The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-03-25
FRUIT men
ADDRESSED
CONCERNING
COOPERATIVE
SELLING PLAN
c. H. Mdiboeuf Tells Court
House Meeting of Success
In OregonlUnder Such
I'm Organization

A good representation of the fruit
growers were at the court house
CT Tuesday evening 10 listen 10 an
address by Mr.. C. A. Malboeuf. OF
Oregon, on the necessity of organizing
the fruit growers of Colorado into one
comprehensive cooperative associa-
tion- Mr.. Malboeuf has had twenty
years experience in the present ideal
conditions of handling the fruit in
6ustry in the northwest and has been
sent out over the state by the Fruit
Growers Auxiliary Committee. of
Denver. to present this matter to
the growers in the different districts
cf the state.
Leading Business Men in Auxiliary
This Fruit Growers Auxiliary COM
mittee is made up OF leading business
men OF Denver whose only interest
In the matter is the conservation Of
the fruit industry of Colorado. It is
composed of such men as Werner z.
Reed. who is president, Ex-Governor
Ammons. Lou d. Sweet. Mayor J. NJ
Perkins, Thomas B. Stearns. presi-
dent Of the Chamber of Commerce.
and others
After sending a committee Of in-es.
figation to the northwest and TO
California aud receiving its report to
the eject that the only efficient plan
&c Sunserve the frrait industry Of this
state was to organize the growers
into local cooperative associations
with a central selling agency Of their
cwn selection. the Auxiliary Commit
tee proceeded TO put the plan in oper-
alton. Mr.. sIalboeuf in connection
with the secretary. Mr. Russell II.
Forbes. was selected to do this wcik.
Told Of Success of Plan
In his address Mr.. Maiboeuf told
how successfully the plan was being
adopted. Practically all the
fruit districts on the western slope
have welcomed it with hearty approval
and agreed to organize local eo-opera-
tive associations or adjust the asso-
Citations they now have to the new
plan. Other districts have also been
organized. Mr. Malboeuf attributed
the demoralized condition Of the fruit
| industry in Colorado to several caus
es among them. the lack OF a uniform
standard packs. too many cars OF fruit
sent out on consignment, too many
apples shipped in bulk, and too many
tramp cars sent out by individual
growers.
"An these things tended TO lower
the grade and cheaper the price OF
the apple. A few years ago the box
| apple districts held the top notch ir
the way OF prices not only IN {
country but in foreign markets as
I'VE are losing that position an
barrel men are forging to the
simply because we have above
demor,lixing condition to 10y
standard ana hence lower pri
only way to overcome this q
condition is to organize &C
association and work togetb
the apple commodity,
,ured product with recc
6ard. and then and not
will command . cash
tho price put upon It b.
said the speaker.
Relatss Experisr
In proof Of this p
lAted in detail his exr
Fervntion in the = Sse1ance
present condis' environment o
Try In the -.sca u the fruit indu
ing III noF<Awest. Notwithntnn
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\ - narkst In the year Just p...e,
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