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present marketing methods. Every- 

 body met with this spirit of friendli- 

 ness, consequently the meeting was 

 harmonious throughout resulting in 

 an agreement which all of the differ- 

 ent marketing concerns present 

 signed, agreeing to be governed by a 

 board of control of three to be so 

 lected by the growers. It is believed 

 that this board of control can meet 

 with the officials of the different 

 marketing organizations from time to 

 time determining the actual marketing 

 value which can be realized and 

 through their power and influence 

 can prevent any of the marketing con- 

 cerns unnecessarily cutting these 

 prices. Each marketing concern 

 would be expected and required to 

 furnish daily a complete record of 

 the number of cars sold and various 

 grades, prices, sizes and the markets 

 to which they are shipped. With such 

 information in possession of the 

 board of control it would be an easy 

 matter for the board to ascertain 

 daily how many cars were being 

 shipped to any one city and by fur- 

 nishing this information to the dif- 

 ferent marketing concerns a glutting 

 of any particular market could be pre- 

 vented. Furthermore it is the general 

 understanding that this board should 

 be directed to follow the marketing 

 clear to the consumer preventing the 

 retailer from charging the consumer 

 any exorbitant prices in so far as they 

 were able, it being a well known fact 

 that exorbitant retail prices have been 

 asked for Norlliwestern box apples in 

 the ijast, which prevented consump- 

 ti(m and a lack of consumption means 

 a lack of demand. 



It is the purpose of the districts lo 

 call a meeting of the growers in the 

 near future to select delegates for the 

 purpose of choosing a board of con- 

 trol. This board of control must be 

 composed of men who are absolutely 

 square, broad minded, experienced, 

 of good judgment and diplomatic. In 

 short they must be men who will give 

 a square deal and favor no particular 

 marketing concern and discriminate 

 against none. The growers are very 

 much in earnest and undoubtedly will 

 exercise good judgment in the selec- 

 tion of delegates which is sufficient 

 assurance in advance that none of the 

 marketing concerns could be success- 

 ful in the endeavor to secure a board 

 of their own selection. Growers real- 

 ize fully that if the right l-ind of 

 board is selected the plan will be a 

 success. On the other hand they real- 

 ize fully that if the right kind of 

 board is not selected the plan will be 

 a failure. In fact this feeling is so 

 strong on the part of the growers that 

 it is generally believed that no grower 

 could be persuaded through loyalty 

 to his marketing concern to vote for 

 any man who would not stand for 

 the square deal. It seems pretty well 

 assured at the present time that this 

 plan will be be carried out and be- 

 come effective. 



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