Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-14
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GROWERS

Meeting of the Chatham County AssO-
citation Last Night-Truck Shipments
to the Standardization Upon the
Report of the Agricultural Commits
sion-A Proposed Canning Factory.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Chatham County Fruit and Vegetable
Growers Association was held at the
Marshall House last evening, with DR.. a.
Oemler. President; Major Ryals, Vice
President. and j. Gardner, Secretary and
Treasurer, and number Of members
present.
The minutes Of the preceding meeting
were read and confirmed.
The President reported having seen Col.
Owens in reference 10 the holding Of
fair. and as il was considered inadvisable
at this time 10 hold one, the matter was
deferred for future consideration.
Mr.. Fell reported that the committee
appointed 10 Investigate the correctness
Of the charges of New York commission
men. and in regard 10 the dilatOry hand
ling and discharge Of truck in New York
upon the arrival Of the steamers, had not
been able to meet, and on motion the
committee was granted further time.
\ discussion followed in reference 10
enforcing the prepayment Of freight on
ion Of the members present was equiva-
lent TO an endorsement Of the action taken
ON the part Of the transportation com
panics. IL the prepayment was calculated
10 insure the shipment Of tirst-class stock
only. and 60 prevent the market being
flooded with bad or Indifferent produce.
II was stated that the steamship COM
panies charged local shippers more
freight than those who ship to the steam
ships here by rail for transportation 10
Northern ports. WhereupOn. the Presi-
dent was requested To address a cOmmu-
nicatiOn 10 the agents Of the steamship
companies, asking whether any such dis
examination in freight charges is made,
and, il 80. the reason for it.
Major RIVALS stated from personal knOwl-
edge that the Old Dominion line, from
Norfolk TO New York charged II cents
crate. and that when the market was
glutted and the prices nominal the line
reduced its rates TO cents a crate.
Mr.. a. Sheftall was duly elected MEM
her Of the association.
Mai. RIVALS read an extract from the re-
port Of the Agricultural Commission Of
the State Of Georgia that is wOrded as
follows
chatham Comfy. With few exceptions
farming is All truck patches by negroes,
with no system, fertilizers or precautiOn.
Labor in this locality is very I'M
stable and unreliable, costing sixty
cents per diem and never half days
work properly done. stock in
general. having been remarkably tree
from disease, and IN good order, and II 1t
were not for thieves, would be the most
profitable. There is too much mawkish
sympathy for criminals. The county con
victs enjoy the excellent sanitary and
dietic picnic more as a pleasure than pun
ishment."
some indignant expressions Of opinion
followed upon the falsity Of the above re-
port, when Mr.. LaZarOn offered the
following;
Resolred, That committee Of three be
appointed by the Char TO properly refute
the above report and TO hand the same 10
the press of this city for publication, and
that they also be instructed to send "A copy
TO the Commissioner Of Agriculture and
the Representatives of this county in the
Legislature.
The resolution was adopted and Messrs.
Lazaron, Fell aud Gardner appointed on
said committee.
Major RIVALS stated that when con-
venient to the members Of the association
he would take pleasure in giving them a
report of his visit to the canning factories
and offer a statement in regard TO pro-
posed canning factory in this city. II
was ordered that the Secretary notify the
members that the subject would be
brought before the association at its next
meeting with the view OF obtaining the
cooperation of the members.
The President read extracts from the
report of the shipments and value Of
the truck forwarded from Mobile during
the past season.
motion was adopted authorizing Maj.
Ryals, Vice President Of the association,
to correspond with Mr.. G. l.. Allen, OF
Garden City, Long Island, n. Y, with the
view Of requesting that gentleman te de-
liver, under the auspices of the associa-
ton. a lecture in this city upon the sub
iect of "Truck Farming"
There being no other business, the
moafinU then adjourned.