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PAGES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1911. from WE ARE READY TO SUPPLY ALL YOUR WANTS IN CHRISTMAS GOODS. SOMETHING FOR OLD OR YOUNG, RICH OR POOR. FOR MOTHER. SILK WAISTS . FINE FURS SILK SCARFS KID GLOVES HANDKERCHIEFS BATHROBES FELT SLIPPERS , FANCY CHINA - ' , TOILET SETS GOLD CLOCKS .i.h.i-1,... ,...,,..M..II ..m... " , . i , i- . . FOR FATHER. , HOUSE SLIPPERS GLOVES TIES . SILK HOSE FANCY SUSPENDERS INITIAL HANDKERCHIEFS SMOKING JACKETS BATHROBES FANCY SHIRTS : CUFF BUTTONS COLLAR BOXES v t . FOR THE CHILDREN. CHILD'S FUR SETS FANCY GLOVES , ; DOLLS VV " v' TOYS SILK HOODS 5 DRESSES : , FANCY RIBBONS ' - CANDY ,:v,,.. . SEWING BOXES CUP AND SAUCER AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER ARTICLES, FOR EVERYBODY. I aa'.v.'.' naa n tzm n n t I I 41 TrfiTflTHir II IlIJUIIIVl JUtiUllb WtU PACKERS OS THE 1LKKT AT THE TRIAL. (uterumrsf, Is Anxious to Have Farm ers on the Jury. Chicago. Dec. 7. At noon the goy ernment had tentatively passed 11 jur ors for cause and had a challenge penJ ing againBt the 12th. The defense wll begin the elimination of jurymen this afternoon. The' government has 25 peremptories left. The court room waj jammed again today. The government wants farmers on the Jury and closely questioned all veniremen drawn whr reside in Chicago. The packer are watching developments closely. FRUIT HANDLERS PLftH (Continued from Pace 5.) as one of the most Important functions of such central agency. . We believe that It Is practicable at once to form . a statistical - bureau which shall exercise the function re ferred to above, and that such bureau will serve as. the nucleus aroum' H.k wtu he evolved the desired cenr tral agency. ' ; We, therefore, recommend that the fruit growers organizations, within j the eleven geographical districts sug-j gested at Walla Walla, take Immedi ate steps to establish such statistical bureau, and that during the periods of fruit shipments, the sales mana gers of said organizations meet at tha office of Baid bureau and co-operate in the sale of the outputs of their respec, tive districts, each Baid manager re taining absolute control of the output represented by himself. We also recommend that, during the said periods said sales managers make the office of said bureau their head quarters, transacting the business of their respective organizations at said bureau. ' , The committee make- the foregoing suggestions, realizing the necessity or a compromise plan, for the ensuing season; but they believe that a far bet ter plan would be to combine the ac tivities of Bald sales managers In the hands of one ban, 'at, the outset. In the distribution, each district should have Its proportionate share of every market; provided, however, that to the extent to which a district has already established a market, its fruit should be offered to that market; the extent of such established market to be determined by reference to the out put of 1910. " We further recommend that, aB rap Idly as possible, In all localities where output of rruirwlll Justify It, the fruit growers organize . into local associa tions, with sufficient capital for tha erection of suitable warehouses and packing houses, not forgetting the uti lization of their by-products, and that all such local organizations in any of the geogrophlcal districts above nam ed associate to form a district associ ation. . ';, S ' 7 ' ' . We further recommend that when said statistical bureau shall have de veloped to a point where It Is desir able to transform at into a real cen tral marketing agency,' the following principles shall be . Incorporated, at fundamental, In working out Us de tails: . FunduiuenlatI Principles. 1. The central exchange should bo an organization having no capital stock and distinctly prohibited from engaging In any business for profit. 2. Membership In the central ex change should consist of district or ganizations throughout the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Mon tana, a8 districted at the Walla Wal la convention, said districts to be di vided or changed as conditions de mand. : V (Note the committee recommend that the plan of districting suggested nt Walla Walla be amended so as to constitute western Washington a sep arate district; and to combine Malheur county with southern Idaho.) - 3. The management of the centrnl exchange should comprise a board of trustees, consisting of one representa tive from each district, to be elected by the board of trustees of the dis trict organization within said district It should be provided that, oftlio first hoard of trustees one-third should be chosen for three year, one-third for two years. anA one-third for on year, and that thereafter one-third of the board should retire each year. i. The board on trustees should elect all officers of tte exchange, and no trustee or officer should bold any office or position la th employ of, or 1 be connected with, any organization o. firm in competition with this ex change. 5. The right of recall should be re served by each district," as to its rep resentative upon the said board. 5. The right of recall should be preserved by each district, as to Its representative upon the said board. 6. All officers holding positions oi trust should be bonded. 7. An annual open meeting should be held by the trustees, at which all Interested growers would be privileg ed to be present and receive a general report of "the business and affairs o the exchange. 