The Holly chieftain., 1898-02-18
Arkansas Valley aasion oroNsss' q
Form . censral Organization.
snecI.I u rhe penver Ners.

opeci1l 70 Inc Oonver Novs.
Pursuant to csll issued by the
Rocky Ford Melon Growers Asx.'cl lAiiou
Representatives Of Ill similar organizA-
tiuns from Pueblo TO the state line met
II Rocky Ford Monday.
Mr. Rhoades Of Las Animss was
chosen chairman and ]. 8. Greene Of
Pueblo. secretary. The following melon
grow Or organisations we're represented;
Rocky Ford. Ordway. Paramount. LAs
Amman, Lamar. Holly and Pueblo.
Senator Swiuk. being called. stated
that the Rocky Ford association had mol
outlined any plan. Il ia big job 70
succsssfhlly run county organization
and he wss at ~ when II came 70 I
combinatton Of vi ths associations 81
NE 49, Whsa RockS l1sd had ~
|0frlni1 IN, shsy Fsee = the s1 q!
I'D y - I'd IT, 1Sdasx ~ 11 iilI -
- = slhlppsd ~ - i issmsd 40 y:
esiysd Sos thsm, He would rot sI-
toasshsr discard middle men. bat would
control the situation - that Ill could do
aons bnsineo and make soms money.
We must NOT ovsfstock any market and
must syoId competing with each oth~r.
M. Wiley. of tlls Great Plains Htor-
- company paid 1 handsome tribute
- Rocty Ford for having given such !
Standing to ihe mntaloupe and creating
. ,ch wideaprssd dsmsud. Tbs other
organizations here did not want 70 in
terfsfe with Rocky Fordf markets.
They wanted to learn from and BE- guild.
"a b. the Rocky Ford assosistion.
NJ. Wiley favored . compact 0rgsni-
sstion rsscin9 the entire product ofthe
valley under one board Of control and
with central manager. II other or
eanisations sbrlI mnks contsscls With
eastern tirms other than thoss which
handle the Rocky Ford product. they
will como in composition 70 injury Of ali
eoncerrsd. speeches we're made by !
nnmbsr Of delegates. all Of tbs came
asnor. discussing various ph.ses Of ihs
hadness conPllcssicns pFeasnied.
A delegate frUm eaci, n,socsssi0n WAS
sslecssd - : tpesial cominitsss 70 coAisr
with NJ. wetselof ths Western Poultry
a1l Game company. ~ Louis. y ~
ld~G Il. W. sutnk, Rocky Ford; 4. y.
Bsnt. Lamar; v. n. Wiley. Holly: is.
Grseus. Pustlo; r. E Collins. UIne, ].
e Gsusss. fsiFmonnt: and Mr. John
st3n of ~ Animas.
M. Nat Wst ri sppeared before the
com mittss aud offered y take si,s cxnts-
loupes Of the ssversl associations II the
same rfics and under shs sAn.s condi-
tions " he contacted with tic hrky
ford association, y ith tbs undsstand.
ing that bs should b. noti6sd = NOON ~
possible of the nAximnm numbxr OF
csxs to provide; also that al assxia lions
hsrersprsssntsd. accspt biz offer xithin
ton days. which proposition w. ~
csLtsd.
The committse also presented The fol-
lowing resolutions. which wsss adopted:
Fira-Thst u i ths seass of The ii,usi-
Ing that pefmsssnt osgspIsAiIon 81 Tie
melon sroxss b sl5scesa.
secohd -such Z esnsssl organIs lion
: iall consist II members pf III lossl or
eanis&sions md shall - nadsr the lusn-
asenspt Of board Of Tn directors. u
which ous nssnber shall - Y l.ctsd
isom - loci besrd. sxospt tbs Rochy
Eefd ssspeistiSn. which shall bs estitj-
"a u ssjsel ~ bsl4ncs IN ~ dlivceoss
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