The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-14

Under the Charter A CorPoracSon
WITH m Authorised Capital or o2s,.
OOO-Co0pesens OOeers Elected
lima Truck and Fruit Growers Asso-
citation met at The orion yesterday to
complete the organization under the
charter recently secured through the
secretary Of state. On motion Mr..
J.. H Moore. OF Burgaw. was made
temporary chairman. and Mr. T. j.
Armstrong was a temporary secre-
tary.
A committee OF three to report on
stock and proxies was appointed n
report submitted as to the amount Of
stock subscribed
The association then organized un-
der the charter. On motion OK Mr.. c.
N. Steinmetz the following board o.
sixteen directors was elected:
w. J. Oates, of Faison; j. s. West
brook. OF Faison; j. A Westbrook. of
Mt. Olive; w. L. Hill. of Warsaw; c.
NJ Steinmetz, OF Rose Hill: d. w Fur
sell, of Rose Hill; w. J. Boney. OF Wal
lace; j. III. Moore, OF Burgaw: DR.. <.
Porter, OF Rocky Point: T. ]. Arm
stronf, of Rocky Point; @. w. West
brook. of Wrightsville: Geo. T.. French.
Of Wilmington: ]. A. Brown. OF Chad
bour; G.. s. Reid. of Chadbourn: DR..
G.. F. Lucas, of Currie; s. H. Strange.
OF Fayetteville.
The board Of directors organized by
electing the following officers:
President-Mr. w. L. Hill.
Vice Pres;dent-Mr. J. s. Westbrook.
Secretary-Mr. c. NJ. Steinmetz.
Treasurer-Mr. S. H. Strange.
An executiv committee of five viii
be appointed by the president at an
early date.
A representative body of berry grow
ers and truckers were in attendance
and a large amount OF shares were
subscribed.
Among those in attendance were
Messrs. J.. A. Brown. of ~Chadbourn;
T. J. Armstrong. of Rocky Point: DR..
E. Porter. of Rocky Point; j. III. Moore,
of Burgaw: j. \ Westbrook, OF Mt.
Olive; J.. S. Westbrook, OF Faison; G.
W. Westbrook. Of Wrightsville; S. III.
Strange, of Fayetteville; w. J.. Hoi-
~lingsworth, of Currie: DR.. Geo. F. Luz
cas-. of Currie; c. NJ. Steinmetz, of
Rose Hill; w. l.. Hill, Of Warsaw, and
others.
We learn the association thus reor-
ganiZed under the charter will prompt
ly get down to business.
The following articles Of agreement
were filed under the charter as the
features of the corporation:
/. The name of the corporation shall
be the East Carolina Truck and Fruit
Growers Association.
2. The business proposed is the de-
velopment Of the trucking, agricul-
tural and horticultural business in
eastern North Carolina, and securing
to h members of his corporation
just and equitable freight rates for the
transportation of their fruit, vegeta-
bles and other products over the lines
of the common carriers to the markets
of the United States, and to do and
perform any and all things that shall
make said business successful and
profitable, including the right to own.
conduct and publish a newspaper as
the organ Of this corporation, and to
provide for the publication Of suitable
pamphlets and literature as will tend
to improve the condition Of those en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits.
3. The principal office and place Of
business shall be in the City Of Will
mington, N. c., until changed by a ma
jority of the stockholders at some reg
ular meeting. The section of country
proposed to be developed n improved
is on and along the lines Of the rail-
ways and stream contiguous thereto
in eastern North Carolina.
4. The duration of the corporation
shall be thirty 600 years.
5. The amount of capital stock pro-
posed is twenty-five thousand (S25, 000)
dollars, but said corporation shall go
into operation when ten Q0.) shares Of
said capital stock shall have been sub
scribed for and paid in.
6. The number Of shares shall be
twelve thousand five hundred Q2, 500
of the par value Of two ($2) each.
Z. Each person to become a membe
of said corporation shall file with the
board of directors or such person as
they shall appoint to receive the same.
a written application signed in his own
proper handwriting, which application
shall state the number of acres of land
the applicant then has planted and in
tends to plant that year in strawber-
ries, and the number of acres of land
he then has planted and intends to
plant hat year in other kinds of truck
and vegetables, and the said applicant
shall be required to take and pay for
one share of stock for every two acres
of and which he has planted and in
tends to plant that e in strawber-
ries mentioned in said application, and
shall take and pay for one share OF