The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-01-08
DATE SET FOR
FINAL SIGN UP
FOR PRODUCERS
No Poultry Association
After February l Un-
less $4,000 Hens Come
In; Boards Ultimatum

Seventy-hve thousand hens must be
signed up for the Idaho-Oregon Egg
Producers before February | or the
association will cease to exist
That is the ultimatum that went
out from Caldwell Thursday afternoon
when Idaho members OF the board,
following a long conference with Z.
J. Dixon OF Portland. manager OF
the Pacific Cooperative Poultry Pro-
ducers, arrived at the conclusion that
the fate of a cooperative marketing
association in Idaho rests entirely in
the hands OF the producers.
Until that time, eggs will be re-
ceivcd at the local station for grading
and sale, the directors announced
This avenue for sale of Idaho eggs
is open to those who were members
of the old association, those who have
joined the new and those who are
not now affiliated with any egg mar
keting association.
Mr.. Dixon, explaining 10 local di-
rectors what had been done in Ore
gon, said that the association there
started out on 4 months membership
campaign seeking 250.0O0 hens. Last
year but 10000 hens were produc-
ing for the association. But the CAM
paign was so successful that the sign
up aggregated 325.000 hens and more
are being signed up.
Local new contracts stipulaie that
unless the 5000 hens are signed up.
all signed contracts are void. And
February has been set as the date
for obtaining that sign-up. For this
association, 100 hens is the minimum
sign-up permitted In Oregon, 200
hens are required for membership.
Explaining the necessity for
prompt work to save the association,
Mr.. Dixon said Thursday afternoon
following his conference with Idaho
directors;
an case $4,000 hens are not signed
up for the association. 400 egg pro-
ducers will be turned loose TO market
eggs as best they may. The result,
instead of orderly, collective market
ing, will be haphazard methods and
lower price levels.
at was stated by one large egg
buyer in Caldwell Thursday morn
ng that had the association not been
operating here last spring, he would
have bought eggs for 10 or II cents
per dozen. The average price OBJ
tanned by the association for members
in that period was 10 to 2G cents.
"Any egg market, like other mar
kets, is a matter OF supply and de-
mand. Too many sellers results in
a weakened and lower market. Too
many buyers naturally stimulates the
market. As there is a surplus OF
eggs in this territory that must be
shipped to outside markets, some |
agency must do the shipping With
ont the association operation, this sur
plus Will be shipped out OF southern |
Idaho by dealers and the connection
should be remembered that the object |
of dealers is profit.
mon members OF the association
profit equally with the members to
the raised level which the association
maintains. 1t may then be argued
that producers may as we'll stay out
of the association as he will receive
the benefits created by it just as men,
bers do but that he will assume none
OF its obligations. This IS true and
cannot be avoided The board OF
directors have recognized this fact
and have set the minimum high
enough so that all larger producers
must come in or there will be no
benefits for anyone"