The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-03-19
.CANTALOUP[
LAND NEEDED
Eastern Commission House Wants
Experiment Carried Out.
ONE HUNDRED ACRES WANTED TO
TEST ROCKY FORD SEED,
Commercial Club Desires C0-operation
IRON Ranchers in Testing Possible
Asset.

The secretary of the Commercial
club has during the past few weeks
nad considerable correspondence with
Chicago Commission house over the
possibility OF raising cantaloupe sue
cesstully on this tract. The firm of
). freldhelm a. Co, after some cores
pondence with Mr., Spangler decided
10 make the experiment and agreed to
furnlsh seed and send out competent
man to assist in preparing the melons
for shipment in the fall. However, af-
ter some correspondence with the
Short Line arrangements could not be
made regarding a warehouse and the
matter was left open.
The company now suggests to the
Commercial club that for this year the
melon raising be given a trial by
number of ranchers to test it's adap-
liability and if successful they will then
enter the field. The letter which may
be of interest to the ranchers is here
with printed
Dear Sir: We are wiring you today
and enclosed please find confirma-
tlon. AS soon as we received your
favor of the 9Th, we took the matter
up with the Oregon Short Line, feel
ing they might do something to en-
and shipping caAtaloupes from your
section. The Immediately took the
matter up with their head quarters in
Salt Lake City and advised us today
that all they can offer are their regu-
lar Facilities for shipping on their
side tracks or loading through their
depot
1t is customary, however. at all
points where cantaloupes are loaded,
to have a loading shed on the side
track large enough to take care of
the crate material, also to receive the
cantaloupes from the farmers when
they haul them in. 1t is impossible at
all times to have cars ready for load
ing and the cantaloupes must be pro-
tected from the sun. 1t would probab-
ly cost. to build proper loading
shed. in the neighborhood Of $4,000
and we do not feel like going to that
expense until we are sure that the
cantaloupes grown in your section
would be ready for shipment at the
proper. time and would be of such
quality that they would bring good
prices.
Therefore we suggested in our mes
sage that your growers plant about
100 acres to cantaloupes, which under
normal conditions woud make at least
$4,000 crates, or about so cars. We
would be willing to furnish crates
and send man to your section at
shipping time to superintend the
packing and shipping.
AS the deal would me more or less
OF an experiment, we do not feel like
assuming any more risk, but would
have gladly entered into the deal on
the terms of the contract, which we
mailed you, if the Oregon Short Line
would have agreed to furnish proper
facilities for loading. II this propo-
sition meets with the approval of
your growers. We would be pleased to
have you advise u.s.
Mr.. Osmun received letter from S.
Fairchild & Sons, of Buhl, stating
that they were willing to plant 200
acres If he would get the seed to them
in time. Mr. Osmun gave us their let
ter and we wrote Mr.. Fairchild on
March 4, but received on reply. He
stated in his letter that Buhl Is 1000
rect lower than Twin Falls, which
gives them about six weeks longer
season than you have at Twin Falls.
II the cantaloupes could be grown at
that point SO they would mature two
or three weeks earlier than Twin
Falls, 1t would be the most desirable
location. We do not know whether
these are actual facts or whether the
same conditions exist at both places.
II your growers decide upon planting
100 acres and will have their ground
ready SO they can plant them as early
as necessary, you can wire us and we
will order the seed shipped to you
from ROCkvfOrd