La Junta tribune., 1899-02-04
werzEl SECURES THE PLUM.
!. Awarded the Contract for Marketing
This Seasons cantsioupe Crop.

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ST. Louis, was awarded the con-
tract for marketing the cantaloupe
crop OF the Arkansas Valley at
conference of the marketing com
mittees OF the two federations held
in this city last Tuesday. The
session lasted all day and was not
concluded until midnight. The
committee secured several i'm
portant concessions by holding
out, and at the conclusion of the
conference both parties seemed
we'll pleased with the terms OF the
contract.
For ten days Nat Wetzel, his
attorney, L.. X. Whitley, J. NJ.
Lyon, OF the firm OF Lyon Bros,
of New York, and NJ. o. Coggins,
of Pittsburg, Pa, have been in
conference with the various melon
associations OF the valley in an en-
deavor to arrive at an amicabie
agreement with regard to market
\ ing the crop OF the season Of 1899.
1 The meeting Tuesday was con-
ference between the marketing
committees OF the two important
i important associations OF the val
I lev. One is known as the Arkan-
sas Valley Marketing Committee,
and composed OF representatives
from Holly, Lamar, Las Animas,
Fairmont, Grand Valley, Olney
and Pueblo, and the other as the
Otero County Marketing Commit
tee, composed OF representatives,
OF the melon associations O! La
Junta, Riverside, Rocky Ford,
Manzanola and Fowler.
Representatives of the two mar
keting committees met at the
Harvey House Tuesday and were
in conference with the eastern
buyers until midnight before an
amicable agreement was arrived at.
There were three bids made for
the cantaioupe crop for this year.
Fort q Co, OF Denver, offered to
handle the territory OF Colorado
and west, paying 90 cents crate
cash at platform. Smeltzer & Co.
of Kansas City, offered so cents a
crate at platform, and an equal
division of profits for Kansas City.
The Western Poultry and Game
Company of ST. Louis offered 40
cents cash and an equal division
OF the profits for the entire United
States, taking up to 700 cars, and
all over that the market demanded.
After an all day session the offer
of the Western Game and Poultry
Company was increased to so cents
per crate on delivery at the plat
form and an equal division of the
profits accruing after deducting the
cost OF transportation, icing, com
mission, etc. The offer was hnan-
ally accepted.
Under this agreement the grow
ers will receive so cents on deliv-
cry at the platform for every crate
of cantaloupes that passes inspec-
ton When a carload is sold in
the eastern market the price per
crate realized will be telegraphed
and bullentined at the local asso-
citation headquarters. The grow
ers' receipt will show the number
of the car in which his melons
were shipped, and the bulletin will
enable him to determine the exact
amount due him on division OF
the profits.
L For instance il carload is ship
ped to the New York market and
So. 90 per crate is realized the fig
ures will be about as follows:
Advance to growers ----$ Sc
1 Freight and icing g----- 10
/ Commission ------- sc
i'll
Total .---.- 81. SC
This will leave balance ol
s.. so to be divided between the
growers and the Western Game
and Poultry Company. The addi.
tional profit Of rs cents and the So
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