Arizona republican., 1908-07-08
HANDLING HE CROP
 FOR THt FARMERS
Activities of the Commission and Transportation Men Engaged in the Melon Business.

R. B. WOolfolk. one of the members of the commission firm of Crutchfield X Woolfdk of Pittsburg. which firm is handling the cantaloupe crops of the Tempe and north side associations, ar rived here yesterday morning. He was accompanied by a MT. Reed, bookkeeper who will succeed MT. Johnston who has gone to his home in the east by reason Of a relapse of an attack of illness he suffered before coming here.
 These gentlemen came from Fl Cen tre and Imperial and 1t is their first visit to this section. Though little of the city and valley could be seen yes- terday MT woolfolk3expresses himself as delighted with what he did see. He says this clJnate is so much finer than the Imperial country that he real ly had an impulse to wear a coat yes- terday He will be here several days and will take an. automobile ride over the valley in a day or two.
 The cantaloupe crop is moving along nicely now, the only trouble be- ing the water shortage that will short en the crop season and make a pre-
 
 There has been a little uneasiness over the advance payments to be made on the early shipments and which pay ments have been delayed little on account of the confused records of the association. These are being straight ened out, however, and 1t is announced now that the payment will be made on Friday morning.
 The market Is reported stronger than few days ago and conditions are more encouraging for the growers. The latter are now bringing in a bet ter grade of melons than before; rath- CT. they are bringing in only standards and leaving the ponies at home. Though some of the growers are cer- | tain to make little or nothing this year. owing to bad conditions, it is be- | leved by most of them that the ex- perience gained will be worth the money to them next year. and those who cultivated their crops properly will probably make a little money. | In respect of the moving of the can taloupe crop it is timely to say that $. M. Fulton travelling agent of the Santa Fe Refrigerator Dispatch, with headquarters at Albuquerque, has been in the city ever since the shipping sea son began and will remain here until il closes. His business is to look after the providing of the cars, their icing dispatch and re-icing where necessary anywhere in his division which reach es from Needles to Dodge City, Kan He says the company has a regular ic- | ing station at Winslow where a vast quantity of ice a manufactured and an emergency station at Ash Fork for use when an extra icing is needed through a delayed train service or any other un- lusual event.
 MT. Fulton says he has had no com lplaints thus far and everything has worked smoothly and satisfactorily with him. After the marketing of the crop in this valley. he will go to Me silIa, N NJ, where the cantaloupe busi- ness is being given try-out this sea son. Later he will go to the Arkansas valley to move the crop there. He has acquired pretty good technical | knowledge of the cantaloupe business in his work in the transportation end of it and is a close observer. He has been very favOrably impressed with this valley and may have more to say about 1t later.
 II Three carloads were shipped from Phoenix yesterday and probably as many more will be today. Two car loads were shipped from Glendale Mon day, one yesterday and two will bt sent forward today. Hereafter Glen dale expects 10 ship three carloads c day for time.