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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1912)
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1912 PAGE 7 i Not Tomorrow TODAY EIGHT NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIJi SATING. TODAY IS THE DAT TO BESOLTE TO PAT YOURSELF SOME AMOUNT FROM TOUE PAT ENVELOPE EACH TIME YOU RECEIVE IT. BY ALL MEANS, HATE A SAYINGS ACCOUNT WITH THIS SAFE, STRONG BANK. BEGIN WITH A DOLLAR OR ANY AMOUNT YOU CAN SPARE, BE DETERMINED TO SATE EYERY WEEK, TO ADD A LITTLE MORE TO WHAT YOU HAYE. THAT IS THE WAY TO GET AHEAD TO MAKE A START FOR YOURSELF IN LIFE. TODAY! NOT TOMORROW. U. S. NATIONAL BANK La Grande, Ore. NORTHWESTERN mwm F TO BE ABSORBED BY OTHERS After two or' three seasons of ex tremely successful experiences In fruit marketing for fruit growers or tne Pacific northwest the Northwestern Fruit Exchange is to be taken over by several other local concerns banded as one. This scheme lias been under consideration since early this month but Is definitely closed according to H. W. Otis of the Spokane country who Is chairman of the committee of elev en of the Central Fruit Marketing Ex change. Mr. Otis conveys the infor mation to C. S. Williams, a membei of the committee of eleven, represent leg Union county and Eastern Oregon. "The proposition Is tentative and de pendent upon investigation by com petent committees from each of the districts," writes Mr. Otis. Th'j Rogue River, Hood River, Yakima and Wenatcheo' districts are the principal ii stigators of the new scheme, but other fruit districts Including the Un ion county growers, will benefit from the transfer as quickly as the others for much of the marketing for Union county is done through the North western Fruit Exchange. "I deem the negotiations so nearly certain of suc cess that I have turned the matter over to the Clarkston, Wn., convention of fruit growers for their endorse ment," concludes the writer. , Hegarding the movements of tho convention and what transpired there, a Clarkston paper remarks: The report on the co-operative mar keting movement is considered by many to be the most Important an nouncement of the convention. The marketing subject has been discusser! by northwest growors ns a whole for two or three years and the subject has been argued at three distinct conven tions. All growers In the northwest are waiting to hear whether nnythlim detinilb and what has been accomplish ed. Until this announcement was made at the close of today's session there was no actual information available the proposition having only been final ly framed up by long distance tele phone today. It Is now ready for lo cal consideration of growers every where. This was January 5. By the terms of the provision the N thwest Fruit Exchange of Port land retires from business, and all of lis facilities and sales machinery are to be taken over by the growers. This and ether minor details will be work ed out by representatives from the various districts as a practical busi ness proposition. This will recom mend itself to every Interest fruit grower in the northwest. To H. V. Otis of Wenatchee the greatest credit should be given for untiring persistency the past two years in the face of many discourage ments. The associations of Rogue River, Yakima, Hood River and- Wen atchee are to send committees to audit the accounts of the exchange and con fer together as to management. Other associations at all points In the north west are provided a representation' under the management. Dealing with some of the questions involved in such a venture Chairman Otis has this to say: The co-operative spirit . that shall result in local and district organiza tions, with an elected house of repre sentatives of fruit growers, will mark an era in the history of fruit growing in the northwest. Then by concerted action through our chosen represen tatives we can command the attention of state and national legislators. Ad verse apple-box legislation will be Impossible. Transportation eompan- IMtfiWlH ZFEEHHEsaaassran IBL "yes, 36 horsepower" -"yes, only $1280" "yes, it is the only car of such horse power ever sold within $500 of the price" EVERY DAY WE ARE GIVING THESE ANSWERS TO PEOPLE WHO INQUIRE ABOUT THE NEW MAXWELL SPECIAL THEY HAVE NEVER BE FORE HEARD OF SUCH A CAR AT SUCH A PRICE. , A BIG, FIVE-PASSENGER TOURING CAR OF ARISTOCRATIC STYLE EMBODYING THE GREAT POWER OF THIS ONE FOR $1280 SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE. IT IS THE PRE-EMINENT LEADER OVER ALL WITHIN $500 OF THIS PRICE. 