The daily sentinel., 1913-02-20
INTEREST.
AMONG FARMERS.
IN c. OF c. OFFER.

Lack of interest among the visit
ing fruit growers in the city today
i'll the proposal of the Chamber of
Commerce TO create specially low
membership fee for them to become
members was manifested By their
slim attendance at the noon lunch
ecn at the La Court and will proba
bly, plat e a quietus on the PROPOSE
tion.
Among these wb I'D attend there
seemed 10 be some lestre 10 affiliate
with the chamber f0r the mutual BEN
eiit of all concerned; but some who
made talks seemed to have but n
slight desire for anything mere than
a chance to directly influence their
own chances of marketing their pro-
duets. n. A. Glasco acted as toast
master.
A number of good talks We're made,
but nothing was done besides the
talking. j. 4. Becker, who was the
last speaker, made the most direct
appeal fer the farmers to get in SYM
pathy with the city merchants and
so intermingle in interests that both
will be cogniZant of what must be
done to benefit both. He said, in
part. 'Ot what avail is it to the
farmer to raise iruit, potatoes and
produce, il it must ret in his cellars
for lack OF market? or what avail is
IL to him to raise cattle, sheep and
hogs if he cannot dispose Of them
at n profit?' inferring that the unit
ed organization is a vital problem
that will remedy The evils now ex-
tant.
II. l.. McClintock was called upon
and gave very good talk. He ad-
voCated that the farmers link them
selves with the Chamber OF Com
nierce so that they can see and know
what we are doing and help us do it,
to their own benefit fIe said that
a non-member Of the chamber cannot
have the interest Of an active mem
ber in the affairs of the community;
yet they are always very free to offer
the earliest kicks when anything ap-
pears to displease them. He advo-
Gated an immediate organization and
mobilization of fOTces into an inte-
gral whole to solidify and make more
healthy the business of the valley
Fred Simpson, a well known local
rancher. made talk on organization,
stating that there was a great need
here of united effort. He said that
the farmers are all up against organ
izations all the time, and the only
way to win is to organize and pit
oTganization against organization.
He also advocated the old-fashioned
open city market as remedy for the
high cost of living, eschewing the
middlemen.
j. l.. Warren formed a grievance
committee of one from the lower val
hAnN IN, Ia CT a O Inf
from the shoulder. He attacked the
real estate men and their percent
basis of commission, attacked the
merchants for lack of support to the
farmer, upheld the Righteousness of
sending to eastern mail-order houses
for goods as retaliation against the
city merchants for their alleged un-
fairness. He attacked the Fruit
Growers Association for reports made
i'll this mornings session, and vented
enthusiastic raillery against the
banks and their method OF ioaH:ng
money. He ended with an attack on
the road overseers and the bad con-
dition of the roads. which. he said.
kept all the spings jolted off his wag-
ons, and protested against the Mid
land Trail movement, because such
a highway would be so burdened
with auto traffic as to make teaming
dangerous.
Other short, optimistic talk favor
ing the farmer joining hands with
the chamber were given by Edgar A.
Rider, j. H. SchiessWehI, B. A. Smith
and w. w. Hutton. the latter OF the
Fruita section.
The attendance at the luncheon
was decidedly disappointing. as pre-
parations had been made for more