Creston Review
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2013-09-27
issued: 1916-05-12
description: All the News of the Creston District
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note: ���������""} ,..-<������������������) \Vm\m\ 2% -tor - iBsV W '���������Hki Vol. VIII. CRESTON, B.C., FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1916 No. 17 Union Decides New Selling Fees An audience thoroughly representative of the bigger sellers, and a nice sprinkling of smaller shippers was in attendance at the shareholders meeting of the Creston Fruit Growers- Union on Thursday night last at the Auditorium, when the matter of selling the 1916 output of fruit and vegetables througe the Okanagan United Growers���������the terms and general conditions of the proposed contract appearing in our last issue���������wa3 up'for discussion and final settlement. President Jackson occupied the chair, and after the customary opening preliminaries had been gone through with, called on Manager Staples to present the proposed agreement with the O.U.G. * After the document had been read the gathering was inyited to pass their opinion on it, but so eminently satisfactory is the new arrangement that no adverse comment beingforthcomingon motion of R. Stark, seconded by W. G. Littlejohn, the directors were given the necessary authority to close the d.eal oh the basis outlined. In view of this new arrangement it was found necessary to make some changes in thesellingeharges. Hitherto - shareholders' produce has been handled on a margin of 12 per cent. For this year this charge will be 10 per cent, (which includes the commission paid the O.U.G.), but in addition there will be a pool charge on every package, crate or box handled, as follows: 5 cirEit'S s crate on Sti-awfoorries", Raspberries, Gooseberries, Black berries, Currants and Sour Cherries. 4 cents* a box on Apples, Crab Apples and Pears. .3 cents a crate on Tomatoes. Peaches, Plums, Sweet Cherries, Cucumbers, Peas, Beans, Rhubarb, Green Peppers, Pickling Onions. Green Corn and Bunch Vegetables. 50 cents a ton on coarse vegetables. The new arrangement in some lines will work out slightly higher than 12 per cent, but past experience as well as information …
note: Print Run: 1909-1983 Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Creston (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0173262
language: English
lat: 49.0975
long: -116.5130560
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Creston, B.C. : Creston Printing and Publishing Co.
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