The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-12-09
Annual Report of 3-Rivers
Manager is Favorably
Received
MEMBERS WANT TO
ENLARGE SCOPE
Percentage of Return to
the Grower is High -
Officers Elected

ley's two best crops, Lee M. Lamp
son made his report as manager of
the Three Rivers Growers asso-
citation at the annual meeting held
this week. Mr.. Lampson stated
that with markets that could not
be oversupplied, and with a stead
lily growing demand for the Ken
newick products, the strawberry
and asparagus crops should be
featured. Cherries, too, were
stressed in Mr.. Lampson's report,
but he advised the early potato
growers to change to the more
profitable crops. 49,. ~ a.....sss-
Explaining about the potatoes,
Mr.. Lampson showed that in for
mer years the Kennewick- -Richland
district practically controlled the
western market. With this control
the maintaining of a high price
was easy. This past year the Ben
ton City and Cold Creek districts
shipped more early potatoes than
the Kennewick-R -Richland district
ever did. Together with the other
spud districts of the Yakima val
ley the Northwest markets have
been flooded and the price for the
early potato has been shattered.
Shipping to the eastern markets
has proven profitable suntil the
later shipments, which, usually
selling at loss, brot down the
pool averages.
Mr.. Lampson thinks that the as
paragus and berry crops for which
Kennewick has established a ma
tionwide reputation, should be ac-
cented stronger each year.
The financial report showed the
cooperative concern in good con-
dition, with balances on the right
side of the ledger. This statement
contained a comparative record of
similar concerns over the United
States, which indicated that the
Three Rivers association was ex-
ceeded by but three in the percent
age of return to the grower. The
net return to the grower for 1925
was $3.50; for 1926 s6.6qo. This
Is a net average return from all
pools, which ranged from 91.2eo
on berries to 70.1% for potatoes.
The averages include a deduction
for reserves. a =
About one hundred members
were present at the meeting, which
expressed the opinion that the op-
eratlons of the association should
be enlarged to cover such crops
as could be signed up by a large
percentage of the growers of that
particular crop. A committee was
appointed by the president to in
vestigate this phase of the busi-
ness and report to the meeting.
Two new directors were elected.
John Dam was chosen as a men,
Der OF the board from Richland to
Ill the vacancy caused by the re-
moVai Of o. A. Phillips. Jas.
Johnston was elected from the val
ley. A. L. Hammang was re-elect-
ed from Richland, and Geo. Sell
lick from Hedges. The hold-over
members of the board are M. N.
hudnaii, c. j. Dahlin, Hover; Fred
Huber and H. B. Wexler, Pasco;
j. d. Sutton, Prosser; J. D. Smith.
Sunnyside.
A recommendation was made
that the sides of the asparagus
crates be made narrower in the
future, that the splendid quality
Oh the Kennewick Evergreen as
paragus might be more easily seen
oy purchasers on the eastern mar
kets.
Apparently the members of the
association are well pleased with
the results secured for the years
operations, for the meeting was
the most harmonious in every way
OF any annual meeting ever held.
The reelection of the various
members of the governing board
Is another indication of the salts