Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-01-15

meeting OF tile Beet Growers PROTECTIVE
association was held at Odd Fellows hal
Wednesday afternoon.
Hon. ". II. Ebbcrt, chairman. called
the meeting TO order promptly and de
livcrcd the following rtmirks III refer
cncc to the object OF the meeting:
FELLOW BEET GROWERS: just aftc
| the 18th of tHst month. Nhsn til" sugar com
pany issued IA circular letter. naming u nes
scale of prices for ltui. b.ct talk ~a- .tRrtrs
anew. aud on all hands the question Was
''What 10 you think OF III. now contrastss
IL was notable that no two answer. ~er'
| alike.
There had been recently great apathy oi
the subject OF beet growing. Perhap. 81
perhsp. s:-pcrhsp- - per cent. Of the bec
/ gruwcr- were dissatisfied with last -cason'
| returns. many growers had declared ths'
| they would never crow bccts asain under IN,
| terms OF the old contract- They had learned
%. We have learned. that sugar brcts arv ho'
u surr Thug. The BLIGHT OF iplu caught ~
mapping. The question sa- raised. Are ths
price. right when the risks arc eoa.idcf~dF
u was further painted cut that In the mattel
/ OF the iaI-. conserving which many and bit
ter complaint. were cni-r,d last season. nu
chans-fhAs h-on suggested by the sugar Co
II M. noted also that the nc~ t-rtns prnsIi.
| that tho grower. b-~ts arv still io 10 tested
This. II l. slics-'i. 10 contrary Ia tho wishes
| ~ p-r c-nt. Of the .ros-rs. u has tr-n So
| serted that the t,s-t ssisSf~ sko have for Iouf
/ y-ars pF'.iur-d rich b--ts. aud received The
/ highest returns prefer = nat iaf--so thai
they Niii kn1s. This amounts To . wiling
/ n-ss on ih"ir part 'o divide up with 'h" men
sh1 have b--t. los in sugar. aud all h"'
n-c-sssriiJ thFus one c-ni "f i".. on The
sugar tn Wh-,h-r this assertion u tTuU. !.
personally. de- not affirm,
Furthermore. IL la. b--n asked on th-
str"t by mauy ETuauTs. who haN. watches.
the pFusTvss us thinsa Ia the northern pafi
AL
-lHucrs have raid - this lest y-aF us have
| advanced the pftrr tIutn ~ t1 - IuF n-Nt
| yrar- 1t ha. tss~n asked. say, sh-'b-r "u'
s,'iHIsahy has "ii-E,i as sold = cuh'Tap'f A''''
II nat. shy nasf
| SiaItins With such questions Ani criticisms
Hs thsss. tue = huis siiuatiun uf ti- t-'rt sFHa
l "gs vac lsss-.i Into attSsb. III" HsaitCFs oi
ufis''s. tests is'-ss ailniHs, Hat ts'". "pFn
dr.IsCTy, anI all gis.' E7sI --Jv talked otUE
aEl.in uniii 'iraF ICsasisI pas.Hppsss,i i"t
IhIs Pubii- fH--tins.
| I have tsgvu asGstt sinrr the call ~as ssi-,
| ''Nbat aTu yust Euins tn sipf" aud ! have ais'
ss-fusi. NltlE1at tnFatipug That is fpf tbe
tnrstins to say.~ The mrriinE is $50, cs'iirSi
10 rAiify any asti.si uf niin-I af any arttbH ui
the pirrrtaTs af IN. Ii--I uTu.-r.' Asssrts
thru. We hsrU M cui and drt.-i rT"<rsin i-
We have M; united q. Board io -nirf anS
ptu'-si. We - nits a. a iLpaFd. EreoInHS-is'i
"r refuse a. EysufisnStEil. the 1901 c"riFari q.
the sugar Co. as aHY 1shDF sontsscs. We
have .iHply 1sf-Fs,I = m-r,iHs place t1F -Sis'i'
action as yDu drsIrr tS take. " any.
