SEOOND SECTION UNITKO IMtlvSS ASSOCIATION Full Lcnaoil Wire Iteport. PAGES 9 TO 10 Tho only paper In tho world published In ft city tho size of Mcdfocd having a lensod wire. FOURTH Y1DAJI. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, "MARCH 6, 1910. No. 299. An Old Adage Applied to Growing and Marketing Commercial Fruit Medford Mail Tribune How the Orchardists of the Rogue River Valley Are Working It Out rinilK old ndngo, "III union thoro i Btrongth," ban come to huvo an lidded incntiititr to tho orchard ists of tho Rogue Rlvor vnlloy, who are applying tho principle therein to tho growing and marketing of com inorolnl fruit from this nootion. No longor will each orchnrdist work for 1i!h own Rood, to tho detriment, if it so obtain, of his neighbor, but through tho medium of tho lingua Hlvor Fruit & Produce nsHocintion all will work together for tho com mon Rood. Tho movement for tho formation of tho association wuh started bov ' ornl inouthu ngo by local orchardists who realized that in order to obtain txjreonal, to any other offico or position, in tho employ of tho Rogue River Fruit & Uon' projxsrty, real and Hocnrc tho same. 0. To make and execute contracts (Produce aBaoclation other than in ftirthoranco of tho business of prcoidont, vice-prcBidcnt, auditing thiH corporation committco man, sccrotnry or treas- 10. Tofdo and perfonn generally urcr; nor shall tho manogor hold any nny and everything noceHHnry, prop- other offico or position with this cr or convenient to carry into of- corporation other than that of mnn fect tho objects and piirjoscfl above nger. ntatcd. Section 7. No officer or director of this corporation shrill hold any offico or position in tho employ of Artiolo III Tho duration of this corporation Hhnll he porpetunl. Article IV Tho principal place of JuiHincBH of thin corporation shnll bo nt tho city of Mcdford, Or. Article V Section 1. Tho enpitnl stock of thin corporation Hhnll Uo $.rj0,000. tho highest roHtilts co-operation wuhI, bJ,"n.A. C"P, H,oc77 .be divided into C000 shnres of the necessary. At a rocont nicotine of tho Roguo Hlvor Horticultural society n com mittco of 16 was nppointcd to draw Incorporation paper and by-laws for such an organization. Tho com mittco represents all sections of thq Horuo Hlvor valley from Merlin on tho north to the California lino. Its personnel follows: J. W. Merritt, Central Point; 0. A. Hovor, Phoenix; II. E. Galo, Mer lin; George A. Hamilton, Grants Pass; C. 13. Selleck, Murphy; Hor ace Poltou, Gold Hill; L. K. Hunk, Englo Point; J. A. WoHtorlund, Mod ford; C. E. Whislcr, Mcdford; C. 1). Knelt, Ashland; Y. A. Sumnor, Mcd ford; Gordon Voorhics, Portland; Chostor WriRhl, Ashland; F. H. Cowles, Mt-dford; E. V. Curtor, Ash Innd, and H. II. Parsons, Mcdford. Aftor being in session somo time tho committeo succeeded in complet ing its work and on April 10 nt 11 a. m. a mnss mooting of tho stock holders will meet to perfect tho or ganization by tho election of officers. In tho meantime Dr. J. F. Hcddy has been employed to tnko charge of tho subscriptions to (ho capital stock of tho association. Ho will bo as sisted by each member of tho com mitteo. , Tho completo articles of incoqvo rntion and by-laws of tho nssocin , lion follow: Articles of incorporation of tho Rogue Hlvor Fruit & Produco nsso ciution : Know nil mon by those presents, that wo, tho undorsigncd, C. II. Gil lotto, Ashland, Or.; O. A. Hover, Phoenix; W, A. Sumner, Mcdford; G. A. Hamilton, Grunts Pass, and II. E. Galo, Merlin, do hereby nssocinte ourselves as n corporation undor the gonornl incorporation laws of tho stato of Oregon, and wo do hereby ndopt tho following nrtiolos of in corporation: Articlo I Tho nnmo of this cor poration shall bo tho Rogtio River Fruit & Produco association. Articlo II Tho objocts nnd pur poses of tho Roguo Hlvor Fruit & Produco association shnll bo: 1. To piok, grado, pack and to buy nnd sell, direct or on commis sion, frosh and prepared fruits nnd othor farm products of all kinds. 9 Tn I..... a.ll .l' .1l !.. tl w uwj, nun llliu UUUI( III 11111 ana othor fnrm products packing material, orchard supplies, spraying material and machtnory. ' 3. To buy, rent, lonso, ncqulro nnd improvo such roal estate ns mny be roquircd in tho business of this corporation. 