Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-05

In opening th. meeting Chairman
Ehbcrt made n short stdT-HE. calling
attention TO the importance OF such
mn organization and noting tho va,uc
II had been In tho past In securing
labor for beat thinning. iic said that
every beet grower should identify him.
self with the organization. aE tho In
itia,lon fec was but nominal. only so
cents. Owing TO lack Of funds In tho
treasury the officers and directors had
been compelled 10 advance nearly 500
To meet the necessary cSpcnsCH OF last
season. He raid that the benefits nj.
ready iiEht for The growers. should in.
spite all sgoscIh 70 aid IN IeInburEins
Tho management for their outlay.
During Ely- minute recess an on!
FostlnI,y WA given TO EiFn the roll Of
atmb-rship. a copy Of the For, Col.
lias contract was read for IN. infor.
nation of CtCIp growers. The con.
tracts AT. for ,gu years aI Sc per ton
Tor all beotH tcfiiaE - per cent or
more. and 10 per crat purity. For
bcc;s under Is per cent of sugar the
price In $3.50. In all other respects
their contract iB less desirable than
that offered by the American bee,
Sugar company.
On r-suming business =. ~. Harsin
moved that an assessment of co cents
In made on each member to repay
the money advanced by the officers
Of the association last year.
George y. Bryant In scconding Mr..
Harsin'a motion. said tina, during the
past three ycara he had sold 700 tons
q. bcc;s. and II tho S. nat rate had
prevailed he would have been $500
better OF.
John hascy said that II every beet
grower In the county had been mean
bcr Of the association the committee
which waited on the sugar company
would have brought a written report
from tho compans's officials: but as
the association represented only a
small portion Of the growers the CON.
pany could no, deal with them and
feel sure they were satisfying tho ma.
iori,y Of tho producers.
Hon. Il. ". Swink spoke OF the I'm.
portancc OF the association and said
that Il should become a unit In their
action. He amended the pending mo-
tion by inserting 81 instead OF 60
cents as the amour, Of the assess.
incnt.
The assessment was accepted and
the 81 assessment adopted.
The committee made tho following
report:
To rur oTHRo COUNTY BEET GROW
hrs ASSOCIATION.
We, your committee appointed at your
meeting in Rocky Ford. ON Jan. -. igui.
To present yuur resolutions passed at
said meeting to the American Beet
Sugar Company. and to report their con-
rlusions to- YOUR next meeting. beg to
submit the following:
Your committee in body called On
Mr.. Wcitscr uf the American Beet Sugar
Company. cn January the iith and pre-
scntcd your resolutions, which were dis.
cusscd at length by Mr.. Wci,scr and the
members of the committee. Mr. Wet
ser agreed ,o forward your resolutions To-
the head oiiicc Ui the company for their
consideration and to report their dccis.
ion to the committee.
Your committee on Jan. AZ. again
called an Mr.. Wictscr and received the
raply Of the company To- the demands
made in your resolutions which is in
substance as follows
The American Beet Sugar Company
agrees To- pay to- all growers a Hat rate ut
Ssyoo net per ton fuI all bccts grown in
iooi and testing not less than IL per
cent in sugar aud so per cent in purity.
To allow growers pulp to the amount
Of ~ per cent uf the weight of the beet;
To pay the growers 2oc per ton for all
Sliced bccis.
To keep the question of tarc under
consideration aud to adjust their system
to their best ability, in justice to all part
les concerned.
To- I..x.s .,sl,rr conditions pf existing
contract unchanged.
Your committee recommends that
this proposition Of the A. B. 5. Co. be