Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1914-04-10
VALLEY PRODUCE
ASSOCIATION
Is Organized at Pueblo on
Saturday
ALONG LIKE PLANS TO
ROCKY FORD LOCAL
Membership to Consist Of Local Fruit
Growers, Vegetable and Produce
Associations In Valley

City, Florence, Pueblo, Vineland,
Boone, Pinon, Fowler and Rocky
Ford organized the Arkansas VAL
ley Produce association of Colo
RADIO, which has for its purpose
the marketing of farm, orchard
and garden products upon a CO.
operative plan suggested by Santa
Fe officials.
The Rocky Ford Truck Grow
ers association was represented by
Messrs. f. G. Shultz and q. b.
Samples, the former of whom was
elected chairman of the meeting
and the latter was appointed on
the committee to draft the con-
stitution and bylaws, and as a
result the new organization was
modelled along lines similar to
those of the Rocky Ford local.
The prime motive of the ergan-
ization is for the purpose of dis
couraging the cutting of prices, to
designate the standards and grades
of packing, to secure cash for all
produce and fruits where possible,
and work against the consign-
ment of products to commission
men The association will include
the growers of fruit, melous and
all class of vegetables grown IN
the Arkansas valley.
w. o. Skinner, district freight
agent of the Santa Fe, who las
been working for several months
toward the organization Of the as
sociation, made an interesting
talk in which he outlined the po-
sition taken by that railroad in
the matter. Mr.. Skinner assured
the delegates that the road would
stand by all promises made.
Their willingness to make free
stops at the various places 80 that
lot shipments could be made
where the city lacked enough to
fill car was received with en-
thusiasm. Mr.. Skinner further
stated that refrigerator cars would
be used in all shipments and that
as light a shipment MS 10000
pounds would be picked up even
though it did not all come from
one shipping point. The rates in
this case, he stated would be of
the local nature. He announced
the desire of the company to fur
nish all information possible as to
prices, the best places to ship
produce and the proper time
should the farmers keep the COM
pany advised as to their probable
quantity and quality of products.
The following is a synopsis of
the by laws as adopted:
Article The name of the organiza-
tion shall be the Arkansas Valley Pro-
duee Association of Colorado.
2-Its purpose is to produce closer
relation among vegetable. fruit and pro.
duce growers of the Arkansas valley.
l-Membership shall consist of any
fr&t growers, vegetable and produce as
sociations which shall be acceptable to a
vote Of two-thirds of the executive board.
4-The association shall advertise the
products of the valley. secure information
as to quality and quantity OF products,
and to secure the highest prices for arti-
cles raised.
5-The association shall be contro lied
by one member from each local associa-
ton which shall constitute the executive
board.
6-The executive board shall elect one
president, two vice presidents from their
own members and appoint secretary
treasurer.
z-The membership fee Of each assoc
iation shall be $50 per year.
s-The salary of the secretar7-treas-
urer shall be Slo per month.
e-The executive board shall meet in
the city of Pueblo once each month.
lo-The terms OF all officers shall be