Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-02-14

up come OF the growers orders OF the
past season, I find that some have
overdrawn as high M twenty tons on
| fwenty-hye-tOn order. This seems
conspicuous. II such is done without
intsntion. The growers ARE moi ex'
pected to haul half load or less 10
finish up their order,
In order TO make The delivery more
general ut the weigh house and sheds at
the factory each day. and which would
he a great saving af lime To the grow
erx. II In necessary that the growers Ill
vide the hauling OF the tonnage OF
their orders IN somewhat equal proper
tfon through the entire week or time
given, and not as has been the ease,
that the growers try tn MI their orders
the first few days or first part OF the
wes,k.
Often the scales had To In closed and
hauling discontinued merely for this
reas0n-that tlie sheds were filled TO
their capacity. and time had To be CIV
cn FOR the be-ts To bc worked up 10
make room, due To the fact or Irregular
delivery. viz. that the greater portion
OF the tonnage ordered in for same
week had been rushed In the iirst few
days OF the week.
Those who had small orders We're
NOT inconvcnicnctd nr mucl: as those
having larger orders, where IL required
the full six days OF the week, or the
time specified for the delivery OF their
ordered tonnage. Therefore. if the de
livery would be mor general. there
would not be as much waste OF time To
the grower. nor ns many occasions for
stopping the deliveries.
Loading Facilities nj Outside Sta
tlons.-J'be loading facilities mt some
season hive not becn very satisfactory
to the grower. nor to the company.
Shortage of ears and track room wcrc
the main paints OF Inconvenience.
Many Of The growers. as well as the
editors of some OF the various local pa
pcrs OF the outside towns. have have
made severe criticisms OF the Amcri.
can beet Sugar Company for not FUR
nishing u sufficient number Of ears TO
take the allotment OF bcci- from the
growers.
if the American Bcct Sugar Com
pany had the handling or furnishing
OF the ears for their fr.ighting. | am
SURE II would be n grcat saving 10
them. You must realize while you arc
waiting for ears. etc, at the ncighlor-
Ing stations. II is. also. mn expense To
the company for lai,orcr~. ns well rs
To suffer.
.Ns understand. In many cnscs dur
Ing the shipment OF melons. the melon
growers nr,. often required To walt for
ears twelve hours or mor.. and In eases
Of this kind the melons which are
ready FOR shipment become too ripe
AMI nrc practically u loss. but such II
not the ease with suEnr b,cts. Al
though the growers are sometimes In.
convcnicnccd regarding the hauling OF
same. they are not at n loss if held
over n day or two. You who have
done any carload shipping. such rs
hay. etc. know that while your dc.
mnnds for ears may bc prompt. the
placing OF the ears Il another PROPOSE
tion. aud often considerable time
clauses before they are placed. In sew
crni Instances during the last cam.
pal.n the company hns been lnconvcn-
fenced considerably ON account OF no,
being able to get their coal. limestone
and other frclrhis moved. which
caused them considerable delay.
Dcmnnds.-Thc demands for more
track room nj some Of the loading sta.
tions were complied with last fall: yet
the track room mt many OF the loading
stations II yet In nm unsatisfactory
condition. II the demands which will
bc made OF the railroad company are
granted. believe our main troubles nj
the outside stations viii be u; bay.
Closing.-lt IL certain that whatever
occupation one may he engaged In.
there are always some disagrccablc
features about II.
Quite n few farmers throughout this
valley are possessed with the idea that
the American Beet Sugar Company. he
Ing corporation. are trying to take In
every way advantage OF those who are
growing bcets for this factory. To re-
view the situation from n disintcrcst-
cu standpoint, wish to bring before
you the one fact that the company has
carried throughout the season Its grow
crs to the extent OF SSD.iI6. In the
shape of advances made for seed. i'm
plcmcnts and also for labor pertaining
30 the thinning and cultivation OF the
crop. No interest on this amount was
charged. with the exception for the
cash advances for labor. and for this
money only eight per cent. was taken
from the time the advance was made
mp to the day the money was repaid
through beets delivered at their plant.
Implements were sold on time at act
unl cost, and for this reason implement
dealers in the valley were unable TO
compete with the factory. and wher-
ever growers thought that they would
profit by purchasing implements from
the dealers they had to pay 81 to IS
more for the implement than when 1t
was procured through the services of
the American Beet Sugar Company.
You must, also. not forget that the
company takes a great risk by advanc-
ing money on the crop at such an early
stage as the time of thinning, and con-
siderable losses are incurred every
year by trusting parties who are neg
lecting their crop after they have
thinncd II, or in some Instances have
drawn the money and left the country
without paying their contractor. Un-
fortunately in most cases we find that
those growers who find fault with the
way the business is conducted by the