4. To buy, rent, lonso, build, ao quiro and oporato packing houses, warehouses, offioos nnd other build ings, rnilrond trnokH and wngon ronds, and to lonso or soil tho snmo. 5. To buy, rent, loaso. aonuiro. build and oporato prooooling plants, ico tnotorios, oold-storngo plants, dryors, onnnorioa and by-produots faotories, nnd to lonso qr sell tho snmo, 0. To mnnufnoturo nnd soil loo nnd distilled wntor, spray materials, boxon nnd all kinds of fruit, nnd produoo suppllos. 7. To fix such ohargos, tolls and. commissions on snlos and oporntivo work in tho business of the associa tion ns may bo roquirod to moot tho oxpoiiBos nnd othor financial noods of tho nssoointlou. 8. To borrow money on bonis, not08 or othorwiso, nntl to mortgngo or plodgo nny cr nil of this corpora- par valtio of $10 onch. In witness whereof wo hnvo here unto sot our hands nnd penis, nnd to two others of liko tonor nnd date, this 10th day of February, A. I). 1010. (Signed.) (Seal.) C. H. GILLETTE. (Seal.) O. A. HOVER. (Seal.) W. A. SUMNER. (Seal.) GEO. A. HAMILTON. (Seal.) H. E. GALE. Stato of Oregon, Jackson county This is to certify thnl on this 10th day of February, 1010, before me tho undersigned, n notary public in nnd for said county and Btntc, per sonnny appeared tho witinn nntnec A. Sumner, G. A nny other fruitgrowers' association, or othor similar organization en gaged in tho samo lino of business as this corporation, provided that this section shnll not npply to tho offi cers of any such organization now existing in the Roguo River valley. Section 8. No porson shall be eligible to hold offico as an officer or director of this corporation who jthnll be directly or indirectly engag ed in or a representative of nny fruit or produco commission business, and nny officer or director engaging in such business or ncccpting such po sition shnll thereby become disquali fied as such officer or director, nnd the board of directors fhnll there upon declnrc his office vacant. Article II Salaries. Section 1. The directors of this corporation shall bo paid a compen sation of $2.50 for every day or part of a day that each is in attendance at a meeting of tbo board of direct ors, nnd they shall each be paid a further remuneration of 6 cents per mile for the distance one way by the usual nnd most direct route of trnvel from their respective places of residence to tho plnce of meeting of the board of directors. Section 2. No officer or director of this corporation shall haro in nny profits or commissions earned by this corporation other than regu lar dividends which mny bo declared for the benefit of nil stockholders. Article III Duties of officers. Section 1. The board of directors shall hnvo full nnd exclusive control of nil business transactions of the Rogue River Fruit & Produco as sociation, not otherwise specified in these by-laws, nnd they shnll also have full power to fix the duties of all other officer and employes of tnis corporation. Section 2. Tho auditing commit tco shall have all books and ac counts of the Rogue River Fruit & Produce association audited once each three months, employing expert accountants to do the work, if they sec fit, or are so ordered by the board tf directors. Articlo IV Penalties. Section 1. Any director who is absent from two successive regu lar meetings of the board of direct ors shall be considered to have re signed and to have forfeited his of fice, unless at the next regular meet ing of tho board of directors he shall present an' excuse for such absence satisfactory to the board. The sec retary shnll state in the minutes of the meeting the action of the board, and the secretary shall also keep a roll of attendance, at each regular nnd special meeting, noting the di rectors present and those absent. He f-hnll, when he notes the absence of n director from two successive regular meetings of tho board, re port the same to the board of di rectors, and tho board at their next regular meeting shall take action, the secretary notifying such delin quent director of tho proposed ac