Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31
beet GROWERS
Hold Big MEETING
Decide to Ask that the Price for
Growing be Not Cut
THE FACTORY MAN
ACERS. MAKE REPLY
TIE CommIttes Files Its Brief In the
Court Of Public Opinlon. Let
ter Issued to the Growers

ter Issued to the Growers
Tho Grand Opera House was well
filled with delegates to the Arkansas
Valley beet growers meeting last
Saturday morning: and the afternoon
session was bumper house. The
meeting opened with Chairman Eb-
bert's address, in which he sevcsely
criticised Manager Wictzcr's circular
week. and also reproduced in last
weeks Enterprise. He took special
exception to the statement that the
terms offered by the a. u. s. Co. were
the same as the contract now in
vogue between the factories and the
growers in the Northern part OF the
state: and intimatcd that II the let
ter was misleading in this respect IL
probably was in others.
Mr.. Downing OF Garden City was
present as 4 visitor from that sec
ton. and on invitation OF the chair
took the floor and detailed the prop
osition oi the Arkansas Valley fac
tory people 10 have the Garden City
factory join them IN the present
move 20 decrease the price OF bcets.
Also the action OF the Kansas grow
ers in forestalling that combine and
securing the continuance OF the IS
fiat rate. The bccts ~ Garden City
last year. lie had good reason for be-
licving, tested on the average close
up to Is per cent. They got 2oc for
SLIDING. but ought to have soc, and
hoped 80 get that later.
Mr.. Recs, delegate from Niueland.
said his instructions were TO rcpor,
to this meeting that they would
grow no bects up there for $3.50,
They wanted ilat rate OF Ss and no
dump charges. He wen; into some
details OF their present contract and
tho features they wanted to have
changed. They had formulated n
contract such as they would like 10
have. and were ready to support Il a'
this meeting.
Mr.. Michael. from the ST, Charles
Mesa growers. rceitcd the grievances
growing ou, Of the transfer OF con-
tracts between factories so as to
bunch the growers nearest each fac
tory for that factory. II had COM
PEELED great Inconvenience as to dump
deliveries. He pro,estcd tina, the
so-ealled sliding scale only slid one
way, in favor OF the factory. and II
tho factory had the right to transfer
contracts he held the grower should
have like privilege. As to sugar con.
tent he wanted q scale that would
slide both ways. He also had con-
tract, outlined by his association.
ready to submit to the meeting. =.
Mr.. Blakciy, from Fowler. said
their delegates were not instructed.
bu; the popular sentiment Of the
Fowler Growers was that they would
no, grow beets for $3.50.
Mr.. Giiiispie added that he had
been au,horitativeiy informed that
their Fowler bccts had run IS per
cent sugar. and that they as growers
need not fear anything from the pro.
posed change Of contract. but that
bccts lower down the Valley had run
change was made. He had a suspi-
eion tina, all the bcets in the Valley
rad run near the IS per cent mark.
Mr.. Sportsman. Manzanola. said he
had no instructions. but he had talk.
cd to nearly every grower and had
found they had current contracts. be.
\ ing under the High Line ditch. and
so we're assured of the IS rate for
this year.
Las Animas' representative report
ed a resolution of his growers TO
raise no bcets at less than IS. Some
OF the original contracts made TO get
the factory built had still some time
TO run. and the price would hold. So
their chief complaint was on the mat
ter Of dump charges. waiting for cars,
the tare, and the delivery of pulp,
az agreed to by the factory.
Bur, Brown of Wictzcr said that
around his ncighborhooi the demand
was for Ss Hat rate; aud II ncecs-
s,ry the High Line contractors there
would abandon their contracts IN sup
mort OF those who had no contracts
The man from Buffalo 20 miles
north OF Granada) said they had no
grievances of their own but were
ready to stand by whatever was dc
maudcd by the growers OF the val
ley generally.
MT. Ferguson. also from Prowcri
county. endorsed this sentiment
The Granada representative report
cd that his local association mad re.
solved" TO grow no bccts for less
than ss. and the running contrae'
men had agreed to stand br the new
The wylic delegate reported m
suppor, of tho SIS rate. He added
tbat tho running contract people had
submitted that II the sugar eompan'
ice were really losing. money they
wcrc ready to cancel their contracts
The meeting then named a commit.
,cc Of leading delegates to formulate q
rcnor, 10 the netting Of the afternoon
Al. 10 line of action, and then ad-
;ourned till o'clock.
II required till 7:45 for the com,
: .,,;,..a a. get its report ready, and