216 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS 



NORTHWESTERN FRUIT GROWERS' DISTRIBUTING 



ASSOCIATION. 



The following is an extract from a circular issued by the Secretary of 

 the Association : 



The Northwestern Fruit Growers' Distributing Association was 

 organized in Chicago, January 5th, at which time there were present 

 about four hundred of the leading fruit growers from Illinois and Michi- 

 gan, The cause of the organization of this Association, as set forth in 

 the preamble to the constitution, is : 



Whereas, The fruit-growing interest of the Northwest has assumed such magni- 

 tude as to require careful attention ; and 



Whereas, The plan which now exists for handling of fruit, from the grower, 

 through its transportation and commission men, to the consumer, is attended with very 

 small profit, if not an entire loss to the grower ; and 



Whereas, It is especially desirable to adopt some system whereby the grower 

 may be better informed as to the supply and demand, and that said information may be 

 spread before the people at as early a day as practicable, therefore we, the undersigned, 

 unite, etc. 



Article 2 of the constitution sets forth the object as follows : 



Its object shall be to collect all possible information pertaining to the sale of fruit 

 in the Northwest, and publish in some suitable form for distribution to the members, to 

 enable them to more readily reach a market for the products of their farms and gardens 

 and to make any other regulation regarding the sale of fruit deemed necessary and 

 advisable by the Association. 



After adopting the constitution, of which the above is a part, the 

 following officers were elected : 



President, Dr. M. M. Hooton, Centralia, 111. Vice-Presidents, A. 

 S. Dightman, South Haven, Mich.; T. P. C. Lane, Mattoon, 111.; W. 

 P. Robinson, Carbondale, Wl. Recording Secretary, O. S. Willey, Ben- 

 ton Harbor, Mich. Assistant Sectetary, T. A. E. Holcomb, South Pass, 

 111. Corresponding Secretary, W. C. Flagg, Moro, 111. Treasurer, O. 

 E. Moore, Chicago, 111. Executive Committee, W. Corner, Fennsville, 

 Mich.; — Galbreth, Jeffersonville, 111.; O. L. Barler, Alton, 111.; A. R. 

 Nowlan, Benton Harbor, Mich. ; S. P. Bingham, Makanda, 111. 



February 25th, Mr. Moore resigned the office of Treasurer, and the 

 Executive Committee elected T. D. Randall, of Chicago, to fill the 

 vacancy, who has accepted the trust and filed his bond with the Secre- 

 tary. 



The Executive Committee found that the chief difficulty in the way 

 of perfect unanimity between grower and seller, arose from a lack of con- 

 fidence in each, or in other words, while there are many of both classes 