tion. Articlo V Meetings. Section 1. The annual meeting of the stockholders of this corporation shnll be held on the second Tuesday in February of each year, and spe cial meetings of the stockholders meeting. Section 3. At all meetings of stockholders a majority of the sub scribed capital stock shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of bus iness at such meeting, and every de cision of the majority of tho stock represented at such mooting either by stockholders in person or by written proxy, shall bo valid as an act of such meeting, with tho excep tion of tho amendments of these by- mnf Tift nnltif? hv nrftftiiTflTif. Inwu. president or by a majority of the di-1 Section 4. At tho annual meeting: rectors or by stockholders holding at, of the stockholders the following or least one-third of the subscribed . der of business shall be followed: capital stock of this corporation. Section 2. Notice of the annual meeting and of all special meetings shall be given by tho president or secretary of the corporation at least 30 days prior to the date of such meeting, which notice shall state the time and place of such meeting, nnd shall be published in three newspa pers in Rogue River valley one in Ashland, one in Medford and one in Grants Pass once each week for four successive weeks prior to such unle, to me identical persons who executed the G. A. Hover, W. Hamilton and II. known to bo tho described in nnd foregoing nrticlcs of incorporation nud acknowledged to mo. Hint they oxcoutcd tho snmo freely nnd volnn lamy, lor mo uses ana purposes tlioroin mentioned. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hnnd nnd affixed my notnrinl scnl, tho day and year last abovo written. (Signed.) IIOTJIROOK WITniNGTON. Notnry Publio for Oregon. Stato of Oregon, Jackson county, sn This is to cortify that on this 21t day of February 1010,. before me, tho undorsigned; n notnry publio in nnd for snid county nnd stato, per sonally appeared tho within named C. IT. Gillette, to mo known to bo the identical person doscribod In nnd who. executed tho foregoing articles of incorporation, nnd acknowledged to mo that ho executed tho snfo free ly nnd voluntarily, for the usos nnd purposes thorritt mentioned. In toRtimony whereof I hnvo here unto sot my hnnd nnd nffixod my no tnrinl sonl tho day and yonr last abovo mentioned. (Signed.) R. P. CAMPBELL, Notnry Publio for Oregon. My commission oxpiros Soptcmbor 11, 1011. Suggestod by-lnws for Roguo River Fruit Produco association Artiolo I Directors nnd officors Soctlon 1. Tho board of directors shall consist of fiftoon stockholders, who shnll bo eloclod at tho first mooting of stockholders, nnd nt onch nnnual mooting thereafter, nnd who shall hold offico for ono yonr, nnd until tholr successors nro elected nnd qualified, Soction 2, Tho officors of tho corporation shall consist of n prcsi dont, vico-prosidont, sccrotnry, troasuror nnd nn auditing committco of thrco mombors, Those officors shnll bo oloctod by tho bonrd of di rcotors, from ninone tholr number, nnd shnll hold offioo at tho plcnsuro of and for such timo as mny ho fix ed 'by (ho bonrd. Soction 3. Vncnnolos in nny of fioo, however occurring, Hhnll bo fillod by n majority voto of tho board of dirootors, lyid nny stook holdor olootod to fill a vnennoy hi tho bonrd of directors shall hold of fico for tho moxpirod torm. Sodtion 4. A bnnk or bnnks may bo dosignatod ns tronsuror or cub todinn of tho funds of this corpo ration, Soction 5. Tho tronsuror shnll givo bonds in such amounts ns tho board mny roquiro, unloss n bank shall bo choson ns tronsuror, In which ovont no boiids shnll bo ro quirod, Sootlon 0. No dirootor of this oorporntion shnll bo nllowou to hold ONE ROGUE RIVER PEAR TREE NETTED ITS OWNER $226 IN ONE YEAR are wiser Some men than their duy and gener ation. In this category may bo classed the late nurseryman, O. Coolidgc, of Ashland, who, during his long lifo in this val ley, did much to advance horticultural .'jtcrcsts. Ho so c6rftfahiiysscrtod''r!r (that the Bucrrc do Anjou represented n fortune to the man wro grew the trees in this favored vnl ley, that his friends hu morously cnllcd him "Do