The Holbrook news., 1910-07-29
Greeting To TheDelegte
Large AssemdIage Welcomed ArizOna's Representative
 Melons For Multitude
SaIt River Valley Melon Growers AssO- ciation Iuaugdrated An Annual Festival With a General Celebration On Plaza.

WIfn denerd CeleDTall0n Un flaZa. A large crowd of people as- sembled on the city hall plaza last night to greet Ralph Gamer on, delegate to congress and do him honor and also enjoy the hos 6itality of the Salt River Valley Watermelon Growers, associa- tFon, which in it's inauguration of an annual watermelon day." served tons and tons of that de (licious product without money or price.
 The celebration was under the auspices of the Maricopa County Commercial club, which tendered MT. Cameron an invitation to be present and meet the people under it's arranging as a testim- onial of the clubs appreciation of Mir. Cameron's work. The bandstand was tastefully decor ated! On both the Washington street side and the opposite side of the stand a huge heart had been attached to the railings and Son each was inscribed, "In the Shearts of the people. Cameron the man who does things.'' On either side, at the top of the stand was an immense sign bearing the narne of Cameron in large letters and above and below the name respectively, were the words s'statehood'' and fedora buildings. :" Several huge Ameri- can flags and many smaller ones completed the decorations.
 The Pioneer band played a' intervals. At the conclusion O. the speaking Delegate Cameron took his place at the foot of th' stairway leading the bandstant andtEse populace passed by shak ing his hand in congratulation many meeting him for the frs time,
 Councilman Cisney presided first introducing H. H. Howard who spoke at length on. the pun poseYof the Commer cial club.
 The next speaker was MT. Leek who addressed the audience i behalf of the Salt River Vale Melon Growers association, pre- enfing some figures indicative c the magnitude of its business He said the association has twer tyLfour members who this yea raised sixtytfve acres of water melons. To date 150 tons of ne ons had been sold in the Phot nix market at and average sric of $45 per ton and POS tons ha been shipped to other market and disposed of at an averag priC of $14.s To date the receipts ft this years crop have been s! v 650.62. The highest price receive for melen was $60 per ton, Phoenix showing that Phoent people are willing to pay a goo price for the good things of Ii to the limit of their consumir ability, but the melon busine has grown to such an extent tn the local market can no long take care of the product and t melon growers must depend
 other markets. The highest pri received for melons .out side
 Phoenix was $26 perton and
 lowest price that any of the have been sold for this year W $1O per ton. the 7 average bel $14.. As melons can be produc
 ata profit and sold at $8 per = the assoiatien feels that it = doing fairly we'll and hopes to
 better with larger markets. I
 speaker said the local represe
 atives of the railroads had dt
 all in their power for the acco
 modation of the association :
 to facilitate it's business. but i
 still felt that some of the "a
 to outside markets are too h
 and should be reduced, Concl
 ing. the speaker said the me