14 The Coeorado Experiment Station. 
BY-LAWS OF THE GRAND JUNCTION FRUIT GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION 
I. 
The name of the said Association shall be the Grand Junction Fruit 
Growers’ Association. 
II. 
The objects for which the said Association is created are to buy 
and sell fruit, vegetables, hogs, meat stock and all the products of Mesa 
County, both fresh and manufactured; to erect, operate and maintain can¬ 
ning and packing factories and commission houses; to manufacture any 
and all products of Mesa County; to lease, mortgage and sell said business, 
and to borrow money for carrying on the same, and to pledge their property 
and franchise for such purpose. To acquire by purchase, or otherwise, 
and own real estate, buildings, machinery and all the necessary power and 
power plants for carrying on said premises, and to lease, mortgage and 
sell the same. 
III. 
The term of existence of said Association shall be twenty years. 
IV. 
The capital stock of the said Association shall be twenty-five thou¬ 
sand dollars, divided into five thousand shares of five dollars each. 
V. 
The number of Directors of said Association shall be seven, and the 
names of those who shall manage the affairs of the Association for the 
first year of its existence are C. W. Steele, A. A. Miller, J. W. Rose, R. W. 
Shropshire, J. H. Smith, P. A. Rice and A. B. Hoyt. 
VI. 
The principal office of said Association shall be kept at Grand Junc¬ 
tion in the said County, and the principal business of said Association shall 
be carried on in said County of Mesa. 
VII. 
The stock of said Association shall be non-assessable. 
VIII. 
The Directors shall have power to make such prudential By-Laws 
as they may deem proper for the management of the affairs of the Asso¬ 
ciation not inconsistent with the laws of this State, for the purpose of carry¬ 
ing on all kinds of business within the objects and purposes of the Asso¬ 
ciation. 
BY-LAWS. 
ARTICLE I. 
Section 1. The Board of Directors provided for in the articles of 
incorporation of this Association, shall be elected annually at the regular 
annual meeting of the stockholders, as hereinafter provided, and shall hold 
their office until their successors are elected and qualified. 
Section 2. Said Directors shall be stockholders in said Association 
and shall be fruit growei's in Grand Valley and shall be residents of Mesa 
County Colorado. 
Section 3. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors shall be 
filled by the remaining members of the Board. 
