The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-19
The TRUCKERS

And 1YnCk~rs Association H.~s'erday-Ats
Affairs la Gosd shApe-AH No"-F~ysng
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The East Carolina Fruit Growers
and Truckers Association held its
semi-annual meeting In this city yester-
day afternoon. The association met in
the court house at ESQ o'clock p. m,
with the following officers in attend
ance Mr.. w. l.. Hill. OF Warsaw. pres
ident; Mr.. ]. S. W~estbrook. OF MtOlive
yice-president and chairman of the
board of directors; Mr.. d. III. Harry. of
Chadbourn, secretary; Mr.. j. A Brown.
OF Chadbourn. chairman executive COM
mittee; Mr.. C.. N. Steinmetz. of Rose
Hill, secretary OF the executive
committee. and Mr.. j. Henry Moore, OF
Burgaw, secretary Of the board of di-
rectors. Delegates were in attendance
from the local associations at Mt. Olive.
Faison. Warsaw. Rose Hill. Teachey's.
Wallace. Rock Point, Clinton and New
Hanover county. 4
After the convention had been called
to order, and credentials had been call
ed for and presented, the u of
the annual meeting held in Wilmington
last June were read and approved.
Reports of standing committees
were. then called for. and by request OF
Mr.. J.. A. Brown, chairman Of the ex-
ecutive committee. Mr.. c. NJ. Stein
metz, the secretary, made a report con-
corning the finances of the association.
Chairman Brown then supplemented 1t
with a verbal report for the commit
tee. He stated that the committee had
made considerable efforts to get the
local associations to pay up their dues
to the general association SO as to
liquidate it's Indebtedness. The efforts
of the committee had been such that
this matter had been practically arrang
ed. He also reported that the COM
mittee had taken such steps As was
believed would cOnsumate a plan to re-
duce the cost of marketing the crops
of the members, and at the same time
raise sufficient revenues to carry on
the work of the association, The COM
,mittee even hoped to accomplish more,
but it was deemed inexpedient to make
the negotiations public. He recon-
mended in behalf Of the committee
lIdl ctcIy III u Tic dSSOClOllOLlS
who do not pay up their Indebtedness
be expelled. even if it left only fifty
members to constitute the association.
He went IN to say that if the plans of
the committee work. there will be no
trouble about finances in the future,
and that the committee was satisfied
with the progress it had made n
was encouraged to keep on with the
work undertaken by this association.
On motion, the report was accepted.
Mr.. G. z. French, in discussing the
recommendation of the committee, said
only paying embers should share in
the benefits of the association. and
moved that full power be given the
committee to treat with the railroads
as to all matters of transportation. or
with firms at the north as to the mat
ter OF commissions.
Dr.. E. Porter seconded the motion by
Mr.. French and it was adopted.
Mr.. Steinmetz, secretary of the ex-
ecutive committee, supplemented his
por with a statement that some OF
the local associations had asked that
the Atlantis Coast III be prevailed
upon to extend their sheds along the
line for the shipment Of berries and
truck; that Mr.. J. A.. WeStbrook had
been appointed a committee to confer
Will luC IdIlIOdNS dOOul SHC
and that the railroad authorities had
agreed to max the extensions asked
for.
Mr.. J. A.. WestbroOk also reported
that the railroad people had been seen
by him and that the request Of Wal
lace and Teachey's for larger sheds
would be compiled with.
Mr.. J. A. Brown said it was crafty
ing, to state hat the committee on
propositions and grievances had not
been called upon during the whole year
to consider any grievances. He asked
what steps the local associations
would take as to members of local
associations who have not paid their
dues, and if they would be allowed to
remain in the association n secure
it's benefits for nothing. He moved
tina it be the sense of this association
that If all local associations 10 not re-
duce their Membership to the actual
paid up members, such associations
shall not be recognized by the general
association.
DR.. Porter suggested that this matter
be left to the local associations to be
dealt with.
Mr.. G. z. French moved as a substi-
tute for Mr.. Browns motion hat the
associations in arrears that il their
npdyln Hl0II1D6TS 10 not pay up
their dues by January 1st, such local
associations will be dropped from the.|
rolls of the general association.
After this matter had been dis
cussed by Messrs. J.. S. West
brook, A. H. Paddison and H. J.
Faison, Mr.. ]. A. Brown moved as a
substitute for his and Mr.. French's
motions that the secretary be instruct |
ed to notify local associations that they |
are requested to reduce their member
ship to actual paid up members. n
that all who donot a up their annual
dues n package taxes, will be dropped |
from the roll and be deprived of all the |
benefits Of the association. The mo-
ton vas adopted.
The secretary was requested to state |
what local associations had paid their |
dues in full to the general association. |
and he replied: Chadbourn, Teachey's. |
Rocky Point, Warsaw. Rose Hill and
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