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T 13 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIA. PORTLAND. JUNE 31, 1914. OFFICERS AND BISECTORS OF NORTH PACIFIC RTjTT pMTRTOTJTORS WHO WERE REPRESENTED PRICE IS KEPT UP AT MEETUhG Or WiiSllittrc w&iiwa wxv.unxi Losses Prompt Farmers to Join to Find Market. . Estate SYSTEM'S WORTH PROVED Organization Means 'Western Oregon fruitgrowers Will "Work on True Co-operative Plan That Has 3fade Prosperity Abroad. Anaction mM'smmM W&im$M- 'l.'f liispipi wim&mmSM wkmmfMi msmmMm mmmmmpsmmimM mmMm&mmtl t "" - -'--n--- - "asssSMBSSSSBJSaSSSaSBBaSS"-' f Real At IN BT MARK WOODRUFF. With the organization at the Com mercial Club of machinery for handling the fruit of Western Orcson through the North Pacific fruit distributor the true spirit of co-operation has been planted. The farmer has gone into business for himself, and the problem of iinding- a profitable market through equal distribution is being attacked under the same system that proved the salvation of the citrus growers of the fcouth, and that has proven such an important factor in producing the properlty of Germany, Denmark, Ireland and many other foreign coun tries. The distributors' organization came Into existence as a result of the chaotic conditions' of the fruit business of the Northwest 7n 1912. With 15,000 cars of fruit .produced in 1912, It was found thai the system of selling fruit In that year was unable to care for the crop and that thousands of boxes were "dumped" or fed to stock. Everybody lost money, - Problem Is Faced. In the Fall of the year the Spokane Apple Show was held with Robert E. Strahorn. now president of the Port land. Eugene & Eastern Railroad of Western Oregon, as its presiding officer. It wan known that 605,000 acres of young orchards w;re coming into bearing in. the near future- and that the crop to be sold would amount to between 125.000 and 150,000 cars an nually. It was believed that the markets of the world would consume this fruit at a reasonable price if some means could be devised by which it could be so distributed as to meet the needs of every city, town and hamlet without .gluttlng' any market The distributors organization was formed by gathering all growers into local organizations. Where growers were already organized into unions, etc that organization was taken in hs a body. Each local elected a trustee and those representatives formed sub centrala. The members of each sub central elected one member of tlie board of managers and the Bcheme was ready to be launched. The distributors began with 107 locals with 7000 mem bers scattered over Washington, Mon tana, Idaho and Eastern Oregon, the growers of Hood River supplying the president in the person of II. F. Da vidson, and a director in the person of Wilmer Si eg. Every Member a Grower. Every man connected with the or ganization in any capacity was himself a Northwest grower of fruit and pos sessed a personal interest in the suc cess of the movement. The first car load of fruit sent out by the Distributors was on July 8, 1913, from Freewater, Oregon. Sub sequent shipments mounted to as much as 65 cars per day, the total number of cars of fruit handled for the year being 8958. To this was added 1125 cars of potatoes, or a total of 5083 cars. The records of the various fruit shlp- mnnts by districts is as roiiows: Yakima l731Idaho-Oregon .. . Hood River 5iCen. Idaho-Wain. TVenatchee 322Montana Walla Walla .... SttSiSpokane These were distributed among the varieties of fruits as follows: Apples 2656 Watermelons 8 Peaches .446.Cantaloupes 7 Prunes 277Crabapples 14 Pear. 86 Mixed trulta 419 Grapes laiMiscellaneoul 40 Prior to 1912 it is estimated that 70 per cent of the fruit crop of the North west was shipped in consignment. In sharp contrast t that record is the fact that the distributors succeeded In selling 83 per cent of their entire ship ments f. o. b. the shipping point. With a strong selling machinery cre ated, the distributors found themselves able to finance growers whero the Indi vidual grower was unable to negotiate loans for himself. The 'distributors found no difficulty In borrowing 8551, 000. of which Hood River used 8100,000. Each agent has charge of a desig nated territory. From his associated agents. Jobbers and wholesalers he ob tains daily information as to the sup ply of fruit available to his district and he transmits this daily or hourly to the central agency at Spokane. From there It Is sent out to each sub-central, thence to the managers of the locals. After July 1, when the Portland head quarters will be opened