Arizona republican., 1899-07-05
BUILDING up MARkETS
How the Express Company is Help
 ina ValleV Fruit Growers.

Duncan Campbell, special agent of els, Fargo & Co, returned yesterday from trip to Les Angeles where he has been engaged in shipping early cherries. Mir. Campbell, through his company, has been instrumental this year in creating Q greater demand for valley fruit than could be supplied. He said last night that the musk melon trlde this year will be more profitable than the shipments of early apric-.ss
 There is one thing,' said Mr. Campbell. which I would esDaoi1Ily like to impress upon the farmers here. They should increase their produ:e and acreage. We could have handled twice as many strawberries as We had. But t1ere will be a greater pTo5gIc- ton of strawberries next year than ever before. I know of several farm CTS who will increase their acreage materially. John LaTnz0u who might be called the strawberry king of this valley, will increase his ranch 20 acres
 '@The farmers have never before realized any profit on their fruit and naturally they were discouraged They
 
 promise them that 2G they produce more fruit next season so they can afford to sell it a little cheaper. t will all be marketed at a far rate Of profit
 MT. Campbell is in q position to make good his words, although he does neE personally supervise the ship mants from one point to the other This season Kansas has been the market, excepting probably Texas. An allotment or fruit 6s sent to a small city in one of the states, to an express agent. Then 1t is disposed of by a commission merchant, but the agent keeps posted on the transaction. h this way the best resul-s are oD- t2I Ined through commission merchants. After the shipping season is oyer Mr. Campbell visits the new ST pping ter TitOry to become acquainted and when he sends letter to any of the places the next season it Is given more weight
 MT. Campbell thinks there is 20 re:t- son why Phoenix should not hecome the fruit center of the west.
 MT Campbell urges that attention l be paid not only to raising fruit but 1 also early vegetables. This year he i says the work has only been an aX- pertinent, and if the increase in fruit i continues another year 1t i will not be long until alfalfa will be ! to scramble for first place ! h two years he thinks consumers will i ask for valley fruit and the soliciting | Of trade will be a thing of the past.
 Nat Wetzel, of St. Louis, known ! throughout the United States as the 1 Rocky Ford Gem cantalOCpe king" has been n communication with the Melon Growers association this year and last year with a view to marIle1- ng the early oantaloupes, but so far le Els been unsuccessful owing to he nigh prices held up by the producers fkis may be overcome next year. how ever, on account of better facilities for | shipping.
 A Wells, Fargo & Co. express and car will leave tonight with a load of musk melons. This is he first car of the kind ever brought % far wes-. It has 9 double cOmparc- nent and is fitted with all the appi- tnces necessary to admit it on a2y I.ne It any season of the year. There are )nly about ten of thfsa cars n use an1 he fact elf this one being here shows he growing interest taken by the n the fruit of this valley. The company makes an effort to assist h :DDers. 50 as to increase it's own Iade, and in that way it hopes ulJi- nately to be the medium of tcansfel- ing more fruit from tl.s valley than my other fruit center in the :CIntry.
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