Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-11


in with their beets and waiting.
p. X. Blinn suggested that the
points acccded to by the Co. should
be printed into the contracts for 1907,
and proposed committee be named
to request that OF the Co.
Mr.. Ebbcrt said the Holly Co.'S
contract provided for compensation
for waiting at dump. Just what the
compensation was he did not know
Mr.. Gauger, speaking Tor the Holly
Co. said compensation was agreed
to by the Co. The weighmaster kept
check on the time waited and the
grower is asked to send in his report.
and the matter was then amicably ad-
justcd. Mr.. Gauger further explain
ed how difficult il was TO always
make connections in the matter OF
cars. All the factories were no
doubt doing their best to meet the
difficulties. His Co. would do every
thing possible to facilitate the deliv-
cry and would do the fair thing by
the growers in the matter oi loss by
delays,
Col. Story talked OF the injury
done to sliced bccts by the late
frosts. and thought the loss on rot
ten bccts ough, to he sh .arcd by the
company. He asked what the Holly
Co. did in tina; matter.
Mr.. Gauger said he was here as
grower of bccts today and not as
representative of the Holly Co. and
was not prepared to commit that Co.
rs to what il would do on any point.
but the understanding of their Co.
was that they would in everything
try to do fairly by the grower.
Mr.. Ehbcrt said IL was probably
not possible to adjust the past losses
in this matter OF time lost At the
dump but the growers ought to see
to il that for the future this part OF
the agreement he made part OF the
printed contract
Mr.. Brown suggested n committee
to wal, on Mr.. Wie,xcr and ask that
the points conceded last year be in
corporatcd In tho contract OF 1907.
This was the substance of Mr.
Biinn's motion previously offered. and
!, was now adopted.
Mr.. Nanny suggested the having
OF permanent grievance committee
of the Association. to whom individ-
uai growers could send in their COM
plants in writing. this committee to
consider and formulate and present
all reasonable complaints to the Co.
Mr.. Harsin suggested asking Man.
aIer wic;ycr to conc to this meet.
ing and hear what was said in the
wsv Of complaint.
The suggestion did not get an i'm
mediate response.
Another speaker butsed In with a
demand that the dump fees be ciimi-
mated. the past fees at tho wiciscr
dump. as agreed. paid the cos, Of the
dump. He though; each dump az
to cost should stand on its own basis
and fees be eliminated whenever II
was paid for by growers delivering
there.
Mr.. Harsiu returned to tho aues-
;ion of asking Mr. Wic'ycr to come
to the meeting and moved a commit
tee to go TO the telephone and ask
him to como down.
The chair appointed Mr.. Harsin.
who promptly wen; to tho phone.
While waiting Mr.. Ebbcrt read
paper received from tho Holly Co.
saying that Co. had decided TO make
bi-monshly payments for delivery OF
bccss on the 18th and ,o;h OF each
month.
This announcement was greeted
with approval by the meeting.
Mr.. Harsin inter- .pscd Mr.. T.. to
announce that Mr.. wic,zcr would
como at once to the meeting: and
Mr.. Haiiows was named by the chair
to drive up TO the factory after him.
Mr.. Ebbcrt continued with sug-
Ecs;ion that the meeting express its
appreciation OF the Holly Co.'S ae-
ton. which was agreed to.
q. J. Baxter. who had jus, arrived
said IL seemed to him all the bcu-
pucts were being thrown to the
Holly Co. by this meeting and all
the criticisms at the A. II. s. Co. II
seemed not Just the thing. while re-
quests were being made of tho \. y.
s. Co. to be too onc-sidcd in this
matter.
Mr.. Baxter also asked IL the land
lords generally were taking onc-fi;h
of tho soc naid for siioiug. The 4. y.
s. Co. as landlord. was icducting It.
w. n. Randall said. as a landlord
he was going to raise this question
today. lie said the grower did tho
work. but there was a shrinkagc OF
sliced bccts. and for this reason the
landlord should share in tho soc.
4 motion was proposed that tho
landlord get his proportion of the
money paid for siloing. above 2oc, the
actual cost of siloing.
But the meeting decided that this
was matter that should be decided
between renter and landlord
Mr.. Wictzcr having arrived. the
matter of providing for prompt
dumping of bects was stated to him
by the president.
Mr.. Wictzcr said It was the intCn-
ton of the Co. 10 take care of the
bccts brought to the dump, and tho
instructions to the wcighmas,crs
was to weigh the bccts and let the
farmer dunn fbcfu M, sbr ground