Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-19
THE BRENNAN Truck GROWERS.

THE BRENNAN Truck GROWERS
was much pleased with your article on
truck farming for Texas 1t strikes me
that there is 4 bright future for Us III that
business, especially IN the southern portion
OF the state. Enclosed Is constitution of our
truck growers association 10 show you that
we are trying to do something i'll that line
here. Hampstead has Il very successful so
ciety They now have i'll about 500 acres OF
watermclons, which crop Is their specially
al present We are, however, experiment
ing more or less with several other crops
this year. Wishing TIE GAZETrE much
success, ! am. DAVID II. WATSON
The constitution referred to by Mr.. Wat
son. the well known secretary Of the Texas
state horticultural society. appears below.
1t may prove specially useful to the people
of other regions thinking of forming SINH
lar local societies:
CONSTITUTION.
Whereas. experience has shown that the
business of growing melons and other veg
eJablcs for shipment can be made more
profitable by combination of effort, We
whose names are hereunto annexed, have
agreed to form an association TO be known
as the Brennan truckgrOwerS' association,
and for its better government DO hereby
establish the following constitution.
ARTICLE l.
This association shall he known as the
Brennan truckgrowers' association. Its
object snail be to Grow watermelonS and
other vegetables for shipment.
ARTiCLEI il.
ANY person may become q member of this
association by consent of u majority of the
members present at any regular meeting
and upon payment Of an Initiation fee OF
81 Each and every member shall sign
this constitution, and must pay all dues
and any assessment the society may find
necessary to make to meet expenses. Each
member must abide by the rules passed by
this society for the regulation Of the sale
or shipment OF melons and other truck.
ARTICLE III.
The officers of this association shall con-
sist of d president, yicc-preSidcnt, Secre-
tary. treasurer and business manager, who
shall be elected annually. The association
may combine the Offices Of secretary and
business manager or secretary, treasurer
and business manager. The election IS 20
De by ballot when there arc more than one
nomination. The SAID officers Snail hold
their Offices until their successors nave
been elected ana their powers and duties
shall be us follows:
PRESIDENT.
The president snail preside at al meet
ingS OF the society, approve warrants on
the treasurer f or payment of money when
such warrants have been properly drawn
CE-PREsIDENT.
The vice. president shall preside in the
absence of the president, and i'll case Of
death or resignation Of the president shall
be acting president with full authority I'M
til the next annual election.
SECRETARY.
The secretary shall keep 4 record Of all
proceedings and shall read such records or
minutes at each regular meeting for the APP
proval or correction by the society. He
must file all resolutions and other papers
before the society, and allow none TO go
from his custody without due authority.
He must read all resolutions amt papers
when requested to do so by the president
or chairman. He shall receive and give re-
ceipt for all dues and other incomes, and
shall draw warrants on the treasurer,
which must be approved by the president.
for all correct and just bills which may be
brought against the society. He must turn
over his records and papers in good order
on leaving his Office.
TREASURER.
The treasurer must enter in book to be
provided for that purpose, all money re-
ceived and all money paid out on account OF
the society. He must give his receipt for
all money received, he must pay out no
money except on an order signed by the
president and countersigned by the secre-
tary. He must retain these orders as his
vouchers. He must turn over his books in
SOOu OFueF 70 MS SUCCESSFUL III Aidy 10
required TO give a reasonable bond.
ARTICLE ".
1t shall be the duty of the business mana
ger to attend to the shipping and selling OF
produce, grown by members Of this asso-
citation and offered for shipment. He shall
have control of all business connected
herewith. shall attend 10 the correspond
ence and effect sales. He shall keep a set
of accounts. which together with the cor
respondence and account sales shall be open
to the inspection of the members at al
times. He shall make returns on sales OF
products to members of this association as
the association may hereafter provide. Hs
shall make report at each meeting of the
society of all business transacted by him
for the association since the last meeting OF
the association, and shall make such sug-
gestions as he may think best for the sue
cess of the association. The association
shall decide what compensation the BUSH
ness manager shall receive.
ARTICLE V.
The association shall have power to make
rules and regulations to govern the sale and
shipment of melons and other vegetables
grown by members of the association and
fa, ha Guidance of the hnsipaSs naOaOar