The daily sentinel., 1908-01-18

past Few years tnat II Wbb oeemeo
necessary to establish branch house
at Omaha q few years ago. The Of
fee opens at the beginning OF each
season. and H. D. Foy. highly COM
petent fruit man, is in charge. and
he is assisted by a capable ONCE
force. Omaha is easily the gateway
to the eastern fruit markets. and the
advantages in having an ONCE there
are readily seen. Here at the branch
ONCE all the fruit shipped to further
eastern points or sold in that portion
of the west are Inspected by Mr.. Foy
and the condition tested. If he finds
that there is a car of fruit that may
not be in the pink of condition when
1t reaches its far eastern destination.
he cuts it off the line ard quickly
places 1t somewhere In the Omaha
section of the country where 1t is
handled in fine condition and to the
satisfaction of all concerned. Mr..
Foy has charge of all the associa-
tons business In the middle west
and all eastern markets; but at Chi
cago and east all shipments go to
the auctions. 1t is Mr.. Foy's busl-
ness to keep in touch with all east
ern markets and to place the fruit
where the best results can be OBJ
tanned.
One thing showing the advantage
of having a branch office at Omaha
is this: Mr.. Foy may secure and
does secure frequently orders by wire
from Iowa. Nebraska or some other
middle west market for quick de-
livery of fruit. He at once gets busy
and IL he catches a car Of the asso-
citation fruit going through that will
not be too ripe before 1t reaches its
far eastern destination. II he finds
car rolling that is unsold. he at
once appropriates it and fills the or
der promptly.
The large volume Of business
transacted by the Grand Junction
Fruit Growers Association enables
it to keep In absolute touch with all
its numerous shipments from the
time every car leaves the Grand val
ley until 1t reaches its destination,
and If it is lost or delayed the as
ISOLATION quickly finds out "the why
and the where" or
The home ofice handles all the
business in the south and all west OF
Omaha.
The fame and popularity OF the
Grand Valley fruit has not only
spread from sea to sea but has
crossed the sea. Our fruit has made
its way into the very heart of the ia
nous apple. pear and peach raising
districts of America and other coun.
tries. ard has been in every case In
greater demand and commanded big
ger and better prices than the best
quality Of the home product of these
particular sections.
In spite of the low commission rate
of per cent charged the growers
for handling and selling their crops
the association has always been able
to pay handsome dividends each yeal
on the stock, last year paying Ii
per cent on the dollar in cash. Thi!
year the dividend will be even great
er.
| If there is any one man who de
serves more credit than aLy othel
man for the great and deserved sue
cess of the Grand Junction Frui
Growers Association. the man II
John F. Moore, who for the pas
eleven years, or ever since its reor
ganization, which reorganization wa
really its beginning. has been mana
ger. There is no question but wha
Mr.. Moore is one of the best author
tiles on practical fruit raising ant
the fruit business of the country to
day. He has made the fruit business
a veritable life study. His ability t,
estimate crops. his power to fore
cast market conditions and his sue
cess In getting the best price for tn
best fruit In the world, sold through
the most splendidly managed organ
izatlon known In fruit circles. are un
doubted.
Manager Moore has a wider &C
quaintance among the fruit buyer
of the country and on the fruit mar
kets possibly than any one man II
the country. and this acquaintance
has stood the association In goot
stead. He is highly regarded and re
spected on every market. He is i'm
mensely popular with the clientele
and the membership Of the associa
ton.
Frank r. Davis, assistant manager
of the association. has been with the
institution as long as Mr.. Moore. and
shares with Mr.. Moore mach OF the
credit for the success of the asso-
citation and for the prosperous con-
dition of those engaged In the frui;
raising Industry. He is fruit man
of high qualifications, thoroughly ia
miliar with nearly every line of the