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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1914)
8 the ?.ronxTXo oREGoms, Wednesday, may 20, 1914. FRUITGROWERS GET MARKET FACILITIES Distributors' Association Ex pects to Control 65 Per Cent of Crop in Three States. SELLING PLAN OUTLINED Campaign explaining Co-opera 1 1 ve System to Be Begun by New Port land Manager local Organ izations Will Be Formed. BT MARK WOODRUFF. Through enlarging its facilities, as Indicated by the establishment of an additional headquarters at Portland, and with a record of one successful year, the North Pacific Fruit Distribu tors expect to control 65 per cent of their business, and the orchards this year are in the finest kind of snape. rrv ii uKur nf Wniln. WfliliL Dointed out that the Distributors had handled more grades of rrvit and thus cut aown orchard losses. Hood Elver will furnish 600 or tne S000 E-rowers who form this Distribu tors organization this year. we are eatisnea ai nuuu ci cvj be doing business for ourselves." de clared H. F. Davidson. "We had op position last year, but this season all the growers ' around there are joining the Distributors." BERTHA MYERJTWILL FILED A." C. Callan Named Administrator ol George H. Uolden Estate. Property valued at approximately $13,300 owned by her at the time of her death is disposed of by Bertha Myers in a will filed for probate yes terday in County Clerk Coffey's of fice. Carrie Myers petitioned for her own appointment as executrix. The beneficiaries under the will are Tillie Abranamson. of Los Angeles; isidor H. Myers, of San Francisco: Tessie Steinway, of Sacramento: Ike H. Myers, of New York City; Lillian Herst, Far Rockaway, N. Y.t and Carrie Myers, of Portland. On petition of Mrs. Mary L. Holden, Circuit Judge Cleeton yesterday a.p pointed A. C. Callan administrator of the estate of George H. Holden, who died at Battle Creek, Miclu, leaving an estate in Portland valued at approxi mately $20,000. Mr. Holden was a resi dent of Minneapolis, but for several FRUIT GROWERS WHO WILL HAVE CHARGE OF NEW PORT LAND SELLING AGENCY. . 1 Vv' y " i - . William SleK. the fruit crop of the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho during the sea son of 1914. .The organization also expects to maintain a uniform price to grower and i onaumer, to stabilize the market and to place the fruit industry of the North west on as firm a business basis as any other Industry. Wilmer Sleg will be in Portland as district manager of this farmers' co operative selling machine. He will have direct connections with 76 brokers in all parts of the United States who are handling fruits of the Northwest ex clusively, as well as local machinery comprising the selling facilities of sal aried agencies at Spokane, Butte, Cal gary, Regina, Minneapolis, Omaha, Chi cago, New York and San Francisco. Manager Sieg will be in position to make advances to Distributor-amliated growers ' on "prospects" and on de liveries. One of the first things that will be undertaken by Manager Sieg wjll be an educational campaign whereby the bpnetits of co-operative selling may be made plain to growers. , All of the workings of the Distributors will be explained. Then he will begin a cam paign of education to show the grow ers how to assemble mixed car lots in order to meet the demands of the buy ers, the proper methods of packing, when the fruit should be picked in or der to reach the markets in the best condition and the establishment of ade quate storage facilities. The North Pacific Fruit Distributors was established out of the losses e3tab - lished by the fruitmen in 1012. When the applemen of the Northwest met at Spokane in the Fall they elected Robert K. strahorn. now of Portland, as . president. His nrst work was to ap point a committee to work out the problems connected with a co-operative selling plan. The Distributors was the answer. Organisation Belongs to Farmers. The "success of the Distributors is nothing more than the application of "horse sense" in making use of knowl edge gathered concerning production and distribution of products. Analyzed, t "supply and demand" mean cost and distribution. The Distributors was builded by the farmers, of the farmers and for the farmers. It is maintained by making a charge ' of 10 cents a box for selling apples, 5 cents a box on some other fruits and even less on others. The great volume of business that it handles enables the Distributors to pay the expenses of a large selling organi zation, scattered all over the world, to pay for special telegraph wires over ' which the headquarters gather Infor mation as to the prospective crops, the . fruits available in any market of the ' country and to learn where to direct the shipment of its cars. If. at the end of the year, there is a balance left . the amount is returned to the farmers. The Distributors began business