The Delta independent., 1906-03-23

ers as does the growing of the fruit it.
self. 1906 is going to demand five times
the help in Delta County than has ever
before been needed. Is it he re, or will
it be here? II so, from where is it to
come? Down to facts here is matter
that you and have been wont to pass
aside and fondly imagine will right it.
self. But the conditions at hand today
do not show solution. But Mr.. Theo-
dore Polling, well known fruit grow
er Of Hotchkiss, Colorado, who has re-
Gently been on trip to California, has
offered to the people of the county what
may be the most logical solution. He
would import the WHITE pickers and
packers of California His plan can
best be laid before our readers by a
copy Of letter written for publication
and the Independent takes the liberty
of using few extracts from it.
"Now | will express my views, what
in my humble opinion is the most suita-
bic and experienced help we can get?
We can get them and plenty of them If
the people here want them and the rail
road companies will make a one fare
for the round trip. They are white
men and women. all American pickers
and packers of southern California.
They are highly experienced, some Of
them do nothing else but this kind Of
Of work. There arc some 100 or more
!, h HiGAAanAsv - -in-1o6
30 IN Rivsrssdc. and any amount more
In adjoining towns in California, all
good. strong and robust workers, who
are practically idle at the time Of year
when we harvest our peaches and ap-
pies and would be glad to have the
chance to come and see our country to-
gether with what they can earn in
wages while here. who will say it would
not be the best advertisement ever got
ten up in the North Fork Valley. Some
of these folks are men and women with
means and perhaps quite a few seeing
and learning our resources, chances and
opportunities would settle in our midst
and become welcome neighbors and cit
liens.
suggested this idea to a young bus
mess man who is connected with a
wholesale fruit house in Los Angeles
and has been manager for one of the
packing houses in Highlands and anoth-
er one in Redlands. He has a large ac-
quaintancc among those following the
handling of fruit picking and packing.
He thought the scheme was good one
and we went together to see what the
sentiment would be among these work.
ers and we were soon convinced there
would be no trouble to get all the help
we would need provided we would in
sure them about two and half months
work and procure for them a half fare
rate"
Now the next thing to be done is to
get the railroads to grant this half fare
rate. The Business Mems Association
Of Delta will do all in their power to
further this idea and it is expected that
the Surface Creek organization will al
so do 1t. This matter should be taken
up in conjunction at the next meeting
of the local association.
That the plan of Mr.. Polling is feast
BILE seems to be without much doubt.
Follows an extract from a letter writ
ten to Mr.. Polling by New York firm
who are Interested heavily in the North
Fork Valley and Delta County. 1t is
addressed to Mr.. Polling and concerns
Hotchkiss in wording but of'course ex-
tends to the whole county in effect.
There is.no doubt but what the D.
& r. G., who will undoubtedly reap the
largest benefit from shipments made
from your locality, could be induced,
and they In turn could induce connect
ing lines, to make fiat rate to South
ern California, and particularly North.
ern California, where we consider the
most experienced packers Of Deciduous
Fruits are to be found, and as the De-
ciduous Fruit shipments out Of North.
ern California will he practically over
by tho time the shipments begin from