Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-05
ROCKY FORD
MELON GROWERS
A Well Attended Meet
ing Transacts Much .
Business,

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Business.
| When President Swink arose ia
call the Melon Growers meeting
to order last Saturday he faced
probably the largest attendance
that has ever graced any meeting
of the association.
After the reading of the min
utes of the last meeting, A. q.
Conner moved that no more amend
ments to the bylaws be made until
the shipping season had closed,
and supported his motion by a
speech. He thought that the u.s.
sociation had better let we'll
enough alone for at least one sea-
son and not be making new laws
all the time.
A. A. Magee said one new by
law was absolutely necessary, and
that was one authorizing the board
of directors to keep enough money
in the treasury to run the rssocia-
tton through from one season to
another.
A. b. Wallis said some changes
were absolutely necessary. 1t
might be hard to get a quorum at
some future time, SO it would be
better to be consider them now
when there was large atteneance.
1t was impossible fora new organ
ization to make all the necessary
laws ut first, and it had been found
by experience that some changes
were absolutely necessary.
After more discussion by Mr..
Conner and others, j. w. Long
acre moved to lay Mr.. Comer's
motion OH the table, which was
carried.
The secretary then read the
names of over $50 applicants for
membership.
Among the names was that of
the Colorado Nursery Co. j. s.
Wilson thought that each individ-
ual member Of the company should
Join the association. This started
quite discussion, which was
nipped in the bud by a motion to
adjourn for dinner.
After instructing the secretary
to cast the vote of the association
TO admit to membership all whose
names had been read. the associa-
ton took recess until 1:30 p. m.
During the noon hour one could
hear much discussion on the street
as to the desirability Of allowing
alien landlords becoming members
of the association.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Ed Swink and o. b. Stauffer
were appointed tellers and found
that a quorum for the amendment
of bylaws was not present.
| G. NJ. Coffman having resigned
as director, nominations to fill the
vacancy were made.
j. W. Longacre, J. @. Kain, j.
s. Wilson and A. Nicholes were
placed in nomination.
First ballot: Longacre, 65; Kain,
A; Nicholes, 81; Wilson, 16.
On the second ballot Mr.. Long
acre was elected, having received
95 votes, US against 81 for Kain
and 32 for Nicholes. !.
Mr.. Longacre being called upon
for n speech, said he had not
sought the office, and thanked the
association for the honor. If he
should find he was not capable of
filling the office he would resign
and let the members elect some
one with more ability.
President Swink said the next
business was the election of a
grievance committee from each
shipping point, namely: La Junta,
Swink, Rocky Ford, Manzanola
and Fowler.
After a recess had been taken
in order to allow the members to
select their candidates the follow
ing nominations were made, and
were elected by acclamation:
La Junta-F. d. Wood, A. A.
Magee. NJ. A. Gordon.
Swink-A. Nicholes, Everett
Reynolds, w. G. Lewis.
Rocky Ford-A. @. Conner, w.
B. Smith, j. G. Kain.
Manzanola--C. Z. Palmer, j.
w. Bowman, E. B. Cadwadaller.
Fowler-A. F. Dunton, H. NJ
Fosdick, F. L. Curtis.
W. b. Smith said he had heard
that over in Fairmont one of the
members of the association was a
tenant, while the landlord was
not and it is now rumored TINT il
the landlord found he could get
more for his melons by indepen.
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