Anjou" Coolidgo. Many n mnn in this vnlloy re grets todny thnt ho did not heed tho old gentle man's ndmonitioii nnd plnnt lnrgely of this va riety of pear. Tho trco is remarkably healthful nud vigorous bore, and Is a porsistent and at timo a phenom enal benrer of a grado of pears which is only ex celled in price In tho mar kets of tho world by tho fnmoiiB Cornice, Tho np pcuded illustration is from n photo tnken in 1003 of tho tree which of nil fruit trees in the world mlds tho record ns tho lenviest individual bear er. It stands on tho old Soliss plnco, southwest of Medford, oji Griffin creek, and when" tho tract was bought by Mr. Soliss, 33 years ago, tho trco was then bearing good crops, and during nil tho inter vening years it hns never once fnilcd to bear a good crop. In tho yonr 1007 every nvnilnblo inch of bearing spneo on (his wonderful trco wnB occupied by n cluster of fruit, nnd ar rangements woro mndo to hnvo n photo of tho tree with its enormous crop THE FAMOUS BUERRE DE ANJOU. This famous old treo is growing near Griffin creek and has borne con tinuously for movo than 30 yenrs. In 1007 it netted ifs owner $226 the prico paid for 47 boxes of fancyfniit. that year. Through neg ligence, however, the crop was gathered and shipped and aggregated 47 boxes sold in New York City for pf fancy fruit, which a sum which netted the if to rob the tree of its Medford shipper $226. As renown, a huge limb -was broken while the fruit was being gathered, de stroying fully five boxc of fruit, which should have been credited to its yield that year. Last year, when tho photo was secured, tho crop was not nearly so .heavy, but th present season bids fair to eclipse the record made in 1007. An orcnaru ot pear trees like the Soliss tree would bo a money-maker not equaled by any othor investment of 1 i k amount of capital. Nt oven a bank or a rail road could pay such big 1 mi dividends, ine average uumber of Anjou pear trees to tho acre is 60, For each tree to cloar not profit, as did the So liss tree this past season would mnko an immense profit for the acre. To have an orchard of which all the trees would boar like this famous tree is not possible in the pres ent state of horticultural knowledge, for no mat ter how well an orchard is cared for somo of the trees will be shy bearers, while others will only bear heavy crops on ul- teniato years. But it can bo dopended on thnt fully 75 per cent of the treos will bo henvy and regular bearers, provided thoy are on tho right soil and woro vigorous, healthy trees nt plauting and have had proper care. Tree Planting' Crusade Starts in Near Future Noxt Wednesday tho city ongin-iif healthy trees are sot out thov cor's offico will tnko up tho matter should do well nud got a splendid of placing stakes nt uniform (lis tnnces nlong tho Btroots of tho city for tho purposo of planting shade treos, nnd the ladies of tho Grontor Medford club will bogin tholr cru- sudo In earnost toward making Med ford "Tho City Beautiful." Tho city offioials nro louding their nid to tho movomont nnd ovorything augurs well for tho undertaking. "This Benson of tho year is espe cially woll ndnptod to tho planting of shndo troos," statos Professor P, J, O'Garn, pathologist of tho do. pnrtmont of agriculture-, who is lond- ing his oxporionco to tho ladies, "and start." ' Tho ladies of tho club hovo enlist ed tho support of nearly ovory resi dent nnd within n short timo tho stTeots of Medford should presont a most plonsing offoct. Tho treos to bo planted, may bo obtained nt the Hotel Nash from II. R. Pattorson, with whom tho ladios hnvo mndo arrangements to hnndlo thorn.' Thoy woro choson by tho In dies and purchased fronf a northorn nursory company. Each trco upon its arrival will be examined by n compotont inspector and only tho most honlthy will be sold to tho residents of tho city. The avenues of trees. Much paving is to ladies plan to retnil tho treos at cost, bo dono in tho rosidonco sections, nnd their only object being to mnko Med- soon tho city will be known ns ono ford a more beautiful city in which! with beautiful, well-kept streets. And to live. Thoy nro to clos6ly watch .nothing will