CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-05-14

did audience and the concern with
which people listened to their recital
despite uncomfortable surroundings,
proved that beyond doubt It demon
strated as few other things have done
the vital importance of the fruit in
dustry to this community, to the mer-
chant and professional man, as we'll
as to the rancher and gardener.
The district court room, where the
meeting was held, was crowded to
over1owing, and, many people unable
to get seats, stood in the aisles or
around the walls of the building, for
two hours or more to hear how sue
cessful the orchardists of the Grand
Junction district had been in fighting
the frost by the smudging process
during the recent cold weather, which
in 80 many places destroyed the ten
derer forms of vegetation. 1t was a
tribute to Messrs. Farmer and Ross,
AZ we'll as to the devotion Of the au-
dience to its own material interests.
It indicated willingness to try what
ever remedy that seemed successful
to protect the orchards from the raw
ages Of the frost 1t proclaimed the
fact that people here were NOT fatai-
lists, but practical men and women de-
sirous of invoking every agency that
promised to contribute to the salvation
of the fruit crop.
Too much praise cannot be bestow-
ed upon Messrs. Farmer and Ross for
the very clear and comprehensive re-
port they made. Those who heard it
full, intelligent study of the situation,
and that they brought back with them
valuable facts for the guidance of the
ranchers here goes without saying.
was the result of original research and
conld not have been obtained in any
other way. In view of the fact that an
oflicial report OF their Investigations
is published by Messrs. Farmer and
Ross in this issue of the Daily Record
1t is not necessary to advert at length
to the figures given out by them at the
court house last night.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Ross. and, at his suggestion, Jas.
Turnbull was chosen to preside, Glenn
Kirkton of East Canon. being made
secretary. Mr.. Turnbull stated by way
of introduction that much of the fruit
here could have been saved from the
late frost had our orchardists been
awake to their interests and respon-
sibilities. He did not himself believe
that the fruit was threatened, and,
therefore, refused to take any meas
ures for its protection. Now that it
was gone the people had gathered to
discuss ways and means of preventing
a repetition Of the disaster.
Mr.. Farmer, who was the first
speaker. described the visit of Mr..
Ross and himself to the western slope
in detail. He told of their investiga-
tions at Montrose, Delta, Paonia.
Grand Junction and Palisade. He de-
scribed the typographical features of
the various fruit growing communities
in that section of the state. showing
that in some localities the orchards
were endangered by physical sur
roundings, while in others they were
protected by their environment.
At Montrose. particularly in the or
chards on the mesa. or high lands.
there will be considerable fruit this
year. a fact due more to the peculiar
condition Of the orchards at the time
OF the frost than to smudging opera
tons. On the ranch Of John Rit1mAn.
formerly OF this city. but now Of
Aontruee. they found . fairly good
crop of apples. ~ weu ~ nearly III
otAor varieties OF frHfe
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