The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-11-13
SA,'1A FE
PRO- s'yG
INCREASA
PRODUCTION

ranchers. as well rs their rotation and
the cultivation Of larger acreage OF
orchard and garden produce. officials
OF the Santa Fe Railroad company
and expert agricuiturists addressed q
mass meeting OF the citizens OF the
Canon City district at the court house
Tuesday night
The meeting was a largely attended
one and was presided over by @. v.
Hodgin. president OF the Canon City
Chamber OF Commerce. who announc-
ed the purpose OF the gathering and
introduced the speakers. The pres
ence Of so many ranchers and gard
eners was highly gratifying and keen
interest was shown in the proceedings
throughout
]. =. FARRELL OF Topeka. publicity
agent for the Santa Fe system. was
the hrst speaker and described in de-
tail what IT was hoped to accomplish
by the campaign OF education the
company ~as carrying on. He stated
that the idea upon the movement was
founded and originated With Presi-
dent y. 2. Ripley and that he was
deeply Interested In its success
Realizing that the question Of sup
ply and demaad was an important
economic proposition President Rip
ley suggests that n the rancherH ard
gardeners IN the Santa Fe territory
viii undertake the growing OF more
vegetables the Santa Fc will arrange
for special freight service which will
assist IN getting the vegetable crop to
the market In n manner that viii help
increase the profits OF the farmers
The plans for such a freight service
have not been fully worked out. but
win probably embody the assembling
OF small ~hApAetAA7 n f't'e-es~e -
junction points from where they can
be sent IN carload lots to the market.
without becoming a marketing agent
for the farmers the Santa Fe proposes
to arrange for the movement OF
freight on certain days in carload lots
from junction points. The farmers
can ship in small quantities to such
junction points and shipments be as
s.mbled to make up carload lots. In
this way encciing saving In freight;
and lnsuring rapid transportation At
low cost.
]. c. Bennett OF Topeka. assistant
general freight agent OF the Santa Fe
company. spoke on the extent OF the
road he represented and of the spien-
did markets Il opened up TO the ranch
ers OF the agricultural and orchard
growing sections OF the west He said
the demand for such produce as was
raised IN this section OF Colorado was
greatly In excess OF the supply and
that our gardeners nigh; easily sell
n hundred times as much stun as thet
now raise n they were disposed TO do
40. There II no danger of an over
stocked marke, for our fruit and gar
den vegetables. according to Mr.. Ben
nett. in fact. the demand was increas-
ing far more rapidly than the supply.
stanley v. smith OF Pueblo. agri-
cultural agent for Pueblo county for
the Department of Agriculture 1t
Washington. ID. C.. spoke ON the adap-
liability OF the upper Arkansas valley
for the growing OF the vegetables and
fruit needed In the cities along the
line of the Santa Fe system to the
eastward and urged increased prodnc-
tion Of such produce In the Canon
city district. W. o. skinner OF Pueblo
spoke ON the case with which growers
OF stun In large quantities nnd a
market for their produce. The more
stun grown the greater demand for u
was tho dictum Of Mr.. Skinner. He
stated that when Rocky Ford raised
only three hundred car loads Of can