The daily sentinel., 1908-01-09

plant ever grew. Today the proper
ty of the Grand Junction Fruit Grow
ers' Association in this city covers
large area in the heart of the man
ufacturing and shipping district. In
stead of the original little building,
there is now huge structure and
during the past few years five big
new warehouses have been erected.
The available floor space is perhaps
the largest of any single concern in
the whole valley. So heavy became
the shipments by the association each
year from Palisade and Clifton, as
well as at Grand Junction. that it
was deemed advisable to establish
branches at these thriving little fruit
centers in the upper portion of the
valley. Four years ago the branch
was established at Palisade, and dur
ing the last two years it has almost
been doubled in size. commodious
branch was built at Clifton three
years ago. The association has net
| assets amounting to over 100000.
In leaps and bounds has the busi-
ness of the association grown. In
1897. as stated above, 167 cars of
fruit were shipped out and the total
business transacted both Oh fruit
sales and on supplies and merchan-
disc sales was SSS,937 In 1898 120
cars were handled; total business,
s43,750. In 1893, o. cars. and busi-
ness transacted. s56,591. III 1900,
127 cars; business, $114,590. In
1901, 1873 cars; business, s153.3S0.
In 1902, cars, ASP; business, s2S7,-
$50. In 1908, 6S2 cars; business,
sS39,S05. In 1904. LOIS cars; bust
ness, s557,291. In 1905, us cars;
business, s6OS, ,403. In 1906, 1852
cars; business, sS14,27S.
No fruit association of any kind in
this or any other country has such
loyal members as has this pioneer
association. OF the coo fruit grow
ers who hold stock in the association,
every one of them is loyal and faith
full to the organization. 1t is easy
to realize the advantages of having
your fruit handled through such an
association. 1t is an old principle
NAL circumstances, accomplish as
much or secure as satisfactory re-
suits in a business transaction as
two or more men can accomplish
w on ri in ha-
interests. With GOO fruit growers
working together. supporting the
same institution, standing back of
set of selected officials In whom
they place complete confidence and
trust. it can readily be seen that far
more influence can be welded, far
better prices can be secured and far
more markets can be reached than
could ever be welded, secured or
reached by any fruit grower shipping
| Independently.
If each Grand Valley fruit grower
was shipping out his fruit independ-
ent of every other grower, making
his own prices and dealing with his
own markets, how long would Grand
Valley fruit be commanding high and
good prices? Not very long. For
then each of the coo growers would
be competing with the other. prices
would be slashed and pretty soon
there would be no prices at all.
Hence, the undisputed advantage
nj ha
formed along such lines as the Grand
Junction Fruit Growers Association.
Lack of organization and poor mar
agement has been the ruin of many n
fruit growing district of this coun-
try. The member of the Grand juno
ton Fruit Growers Association does
not have to worry about his prices.
He raises his fruits, he delivers them
to the association knowing that COM
petent men are in charge of every
department and knowing that he will
get the best possible prices. In good
time his returns come in, and nine
times out of ten these returns are
immensely satisfactory to the grow
er.
Again. through the association the
grower can purchase his needed sup
plies, such as boxes, wrappers. spray
material, wagons. etc. at practically
wholesale prices. such goods being
bought by the car loads by the asso-
citation.
There are numberless other ad-
vantages the grower enjoys as a re-
suit of being member of the asso-
citation. No wonder the Grand Val