The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-25

linquish their power or any part thereof,
and will cooperate in order to maintain
it.
The third section of the articles of
agreement of the Dealers Association
setting forth the objects of the organiza-
tion. is as follows:
"The object of this association shall
be to prevent cOnsignments of Florida
oranges, by concentration of the same at
some central point or points, viz: Jack
sonville or Gainesville, or wherever it may
be found most practicable to do So and
we hereby pledge ourselves to establish a
buyer in Florida at such point, and buy
all the oranges our section may demand,
in honest rivalry with other sections of
the United States, thus fixing uniform
price for all grades throughout the trade
While we pledge ourselves to buy, in Flor
ida along with others, that portion of the
crop which will supply our section, we
expect the Florida grower to cease con-
signment of his fruit, unless the same is
consigned to member of this organiza-
tion, as it is apparent to any fair-minded
man that one could not safely purchase
and sell against commission fruit. We
therefore, pledge ourselves not to buy
fruit of any man or set of men engaged in
consigning any portion of his or theircrop
except as stated above. This association
will establish uniform grade, and at all
times get the bestpOssible information sOr
the use of t he growers on picking, carry
ing and packing, and improve the trans
pOrtatiOn in every possible way by indu-
cling the different lines to use the most
improved cars, and when possible put on
special orange trains running on fast
time, and provide a uniform system of
marketing the entire crop by auction, and
in every way make the interest of the
grower Identical with our own. This shall
in no way affect any arrangement previ-
Ously made between members and grow
erS
We would call particular attention to
that portion of the above paragraph
which says:
"While we pledge ourselves to buy, in
Florida along with the rest, that portion
of the crop which will supply our section,
we expect the Florida grower to cease
consignment of his fruit, unless the same
is consigned to a member of this organi-
ZatiOn. <"
We hardly think this clause will be of
any benefit to the dealers, as the Florida
Orange Growers Union has indorsed the
Fruit Exchange, and the members of the
Union have pledged themselves to ship all
fruit not sold in the grove through the
Exchange.
Article of the constitution of local
unions of the State organization is as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS, The marketing of the or
ange crop of Florida by consignment,
making us our own competitors, has been
disastrous, therefore be it
Resolved That all fruit not sold at
the grove, or at the nearest depot, we
pledge ourselves individually and collect
lively to ship through the Florida Fruit
Exchange
AS the matter now stands, the dealers
association demands that the orange
growers ship only to them, at points in
the State to be specified, and the orange
growers have pledged themselves to ship
fruit only through the Exchange. Evi-
IDENTIFY there will have to be an amend
ment of one or the other of the constitu-
tions before the dealers association can
do any amount of business in Florida,
and we hardly think that the amendment
will be in the constitution of the Florida
Orange Growers Union.