. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. SHIPPING STATIONS OF THE NORTH FORK, COLORADO, FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION Reading from left to right: Top, Hotchkiss and Lazear; bottom, Roberts and Coburn; center, Paonia, all in Colorado THE NORTH FORK FRUIT THIS association was organized in April, 1902, at Paonia. Colorado. It was capitalized at $25,000, but only about $3,000 was necessary to commence operations in the first year. The North Fork branch of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad had not yet been con- structed, and in the first year of the association's history it was necessary to transport the pac
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. SHIPPING STATIONS OF THE NORTH FORK, COLORADO, FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION Reading from left to right: Top, Hotchkiss and Lazear; bottom, Roberts and Coburn; center, Paonia, all in Colorado THE NORTH FORK FRUIT THIS association was organized in April, 1902, at Paonia. Colorado. It was capitalized at $25,000, but only about $3,000 was necessary to commence operations in the first year. The North Fork branch of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad had not yet been con- structed, and in the first year of the association's history it was necessary to transport the packed fruit to Delta, thirty-five miles distant, in wagons. George S. Conklin, now manager of the Delta County Fruit Growers' Associa- tion, was the first manager of the North Fork association. The business was light and Mr. Conklin returned to his larger interests at Delta, leaving the management in the hands of Mr. W. A. Starks, who had been Mr. Conklin's assistant since the organization. In 1903 the association built as a nucleus for its present extensive real estate holdings YOU PLANT THE ORCHARD I WILL FURNISH THE LAND Want good man with sufificient capital to plant 80-acre fine pear and apple tract in Rogue River ^â alIey, Southern Oregon, to join me in developing. On main railroad, near town; adjoins highest class orchard project. Bearing orchards in the valley produce $.300 to $1,000 per acre per year, and have sold for more than $2,000 per acre. I own the land, and want reliable, successful man who can develop and furnish funds, to be expended by him. This is a rare opportunity for acquiring a superb orchard in the blue ribbon fruit belt of America. References. Address at once, W. T. REED, 536 New York Life Building, Kansas City, Missouri. GROWERS' ASSOCIATION the brick warehouse which still stands at the corner of Second Street and North Fork Avenue, Paonia, adjoining the Denver & Rio Grande yards. The fol- lowing year a packing house was added, which proved at tha
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