Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-12-26

ASSOCIATION
Of Produce Growers il
Vicinity of Rocky Ford
INITIAL STEP TAKEN BY
OTER0 AGRICULTURAL CLUB
Pueblo County Aericulturist ant
Commerce Club Secretary De-
liver Interesting Addresses

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Commerce Club Secretary De-
liver Interesting Addresses
Gardeners and small farmers
were out in force to the meeting
of the Otero County Agricultural
association on Saturday afternoon
when a matter affecting their fut-
ure welfare received an impetus
that eventually means the forma-
ton of cooperative produce
growers association to cover this
entire section of the Arkansas
Valley.
Readers of the Enterprise were
last week informed of the PROPOSE
ton submitted by Santa Fe rail-
road officials to place refrigerator
car service at the disposal of truck
gardeners and small farmers so
that their vegetables and garden
truck might be placed upon the
markets in a marketable condition,
providing a cooperative agreement
should be entered into by the
growers of the district, and
that a committee had been ap-
pointed to perfect a working plan
for such an organization and sub
NIT it to the association meeting
of last Saturday. In accordance
with this instruction President
Dye shortly after calling the meet
ing to order asked for the COM
mittee's report, which was submit
ted as follows:
We, as committee. recommend:
() Tho organization Of an association
to be known as The Rocky Ford Cooper
ative Market Growers association.
(2) That this organization looks for
ward to becoming part Of a larger
association which shall include all of
Otero county.
(3) That this organization be in the
nature Of a mutual profitsharinR stock
company, whose membership shall con =
sist only of actual growers shipping the
produce.
(4) Believing that the success of this
organization depends upon the experience
and business qualifications Of the men
composing the board Of managers. we
recommend as a temporary board. to be
l.. At of bo
membership, D. D. Wiley, Hunter James.
George Samples, D. E. Woodsides and
Fred Schultz.
(5) That no business manager shall be-
come a member Of this association. nor
any one else who does not fully UNDER
stand the conditions. requirements and
probable results.
(6) That no stock be sold as an invest
ment; that it be redeemable by this as
sociation at its face value; that no one
shall hold more than one share Of stock
nor transfer it to any one and that any
rebates above operating expenses shall
be paid to oo-operators in proportion to
the volume of business done by them with
the association.
az That in the handling of produce this
association shall share losses in the same
manners as in the distribution of profits.
(8) That in order to standardize the
products, ore or more convenient pack
ing houses shall be established where all
products shall be taken and packed by
trained, impartial packers.
10y That this association advertise and
be constantly alert and aggressive in seek
ing rev or better markets. eliminating
middle men as much as possible.
Qo) That this association adopt
trade mark and jealousy guard its char
acter without fear or favor.
Philo Blinn. president of committee
S. S. Phillips, secretary of committee.
Other members of committee. o. w.
West, D. D. Wiley, C. H. Badger, VIM.
Morrison.
After discussing the matter the
report Of the committee was adopt
ed and the committee discharged.
This action ended the direct in
terest of the Otero Agricultural
club in the project, as it was
simply the machinery used in get
ting the work started. The COM
mittee named in the report as a
temporary board of managers to
perfect the organization immedi-