Re: the GPC

Tom:
       I wish to thank you for the history; I have tried several times to find
out the exact reasons and have been told many stories.
       Its nice to know why we have WPC-GPC & Independent sites.
       It allows us new growers to have more insight into the bad blood between
these organizations & not jump to conclusions without the history as to why.
       Thanks;




At 10:31 AM 4/25/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I was one of the original founders of the GPC and it pains me to see the
>way that the organization has evolved over the last decade.  When
>Wiberg, Green and myself first started the GPC, our intent was to get
>away from the heavy hand of Ray Waterman.  We envisioned a new
>organization that was based on regional weigh-off sites that would
>ensure that the 3 original sites of Topsfield, Anamosa and Nut Tree
>would remain viable and highly successful weigh-offs.  Soon after we got
>started, Dill and his Windsor site joined us to make four sites for our
>first event.  The problem started when Hugh Wiberg began to make
>decisions that ran contrary to what the rest of us, (The Dills, Norlin,
>Green) would decide during our numerous conference calls.  We would vote
>on policy and tell Wiberg who was our spokesperson to implement it but
>on too many occasions, he didn't.  Hugh would just do what he wanted
>to.  The first problem started with Sarnia but there were many others.
>He began to push hard for sites all over the place EXCEPT IN NEW
>ENGLAND.  I would tell Hugh that I didn't have a problem with a couple
>more sites in the Midwest if he would add a site in his backyard.  He
>always evaded the subject.  I put up with as much B.S. from him as I
>could stand and finally I said enough.  Two years later, Dill did too.
>The GPC was never supposed to become a one man show like the WPC.  But
>from the very beginning, that is what we let it evolve into.  I tried to
>get the Dill's to support me but they decided that they couldn't at that
>time.  Two years later, they wish they had.  Now, 3 of the original 4
>founders of the GPC are out.  This should tell growers and especially
>some of you other site coordinators something.  It's just too bad.  I
>hope that Anamosa tells Wiberg to go fly a kite and joins up with
>Windsor and Mike Green again.  Did you know that there has been some
>discussion among them recently?  There may be some changes in the wind.
>The WPC dominated the 1980's.  The GPC dominated the 1990's.  Who will
>lead the way in this decade?  On a lighter note, good luck in 2000!
>
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Thanks,
Bill Van Iderstine
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