with Wilmer Stesr Ijr'eharse.thiB advantage will be available to the growers of Western Oregon. .605 .105 .108 ,S14 JACKSON CLUB INDORSED Messages of Good Cheer Come From President anA) Senators, The Jackson Club at Its banquet Fri day night Indorsed President Wilson, who returned the compliment. A telegram, addressed Elton Wat kins, chairman ef the committee on arrangements for the banquet, dated at the White House. July 19, was read. It said: "Please extend my cordial greetings to the members of the Jackson Club and to the representatives of Oregon Democracy at this evening's rally. I congratulate them on the bright out look tor the coming campaign. "WOODROW WILSON." The following Joint ' telegram was received from Senators Chamberlain and Lane, and was read at the ban quet: "We appreciate the club's Invitation for tomorrow night and regret we can not be witn you. The club's growth in numbers and influence speaks well for the Democrats of Oregon, and we wish it success In Its efforts to upheld the Democracy of Jefferson, Jackson and Wilson. We trust It may prove a strong factor In the coming campaign. "GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN, "HARRY LANK." HUNGRY YOUTH PAROLED Owner of Belting Stolen Learns Rea son, Stops Prosecution. Municipal Judge Stevenson yesterday paroled Fred Turner, a confessed thief, to W. L. Crowe, of the Pacific Waste Company, 1556 Macadam road, from whom Turner stole 820 worth of leather belting a 'Week ago. Turner, who bore all the marks of a hard-working young man, was ar rested by Sergeant Wanleaa and eliarged with stealing the belting from the plant, and trying to sell it at a downtown, junk shop. He confessed and said be stole it oecause he was hungry, had no money and had not eaten for two day a "If that's the case, your honor," In terposed Mr. Crowe, "I don't care to press the charge. I don't blame a man for theft when he Is hungry.'! . TLej vs'cs on, 9s09&mi l - S--3 v- - 'r ''r '5Nyi ' ;'v4. ' OkS?X J- L"tAftv-i '-Vtvy THE announcement last Sunday of our action , in eHtabhing a Pnu t4t market in Portland was received with much favor amon property c.nt?J. errand the public in general. It will furnish an outlet for W Prpart? owntf. who bar, failed at regular sale to dL.po of holdings which they have desired in vaaa to selL It wUl furnish the real estate dealer with a vehicle for unloading- all properties which kavs failed to move in the regular way. It will indirectly benefit -very'eitum of Portland, through the increased actirity which it will cause in the Portlaud real estate market. It will aid the buyer in securing the de.ired investment and be a benef action to bin. oo eount of the unusual profits he will enjoy through buying at pracUcally his own price. Listiues are being made slowly and carefully from selected piece among the Iarg ButoKer of rroiS wtoittod duriS the part week. The number (one at a time) to be offered in tb. in-ftrarancTion-to be conducted ol clean, fine strong business Pcples in the parlor, of ons of Portland's leading hotels-will be limited, and will consequently be high claw. The ener-ies of this concern will be devoted exclusively to the i handling of real eslat. , ai.e im eiiHjira . . , o , ,un,,rin..nt " mhora vonr interrsis wouM be tion, and not m the conduct oi a mere aucuuu 11UU) Mil' ww ' " ; . . . handled between various pnncipalb or departments Date of first sal.!, complete list, terms of, and conditions of ale, wUl be published in d.ia tin), wher T you wilUM, invited To examine the properties and consult any dealer as to their valuta. 1 quiries invited. Metzger & Goodkind Auction Realty Co. Marshall 468 401-402 Title & Trust Building, Portland, Oregon ated in real estate for a number of years. FIT IN COME New Organization Will Sell Through Distributors. OTHER BODIES PLANNED Seven District Associations Embrac ing IVur Northwestern (States to Be Formed . to Market Fast-Increasing Crops). ( Continued From First Psge.) the crop of the four states last Fall. This year Its officers expect to handle fully 70 per cent of the crop. Nearly two-score fruitgrowers were represented at the meeting-. Seven pledged their respective organisations to affiliate with the new Western Ore gon association. The others were not authorized to act The following or ganizations agreed to join: Fargo, Sutherlin. Eugene, Corvallis. Newberg, Salem and Forest Grove. It Is expected that Western Oregon and the Columbia River territory will enter as a unit. Underwood and White Salmon are the principal communities on the Washington side ready to come In. Distributers' Officers Present. Officers of the North Pacific Distribu tors' Association were present at the meeting and discussed with the local growers the need of co-operation and iu. .n,di of brlnsrlng It about. 