The daily sentinel., 1910-05-02
IMP P0RTANT
CHANGE
MADE
Today the Grand Junction Fruit
Growers Association Takes Over
Business of the Fruita Fruit
& Produce Association.
DEAL MEANS A BIG INCREASE

The Grand Junction Fruit Grow
ers' association today took over the
Fruita Fruit & Produce association,
thus adding scores of substantial
lower valley growers to its member
ship rolls, enlarging its field of ac-
ton, controlling the major portion of
the big fruit crop of the lower valley,
and by the consolidation the fruit in
terests of not only the lower valley
but of the entire county are bene-
fitted.
1t is the most important transac-
ton in the local fruit circles that
has transpired in months.
For several months there has been
movement on foot having for its
object the taking over, by the Grand
junction Fruit Growers association,
tthe biggest association of its kind in
the intermountain region IL not in
the entire wes), the business of the
Fruita Fruit & Produce association,
the healthy and quite extensive or
ganization that for number of years
has handled practically all of the
fruit crop of the lower valley.
There have been several meetings
between the Representatives Of the
two organizations and today, at a
meeting of the directors of the Grand
junction Fruit Growers association
the transaction was finally closed up.
Some time ago The Sentinel pub.
lished story to the effect that such
p consolidation Eas prJbable but a
that time there was no certainty Of
the deal going through.
By this important deal there |.
| transferred to the Grand Junction
Fruit Growers association all of the
stock fixtures and buildings of the
Fruita association.
There will be a meeting of the
stockholders of the Fruita Fruit &
Produce association at Fruita on May
9Th, at which time this transfer by
the directors will be endorsed by the
stockholders.
1t is understood that the considera.
tion was in the neighborhood of $10,-
900.
This deal will bring into the Grand
Junction Fruit Growers association
about 200 growers from the Fruita
district.
The Fruita growers, to show theiI
good faith, have subscribed for be.
tween $4,000 and $4,000 worth OF
stock of the Grand Junction Fruit
Growers association.
1t is understood that Mr.. F. E
Price, who was manager for the
Fruita association during the last
year. will continue as manager fol-
the Grand Junction people.
Today in talking with The Sentinel
Manager John F. Moore, of the Grand
Junction Fruit Growers association
stated that the association expects to
keep just as complete a line of sup
plies at Fruita as is carried at any
of the other stations or plants of the
association. After making a trip to
Fruita on last Saturday Manager
Moore has come to the conclusion
tnat Fruita will ship nearly as much
fruit this year as that district ship
ped last year and tremendous crop,
especially of apples. was harvested
last year.
The Fruita association has existed
for several years but perfect harmony
has never prevailed between the fruit
interests Of that district and for that
reason a great many of the Fruita
growers have from time to time tried
to prevail on the Grand Junction as
sociation to open up a branch at
Fruita but Manager Moore and the
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