Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-06
cANTALouPE FEDERATION
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MIR. Todd: "Have averaged over
SI.oo except this season and think
commission men can pay Si.oo.
Mr.. Conner: "The man who agreed
to pay 90 cents, busted. when not
nearly so many cantaloupes were
raised as now; there is too much COM
petition close to the great eastern
markets; it might do to ask rs cents,
but SI.oo can't be had"
Mr.. Maxwell: "One year 66 cents
was promised: who got it?"
Mr.. Lytle: Let the executive
committee make the best terms pos
sible."
Mr.. Baxter: "That would leave
the matter just where it was this
morning; this meeting wants to de-
mand a cash advance"
Mr.. Westfall: 1--WE want some
tees report"
Mr.. Ebbert: "The outside acres
are menace to our ST. 90 proposition; ;
il we have success this year we'll get
the outsiders next year; we can ge,
the so cents cash contracts from
commission men within two weeks"
Mr.. Lytle: ~ prefer rs cents IL
so cents is fixed; t!.at's all well get"
|! MAXWELL: "Say so cents and
let the executive committee get as
much more as they can."
Motion to refer the price to cx-
ecutive committee was lost.
The $I.oo a crate amendment was
lost.
Mr.. Erickson proposed rs cents and
crates furnished.
Mr.. Ebbert: That's too little; il
costs so cents to grow crate: a so
cent advance would -ay the cost of
production and we may get 40 to so
cents more"
MI. Gau9er: "The so cents is only
\ cash advance with chance of get
ting more: the IS cent proposition is
to sell at that price"
.ir. weybright: when man
ships under a cash advance he has the
satisfaction OF having done some busi-
ness. and got something"
Mr.. Baxter: TOO soon in the or
Mr.. Burreii: Asking too much
will encourage larger planting and
more competition"
Mr.. Blim: -Fixing a price would
eu, out all incentive to grow early
melons: the go cent motion only
states the minimum price"
Mr.. Mathews: THE 90 cent ad.
vance is too much and will increase
the acreage and we'll be up against
!, As in the past"
The motion for IS cents was lost.
The so cents advance motion car
ried.
Mr.. Sloan: SLOW long Is this Of
fer to stand before we can close con-
tracts" No action taken.
Chairman: DO those who voted
nay feel bound by the action sakcn'"
Mr.. Britt: "My instructions were
to oppose any proposition except sale
At $i.oo: no Instructions 60 continue
with federation"
Mr.. Bryant: "Canno, GO in unless
all the associations OF the valley join
in"
Mr.. MAXWELL: AT a former meet
ing those taking part agreed to abide
by the action of the majority"
Mr. Lytlr tnow surpfisrd and dis
the storm center OF the disrupiins
forces"
Nj. Wiley: "AiI commission men
arc agains, the federation and again>,
the interests Of the growers"
Mr.. Baxter: Am not married to
aw commission man. bu, am for my
brother farmer"
Mr.. Bryant: "Am loyal to my as
ISOLATION. II not TO the federation"
Mr.. Wiley: The commission men
tell ns VIC know too much when VIC
get together: wurn not federated VIC
arc independent; as hog on iec.'
now when help Is offered VIC won;
seecp, Il: why fight each o;hcr:S We
have trusted tho commission men year
after year and got just wha, We could
force OFT; of them. n YOU can't work
with the majority 10 build up the in.
dus,ry YOU might a. well quit, YOU
may know enough to grow cautai-
orpcs bu, not enough TO mafkc,
them"
The legal standing clause was adopted.
as was that cutting down tho acreage.
A committee was appointed TO prepare
a circular letter 70 DO sent TO growers out
side the federation.
a motion TO resues, the cancellation Of
existing contracts was voted down.
Considerable discussion was had in re-
gard TO getting outsiders to inin. ard on
the situation Of the Rosky Ford Hsso-
citation. conditional contract, having
been made with Lyons & coggins to ,a.e
effect Feb. is;, unless cash advance
contract w,s entered into by the fsdor-
ton by ;ha; time.
The following officers were elected:
Prcsidcui-W. NJ. Wiley.
Nicc-rrcsidCn,-W II. Ebbct;.
Ircasurcr-Phil Erickson.
These officers and Fred Nint TO-
compose the executive committee.