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BETTER FRUIT 



May 



DISTinCIlVE AND ARTISTIC DESIONS FURNISHED 



THE 5INPSDNE DDELLER COMPANY 



NORTHWESTERN BANK BLDG. 



Change in By-Laws North Pacific Fruit Distributors 



THE North Pacific Fruit Distributors, 

 at a meeting lield in Sijokane on 

 April ()tli and 7tli, liave incorijorated 

 into tlieir l)y-la\vs many important 

 changes, whicli were made for econ- 

 omy, elliciency and equality of control, 

 which in the minds of the trustees will 

 make this institution much stronger 

 during the coming year than in the 

 past. The purpose of the organization 

 is to provide a co-operative, non- 

 profit selling agency for the fruit- 

 growers of Oregon, Washington, Idaho 

 and Montana. It is the object of the 

 Distributors to maintain the highest 

 efficiency possible and to work in har- 

 mony for the i)urpose of avoiding com- 

 petition of one selling concern with 

 another. The membership shall consist 

 of associations, corporations or other 

 organizations of fruitgrowers formed 

 for the pur])ose of assisting the growers 

 in harvesting and assembling theii 

 crops. The corporations, associations 

 or organizations of fruitgrowers hold- 

 ing membership in the Distributors 

 shall be known as "Sub-centrals." The 

 election of trustees or directors of the 

 sub-centrals is changed and instead of 

 each district having one trustee each 

 district will now be given two trustees 

 for the first 500 cars or fraction thereof 

 and an additional trustee for every 500 

 cars marketed in a normal year. The 

 members so elected shall represent the 

 sub-central in the Distributors and to- 

 gether shall constitute the board of 

 trustees. The number of trustees sliall 

 be determined each year on the amount 

 of tonnage marketed the j^revious year. 

 The Distributors instead of sending 

 representatives to the different dis- 

 tricts for the t3ur|jose of organizing 

 sub-centrals will expect this work to be 

 done by the fruitgrowers in the dilfer- 

 ent fruit-growing sections, fiowever, 

 if any sub-central recpiires an official 

 of the Distributors to assist in this 

 work the sub-central shall bear the ex- 

 pense. The system of revenue charges 

 for selling fruit has been radically 

 changed. During the last two years the 

 charge has been so much per l)ox. 

 From now on the cost of selling fiuit 

 and conducting the business of the 

 North Pacific Fruit Distributors and 



the expense incurred by it shall be 

 Ijro-rated among the sub-centrals in 

 proportion to the tonnage marketed 

 through the Distributors. No endeavor 

 shall be made to fix such costs and ex- 

 I^ense in advance. Before the close of 

 each month the Kxecutive ("onuiiittee of 

 the Distributors will jjiepare a budget 

 of ex])ense and expenditures for the 

 coming month and collect the same 

 from the sub-centrals pro rata on the 

 ])roper basis, to be determined from 

 time to time by the Executive Commit- 

 tee. At or before the close of each 

 fiscal year the expenses shall be ad- 

 justed and pro-rated among the sub- 

 centrals entirely upon the tonnage 

 basis, each sub-central paying such 

 proportion of the expense of the year 

 as the tonnage marketed shall bear in 

 proportion to the whole tonnage mar- 

 keted during the year. If in any month 

 any sub-central shall ])ay less than the 

 proper amount it shall be called on to 

 pay up the deficiency. If, on the other 

 hand, any sub-central shall have paid 

 more than the amount it will be re- 

 funded. The annual meeting was 

 scheduled for the last M<inday in April. 

 In the future the annual meeting will 

 be held the first Monday in March of 

 each year at the main office of the Dis- 

 tributors or at such other jjlace as shall 

 be determined by the Board of Trus- 

 tees. Officers, members or stockhold- 

 ers, as well as any fruitgrowers belong- 

 ing to the sub-centrals marketing the 

 fruit through the North Pacific Fruit 

 Distributors, shall be privileged to be 

 Ijresent at the annual meeting. The 

 manager shall jiresent in full detail 

 reijort of the liusiness and affairs of the 

 Distributors and the officers during the 

 I^receding year at each annual meeting. 

 These rei)orts and policies shall be sub- 

 ject to discussion by those entitled to 

 be i)resent as designated. The Board 

 of Trustees shall hold regular meetings 

 in August and Deceiuber of each year, 

 tlie dates to be determined by the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee. S|)ecial meetings of 

 trustees may be held at any time, sub- 

 ject to the call of the president or, in 

 his absence, by tlie vice-iuesident. The 

 piesidenf or secretary of the corpora- 

 lion shall call a meeting of the trustees 



at any time upon the demand of all the 

 trustees of any sub-central; notice of 

 the meeting will be given by mail to 

 each trustee at his last known address 

 five days previous to the meeting. The 

 Executive Committee of this corpora- 

 tion shall hold regular meetings the 

 first and third Monday of each month 

 unless otherwise determined by the 

 Executive Committee. When they hold 

 such other meetings as the manager 

 may determine upon or recpiire each 

 sub-central may send to said executive 

 meetings its manager and shall be ex- 

 pected to send the manager to the last 

 regular meeting each month. The 

 managers of sub-centrals will be al- 

 lowed to participate in discussions and 

 express views and opinions upon all 

 matters coming before the meeting. 

 The trustees shall elect or aiipoint from 

 their own number an executive com- 

 mittee of three; no two shall come from 

 the same sub-central, nor shall more 

 than one member of the Executive 

 Conmiittee be appointed from any one 

 of the following districts: Wenat- 

 chee, Yakima, Western Oregon, Walla 

 Walla, Southern Idaho, Lewiston and 

 Clarkston, Spokane and Montana. The 

 Executive Committee shall have suj^er- 

 vision and manage the business affairs 

 of this corporation. It shall be vested 

 with all the power of the Board of 

 Trustees relating thereto. The Exec- 

 utive Committee shall have i)ower to 

 elect and discharge all officers and em- 

 ployes other than those appointed by 

 the Board of Trustees as provided; to 

 make contracts, establish rules for 

 packing and grading, develop markets 

 and establish market connections, in- 

 spect and sell fruit, with power to do 

 everything that is necessary for carry- 

 ing on the business of the North Pacific 

 Fruit Distributors, subject to the con- 

 trol of the Board of Trustees. Every 

 member of the Board of Trustees shall 

 be a duly elected representative from 

 his sub-central. The Board of Trustees 

 shall require each officer, agent or em- 



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