The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-02-05
THEY MEAN BUSINESS.
GEORGIA FRUIT GROWERS MEET
AND ORGANIZE.
The Convention adopts a Wise Course
Objects of the Association Set Forth.
The Plan Adopted.

Dawson, and the growers here are inter
ested in meeting that was held in Ma
con last week.
1t was convention of fruit growers,
and the Georgia Fruit Growers Associa-
ton was organized.
The meeting was we'll attended. and
appears to have been a success. despite
the fact that a stumbling block was
struck when the proposition was first
made to have all shipments made through
board of managers or directors was
introduced.
But harmony and sound business
sense finally prevailed.
0BJECr OF THE ASSOCIATION,
The object OF this association will be
to unite the fruit growers of the Estate of
Georgia into body for the following
purposes:
Ito secure the lowest and best
freight and refrigeration rates.
ITO obtain the cheapest and most
pracucal fruit packages.
$40 secure favorable state legisla.
ton.
4-To bring about a proper distribu,
ton of fruit crops.
5.-At the same time to preserve to
each grower and shipper his individual
ity and ownership in the fruit grown and
shipped, and each one to receive his
individual returns for fruit, and, so far
as practicable, to permit each person to
have his proportionate share in each and
every market used by the ASSOCIATION.
Any person, company or corporation
engaged in raising and shipping, or ship
ping fruits from she state of Georgia,
may become a member upon the pays
ment of IS as membership fee.
THE PLAN OF OPERATION,
The plan of campaign of the fruit
growers, as adopted is considered very
strong one by all interested. 1t is be-
lieved that it will be greatly to the profit
of the shippers and increase the prices
obtained for their crop. The board of
directors, composed of nine men, active
ly and largely engaged in fruit growing,
will, before the season opens, make all
arrangements for the. transportation,
refrigeration and sale of the crop. First
a shipping master will be engaged This
official will be thorough business man
and his duties will require great tact and
intelligence. A limited number of agents
for handling Georgia fruits will be select.
ed. These agents must be very reputable
parties and will not be allowed to cut
prices or any way lower the market,
The same grade of peaches, for instance,
must be sold for the same price in each
market.
It will be the duty of the shipping
master to thoroughly acquaint himself
with the capacity of every market and to
look out for new fields. When the ship
ping season opens, this official will re-
ceive daily reports from the growers as
to how many car leads each will have
ready on the succeeding day. Being in
thorough touch with the markets, the
shipping master will then wire the grow
ers to what city and agent to consign their
fruits. In this way it is hoped that no
market will be glutted and that the fruit
will be evenly distributed over the entire
country, and no slump will occur
The individuality of each gro wsrs be<
ing preserved, settlement will be made
directly with him, and be will receive
the benefit of superior quality just the
same as if the organization did not
exist,
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
President, John d. Cunningham Of
Marietta.
vice-president, Louis Rumph of Mar-
shallville.
Secretary, John A. Sibley of Triton.
Treasurer, w o. Tiff of Tifton.
When the election of directors was
reached it was decided to give each diff
ferent fruit section of Georgia represen~
tatiOn, AMI the following nine gentlemen
were selected as representatives of the
different vicinities about their places of
residence:
N. III. Albaughn, Fort Valley.
John D. Cunningham, Marietta.
j. f. Wilson. Triton.
j. N. Hughes, Dublin.
w. T. Cope, Tivola.
S, M. Weyman, Griffin.
b. P. Moore, Marshallville.
w. A.. Brannon, Moreland.
j. M Rawls, Cuthbert.
Hon. Allen Fort was selected as the
attorney of the association.