3. H. i hi, ..." Bobbins, general manager, discussed the entire plan, iio imwoto numerous questions to the apparent satisfaction of his hearers. One of the principal objects." ex plained Mr. Bobbins, "is to secure abso lute uniformity In pack and grade. In this manner we can secure a market for our entire output. "It is not a sin to sell class C fruit, but it la a crime to sell class C prod ucts and call them, 'fancy or 'extra fancy.' " N C. Richards, or morcn laaima, eral counsel for the North Pacific Dis tributors, presented a tentative set of rules and by-laws similar to those In the various other communities already organized. Wilmer selg tilves Asslstaaee. Wilmer Sieg, of Hood Kiver, a direc tor of the North Pacific Distributors, who recently was appointed to take i - . th. Portland office Of that organization, also gave much valuable assistance In forming xne piano. wv. man have to get together now." he said, "and work for the pres ervation of their industry. "Within the next two years we will . , intn hAArinff nave new oraiwu, . - that will give the four Northwestern M r AC it A A a vsi nf states an aggregate oi , - A m 1 nt of these apples aione. ui -- - orchards will not bear marketable fruit and a lot or otners wm uv v " C.yi their full quota, but suppose only half of them bear and the remaining hall produce only half a car a year apiece, we will have 146,000 carloads of apples. "Just think of the problem that that situation presents; the transportation, the marketing and the ,'trlbtl;,rl, "With only 15.000 cars for the entire Northwest in 1912 the marketing sys tem was taxed. So you see there Is a lot of work to do." Competitors Are Cited. Various speakers advised also that the Northwestern Browe".n,oul,dJ,n,ot hold too lofty an idea of their Indus try New York State alone, they point ed out, produces more than twice as many apples as the four Northwestern states combined. Michigan Colorado and Virginia also are great fruit pro ducers and worthy competitors of the was emphasized by all speakers that further planting of new orchards should be discouraged and. that the ef forts of ambitious real estate agents to dispose of good agricultural land under the guise of potential orchard property should be counteracted. "There Is no room for any more or chards in the Northwest," was the em phatic assertion frequently reiterated. The growers seem to be deeply in earnest in their plans and expect : to get their organization to work before this year's crop comes onto the market. Those Attending Named. The following growers att-v'ed: j. o. Holt, Eugene; J. Conger. White Salmon; J. H, M-v.rackeu, Un derwood. Wash.; S. x. Pratt, Corr-lis; H E Crowell, Dundee; W. C. Haro.ng. Roseburg; F. W. Franz, Sutherlin; C. B. Brand. Roseburg; W. 5L Dickers -m. Hood River; U H. Roberts. Salem; I T. Reynolds, Salem; J. B. Eakin; H. G. Campbell. H. C. Eakin. Robert Ewlng, Dallas; D. W. Rumbaugh. Albany; H. Wood, Grants Pass; D. R. Hill, Med ford; George H. Kaufman, Medford; G. K. Fargo, Fargo, Wash.; Henry Gerta, Dallas. The officers of the distributors attending are: President H. F. David son, Hood River; General Manager J. H. Robbins, Spokane; General Counsel N. C. Richards, North Yakima; Bales Manager Witmer Sieg, Hood River. VOLUNTEERS HOLD REUNION First Oregon Cavalry and Infantry Members Meet In Tillamook. The First Oregon Cavalry and In fantry Volunteers held their annual re union at Tillamook City Wednesday. Those present were: W. J. Sargent, J. M. Shelley, A. T. Drlsko. Company A, infantry; Marcus Talmadge, J. E. Brown, Alfred Davis. J. M. Kelty, Com pany B, infantry: W. A. King, A. B. Leonard, W. P. Hall, Company C, In fantry; W. M. Hilieary, W. H. Klum. Company F. Infantry; George A. Hard ing Company E, Infantry: R. Callison, Company H, infantry; R. W. Downing, V. Colvig, Company C, cavalry; George T.'Ledford, Company D, cavalry. The next reunion will be held In con nection with "the state encampment G. A- R. at McMinnville In June, 1915. BRIDGE SPANS MOLALLA Willamette Valley Southern Struc ture Ready lor Rails. OREGON CITY, Or., June to. (Spe cial.) The bridge of the Willamette Valley Southern across the Molalla River near the town of Molalla is com pleted and ready for the tracklayers. The structure is one of the largest on i, an,a rrnMM the broadest stream on the route between this city and Mount AngeL The bridge is about 800 feet long, I 1 J I