/ We can srttiH naihinF un the s,su-t. insii'
viiusl Eri-tanpss-. susEva'Eous. ar protests,
sr plans. made known on the stree, euru-rs
amount to n1thlnE. They usiRht. n made
anauu In such pssr- thiss ansi c'I'luTs-l
[ by the common Causrnt Of the Er'susr- dTau
sfufn ali tarts ot the sounty=thry might.
say, tso Hia'i- 1T the highest Naluc. fee tbry
woui thus have AZ once tho backing af Isssis
lie scniitnrui. rubitc sentiment amounts T.
| something.
| Ti,I. tHr-ttns ts called that ~ may h-ar
ani consider. In an. orderly manner anil IuI
sau- effective putIssr. tho experiences II
hc~t RruSCTs aud their Ni"u> IN the rtcs-ni
| situation
| u. when th-ss arr hCar,I. Il ts found thai
40 Afu practically nt unp mini. and II I'
! thought tSrst tB rsssstnnuud any md luraiiuu
| ~ chabzu ~ tho iUrtus Sf the SaEaT criHpsny
| contract. u ran b. rS,es-utc,i e. the company
/ ne she uutrUtnU ~ the ,l"iilsr ration IT lsrss
I tDly aI citizens AMI t-vt EFuuUr~ vituss
Z views atr uutitlgsi IT, weight and r,s-T-yt.
/ Hy this mpAus urIy rAn any change h.
. brought airut II th-Tu is rhansu uhIrl
rtr,'ts tho appreciation uf the assembly.
| The tHrat Vrvsa haitas Dur uf our tvrat pHa
r-Fs. which has IN II the Ul"rUnts uI siH7f Etii
aud might - I.nwrT. siU-,d dumb tbruusb
| uui the yutttv ztuv iuz sUalsrtt ut t5ssL tvguz
tuz in adtnt intu its columns any ut"1tr,n nj
= i,,s,si blight. but iUsistinE that cyrrptbina
uas iuVClv vtth Utsr h 1T HTvurfs. uhiIr thsasF
| sairr growers e.Tp u.,t earning their -sII
| htIt ur tho other hand VIEW losers - ia" tunS
II rnuru than tip11 = Jay by the TavaFgs vi
JisDasc. SbawCuu suCb = IatCT'
I"t us hrI- that the other bfauChss ~ u5ii
weekly ptrs- WtIl exhibit an unmu1aI,,i char
actpr: and show that they arr directed by
men vhn aTv unaiTaiJ either uf farmers
ur-tinEs ar corporate i'pueri
l. there mt an ssIitur=hrrr= s1mewhcr,sa
" lsp :. so bic with the instinct uf frvcsinu
which Col gave him. and without which h,
H. EHE hs
| lila nCh nor quail. NOR hide himself away ai
the tTuwn ui ans individual or Institution
| Hut tho farmers must nFst %D.ak for them
/ selves. Their work will not bc 'iuup 10y pruNy
| And. " the farmers sJTak cl.srly=sD that
ibuir vuiCr shall ''e heard snj undUtstDuI-
l they must spcak from n meeting like this.
| Itthis tssiy shall. with praCtiraI unanimlty >
endorse the prUffcrr,I contract ~ the Amer
/ lean Ils-t sugar Co. just as that contract !,
/ " ri'tun. let u say 49,. and let the prUcpCy
tn sign uur contracts. aud carry them out Ia
/ all RyDj faith.
This meeting Is not called in anv spirit ui
hostility toward our suRarmaking int, rests
| sUI We wish this tn br emphasized. Thas.
/ interests arr becoming every day more vita
,p uur highest welfare. and W. want to t,sstri
and increase thptn. Moreover. as the year,
| pu by. thctr i-. We believe. less friction l,c,
i tween Our farmers and tho present sugar Go
Tut la put utun us. wIuarr vruwCrs. and VIII,
.Iuuu fully Euvw the growers troubles. Il
sccp tn the front with such just trpruscnta q
tinns and claims. SiII insure us. u not uut
full share. then a ROy-i living share in tn,
profits that arise fIvm our application an,
industry.
Hut now. without OBTAINING you further
the whole question iS placed before you. viii
the hope and confidence than cur discussion
may be temperate and wise and effective fO
good to every interest in the valley.
q = =
On motion messenger was sent 10 wir'
Lovcland an inquiry IL any settlement