The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-24
TIE TRUCK GROWERS.
Questions Discussed at Their Second
Meeting.


Meeting.
The Chatham County Truck Growers
| Association held its second meeting IN the
county commissioners rooms at the court
house yesterday.
There was a large attendance, and sew
eral new members were added. They are
III. p. Exley, J. T. Coulson, NJ. A. Tarver,
William Oracle, John Feeley, j. F. Gull
martin, J. Z. Helmley, j. F. Tietjen, A. n.
Graham, J. L. Harrison, z. ID. Helmley,
F. NJ Helmley and J. J. Waldhauer.
The chief business Of the meeting was the
adoption Of the report Of the committee on
constitution and bylaws appointed at the
last nesting.
The report was adopted after some dis
cussion. It is very simple, defining the pur-
poses of the association and providing for
The admission fee is fixed at 81 and dues
are 80 per annum.
Regular meetings are held on the first
Saturday in every month.
A committee was appointed to wait upon
the steamship companies and request them
to be more careful in handling truck ship
ments and see that they are not thrown
about too roughly nor placed in portions Of
the ship where they are likely to become
heated and unfit for market.
A communication was read from Agent
J. j. CaroIan of the Merchants and Miners
transportation Company announcing that
hereafter the wharfage charges of cents
per barrel and 9 cents per crate will be dis
pensed with. This is an important con-
cession gained by the association so soon
after Its organization.
The secretary submitted the following
letter, which he had prepared, to the COM
missioner of agriculture, calling his atten-
ton to the organization, which was APP
proved Of:
SAVANNAH, GA, April %, 1892.
Hon: r. T. Nesoitt, Committee of agriculture
DEAR SIR-In reference to filling out en-.
closed blank tcrop report) would state that
this county with the exception of rice culture,
is almost entirely engaged in truck growing for
the northern and western markets. This in
dUstry has grown to suoh mammoth proper
tlOns within the last few years that think it
10 well deserving place IN your agricultural
report for the state OF Georgia.. there being
several hundred thousand packages of track
shipped from this county annually. | ave
been requested TO furnish you with list of the
Truck Growers Association of Chatham county
and more especially called to your attention the
name of our worthy president Hon G.. N.
Ryals, as being model truck farmer. Very
respectfully, N L. ExLEY
Secretary t G. A. G. G., Ga.
By suggestion the following names were
also included: c. E. G. Fell. W. L. Exley,
John Schley, C. C. Beebe, F. A. Exley, DR..
R. G. Norton, aud NJ L. Exley.
The commissioner will thus be able to
| communicate directly with the members of
the association upon any matter of general
Importance.
A list of the members was also ordered
| furnished to Col. r. J. Redding, in charge
of the state agricultural experiment station.
Chatham county's truck farmers feel that
they are entitled to some recognition from
ths state along with the raisers of cotton
and corn. They will challenge any county
in the state to produce a more successful
| body Of farmers.
! Maj. Ryals, president, and Vice Presi-
| dent Fell gave their ideas Of the extent Of
| the injury done by the recent cold snap
! They said that undoubtedly there has been
considerable damage done to almost all
crops by the cold weather, but as the cold
wave affected the whole of the southern
] truck belt the financial loss would be very
slight as all would be upon thu same foot
! ing and auy reduction in the crops would
be made up for by corresponding increase
in prices.
Upon motion the president was requested
to name q subject for discussion at each
meeting of the association. He accordingly
| named potato culture as the subject fol-
discussion at the next meeting. AS potatoes
are the staple crop OF the truck growers
the discussion will doubtless be very in.
terestinR ons.
The Truck Growers Association will evil
IDENTITY result greatly to the benefit OF the
! truck farmers OF Chatham county. They
have already succeeded in securing better
facilities for transportation and lower
freight rates, and good results in other direc
tlons are promised.