White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-15
Organization
OF Growers
Is Perfected
Cut in Wages for All
Fruit Workers Is
Recommended

Permanent organization of the
Central Washington Growers Asso-
citation was perfected and a wage
scale recommended to growers in a
meeting of the recently elected trus-
tees in the Commercial MOTEL In
Yakima Monday night. Much enthus-
iasm was manifest over the compile
ton of formative period which has
extended over more than a year.
Officers elected are: president, 4.
G. Mcdonald of Prosser; vice presi-
dent, O. D. Huxtable of Yakima;
directors, A. B. Creighton of Terrace
Heights, w. F. Hoysr of Teton, w.
IS. Webbert of Hanford, and Leslie
Morgan of Yakima.
The meeting approved a recon-
last years wages for all seasonal or
chard and warehouse work Piece
work wages agreed upon were cents
"a box for packing, cents a box
for picking, IS cents hundred boxes
for box making including nesting
and stacking and 80 cents hundred
for lidding including marking.
The wage scale adopted is the
basic wage and contemplates that as
Unusual or special conditions arise
the grower is justified to devlate
from it.
The organization meeting was pre-
coded by dinner, ]. c. Lampert,
president, and F. o. Hagie, secre-
tary, of the Yakima Chamber OF
Commerce were present and spoke
briefly, congratulating the organiza-
ton committee on the completion OF
it's work. r. H. Parsons of Leaven-
worth, president, and Major E. 5.
Gill of Wenatchee, executive secre-
tary of the North Central Washington
Growers Association, were present
and extended greetings from the
Wenatchee concern, which was or
ganized along similar lines.
"The organization has slightly over
1000 grower-members with a COM
bined tonnage of 6,442,74O boxes, ana
the signup represents "a per cent
of the 1927 tonnage, which makes
all contracts signed by growers et-
fectiye," r. A. Matson, chairman OF
tile organization committee, said in
his report for the committee present
ed at the opening of the meeting.
ct has been the policy in signing
growers not to use high powered
tactics and not make promises. We
have suggested that all community
problems are primarily grower prob
lens and that we must cooperate in
solving them.
1--WE have suggested that among
the problems to be considered be IN
Guided ways and means of building
a permanent and substantial adver-
Using program supported by all fac
tors of the industry, and careful
study of grades for all fruits that
are commercial, permanent and pos
sible of uniform Interpretation. We
would suggest that compromise
grade be worked out while
The season is on without waiting
Until another season is at hand.
I'VE further recommend the util-
ties of. culls and inferior fruit as
oy-product in order to eliminate the
of this low grade fruit
with our good fruit and still produce
4 revenue for the grower. We should
combine our efforts with such agen-
,ies as the Yakima Valley Traffic
& Credit association in freight rate
questions, strive for closer coopera-
lion with all factors in the industry
md seek legislation as will correct
many present abuses"
Trustees of the organization are
c. M. Tull, c. C.. Christensen, E. H.
zlckIer, l.. L. Fernstrom, H. n.
Lombard, c. L. Miller, F. l.. Trim
Die, Ralph Sundquist, c. E. Udell,
A. +. Guinan, Phil Rays, ]. T..
Baker, Julius Chenaur, H. c. Bohlke,
Norton, Hoyer, Weber, Morgan,
Huxtable and Mcdonald.
v. T. ,Boaz, who has served as exc
:utive secretary during the organi-
.ation period, was present.