The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-09


That local associations shall he en-
~, r..s' 10 Two delegates to represent
them, and one additional leIssaia tnr
every five members over ten and RI, sa
aeiesates shall be the voting meme
bers OF the Associations
inal the board OF directors shall he
Soninosed OF one member from each
.o'ai association, and the board of d.
Ieeuors shall elect business commit
zee OF not more than three, and the Al.
res.cgs shalt elect a business manager
mat the regular meetings of tho as.
ISOLATION shall be held quarterly at
sucn time and place as the association
nay elect.
That tho business COMMITTEES eha,i
attend directly to the business of the
assoelation. saoh as purchasing seeds,
Iertiiizers, boxes. ETC.. negotiating
WIN the transportation companies and
commission merchants, etc, for the
transportation and sale OF the products
OF the members Of the ASSOCIATION. The
business manager shall he member
OF the business committee The bust
ness committee shall direct tho bust
Hess manager as far us practical in his
management of the business. And no
business committee may employ such
heip as may in their Judgment DO nee
eesary to carry out the purposes of the
ass cation, In attending 10 The business
subject to the approval OF the hoard
OF directors And they shall make
written reports of the business done 10
tine board of directors as often as the
board may require
lhat the business manager shall at
tend personally to all the business of
tne association as inslructci by the
business committee. lie shall give
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Tors, and he must be a man well ouaI-
fled to attend to the business He
snail be paid salary. fixed by the d.
rectors, and shall ha5e an office ut
sucn piece as the board OF directors
shai elect And he shall make writ
ten statements monthly, showing all
business transactions, 10 the business
committee; the committee shall audit
seid reports and submit them to the
board OF directors for examination.
There was considerable discussion owe
the subject of the eligibility Of member
ship and the classes OF members, whethel
as individual members or delegates from
local organizations. 1t was finally decided
mat the membership should embrace both
individual and delegate members, the in.
divdlial members not being entitled 10 yot,
or take part in the proceedings of the as
ISOLATION, but otherwise to participate In
all Of its benefits.
The following was read:
Those in attendance. as we'll as all
members Of the Gulf Coast Horticultu-
raj association and Market Gardeners
association, are requested to be present
at meeting of the Texas Coast as
ISOLATION to I've held at the tuditorium
Friday afternoon, December 10, at
O'Clock. II. T. Wheeler, President.
Tom Richardson, Secretary.
The invitation was accepted ard mo
ton prevailed that this association ex-
tend its hearty cooperation 10 the Texa.
Coast association.
Local organizations were instructed 10
nominate their directors and name thell
delegates to a meeting 10 be held at Alvir
on Friday, the nth, aud that this meeting
adjourn 10 meet at Alvin at that time.
a motion was adopted thanking thu
Fruit, Flower and Vegetable association
for the use of their headquarters as plac
of melting and the press for the courtes!
of having representatives present.
MIR. Sapp, The president of the Harris
County Market Gardeners association, be
ing present, was introduced and advised tn
association Of the flouriehing condition o
the Harris county organization He re
ferred to the importance of united efforts
on the part OF the farmers in order to ae
the best results in the disposition
of their products Trusts, corporal ION
and monopolles were formed with capital
labor was united in the protection of III
interests, then why not The farmers or
ganize to best subserve their interest? TIL
question Of cheap transports ton b,
thought was the key to the situation of get
ting Southern products to Northern mar
kets. The railroads were showing dspo
sition to meet the assOcistion half way a
to rates and rapid transit thus showing al
ready some OF the benefits Of organization
motion was adopted inviting he co
operation of the Harris County Marke
Gardeners association.
The meeting then adjourned.