Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1889-07-25
THE PACKERS ORGANIZE.
AN ASSOCIATION OF THE CAN
NERS OF THE STATE.
A Meeting Held in Elmer Mon
day and ~ Permanent As
SOcIatiOn Formed.


For some time past E. s. Judge,
editor and publisher of the Trade, of
Baltimore, has been associating him
self with the packers of this State and
arranging for meeting of the repre-
sentatives of the different firms for the
purpose of forming State Association
for their mutual benefit and protection.
South Jersey packers have been favor
ably impressed with the idea, and the
meeting in Elmer was well attended by
them. The majority of Bridgeton
packers went to Elmer on the 12 Is
train, and were met at the somewhat
antiquated station of that village by
Mr.. Judge, and Editor Samuel P.
Foster. OF the Elmer Times, who were
acting as Reception Committee. The
party in body proceeded to Murphy s
hotel and enjoyed sumptuous repast
and afterwards were assembled in the
pretty room of the w. G. r. q. on the
main street.
The firms represented at the meeting
were: Farmers sCo-operative Company,
Woodstown; Davis, Rainear & Davis,
Shiloh; B. S. Ayars, Bridgeton; E.
Wallace & Brother, Woodstown; Pro
basco u Laning, Bridgeton; Luke F.
Smith, Elmer; Fogg & Harris, Quinton;
H. B. Richman, Sharpstown; W. l..
Anderson, A!loway; Jones & Ayars,
Salem; w. L. Stevens, Cedarville;
E. B. & W. A. G. Earle, Eliza beth; J.
F. Brady q Co., West Jersey Packing
Company, Bridgeton; Bassett 81 Fogg;
Pennsgrove; j. V. Sharp Canning
Company, Williamstown; and Harmon
Brothers, Deerfield. This is the rep
resentation from twenty-five canning
factories in Salem county, and fifteen
in Cumberland counties. Others sent
letters of regret and would have been
present had it been possible. In addi-
ton to the packers there were present
Maurice Ayars, of Salem; J. T. Gil
liams, of Philadelphia; Howard Fergu-
son and James d. Cox, of Bridgeton,
all representing some kind of canning
machinery.
After the gentlemen had seated
themselves about the room, E. S.
Judge arose and nominated F. G. Pro-
basco, of Bridgeton, temporary Chair
man and w. l.. Stevens, of Cedarville,
temporary Secretary. Mr.. Probasco
assumed the chair reluctantly, and up
on the suggestion of Mr. T. TowIe,
Mr.. Judge was called upon for a few
remarks. The gentlemen said: 1T
may seem strange to you gentlemen,
that Mr.. Judge should have such an
interest in your State. l recognized
that there are so many packing COM
panies starting up that it is necessary
to put the business upon a commercial
basis, and seven or eight years since,
l advocated the formation of Nation
al Association of Gamers, but the
idea was not received favorablY.
l then advanced the plan of forming
State organizations, and we can
come to the National Convention later.
In the West they have a flourishing
association, and Virginia is nicely or
ganized, as we'll as Canada. New York
and Baltimore is in excellent shape
and will soon effect an organization.
| Now you want to be informed of the
pack. You want to prevent pack
that will glut the market, or making a
pack that will not supply the demand,
which in either case causes Il loss to
the packer. Only packers can belong
to this association, and only members
know ANYTHING of the trade in general
The Secretary sends me, as Central
Secretary, the reports of the packers
of this association, while l compile
them, and with the aggregate of all
other reports return them to him, and
he informs the members of his associa-
tion, thus giving them much desired
information"
Mr.. Judge then read the constitu-
ton and bylaws of the Virginia asso
citation.
President Probasco then appointed
Messrs. Towle, Bodine, Fogg and Earle
a committee on permanent organiza-
tion, and after little work they
presented the name of E. Wallace, of
Woodstown, as permanent chairman'
and he was unanimously elected. That
gentleman persistently declined the
honor however, and the committee
again went into executive session.
This time the names of the following
officers were presented, and all were
elected, although each endeavored to
decline: President, F. G. Probasco.
Bridgeton; Vice-President, w. A. G..
Earle, Elizabeth; Secretary and Trea-
surer, w. l.. Stevens, Cedarville.
The following gentlemen were then
announced as members of the Execu-
tive Committee, which had in charge