at their Spokane- headquarters last June. '. and between that date and April, 1914, they handled 3958 cars of fruit, worth 93.069,935.51. In every case, it is said, the grower received satisfactory returns for his fruit. The Distributors succeeded In getting the fruit to the consumers at . prices at which they would buy It. Farmers Organised In Groups. In making these marketing facilities available to the Willamette Valley and : other fruit sections of the state, Man ; ager Sieg will organize the farmers Into local associations. The locals will elect their own dele- gates to their sub-centrals and these delegates will elect their own manager, ; inspectors and other officers. The dele gates to the sub-central also will elect delegates to take places on the highest governing board at Spokane. At the annual meeting at Spokane Monday President H. F. Davidson, of Hood River, was re-elected, as was H. C Sampson, secretary, and all asso ciated officers. The reports submitted thow 135 affiliated local organizations, doing business through nine sub-central s. The men present at the annual meet ing were the growers of fruit, men who have gone through good and bad years, when the crop was short and when it was long, and some of them talked. "Stability of market and the estab lishment of confidence in the grower are the two big things accomplished by the Distributors," said F. M. Slagle, of Pullman. "For three years prior to 191S the growers were Indifferent. They had come to believe that they would not get a fair price for their fruit under any circumstances, and they had no courage to go ahead. One year of the Distributors has given them faith in years had been a large stockholder in The Dalles & Mosier Timber Company. An order was signed by Judge Clee ton fixing $326.78 as the amount due the state as Inheritance tax by Mrs. Alice bheehy, for her portion of the estate of her husband. William Sheehy, who died in July, 1913, leaving an es tate valued at 69,145.25. Of this amount, Mrs. Sheehy inherited $37,-678.21. STREET PAVING PLANNED GO Jf TRACTS LET AM PROCEEDISG RELEASED TODAY. City Council Also Will Be Asked to Accept Improvements Mow Com pleted on Several Streets. Although the majority of large street improvement proceedings are being held up while paving classifications are being arranged by the city department or puoiic works, a number of proceed ings will be released by the City Coun cil today, and will start on their regu Iar course. They will be completed auring tne coming Summer. It is said. The proceedings to be released today are ror improvements on the following streets: East Second street from Broadway to Holladay avenue; Webster street rrom Denver avenue to Delaware ave nue: portions of Nevada street and Fifth street, as a district, placed i file. Contracts will be awarded today for improvements on the following streets: Kast Fifty-second street from East fetarK street to north line of lot 63, Melrose, extended easterly, to M. Han sen for concrete pavement: Oregon street from Union avenue to Grand avenue, to Warren Construction Com pany for bitulithic pavement; portions oi inompson street, Sacramento street. East Fifty-fifth street. East Fifty-sixth street and East Fifty-seventh street, as district, to Giebisch & Joplin for gravei-Ditulithic pavement. , The Council will be asked to accept formally improvements which have been completed in the following streets: East Second street from Broadway to sewer in East Second street 40 feet north of north line of Weldler street, by Fox & Co., amounting to $148.30; East Sixty-soventh street from 210 feet south of Royal avenue to south line of Royal avenue, by Azar & Co., amount ing to $185.28; East Sixty-eighth Etreet from 160 feet south of Royal avenue to the south line of Royal avenue, by Charles Solomon, amounting to $184. 0; East Davis street and East (ilisan street! by William Lind, amounting to $33.-027.68. BENEFIT CONCERT TONIGHT Raising of Funds for Salvation Army Object of Entertainment. Mrs. Frances Striegel Burke, who has an international reputation as a pianist, will make her concert debut in this city by playing solo selections at a concert to be given tonight at 8-15 o'clock at Lincoln High School audi torium. The object of the concert is to supply funds to help the relief depart ment of the Salvation Army in this city. Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer, who is in charge of the programme, will render several solos. She will be assisted by Mrs. Frances Striegel Burke, Mrs. Delphine Marx. Miss Evelyn Carvel. Rev. Frank W. Gorman. Norman A. Hoose, Hartridge Whipp, Dr. R. M Emerson and Mrs. Bauer's Tuesday Aft ernoon class. v Reg.U.SwPat.VOfrice asu we Automobile owners everywhere are rapidly learning to buy tires on a real business basis, viz: the basis of ultimate economy. That is the reason why "Nobby Tread" Tires are today the largest selling high-grade anti-skid tires in the world. 