided the members de-
sired to have it carried out. The
matter was accordingly LETT TO the
executive Committee and to as
certain the wishes OF the various
communities. and provided investiga-
ton discloses a desire on the part OF
the locals to organize and incorporate,
10 proceed with the work OF so organ
izing and Incorporating the locals at
once.
In discussing this subject with the
board. Manager Mccall, stated that
the California Fruit Growers exchange
had been operated in this way practi-
cally from its beginning and that there
is probably less dissension in the ranks
of the California Fruit Growers ex-
chaonge than in any other cooperative
in the country that has been operating
for any length of time.
Two Contracts
Provided this plan OF operations is
carried out. it is probable that the
growers in the various communities
will sign contracts with locals and
locals will in turn sign contracts with
the central organization. In this way
the members contracts will be with
his own neighbors and each commun-
i,v will be in entire charge OF its own
operations under the general super
vision OF the central Office.
After debating the matter OF re-
dis;ricting the territory covered by
the Union for the election OF directors.
il was decided by the directors TO
disconiinie the districts OF southeast
ern Idaho. Upper Snake River. Ada.
Wilder and Nampa. The two eastern
Idaho districts are TO be combined
with the Twin Falls dis;ict. the head
quarters 70 be a, Twin Falls. Idaho.
The Mclba district was created "a take