Lockley, Fred. "History of the Columbia River Valley, From The Dalles to the Sea." Vol. 2. S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. p. 573. C. H. SLETTON C.H. Sletton, who has served as treasurer of the Hood River Apple Growers Association continuously since its organization, fifteen years ago, has been an important factor in its success and is regarded as one of Hood River's best citizens, well worthy of the respect and confidence which are accorded him. The Hood River Apple Growers Association was organized in April, 1913, with a capital stock of ten thousand dollars. It was formed as a non-profit organization, being the outcome of the merging of four smaller companies in the Hood River valley. The first officers were, P. S. Davidson, president; J. C. Porter, vice president; C. W. Hooker, secretary; C. H. Sletton, treasurer; L. E. Clark, W. B. Dickerson, A. W. Stone, C. W. Hooker, P. S. Davidson and J. C. Porter, directors. The association began with practically nothing in the way of assets, but, after borrowing five thousand dollars, it bought a cold storage plant, leased two or three private plants, and proceeded to carry out its aims and purposes. Success attended it from the start and its growth has been steady and substantial through the years until today it is regarded as one of the best nonprofit farmers organizations in the state of Oregon. The association now has fixed assets of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars, of which one hundred and eighty-seven thousand is set aside for depreciation, and its only obligation is a bonded indebtedness of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. In 1926 the association refunded back to growers forty-seven thousand, seven hundred and seventy-four dollars from the budget and seventy-six thousand, one hundred and fourteen dollars from the store department. It did a gross business of three million eight hundred and eighty-eight thousand dollars, which included eight hundred and ninety-five thousand dollars of business done by the store which is owned by the association. The association has ~1even hundred growers contracts and seven hundred active members. It handles apples, pears, cherries, strawberries and other small fruits, all of which is widely known for its high quality, and about forty-five per cent of the fruit is exported to foreign countries, principally to the British islands. The present officers of the association are as follows: R. J. Mclsaac, president; J. H. Mohr, vice president; Arvo Hukari, secretary; C. H. Sletton, treasurer, and Victor Follenius, general manager and sales manager. C.H. Sletton was born in Becker county, Minnesota, in 1878, and is a son of Jacob C. and Elizabeth Sletton, the latter a native of Minnesota. The father, who was born in Norway in 1847, came to the United States in young manhood and settled in Minnesota, of which he was a pioneer, and there engaged in farming and the grain business. He took an active interest in the public affairs of his community, serving as a member of the board of county commissioners of Norman county, and also as county assessor. He and his wife are now deceased. Of the six children who were born to them, three are now living, namely: Charles H., of this review; Mrs. Minnie Shuistad, who lives in North Dakota, and Mrs. Julia Riedasch, of Seattle, Washington. C.H. Sletton attended the public schools of Ada, Moorehead and Fergus Falls, and also took a two-year course in a business college. He went to work in the office of a department store at Crookston, Minnesota, and later served for about six months as a bookkeeper in a bank at Frazee, Minnesota. In April, 1903, he came to Hood River and for about two years was employed at farm work, after which he took a position in the office of the Bragg Mercantile Company, at Hood River, with which he remained five years. In 1910 he entered the employ of the Hood River Apple Growers Association and on its formal organization he was elected treasurer, which position he has held continuously to the present time. He has handled a large amount of money during these years and has managed his department in a manner that has been very gratifying to the officers and members of the association. In 1902 Mr. Sletton was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Gleason, who is a native of Wisconsin, and is a daughter of John and Jessie Gleason, both of whom are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Sletton have two children: Paul, who was born at Crookston, Minnesota, graduated from the Hood River high school and then took the course in journalism at the University of Oregon, from which he was graduated in 1.927; and Jessie, who was born in Hood River, graduated from the local high school and is now taking a course in secretarial training and business administration at the Oregon Agricultural College at Corvallis. Mr. Sletton is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons at Croakston, Minnesota. He has been true and loyal to responsibility in every relation of life, progressive and energetic in his affairs and honorable and square in all his dealings, so that he has well earned the high standing which he enjoys in the esteem and confidence of his fellowmen, while his genial manner and strong social qualities have won him many warm friends throughout the community. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in November 2006 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 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