The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-24
KINGS OF THE KOLB GEM.
GEORGIA MELON GROWERS MEET
At MACON.

A List of Those Present-AEesolut
in Favor Of Marketing the Entire
Crop Through the Fruit and Vege-
table Exchange-Fair Freight Rates
Promised by the Different Roads.
MACON. GA, May 23.-The melon
growers Of Georgia held a convention
to-day. which was very important;as well
as perfectly satisfactory meeting. Owing
n DELAY in the arrival of some of the dele
gates it was nearly II o'clock when r. A.
Nisbett, president of the Fruit and Vegeta-
BILE exchange, called the meeting to order.
When he did so the following representative
fruit growers occupied seats in the Planters
Oil Company's warehouse, which was the
place of meeting: DIR. Patlllo of Lee
county, representing 400 acres of melons;
Prof. Lowrey OF Dawson, representing 100
acres: r. T. Ross of Jones county; 6. M.
T. Faegan, J. NJ. Frederick, c. B. Welborn,
J. T. Walker, II. S. Faegan, w. 7. Bryant,
W. S. King, W. p. Frederick and w. n.
Faegan of Houston county; o. NJ. Hansen,
Mayor Sterling O'Neill and J. H. Everett
Of Fort Valley, ]. d. Cunningham OF
Orchard, Prof. lriby of the Clycloneta
farm, Prof. Stinson of the Elberta feaca
Company, James Willis of Walden, A. G.
Cliat of Powersville, and Z. F. Hartley OF
Everett station.
THE PLAN CONTEMPLATED.
In opening the meeting MIR. Nisbett made
a full statement of the plan which the fruit
and vegetable exchange would pursue In
order to secure the best possible market for
producers. He stated that thoroughly
reliable agent would be secured in every
city. whose duty it would be to keep the
exchange posted by telegraph as to the con-
dition of the market, and he would then be
able to distribute the crop in such way
that glut would be avoided and good
prices would be obtained. After the matter
had been thoroughly considered the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That we melon growers will ship
our melons through the Georgia Fruit and
Vegetable Exchange and advise and encourage
all of our neighbors to ship through the same
organization.
FREIGHT RATES.
The subject of freight rates was then
brought uunder consideration. Assurances
of good will were rendered by the follow
ing gentlemen on the part of the roads they
represented: R. M. Nixon of the LoGis-
suille and Nashville; E. A. Ross of the Cen
trial; j. c. Craig and j. o. Ferrit of the
Covington and Macon; l.. R. Vanderviede
of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birming-
ham: f. l.. Drake of the Illinois Central;
NJ H. Connally of the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis; M. N. Mahony and j.
c. Rice of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia; ]. H. Dorsey of the Georgia South
ern and Florida.
CAIRo's MELON PLANTERS.
CAIRO, GA, May CIV. B. Rodenbery,
W. S. Davis, DR.. +. G. Johnston and James
Lewis have in all over 100 acres in melons.
DR. Johnston can ship car between June
5 and 10, he having at present over 1000
as large as mans head The soil around
Cairo seems well adapted to melon growing.
There will be about one-fourth of a pear
crop here. Corn, cotton and cane are look
ing well since the recent fine rains. The
alliance will build a cotton warehouse in
Cairo in the near future.