V. r, rrvnu r, U a n r4 th nin lUUUUtll$ . " O ' . -' across the channel Is 140 feet. . The trestle is construciea oi hjios. the span of steeL The first work was done about one month ago. TWO GIRLS SEEK HUSBANDS Ohioans Say They Are Good House keepers and Want to Come West. Saying that .they were "not looking for angels, but Just men who had a decent respect for a woman." a young woman of Cincinnati, O., has written to the Portland Chamber of Commerce, asking that It find husbands for her and Jier sister. "We are alone In the world and our thoughts have been turning toward the Golden West." she writes. She says that there are plenty of men In her own city, but she expressed considerable doubt as to their con stancy. She says she and her sister are splendid housekeepers, and ex presses a willingness to live on a farm. W. L. Crlssey, of the Commercial Club, wrote to the young woman that, while the club was not in the roatrl- ii o"nr r-u hiiKiness. he would al low her wants to be known to young men of Oregon. Burnside Bridge Closed. The Burnside bridge was closed at . a, -. -i i. i n.ht ami will remain closed until noon tDday for repairs. A count of the srniisl rlnss of a Csll fornla redwood tree tndic-ted that It t-gn OREGON BOX Hi FAVOR APPLE PACKAGE WILL UK STAND ARD whk! congress acts. Raker Bill, Reported by Cess mlttee, ladorsed by All Braacbrs of Fralt Trsde la West. ORIGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 20. Ths Oregon apple box will become the standard sppls box for the entire United States. If Congress can find time to pass ths Raker bill, which was favorably reported recently to the House by the committee on coin age, weights and measures. "The bill." says ths committee re port, "will establish for the producer a broader and more stable market; It will give the distributor confidence In the integrity of the box and the gral. and It will assure the consumer of bftli the quality and quantity of th (od which lie buys. This tneaaure has te celved practically the unanimous ap proval of all branches of tha sppla trade which use tha box Instaad of the barrel, and repr-ntatlva of fruit grower, fruit Jobl-era. horticultural aociailea, boards of traria. graiig-a, conmila-lon merchant-, apple shippers and esportere from all parte of the United Htataa, with ecarraly a dl-a-ft-In voice, urea Its paaiaga. It estab lishes a atundiird bo of the -miie dimensions In general and rualnniatf u-e throughout tha l'nlt-d Ml- -li-te tha apple bos la tiaed. whl- h covers the meatarn half of tha country." Tha bill provld-a for a hos hr im by It Inohaa, Inalile tn-wauramcela. containing 1171 S runic Im-haa hmall-r boxaa aliall ha plainly maraad "ahort box," or with tlie actual rapaclt- of the bo. Tha aiandard of tha fmlt contained In tha box la fued atxl It la required that tha name of tha v-ritr and the nainber of epnl ahall M stumped on tlia bo A deviation of three applet from tha number la allowed 100 High Grade Canvas Tnnta all HIZM 0 Vl- ues for $9.0o 200 Camp Stoves, best grade sheet iron, portable, 1.50 value, sale price S5? ' 150 Cans Bennett's Brilliant Shine Sold everywhere at oc. sale price xvt: 1000 Cans "Standard" Paints and Varnishes, all kinds, on sale at about Half Price. $1.50 Bais- Hooter's Floor Paints, all col- tors. in ong- Jinal cans, not damaged. Sale price 8iC r..m oS anil annrmons facil ities enabled us to swing this giant deal! n mnnnn ntTtli nf fill vara Stock CAD- . a v., si-iii frnm tha inanranca Underwriters IU1CU V J MIWUH a.v j .v. .ntlil rn aala this Week at OUT Wrt- auriug buo im - house. Act quicr oeiort aese seusvua are gone i Famous JJiamona Tires at V4 Off Guaranteed absolutely perfect. $lo.7o Bue, juxj', 2 $17.75 aire, 34i..' 2 75c Plumb ers' Force Cutjs Savo manv a plumb ing 'bill. Sale price 35? $2.50 Uoll galv. Bnrb Wire, on sale $1.70 $1.50 ToUet Seats, tale price 08 Alien & liewu First-class All kinds. sale price lS's ...J11.80 ...113.30 ilM5 $27.00 inner lube 1 1 25c Preserves. condition S'Jo.9. aite. All oilier siiea jiie-t hie alock tl al same reductions $1.40 "Royal Brand" Nickeled Copper Tea Kettles, at illustrated. y C Salo price, while they last .... jC $1.25 Royal Nickel-Plated Coffee and Tea Pots, 3-pt. L. site. S'le price CO Best Grade of 5c Matches One duren pavlage, tale price 30 T.TTS.A SPECIAL $1.50 Sacks of Honr for $1 500 tacks of La Grande Mills best Patent Hour. FirU d 1 -i ,Jit; Reerular $1.50 valu tS X J J Mail Orders Filled J. SIMOJN Sc tSKO. Largest Stock Brokers In the West. Front and Urant bis. Take " tar Sab Xhlrd are. 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