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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1932
Page
3
Our Way message invites readers to visit on Saturday September 3 for annual Cantaloupe Day in Pecos and nearby towns. Free cantaloupes, local greeting, and a plea to unite for regional growth and mutual interests across Wink Pecos and surrounding communities.
Fort Stockton plans cantaloupe day with free melons for visitors Saturday. Pecos melons praised for taste and quality, with downtown booths to serve melons and banners guiding guests. Committee led by K. M. Regan to ensure only the best melons are provided.
The newly elected state senator from the ninth Texas district chairs the Pecos Cantaloupe Association which oversees a sharp rise in cantaloupe acreage this year. Pioneer growers M. L. Todd and B. G. Smith join businessmen Keith Camp and S. W. Bozeman. The Cantaloupe Day publicity committee includes Jack Hawkins Ray Lewis and W. L. Sherrod.
Pecos merchants display new fall merchandise and prices. Stores invite people to visit, inspect stocks, and consult with no obligation to buy. 75 carloads of melons shipped east and north. season total expected at least 500 cars.
The Pecos salt flats soil is praised for mineral properties favoring cantaloupes watermelons asparagus and artichokes with superior taste and quality versus other regions. Porter Elevator Co. in Spearman increases grain storage from 35000 to 55000 bushels.
Acting through the Pecos Chamber of Commerce merchants and citizens invite Pecos trade territory to attend the third annual cantaloupe festival on Saturday September 3. Free cantaloupes will be served all day. Cantaloupes have a long history of premium quality with 35 carloads shipped last year to eastern markets and new production areas joining this year from Barstow Balmorhea Ft Stockton Saragosa Carlsbad and Artesia New Mexico.
Cantaloupes from Pecos advertise Texas and the Pecos Valley reaching Hamburg Germany and cities nationwide. Crates travel to New York City Washington D C Minnesota and other states. Railroads feature Pecos melons in dining cars and bill of fare. Pecos Day invites visitors to taste free samples.
The Barstow area renews cantaloupe production aiming to revive a once strong local industry. Farmers in the region plant melons again this year after earlier declines and success observed in Pecos.
We announce shipping 500 cars this year and encourage trade friends in Pecos to promote Pecos cantaloupes. Invitation extended to attend as guests on Saturday September 3rd.
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