Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-22
NOTICE OF MEETING OF
JUNE 18TH

Notice is hereby given that a
meeting of all shippers of dates
grown in the State of California
will be held on the 28th day of
June, 1884, at the hour of 1000
o'clock A. M. of said day, in the
City of Indie, California. at the
Main Dining Room of the Indio
Hotel, for the purpose of electing
a Control Committee of eight men,
bers and their successors to serve
in accordance with Article VII, Sec
ton 2 of the Agreement and Lii
cense governing the marketing of
dates of all varieties.
A shipper" means any person
engaged in shipping dates in the
current of interstate or foreign
commerce from points within the
State of California, and the term
ship" means to convey or cause
to be conveyed, by any means what
soever, whether as owner, agent or
otherwise.
The term control" means that
a shipper has legal title or written
authority to handle such dates.
In accordance with Article VII,
section of the License and Agree
ment, each shipper or group of
shippers controlling e-eighth of
Ethe total quantity of dates con-
ptrolled by all shippers during the
preceding shipping season G933-
1934), may select one member of
the Control Committee, but no
shipper may select more than four
members.
The present Control Committee
has determined that the total
quantity of dates controlled by all
shippers during the 1933-1934 seas
on amounted to 4,441,232 pounds.
At the election to be held on Jur e
%, 1884, any shipper may make
nominations for members of the
Committee and their successors but
such a nominee or successor shall
be elected only when he shall re-
ceive a vote of 555, ,154 pounds Of
dates controlled by the Shippers
voting in his favor.
Voting shall be by ballot and
each shipper will be required to
indicate the amount of dates con-
trolled by him and to substantiate
such control. Such data shall be
subject to verification and audit.
Each person who can qualify as
shipper of dates and who con-
trolls said product as above set
forth should be present at said
meeting to elect member to rep
resent him or the group with which
he may vote. on the Control Com
mittee. In the event no one shall
be nominated and-or elected to
represent any shipper or group OF
shippers who control one-eighth of
the total quantity of dates con-
trolled during the 1933-1934 seas
on, then the present Control Com
mittee will select a member and
a successor to serve on such Com
mittee until such shipper or group
of shippers shall legally elect a
representative thereon.
The Control Committee SO elect
ed shall serve from July l, 1884, to
July l, 1895.
By resolution duly adopted by the
present Control Committee, all
shippers are required to file with
the present Control Board on OF
before June %, 1884, all present
existing contracts for the market
ind and shipping of dates. Any
contract net filed with the Board
before that date will not be con-
sidered by the Board in perform
ing its functions under the License
and Agreement.
This notice is sent to each ship
per and published in the Public
Press so that each shipper Of dates
may have an adequate opportunity
to nominate candidates and indi-
cate preferences.
The representative of any ship
per shall present at the meeting
proper authority indicating his
right of representation. In the
event Shipper is a corporation, Its
representative should present a
COPY of the resolution or other au-
thority permitting him to appear
and vote for said corporation.
The marketing agreement for
California Date Shippers became
effective at 1901 o'clock, Eastern
Standard Time on June 8, 1884, and
the license for all shippers of dates
i.1zo,.ar afforfixa ac Of 10 nj O'clock
Eastern STANDARD Time, June IL
1884.
This official notice is given by
the present Control Committee IN
accordance with the provisions oi
Article VII. Section 2.
DO not fail to be present.
CONTROL COMMITTEE
tINTERIM)
By C. T.. FRENCH,