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His assistants are: Miss Lyda Bell, of Monmouth; Miss Mayme Radabaugh, of Pleasant Hill, and Miss Harriett Morsman, of Cres-well. A Bed Bug Cure, Aslr for Insecticide. Plummer Drug Co, 3d and Madison. Adv. GALA DAY IS NEAR THREE CELEBRATIONS AT OREGON CITY TO BE COMBINED. Rose Show, Booster Day. aad Stock Show Promise to Hake Saturday Greatest Festal Period. OREGON CITY, May 19. (Special.) The combined Hose Show. Booster day and Stock Show, in this city Satur day, promise to make the day the greatest festal one in Clackamas County. In the past Oregon City has observed the annual Rose Show and on another date the Booster day and Stock Show. The formal programme will begin shortly before 10 o'clock in the morn ing, with an address of welcome by Mayor Jones. This will be followed by the stock parade, in which all the best livestock of the county will be entered. At 1:30 o'clock in the after noon the largest parade of the day, divided into three sections, will march the length of Main street and back. Hundreds of children, floats from lodges and' business houses and gayly decorated automobiles will be in the parade. The motorboat races are also set for the afternoon. Two cups have been, offered for the winners of the two principal races the free-for-all and the 16-foot boat race. The roses will be displayed all dur ing the day, and in the afternoon the judges will select the prize-winners. The Stock Show will also be an all-day event, and from indications the number of animal entries will far exceed those of the previous shows. Merchants are preparing to decorate their stores, and the general commit tee has offered prizes to the best decorated business house. Memorial Services to Be Held. Peter A. Porter Circle, No. 25. Ladles of the Grand Army, will go to the Christian Church at St. Johns at 2 P. M. next Sunday for memorial serv ices. At 7:45 Sunday evening memorial services will be held in the methodlst Church at University Park. ODDFELLOWS' LODGE ON M'MI.VSVILLK HOST TO 59TU SES SION OF STATE BODY. First Day Is Given Mostly to Grand Encampment and Programme Ends With Reception at Ntsht. MMINNVILLE, Or., May 19. (Spe cial.) The fifty-ninth session of the Grand Lodge of Oddfellows of Oregon opened its session here today with the locaj lodge. Occidental Lodge No. 30. More than 1000 delegates are here. Various committees of the local organ ization met the visitors who arrived yesterday up to a late hour. McMlnnvllle has taken on a decora tive appearance for the occasion. Main street is decorated with flags and streamers and the city pavilion has been converted into a festival hall. It 1 the only structure in the city th&t could make an attempt to accommodate such a large gathering. This forenoon was given mostly to the Grand Encampment and the Re bekah assembly. Today's programme closed with a reception at the audito rium tonight. Durig the day the local band entertained; Tomorrow will be the busiest day of the three-day session. In the morning at 9 o'clock will be held a special ses sion for degrees. At 10 o'clock there will be a regular session and at 1 o'clock there will be a grand parade of all branches of the order, in which other organizations will participate. This will be followed by grand dec oration of chivalry at the City Park. The regular session will take up its work again at 3 o'clock in the after noon, and early In tne evening a band concert will be given on Main street, followed by a reception. Other fea tures of "Wednesday's programme are to be the Muscovite parade and a Mus covite meeting in Burns' hall. Marlon Rancher Is Exonerated. ASTORIA. Or., May 19. (Special.) A verdict of not guilty was returned th' aJtarnoon by the Circuit Court jury TIRES A SAFE BUY BALLOU & WRIGHT Handle Everything Betfor AUTOMOBILES MOTORCYCLES AND BICYCLES BROADWAY AT OAK In Seattle at 817 East Pike Street in the case against F. M. Ford, a Marion County rancher, who was accused or attempted attack on an 8-year-old girl at Gearhart. The Jury was out only five minutes and reached a verdict on the second ballot. NEW OftPHEUMJS RUSHED Building Xow Constructing Will Be Ready September 1. H G Robertson, general manager of the Suilivan & Consldine syndicate for the Pacific Coast, is in Portland on business connected with the interior work in the new Orpheum Theater building, now constructing at the southwest corner of Stark street and Broadway, and under lease from the Blodgett Company, the owners. Mr. Robertson said yesterday that the new playhouse will seat about 2500 persons, divided about equally bstween the lower floor and a single balcony. Mr. Robertson regards the location as the best theatrical site in Portland. He was assured yesterday that the building will be rushed for occupancy Septem ber 1.