The Ordway new era., 1913-09-26
Cantaloupe Exhibit
AT the State Fair
Serves Its Purpose
Educational Feature a Success.
Tremendous Yield Shows
That District Must be
Reckoned With

Probably the most significant para.
graph OF local interest that has ap-
peared in 4 Newspaper In Colorado is
that given at the top Of this page and
clipped from the editorial page of the
Pueblo Chieftaiu OF Friday OF last
week.
There was nothing but the two lines
published, but those two lines mean
that Crowley county's exhibit OF pink
meats at the state fair centered atten-
tion and proved the means by which
the county will receive great benefit.
1t means that the exhibit did just
what it was Intended to do-draw the
attention OF Coloradoans to the fact
that cantaloupes. and good ones, are
grown In this section of the valley In
apprecIable quantities, and proved
the educational feature it was in
tended to be.
The one regretable feature OF the
fair Is that the attendance was not
son in Colorado could not have spent
at least one day there, where splendid
opportunity was afforded to see just
what the people OF other sections OF
the state are DUNG and learn a lot
| they don't know about the state they
live In.
But "cantaloupe mountain" was
success. The movement, backed by
the Chamber of Commerce OF Ordway,
was planned and carried out as an ad-
vertisment for the entire county, and
a committee OF boosters was placed In
the utmost good. Growers responded
spendidly to the appeal for melons to
make up the carlot shipment and a
total OF S2S crates were furnished by
them to build the mountain. And OF
course the melons were the pick OF the
patches. as they should have been on
such an occasion. The melons we're
inspected and loaded by the men In
charge Of the shipping sheds OF S. A.
Gerard & Co., free OF charge, the car
was iced free by r. G. O'Bryan. repre-
sentative OF the A. r. r. Co., and the
car was hauled to Pueblo free OF charge
by the Missouri Pacific.
Aside from the benefit that will be
reflected to this district from the ex-
hibit, its planning and making up has
already served purpose for which all
are working. 1t has demonstrated
the necessity for organization and
spirit OF unity between growers and
shippers. Already there Is a tendency
among growers to adopt uniform
label for the pink meats grown only in
this section, where heretofore each
grower of large proportions has In.
sisted on his individual label.
Shippers who have heretofore been
fighting each other for cont racts and
any advantage that might he gained
now recognize the fact that while
legitimate business competition must
necessarily exist at all times. friendly
relations are an asset, and this year
has brought disposition on their
part for unitication The field has 10
u short time become so large and ex-
tensive that some sort OF organization.
and tixity OF purpose must be brought
about, not only among the shippers
but between them and the growers.
BY their failure this year to rec0g.
nize the enormous proportions to
which the cantaloupe business in the
district has already arrived. commits.
sion men made a mistake which came
nearly being serious in their assembl-
ing OF material to take care OF the
crop. II is believed that another year
will bring about seve raj things which
will result In, ultimate good for the,
district. The cantaloupe business has
come to stay and that IL will grow
fast no one denies. 1t will soon reach
such enormous proportions that or
ganization and system will become
necessary. Then and then only win
all receive the benefits to which they
are entitled.
Guess AOain Rrother