The daily sentinel., 1909-01-16


fruit growers of the Grand valley.
paying out nearly 100000 to the
growers of Utah who shipped their
product through the local associa-
tion. and doing an additional COM
mission and retail business amount
ing to about $4,000. the Grand
junction Fruit Growers association
OF this city, the Oldest and most pros
porous and successful organization of
its kind in the West, has made a
splendid record for the year of 1908
in spite of the fact that this valley
suffered a loss of the great bulk of
its fruit crop owing to the killing
frosts that came last spring. In all
1923 cars of fruit We're shipped out
by the association and this fruit was
divided up between practically all of
the states and territories of the union
and some of it went into Canada and
Mexico. 1t is a splendid record for
what might be called an off year
This morning at 10 o'clock, at the
Auditorium in this city, the annual
meeting of the Grand Junction Fruit
Growers association was called to
order by President James II. Smith
special train had brought in about
200 growers from the Palisade and
Clifton districts and from every part
of the valley growers drove to town
to attend the big meeting. 1t was one
of the best attended. if not the best
attended meeting ever held by the
| organization.
There are today S32 stockholders
| in the Grand Junction Fruit Growers
association and the great majority of
these were present at the annual
meeting.
The reading of the annual reports
OF Manager Moore and the other Of
flcials, the election of directors. the.
consideration of the matter of in
creasing the capital stock of the
association for reasons set forth in
the letter of Expert Accountant Ham
ma and in the address of Robert A.
orr were among the most important
matters given attention at the meet
ing today,
1t will be late this evening before
the result of the balloting for direc-
tors is known
X. r. Turpin, a member of the
board of directors. acted as secre-
tary in the absence of DR.. F.. r. smith
who has been secretary for many
years but who was forced to leave
for California two weeks ago owing
TO ialllng health. Mr.. Turpin read
the minutes of the last annual meet
ing and performed the other duties
of secretary in most satisfa tory
manner.
The annual report of Ma7ager
moore was given the closest atteu-
loh and was enthusiastically Inceiy-
ed. In view OF the many up..tvor-
able circumstances and unusual
draw backs. the association has made
a fine showing for the year. A total
business of over 100000 is Ger
tainly splendid accomplishment for
a duh year.
AS the various reports show. the
handlinS OF great portion of Utah's
lrLlt crop proved n most profitable
movement for the association and as
Wei, proved great boon for the
Utah growers
The affairs of the association are
round 70 be i'll excellent condition.
The Sentinel today prints in full
Manager Moore's annual report and
the other important reports ana com
municauons made at the meeting
lhe annual report of the manager
especially should be given careful
attention and reading. The report
shows that splendid average prices
We're received and in every way the
reputation of the association in get
ting the best prices available for its
members and in employing the best
methods of handling. shipping and
selling fruit, was kept up
During the year 177 carloads of
merchandise and supplies were
brought into the city by the assoc
lation. showing the large extent OF
this class of business done by the
association These III cars added
to the 423 cars of fruit shipped out
OF the valley during the season makes
grand total of 600 cars handled by
the association in this valley during
the season besides a large number OF
carloads of fruit harvested in the sea-
son of 1907 that We're held in stor-
age and not shipped out until late
in the winter of last year
Much interest was manifested in
the election of directors and many
nominations We're made. The ballot
ing will not close until ) O'Clock this
evening. The work of the retiring
board has been very satisfactory and
Nom hers of The nrnsent hnurl will