The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-29
MARKETS FOR MELONS.
THE ADJOURNED SESSION OF THE
MAY CONVENTION.

A Committee Reports q List OF Forty
five Houses to Which the Members
of the Association Agree to Ship.
r. Forester Offers to Buy the
Whole Crop on the Vine
ALBANY, GA, May 2S-Pursuant to
adjournment of the meeting in May, the
Melon and Fruit Growers Association met
in convention at the court house in this city
to-day and were called to order at 11:30
o'clock by President G. R. McRee, who was
in the chair, with J. s. Davis as acting sec
rotary.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and adopted. The delegation was
fairly large, with quite a number Of rail-
road and steamship line representatives.
report from the marketing committee
was called for and ]. R. Forester, chair
man, arose and gave an excuse for no report
aud asked for further time. The work of
this committee was to select good commits
sion house in each city within the melon
market.
OPPOSITION TO DELAY.
J. L. Hand said that this was one of the
most important matters to melon growers,
and that as the shipping season was very
near at hand he would move that the COM
mittee submit report at once. The motion
was carried
Several of the prominent members, in
speaking of selecting commission houses,
said that unless the growers pledged them
selves to ship only to the houses selected, it
would be farce for the committee to select
and vote upon certain good commission
houses in each market
j. r. Forester moved that "We in con-
vention assembled hereby bind and pledge
ourselves to ship to the houses selected by
this body and to them alone" The motion
was carried.
THE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee was then selected, the old
market committee being reorganized and
increased by the addition Of one more from
each shipping point, including 7. o. Skelie
OF Macon. After two hours consideration
the committee handed in their report,
naming about forty-five houses in different
parts of the country. The report was voted
upon and adopted
The secretary read to the body statistics
compiled by the Carolina Fruit and Melon
Exchange giving the acreage of melons
planted this season in the south, which
footed up total of 90, 467 acres.
OFFERS TO BUY THE WHOLE CROP.
j. r. Forester notified the melon men
that he stood ready to buy their entire
yield at home and pay satisfactory prices if
they preferred to sell at home instead of
shipping.
Upon motion of J. R. Forester, J. L.
Hand was voted resolution of thanks for
his efficient and effective work in the way
of securing cheap freight rates. George
A. Whitehead, Thomas H Carter, the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
and all lines that helped the melon industry
as to cheap rates, were also voted reso-
lutlons of thanks by the convention.
j. l.. Hand said: 81 know l voice the
true sentiment of this convention and en-
tire association when l say that we con-
s!der j. A. Sans, of the Nashville
and Chattanooga railway, one of
the best friends of the melon growers, and
it will be a dire calamity when he is taken
out of the melon business, and move that
this body express their appreciation bv
voting a resolution of sincere thanks for his
very effective help" The motion was car
ried.
No other business being on hand the con-
vention adjourned, the members feeling
that good work had been done and that
the melon business was on a sound footing.