add moro to tho sheer tno progress oi tnq worK and sco.joy oi living, thnt tho trees nro placed on ovory resident streot in tho city, Yes this is n good timo to sell Tho ladies hnvo many othor plans .real estate but it ought to bo ad- for tho bonutincation of tho city, such ns completing tho park on Wost Main 6treot, but thoro is probably iiouo of such magnitude, nor ono with as far-reaching results as this ono, to beautify tho stroots with uniform shndo troos. Modford has n multi tude of long, level, straight stroets, which will bo grontly beautified by vortisod, not morely placarded. This town's store's are biggor, hot ter, nowor, moro nppoalmg today tnnn over uororo. Aud tho nds. are "keeping pace" You havo business with tho class ified nds. if you havo property to rent of any kind. ' 1. Reading the annual report of the manager and action on same. 2. Action upon proposed amend ments of the by-laws. 3. Election of directors. 4. Any other lawful business. And all proceedings at all stock holders' meetings Bhall bo governed by Cushing's Manual, unless othor wiso provided by these by-laws. Section 5. Regular meetings of the bonrd of directors shall be hold on the second Tuesday in each month, and special meetings may be called at any time by the president or vice-president upon two dnys' no tice, either verbal or written, being: given to each director by tho secre tary. Five directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of nlR business at all meetings of the boards. Articlo VI Grades of fruit. , Section 1. Thrco grades of ap- pies are established as tho standards for this association, namely, "extra fancy," "fancy" and "choice." Ap ples in boxes marked "oxtra fancy" shall bo sound, smooth, practically free from bruises, worms, worm stings or disease, and have proper, shape for tho variety, fully matured Red varieties shall bo 05 percent or higher red. The "fancy" grado shall? consist of apples sound, smooth,- practically free from bruises, worms, worm stings or disease, and havo reasonably propor shapo for the va riety, fully matured. All red varie ties in this grado shall bo at least 50 per cent red, except Spitzenberg, Winesnp, Jonathan nnd Arkansas Black, which shall bo nt least 70 per cent red. The "choico" grade shall consist of apples sound, free from any breaks in tho skin or blnok bruises, also free from worms or any disease which injures " tha quality of the applo. Section 2. The first board of di rectors, in conjunction with tho man ager, nro hereby authorized and em powered to establish permanent grades on fruit and produco other than applos, as above provided, such- grades, when so established, to bo permanent unloss changed by a ma jority voto of tho stockholders at any regular meeting or nt a special meeting cnllcd for that purpose. bection 3, Tho manager of the- association shall be ex-officio in spector of fruit, with power to en force conformity to tho established" grades, and ho shall have power to appoint deputies to nssist in such work. Any appeal from his decision shall be takon to the bonrd'of direct ors in such manner ns the board shall prescribe. Articlo VII Marketing products. Tho mombors of this association hall bo permitted to market thoir produots by salo or consignment, eithor direct or through the associa tion; provided, that if any portion of tho products of a raombor bo mar keted through tho nssooiation, tho association shall bo entitled to col lect from snid morabor a commission upon tho proceods of nil of tho prod uct or suoh membor of tho same kind or class as that marketed through tho association, however the remaining portion of such produot be marketed. In applying this by law, each season's products shall bo considered soparatoly. Artiolo VIII Amendments. These by-laws may bo amended at nny nnnual mooting of tho stook- loldors, or at any spoclal mooting of tie stockholders called for that pur pose, by tho affirmative voto of tho majority of tho subscribed capital stock, but no nmondmont shnll bo mndo at any spcolnl mooting unless tho article nnd section to bo amend ed, or tho proposed amendment, be ot forth in tho notice of such moot ing. i