Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-08-03
ROCKY FORD, COLORADO FRIDAY, AUGUST g. 1900
Cantaloupe Season
About to Open.
Distributing Agents Arriving nnd the
Associations busy With Pre-.
parat0ry Work.

Already Rocky Ford has a foretaste of
the coming intense activity incident to
the melon season. Offices are being ar
ranged and crates received. The various
distributing agents have representatives
on the ground preparing for what all
prophecy will bc a successful and profit
able season.
N. o. coggins Of Piiisburg. arrived
yesterday To prepare for the campaign on
behalf Of himself and Mr.. Lyons. Mr.
cosgins' Office will bc in the St. James.
in iiir room recently vacated by the Am
crican bee, Sugar Co.. where he invites
the growers to call and confer with him
on all matters relating to the business.
for their mutual profit.
The Western Poultry * Game Co. will
have the ..,,nc building occupied las; year
tho Sxins warciiou>e-in which an
Office has been neatly fitted up with all
facilities ios the rapid transaction of bits
inc,s. Gay fcason. the treasurer 81 tile
company. will bS in charge. assisted by
Viii Noeisrr. assistant manager at the
81. Louis oiiiev.
The Dewey Melon Growers. Albert
ConnoF, manager. iiayc hcadquaf,cf.
with 4. n. Jackson where they expect To
10 their share O! the business.
The Kouns party have their new ware
hoasr well .ilir,i with crates and arc pre-.
piE!ng soF big business.
n. q. Coggins will have personal
ehargc oi ;he i.yoas and coggins head.
qtaf.rfs Office in Rocky fofl and br
here during iiic cn,!Te season. l.. II.
Lister will tv chief inspector Tot ali the
valley aecociE;iofs
To Martin Elrr belongs the honor anil
profit os shipping the aFs; can,aioupcs
81 ,lic season. through nuFrvll y Esick
sng. IWp baskets ~. hts growing wvfC
= 81 10 Colorado Springs Aug. , and sold
iug $3.50 pct basket. oac haskc, was sen;
Is bCaSvF where !; aas 10 i.C sold a, ATTIC
iion.
Tie quality ol ;itis ysar's eaa;ilpapCs
promises TO tsr siir NrFy' tcs. iot srvv'li
ysars-FCys,siaF gii;-y,igS. and oa; pu; tSr
aeFr will bg large. GFpwvFs afv hopeful
ani happy.
i.ysas aai cesgins hayC dsatls,i ,iic
amount 81 their bond. I; now bstng
I Sso.eoo and covering all conditions and
contingencies. .HH
Representatives os ;i,c various melon
growers association INC; a; Rocky Ford a
;cw days since ;o psu;Cs; iisns; vigorously
agasns, the PROPOSED increase ci 50 j'vr
crn, In icing charges. In ;iCif jsC,i,iou
TO ,iic Refrigerator company they s,Vat
a. the peor fC;urus at the las; ,~o years
snd 81 the FAC, ,iIa, the proposed Increase
uiii tend 10 srry greatly eus;ail the grow.
Ing II eaa,aioutr~. The growers feel
,iia, wholly UNNECESSARY btirlcn ss pro.
posed 10 i.V plaeSsi on their speciality. afid
IL the increase is Cns.fsc,i ANYTHING tiit
a friendly feeling will cSis; toward the
Refrigerator company.
Ail,prt Couu.f. Manager for the Dewey
MrI., Gpw.r.. a fcw days sine. r~eis.
el telegram from q Buttr. Montana.
commission b.u.s. saying that fou 4 Co.
of pensrr. hal liorky Ford canialoupes
on that market. A. they wptc Texas OF
Arizona r,.sls. api t~o weeks In advance
II Rocky Ford .bipmcot.. f.st 4 Co.
ought 10 be getting In considerable bot
wafer.
I shipped my frst basket Of cab'a.
lourcs. numbrrips II. Aug. 2. 10 u.
wSpis 4 Co. Denver. They are scry
s.,nn,I. wcil p-,,c,i and fine favored. The
yin.@ are In a healthy condition. think
I will have the finest crur fot The last J
years. I hal my first = 90 eat july -.
l. II. kuuns.