Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1898-09-08

Lib o, lOJOs
600 in cash in the bank and that
Mr.. Wetzel still owed the associa-
ton about S4S,OOO.
Judge Fosdick of Fowler said
that in offering the resolution he
was about to read he believed that
he had the support of every MEM
ber Of the Association who lived
in the vicinity of Fowler and of
all the members in Manzanola
whom he had been able to see.
When he had first heard OF the
calling of this meeting he had
thought it was wrong movement.
The directors were elected to look
after the business of the associa-
ton. But after hearing the state
ments made by the gentlemen who
spoke during the morning session
he was glad the meeting had been
called. AT the last meeting of the
association resolutions had been
read from Fowler and ManZanola
showing that the west end had i'm
plicit confidence in the board of
directors. They still believed that
that confidence had not been mis-
placed. And so, with the full con-
currence of the members living in
the west end of the county he Of
fered resolution giving the board
of directors absolute power to set
tie the matter in any way they
should see fit.
Before the question was voted
upon, some OF the members asked
for information on several points.
In substance the president ans
wered the inquiries rs follows:
We thought We had made am
pie arrangements to dispose of all
melons that Wetzel could not ham
die. But the crop ripened up
more rapidly than ever before. We
came in direct competition with the
local product ut ali our distribut-
ing points. We did all we could
under the circumstances. We
sent two cars to Omaha against the
direct advice of our ageut there
and neither car. paid the freight.
Mr.. Woods thought he could han
die two or three ears daily in Den
yer. One mistake the board had
made was in letting only one COM
mission man handle the crop in
the large cities; it was liable to
create antagonism against the as
sociation.
The question being asked why
il was that such n glut in the mar
ket had been allowed, Mr.. Whitley
explained that one day the ship
ments were IA cars. That ship
ment started for New York. 1t
takes eight days for n car to travel
the distance between Rocky Ford
and New York. The next day nf-
ter this shipment was made the
shipments jumped to % cars and
the next day to nearly 40. When
the first shipment finally reached
New York there were Us cars Oh
the road. Then came the discov-
cry that the goods were not up to
the standard, and then came the
collapse.
The resolution to leave the
whole matter to the board of di-
rectors was carried unanimously,
and three cheers were given for
Pres. Swink with will.
Mr.. Davis of the Santa Fe COM
plimcnted the association on its
action and said he desired to state
officially that on account of this
action the freight rate over its line
would be reduced 8 cents for the
rest of the season in addition to
the donation already furnished.
This announcement was re-
ceived with cheers, after which
the meeting adjourned.
Both justice and policy demand
ed that the directors deal literally
with Mr.. Wctzel in the matter of
shipments on which he lost money
by reason OF the poor quality OF
the melons. The settlement wns
about like this: The Western
Poultry & Game Co. had been
drawn on for SiS,00O. which drafts
were unpaid. The directors sus-
pended the collection of S3O,0OO
. practically donating that
tSome melon growers
think the whole $4,000 should
have been donated III justice TO
Mr.. Wetzel.) The prios for fu-
ture shipmeuts WIS reduced TO -