8. Provision should be made where by upon questions of sufficient im portance, the voting trasja cf Hi trustees could be proportionate to ti relative shipping tonnage cf t&s!r t spectlve districts. Tb!l COsIl tt ac complished by pr07ldlng an auxiliary board, sad board to be composed of one representative chosen by eacn district organization,' and to be known as the council of representatives. This council would be called together only at such' times as the board of trustees of ,the central exchange should, upon the request of two of Its members, de mand the submission to the said coun cil of any specific question before the said board. When called, together the voting stnngth of each member o said council of representatives would be a number of votes equal to the number of carloads of fruit shipped by all growers then affiliating under the district organization represented by him during the last preceding season 1 Anv derision announced by the said council of representatives would ro Anal and binding upon the board of trustees, and would be entered upon the records of the said board as of th-j same force and effect as If decided by the said board In accordance . with their usual procedure. The council of representatives, during deliberations, should bold joint sessions with said board of trustees. ( (Note This plan Is In use by the California Fruit Growers' exchange, and while affording the necessary se curity to larger districts, If condi tions should require it, yet the coun cil, has not been called into service during the last six years. - 0 9. The principal functions of the central exchange should be the dis tribution and marketing of fruit and the gathering and dissemination of market information. "10. The by-laws of the central ex change should be subject to amend ment only by vote of two-thirds of all trustees, and any amendment thus adopted should 'be subject to refer endum to all district organizations af filiating therewith. 1 11. Your committee believe that the financing of a central exchange, ax herein contemplated, presents no seri ous obstacle. ' Two methods have been brought io our attention, both of which have prov ed successful. " ; One Is the plan used by the Califor nia Fruit Growers' exchange, where by an operating fund Is secured by an advance levy, per box, based en the output of the preceding season. , The other plan is that of requiring acreage notes to be given by groweib, on the basis of a stipulated Bum per acre planted to trees, said notes to be, used only as collateral and to be returned to growers after accumula tion of a sufficient fund to provide working capital. If this plan Is adopted we recom mend that the financing based upon the said notes shall be accomplished through such local banks as may be designated by the various local or ganizations. 12. Each district organization af filiating with the central exchange should consist of an association of lo cal fruit growers' organizations, or of a single organization with' its' branches. 13. The principal functions of the district organizations under the cen tral exchange should be the control of all matters within the said districts, relating to Inspection, picking, grad ing and packing of fruit, and the co operative purchase of supplies for growers. 14. The management of a district organization should comprise a board of trustees consisting of a like num ber of representatives from each lo cal organization affiliating therewith. Said trustees should be subject to re call by their local organizations. 15. Local self government should be permitted and encouraged on the part of each local fruit growers' or ganization affiliating under the central exchange. To secure general con formity by each such local organiza tion In the matters primarily requi site to successful co-operation, as herein proposed, the by law of each j such local organization should con tain provisions in substance as fol lows: 0 "That !n all matters pertaining to marketing and affiliation, rotlng hall be restricted to members hold ing ni2rkting contracts. (b) "That the trustees of the said local organization may elect to market all fruit coming under their control through a central exchange." (c. "That marketing contracts with growers shall be self-continuing, un less terminated by grower In writing upon a certain date each year." Your committee was Instructed by the Walla Walla convention to subm't to the various local associations the central marketing agency plan rec ommended at Walla Walla for their adoption, amendment or rejection and to report the results of such submis sion. The appended by laws and articles of incorporation embody the only rec ommendations submitted to us In con crete form. Respectfully submitted, H. W. Otis (Chairman), Peshastln. Wash. H. C. Atwell, Forest Grove o J. F. Forbls, DiUey, Ore. W. M. Nelson, North Yakinu Sherwood Williams. La Gran"' W. J. Tiedt, Darby, Mont. W. B. Lanhara, Clarkston. W; Miles Cannon, Weiser, Idaho." " II. D. Lamb, Milton, Ore. W. H. Paulhamus, Puyallu Attest: . L. E. Meacham, Secretary j Spqkane, Wash., Nov. 27, 19U. " 3 1 Ore 8 TOUB HOLIDAY SHOPPING. The time 6 not far distant when everyone will be arranging for .holiday purchases.. It Is very essential in order to get the greatest satisfaction that shop- ping be done early. It is better for the shopper, better for the b merchant, and decidedly better for the clerks in the different stores. La Grande stores are filled with splendid articles that -will make useful gifts. 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