Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-28
To Whom 1t May coneern.

Rocky Ford. Colo. Aug. 2z. 1908.
On Friday the 2lst inst was advised
oy Mr.. Sam Dunsmore that the Associa-
lion officials had something that ! caght
10 see ana know Of. Immediately ac-
eompanied Mr. Dunsmore to the kssoSia-
tons office and there ! was handed the
following letter;
Copy Gilead. Conn. Aug. 10. 1908.
Mr. a. C, Sloan;
Dear SiT-l enclose you a lthograph
for eanialoupe crates which are used by
Young & Mathis. go, this August 18th
from crate Of santsloupes at Hartford.
Conn.
These Of course were southern melons
and il seems 70 me Is Intended TO be very
misleading and thought nigh, be OF in
tsres, 10 your Association.
lSignedl G. p. Randall.
was then shown one OF Young d
Mathis ssntaloupe Autographs made ex-
pressly for our own use in the Arkansas
Valley in shipping ean,aloupes-
This is the "s,ar brand" label. Size Is
9 inches by ~ inches and made 10 iit our
Western crate. and the wording on same
Is, -Genuine Rocky Ford can,aloupes.
Two stars With a. r. Y, q Co. one each
side Of the word brand lmaking Star
Brand. Grown in the Rocky Ford VAL
ley. Colorado. Young & Mathis. pis'fibu-
ting Agents \. F. Young & Co, New
York" Copyright 1908. \. F. Young &
Co. n. Y. Gray Lib. Co. N. Y.
Our Southern label is o.. by 81 inches
and no other size will fl the crates ~e
use in the South. have two carloads OF
the Southern crates en- route here. When
they arrive invite and request everyone
10 call and see the same. try putting the
Rocky Ford label 10 Southern crate JUS,
70 see the absurdity OF tho accusation.
Il Is up TO Mr.. q. p. Randall To prove
,ha, tho label held by the Association was
taken from crate shipped by Young q
Mathis in the South.
This Is the first season ;ha, ~a have
used this copyrighted star-brand label
and further assert that never saw orc
Of these labels. save tho proof sent to mo
for my approval. until opened tho boz
containing them q. Rocky Ford. Colo. on
Aug. le. 1908. in which they ~ere shipped
by the Gray Lib. Co. Of New York.
This fabulous assertion now being
handed around will surely react from
wha, /, Is intended 70 achieve.
There has been several growers who
arc shipping with Us, como 20 mo and
tell Of tho gres; mares nes; Mr.. Sloan has
found.
II Mr.. Sloan was sincere abou; protect
ing the Rocky Ford eantaloape and fol,
~e were inilring |, by using this label
why did he no; send for mo and call my
attention 10 u like truo man. Why 10
no calling our growers aside TO explode
his $1,000 discovery. Ono thousand dol
lars is what Mr.. punsmoro says Mr..
Sloan told him the label Is worth to his
association.
Now arm advised ,hs; Mr.. Sloan is a
lawyer No ono ought TO know better
than himself that u by using this copy
righ,cd label 70 fnislcad. there IS no chance
on earth 70 iniuro any others as much as
Il would iniuro Young & Mathis.
Young & Mathis have the proper label
for each state from which they ship IN tho
South and all are Star Brand" each
showing from where tho cantaloupcs arc
shipped and by whom.
demand that lir. Sloan snail furnish
some proof that Young G. Mathis did ship
from tho South. using this label which hc
has on exhibition.
ihero attach my affidavi. as to tho time
saw the first Of these eight by twelve
inch Star Brand" labels. excepting tho
ono which was tho proof we had.
Young & Mathis have always had the
ability 10 do business withou, trying ,o
tear down the reputation Of any other
concern with the objee, in view Of build
ing themselves up and hope to continue
on this line in the future.
C. H. Mathis.
State Of Colorado.
otero County.
Subscribed and sworn to before me thu.
the 9th day Of August A. D., 1908.