The Ordway new era., 1906-03-16
the FARm AND RANGE
Frul. arexters, AeeeeIatIen.

Fp0N 0r0W0t0' AoooStattS"s
Much work was done 1t the meeting
OF the United Fruit Growers Associa'
tion Of Colorado, which closed its
session at Denver. March Sth.
Three important steps were takon
by the association on the last day OF
the convention. The first was
change In the constitution enlarginG
the executive committe: the second
was the election OF oficers. and the
third was the laying on the table. al
though appointing u committee 10 re.
port upon the measure next year. VI
the plan to incorporate.
In order to advance the interest OF
the fruit growers OF the state II was
thought that larger representation IN
the state could be secured. and the
good of the fruit growers furthered oy
increasing the executive committee
from three to Ave members. The ioi'
lowing additional members were addea
to the committee: J. S. McClelland.
of Fort Collins. and r. Lytle, OF Man
zanola. This, It is thought, will give
the entire state perfect representation
among the directors Of the policy OF
the organization.
The following officers were elected
to serve for the coming year: +. d.
Kiefer, Fruita. president; j. IL. Crow
ley. Rocky Ford, vice-president; Olot
Olson. Denver. secretary: II. n FER
guson, Eckert, treasurer.
A committee was appointed to take
up with the Denver x Rio Grande
railroad the matter OF broadening IT'S
tracks from Delta to Paonia. IL IL
thought that the railroad will act fav-
orably on the matter, as there Is n
great deal OF fruit shipped over this
line, even with the present service,
Final action was taken In regard to
the attempt which the association is
making TO secure better rates on their
box materials. 1t was largely for this
reason that the various associations In
the state banded together and formed
the state association. and this one
thing alone was one of the most I'M
portant afYairs to come before the
present convention. A committee was
appointed which will be permanent
and will have charge OF the securing
OF good prices for the entire associa-
ton. II Is too late to get to work on
prices for this season, as almost all OF
the growers in the state have already
placed their box orders, but the COM
mittee will get down to business AT
once on the rates for the coming sea
son. II is an assured fact, say the
growers, that they will in the future be
able to have much better prices than
they have ever had before.
On the last day three new associa-
tions were admitted into the state es'
sociation. All OF these were let In
upon their own request. making but
one association In the state which Is
outside OF the fold. There are now
about twenty associations represented.
Although there are numerous other
organizations in the state which go
under the name OF fruit growers as
sociations. yet II is claimed that this
list practically composes all OF the real
fruit growers associations In Colorado
Besides these associations. there are In
the state organization representatives
from almost all OF the fruit growing
districts OF the state. whether they
have associations or not.
Denver was selected by the fruit
men as their next convention place.
but the date OF the convention was
changed to the third Monday in Janu-
airy, SO that II would come during
Farmers week"
Discussion OF the outlook for the
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coming season at yesterdays meeting
of the convention brought forth the
remarkable statement that although
s1.00O.00O worth Of fruit had been sold
in the state last year. yet everything
tended to show that that amount would
be easily doubled during the coming
season. 1t Is said by the fruit grow
ers that never in the history OF the
industry in this state has the outlook
been so promising as 1t is this year.
New orchards. new lands and first-
class weather conditions have much
TO do with this prediction.
II Is also claimed that two fruit
growing sections OF the country which
were invaded by Colorado fruit lant
year, Missouri and the coast, wisl
double their orders this coming sea
son. Last year Colorado fruit was
drawing three times the price In Los
Angeles that coast grown fruit was
bringing. They could not get enough
of It and the same conditions are fast
coming into effect in Missouri. The
reason for this is that the Colorado
fruit has the quality. the color and the
keeping qualities which go to max !,
1t in great demand.
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