The Delta independent., 1923-06-22
WILL EXPLAIN PLAN OF
COLORADO GROWERS ASSN.

H. E. Wilson, Chairman of the To-
cal organization committee of potato
growers, has Just received word that
w. 8. Hill, Organization manager of
change, will be in Delta this even
ing and will hold a meeting of all
potato growers of the Delta district
at 500 p. M, in the Community
rooms. A meeting will also he held
at Olathe on Saturday evening.
This will be the last meeting in
this section for the purpose of ex.
planning the contract and plan of or.
ganization of the Colorado Potato
Growers exchange. All growers hav-
ing questions regarding the organic
and those wishing to hear Mr.. Hills
report of the progress of the work
in the various sections of the state
should not fail to attend this meet
ing.
1t is not generally known among
growers that with the type OF con-
tract being used in the work, June
30 is the last legal date for signing
up for marketing through the State
Exchange. Growers must sign the
contract by June 80, which is the last
opportunity for five years to become
member of the Exchange. The
Exchange Is prohibited by the state
law from handling the products of
non-members. This is the plan of
contract of most of the large far
mers' commodity marketing associa.
tions.
The raisin growers Of California,
for example, first signed up on a five
year contract, which contract expir-
ed a few months ago. Over 20 per
cent of the production was signed on
this original contract. Just recently
the raisin growers association adopt
ed 15-year contract and the last
report of their campaign for mem.
bership shows that 81 per cent of all
the raisins produced have been sign
ed. This is proof, reports to the con-
trary notwithstanding, of the success
of the raisin growers association.
Mr.. Hill comes to Delta from the
San Luis valley. the heaviest potato
producing section Of this state, where
he has been assisting the local COM
mittees Of the valley. San Luis val
ley H. going over strong for the
State Exchange. Del Norte, which
ships about 800 cars, has signed 95
per cent Of the acreage of the dis.
trict. Center. the second heaviest
loading point. has signed over 1000
acres and lacks only 227 acres of
having its quota. according to a re-
port of June IA. 1t has probably
gone over the top by this time.
Hooper has signed around so per
cent. retaining all the members II
has had in its potato association for
the last two years. The smaller
loading points in the valley including
Antonito, La Jara, Romeo, Manassa,
and Sangford, have signed an aver
age around 60 per cent. At Monte
Vista the wark has made rapid pro-
gress during the past week.
Fruita section. which expects to
ship about 100 cars, lacks less than
100 acres for its SO per cent, and in
the Eagle section the local committee
completed its signing on less than a
weeks time.
At Montrose over 1,500 acres have
been signed, which makes about so
per cent OF the district. The local
committee expects rs per cent cas-
fly. In Olathe the committee is put.
ting its campaign over this week.
Actual signing of contracts in the
Greeley district did not begin until
following the three Sapiro meetings
held recently. Report on the acreage
signed in that section Is therefore not
available at this time, though some
thing very definite Is expected soon.