Show FRUIT GROWERS TO MAINTAIN IDENTITY A published report to elie e eject hect that the brigham city fruit growers association would in all probability amalgamate with the utah fruit growers association la is flatly denied by the manager of 0 the local association the local organization favors state wide cooperation but because of 0 its organization and the method suggested by the state organization under which it should enter the thing Is impossible as well as impracticable it was pointed out that stockholders in the local organization included many who are not fruit growers at all and therefore they could not be expected to pay the stumpage neither could they be expected to hand over their stock to the state organization ay as a present for such would be the tha tho the case if the methods suggested was accepted it if the local company can so arrange its affairs so that every stockholder will receive dollar tor for dollar for als stock then it might be possible to effect an amalgamation according to one of the officers but the outlook is that there will be nothing whatever doing this season at least and perhaps not until some other plan Is devised by those who are seeking to effect the consolidation the brigham city fruit growers association has built up a strong organization the strongest individual organization for the handling of 0 fruit in the state and it does not feel constrained to throw away its achieve ments meats tor for nothing at the same time the organization meaning its officers and members are believers in state wide ide organization mr air palmer one of the directors of tho the state organization was in brigham on tuesday holding a conference with the local company officers on the matter but because he could suggest no better plan than that already devised his oner offer was nas rejected |