The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-06-11

every voice can be heard. When thus
organized let e.'.ry, association be
represented by ge egates in one great
convention of deft gates, and let them
organize, and b. all proper measures,
devise ways ano means by which the
individual inter-sts of shippers will
be protected.
Through an executive committee,
every grower and every shipper
could be heard, and by circulars is
sued by that committee from time to
time, all information could be COM
municated in detail, and at the an.
nual meeting new delegates could
represent their communities anew,
choose new officers, and hear the re-
ports of the old and retiring officers.
The effect of such an organization
would be to induce the through COM
peting lines to receive the freight at
the shippers dock, and agree to de-
liverit to the consignee at the stipu-
lated rate, subject to no intermediate
changes New boats, or the boats
now in the service, would be char
tered by the through lines, and
become links inihe route. The mag
nitude of the BUSINESS under one
management wQ3ld command atten-
ton. and vigilance on the part of
carriers.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported the following resolutions
which were adopted, viz:
Whereds Great inconvenience, un-
certainty, expense and loss has oc-
CURED, and is EsSely to occur, in con-
sequence of the present irregular sys-
TEN of transportation between this
point and the nlrthern markets and,
Whereas A3 more uniform and
equitable syste.a should be estab-
lished which sag do away with undue
and unreasoElHe discrimination on
the part of1 VI managers of trans
portation lit Aesulting, often in de.
las5 4 w. tsssfss- - Of fruit and vege-
tables c5s7Tuute Tor eastern and west
ern cities, at certain seasons of the
year; and,
Whereas: A remedy, in our judg-
ment, can be found and applied by
the united action OF the producers
and shippers OF this section; there.
fore,
Resolved. That the requirements
of our local commerce demand an
effort on the part OF the citizens OF
this section OF Florida to secure, if
possible, some remedy for the exist
ing evils and annoyances in connec-
tion with transportation and the adop-
tlon by the transportation companies
of a system more uniform and GER
tain in its results.
ReSolveM. That the commerce OF
this section requires a through line
to the northern cities, under one man.
agement and control in order to Sc
cure direct and cheap transportation.
ResoIved. That to secure so desir-
able and important an object, and to
adopt some general plan whereby the
attention OF transportation compa-
nies may be secured, the citizens re-
siding on the Upper St. Johns be in
vited to cooperate with the citizens
OF this section, and that the Secre-
tary of this meeting be authorized to
ascertain the sentiments of the peo-
pie elsewhere, and to fix a time and
place for general delegate conven-
ton to be held at some point on the
Upper st. Johns river.
Mr.. Hammond suggested that this
meeting take the necessary steps to
form a permanent organization, or
society of the fruit and vegetable
growers of this and the surrounding
settlements. Remarks were. make
by Messrs. W. w. Hawkins, Thomas
Hines, and H. W. Peters, warmly
approving Mr.. Hammond's sugges-
ton. General discussion followed
as to the name and purpose of such
a society. Mr.. William Burnett en-
bodied the sentiment of the meeting
in the suggestion that it be an asso.
citation of the fruit growers of the
neighboring settlements for the pur-
pose of protecting and promoting
mutual interest.