The daily sentinel., 1912-11-05
Grand Junction, Colo,

Grand Junction, Colo,
Nov. LIST, 1912.
Due to the most serious car short
age which has ever confronted the
shippers of the United States, and
which is necessarily felt to a consid-
cradle extent in this territory, par
ticular havoc has been wrought in
our plans OF operations and especially
in the movement of the apple ship
ments from this district We have
investigated the situation thoroughly,
and are confident the railroads are
doing everything in their power to
furnish equipment, but our shipments
are being curtailed fully so per cent,
and the railroad officials cannot give
us much encouragement that suffi-
cicnt supply of cars will be available
any ways soon.
The apple market in all the con
suming territory Is in a deplorable
condition, which, however, we believe
to be only temporary, and as soon
as the large quantities of cheap
bulk and barrel stock from Kansas,
Missouri, Arkansas and other pro-
duCing districts, which are fairly
flooding the markets, is consumed,
the demand for boxed stock will i'm
prove, however, the quantity of boxed
anu htlA l'lth dpllto III NOIlLllbl anu
cold storage will not permit of any
material advance in prices for some
time.
We are fortunate enough to have
some untitled ordesr for apples. but
unless these can be filled within the
next week or ten days the purchasers
will cancel the orders. Inc varieties
specified in these orders are: Extra
Fancy Ben Davis. Extra Fancy and
Fancy Ganos, Winesap, Missouri Pip
pin and York Imperial. 1t is our
desire 10 give these varieties prefer
enCe loading in the few cars which
are available, and request the grow
ers to find temporary shelter for the
other varieties and grades until the
car situation is relieved. 1t Is eX-
tremely dangerous TO have these nu-
merous varieties stacked up on our
platforms as the weather is threaten
ing and considerable loss may obtain
We are anxious to do all possible
to take care of the fruit which is
/ exposed to the weather on account
( Of no storage facilities at the or
chards, and just as soon as ears are
available We will gladly accept all
| fruit that such cars will contain, as
We have provided sufficient cold stOr-
age space for use in case the apples
cannot be sold within a reasonable
time after being shipped and at rea-
sonable prices. Such storage was Sc
cured not only as a protection to the
apples but as a protection to the
growers against extreme low prices.
The entire situation is difficult to
handle, but in our opinion is not of an
alarming nature. We fully expect
satisfactory results on all merchant
able varieties and grades of apples,
exports and information circulated by
competitive shippers and transient So
licitOrs to the country notwithstand-
ing.
We wish to urge all growers to
furnish storage protection for all ap-
pies still on hand until the car short
age can he relieved, and such storage
must be frost proof 1t is very evil
dent that sufficient cars cannot be
secured during the next two weeks to
move the balance of the crop, and
unless the growers take immediate
steps to provide necessary storage,
considerable loss may result This
part of the proposition is serious and
growers who have no storage are
probably facing IA serious loss. Take
our advice and get your apples where
there will be no danger of them
lfeeHlnS.
We are informed by the Grand
Junction Electric, Gas & Manufactur-
ing company that they have cold
storage space for about ten thousand
boxes of apples. If any arc interested
in this proposition we would suggest
that they telephone the local office
of the Grand Junction Electric, Gas
g. Manufacturing company. Also
there are several empty buildings in
Grand Junction which no doubt could
he secured for short time storage:
also some suitable Easements in the
towns and country.
We also request that the growers
furnish the managers at the differ
eut stations with an estimate of the
number of boxes of the different va
rieties and grades you have stored
and which you wish to dispose of in
the near future This will assist us
very materially In making disposition
of the balance of these apples.
Yours very truly
THE GRAND JUNCTION FRUIT
GROWERS ASSOCIATION.