Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-14

Previous payments had brra made.
making the 'o.ai receipts foe III. vale,
siit.aip.a sos melons during tho pas.
season.
The money 10 make this iiaai payment,
was furnished by l. NJ. Lyoa Of Neg
Yosk nnd ". u. kasaaaash at ST. Louis.
Who ucFc ON tho boai given by Mr..
Wc,ssrs company. Mr.. Lyon came up
with hts part Of the cash ch.cftulls-I.
bris. a strong feature Of hss business
life io promptly live up TO HE contracts.
The iinsl payments wefc received with
much qualification. Many gruucFs TO.
c"isci checks much larger than they CT.
pccisd. vbch vas specially pleasing
feature ui the business. Ihs IsDrky
EuFd growers pSp Hga. ". u. Eblyg,
mofu than knusn iaF the prompt disiSi.
button ui the money. The time bet aspt,
The receipt of the money aud the tIay
fuE the annual meeting vas vUry short ia
vblCh to do the work resIujFe,I 10
give every EruWCF a detailed statement
ut the whole sgasuu's business. But by
isSuiinE the days 8uI all Of Friday
might to hIs aufk ST. Ebl5rst had tho 5u.
tEtEaie accounts Iu .3UmI Ellatas iuF AaFgF.
lay Afternoon each aegufsrau;rsl hs q
FHorEs lBD system VI ignnsEr ring Jg4
iF'eiurcd by Air. EBiBoFi proved tu iss
tiEhly satisfactory, enabling hsm ag all
'tMrs iu tell UsaEily lIpw each members
a1auunt simal FUf hts suIsefigr buus.
asei8HE MFs Ebls7Si Es deserving o vugr
ui tHahEs IN addition to tue t4yF3pcpsa.
ton gwen him.
l.. N. Lyon. representing the T,ynn
lIros. Commission Co. II NuW York. and
~. -. Cus.zins ut Pi;tsburs have lsas,I
spending the past week iu the valley
meeting the various associations tu Ur,u.
tate Tor next YEATS Cautaluupc business.
Ihe houses represented by these gentle.
men are the largest dealers in the su,ita
Union.
Ever since our caBtaloupes were iptrp.
duced IN the east these gentlemen have
been placing them tb the hands of uItoIs.
saIers with inmch success -haudicapt,ull
ci couTte, at times by too many melons.
aud at other times by their ARRIVAL in Had
condition. They now seek TO handle Tho
crvp direct from the growers, without, tho
Intervention Of the Western Poui,rv d
Game Co. or anybody else.
They are confident thai by dirar,Iv
controlling shipments they can sry,uro ,La
arrival of melons in better condition, than
heretofore, and also can provide against
an unvise and unbusinesslike rroVylins,
too many cars on one market.
lhe experience Of these two housss
and tue TACT tia; they have been In ilifpsi
charge Of the two best distributing
FONTS IN the Union, should give them
lhe w. inside track with the associations.
ne proposition they made is most lib.
eral one-one which it seems that eyarv
assocIation should quickly accept,
III Lyon Bros. and II. o. Corgips &
10. 10 secure the contracts for the valley
'hey have one new condition 10 ask
growers to accept-tha. is. no Sunday
shipments. In the east no Wholesale bns;.
ness is done on Sunday. and a shipmep,
on That day simply gives the jobbers a
a double supply TO work of in ono dsv
!, Having on track in Nes York and pitts.
burg double the usual number Of cars
10, ,or one day they frequently have more
man the market will absorb with protit.
: hence they must name lower prices TO
ipice i,'. on their goods. Thus the Sunday
shipments cause lowering OF tbe mar.
Nes price, to the marked loss Of onr