36 horsepower Maxwell Special 1280 INVESTIGATE THIS NEW MAXWELL SPECIAL REALIZE ITS SUPERIOR QUALITIES COM PARE WITH OTHER CARS NEAR THIS PRICE, IT S EXCELLING STYLE EMBODYING THE NEW VENTILATED FORE-DOOR, FLUSH-SIDE VESTI BULED STEEL BODY WITH INSIDE CONTROL, THE COLUMBIA HONEYCOMB TYPE RADIATOR , NEW DESIGNED BONNET, ETC. THE LOW PRICE IS THE RESULT OF THE UNEQUALLED MANUFACTURING AND PURCHASING ECONOMIES OF THE UNITED STATES MOTOR C OMPANY. SEE THIS CAR SOON WE WILL BE GLAD TO BRING IT TO YOU IF INCONVENIENT FOR YOU TO CALL. WRITE TODAY FOR CATA LOG. . c R. W. LEIGHTON GARAGE les will give us a respectful hearing and grant ell reasonable requests. We can i'ctate the distribution of season able apples In their proper order of consumption and can readily drop from our lints, all useless varieties. The criticism has been made that the Wei la Walla recommendations proposed a gigantic machine, to be built from the circumference toward the center. The committee wishes it to be clearly noted, however, that the central exchange, as proposed In this report, must be constructed from the center outward, the local unit being the all-Important feature. : Rightly organized la conformity '. with , the principles set forth, the locals will so control the situation that the district organization, and the "central", to gether with the "central's" distribut ing machine will be relatively easy to build. ' . : In saying this, too. I nm not mini mizing the big Job ahead. : The big Job, however, cannot be done until several thousand little jobs have been finished and the several thousand lit tle jobs are of a very personal nature, involving the acceptance by several thousand Individual fruit growers of a single specific line of procedure. To the growers, then, as Individu als, I bring two brief little messages that were adopted by the committee as embodying the whole of the pro gram. One is aimed at your pocket book, the other at your conscience. To your pocketbook wo quote the trust as old as commerce is, that "Price il automatic if distribution Is right," and to your conscience, we of fer the disturbing suggestion that "A co-operator is one who does some thing for cooperation." Action long deferred had brough. us face to face with the Imperative need of an organization large enough to at once handle a volume of business of sufllcient magnitude to command the attention ana respect of the pres ent middlemen, to reduce the cost of marketing, and to rogulate prices, on a reasonable profit basis to the end that the stability of the fruit Industry and of land values should be maintained. The assembling of such a machine In volving tho securing of trained men, men who knew the game," to estab lish a system of fruit distribution, which In Its ramifications would com prehend the markets of the world and to gather croi) and market information accurate and comprehensive, that would enable the grower to secure the correct value for his fruit, would require in the aggregate the expendi ture of a large Bum of money and would also. require the simultaneous signing of binding contracts on the part of a sufllcient number of grow ers, covering the marketing of their fruit through such an organization for a term of years, as to assure a volume of business large enough to warrant the building of such a system. There are. however, usually two ways of getting to pretty nearly anj destination. One is sometimes the conventional, orderly, programmed way; the other, a short cut. I cannot now say which of these routes we will finally travel, but expediency has set Into motion currents of Inquiry that have culminated In what we bollevo may prove the shorter cut.. For obvious reasons the details of this shorter cut could not until now be published, aiid It was only this morning that permission was obtained to take all of you Into our confidence. For tho past month negotiations have been under way looking to the Immediate formation of a "central" nu cleus, fathered by the Rogue River Hood River, Yakima and Wenatchee districts. Let me say at the outset that this proposal has my heartiest support, not as a Wenatchee man, but as chairman of tho committee of eleven, and solely because In Us ultimate de velopment It Is pledged that the pro posed nucleus shall be exponded into a comprehensive organization to take in every district that shall apply, and for the further reason that it in no way violates the spirit of true co operation as set forth in the commit tee's plan. This proposal contemplates the tak ing over by the co-operative district associations of the established machine of the Northwest Fruit Exchange, rath er than the building of a new machine. Negotiations mutually entered upon and now in progress involve the merg ing of our co-opertaive strength and tonnage with their unquestioned busi ness ability, and, It Is fair, the say, the initiative was taken by the Rogue River association and Its manager, S. S. Miller. We recognize the fact that consider abel complaint has been lodged against tho exchange, and one of the prerequisite conditions of our nego tiations Is that a thorough' Investiga tion of its nffalrs shall be made by a competent committee from each of tho soveral districts. If this mutter Is consummated along tho linos proposed, it will put absolute control of tho exchange into Wfinat I Aiim (With Apologlea to the Coah RegiiUr) I am born of the earth and the air. My eyes are of glass and my heart is of metal. It glows with .light and good cheer. ; My mission is to serve I work for all alike. None are so rich that they can buy better ser vicenone so poor they need take less. I never tire; I never complain; I am always ready when you want me. I bring sunlight into dark places. I protect your health and lengthen your days. I save you from drudg ery and danger. I do so much for so little cost.-: I am the electric si - un the hands of the growers. 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