The Delta independent., 1913-04-25

heard of the bill passed by the recent
Legislature for the general protection
of the consisnee. an
I They blame the West Slope for the
bill. and that is correct enough. for
West Slope members framed and pass
| ed the measure, and we believe that
West Slope growers almost unani-
mously indorsed it.
Denver commission dealers claim
that it will place unbearable hard
ships on them and threaten to boy
cot our products and go elsewhere for
their fruits.
This is mainly a silly bluff. Going
relieve them from any requirement of
the measure passed for the protection
of growers. and if they do business
in this state they will be expected to
be good.
The effec, of the measure may be
to thin the ranks of commission deal
ers, but there was too many, anyway.
The very excess of their number made
it the more necessary that they resort
to sharp practice in order to thrive.
The bill was also expected to weed
out the more irresponsible and dis
honest of the commission dealers.
and to compel those who remained. to
10 business in the light of day.
We do not believe that our grow
RS have anything to fear from the
treats made. AS long as they raise
'ancy stuff, there will be market
or it and the consumers of Denver.
as well as those of other sections OF
he world, want the fine fruits and
ether products raised on the Western
slope and there will be someone ready.
willing and glad to deliver them the
goods. When there is market for
products of any other part of the
United States, those of this particular
section do not have to go begging.
But here is the latest attack of the
bill through Denver papers, quoted
from the Times. Tuesday:
"a law passed in haste and repent
ed at leisure seems to be about the
|
mission merchants of the state. 1t
was designed to be of benefit to the
farmer who raises the products hand
led by the commission men. Instead
it appears that it is to do the farmer
great deal of harm-in two ways.
First. in depriving the farmers of
local state market for perishable pro
duce. AS about seven cars of this
character come into Denver every day
IN the growing season it is seen what
serious phase of the new law this
matter is.
Second. in the inclusion of fruit
growers associations under onerous
conditions that we're intended for COM
mission men only. One OF these com
missions is such tax on operation
that unless some way is found to es-
cape the provision the weaker asso-
Citations will be at loss how to con-
tinue in business. There is now a
great stir in all the state fruit dis
tricts as to the effect of he law. One
way by which it has been proposed
around the law is that their SINNERS
shall bv individual contract waive
their rights under the law
The most burdeDsome condition of
the law is regarded to be that requir-
ing the commission house to make
out three bills for each sale. one of
which is to be forwarded to the grow
er on the day of the sale.
c.. l.. Arnett of the Arnett-Godley
Commission company on Market St.
the law.
ITO carry out this provision of
bills in triplicate would require us to
| add fifteen persons to our clerical
staff. I think that in general it would
require commission houses to triple
their office forces. ] should say 1t
would increase our expenses about 80
per cent"
On account of this condition. es-
pecally commission houses in Den
yer are preparing to keep without this
part OF the law by not accepting con-
signments from anywhere in Colorado.
Such a course will have two effects,
1t Is stated; first, that 1t will open
market in Denver for fruits on SON
= signment from neighborng states.
such as Utah; second. Colorado grow
ers. in what they consign. will have
to ship outside of Colorado. Much OF
the fruit that is shipped to Denver
and other large cities of the state dur
ing the fruit season could not be sold