The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-03
GREAT POSSIBILITIES
Of the Texas Coast as Truck Gardening
Section.
SOUTH TEXAS TRUCK AND FRUIT GROWERS
some of the Things Accomplished ut
the Recent Meeting of the Assoc
citation at Rock Island.

Mr.. Oswald Wilson, business manager
OF the Texas Industry. has returned from
Rock Island. Texas. where be has been in
attendance on the regular quarterly meet
ing Of the South Texas Truck and Ffut
Growers association, OF which Mr. wilson
Is secretary. The meeting VAS well at
tended and several valuable papers weFe
read. Profs. Cornell and Price Of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college were
present and contributed no little TO the
interest aud success Of the meeting. Ihese
meetings are Of the greatest value TO the
entire coast country
Trnek and fruit growing is an Industry
that REQUIRES skill and knoW'e~se anu
throush these association meetings lhe
gro,.erh ara taught what 20 gov aAu
nav 10 grow certain crops for pFoht- q
fesj sure this meeting viii result IN
ner-nauept good to Rock island sala MI.
VViison. ii was brought cut II 'h2 me-
~ that berries aud beans are esPeS'". ,
. raoney-uiRsing crop for Roct lsla"u'
Aaain the growers are tausnt tN4t 0e'
rain varieties will prove pioAt3p-e-
.-rae truck aud i!uit district OF the
So. Antoo;o ana Aiansas Pass q
Naear0n! roads is by natural l,c"
tirufsrt 20 Houston. and while inc .
sociation ccve-s 3 territory tnal VII
go, so 10 l0Oo carloads OF iruit7 Au-
yareisblcs this industry is IL us th.Au'' .
7vou know" said Mr. Wilson thAt =
truck farmer on twenty ceres y
farmer and Just think oil the lnous ~.
- e.ree now idle that are espe-ia'Iy
- - ~ the production OF fruits anu
rIce near Houston. II these were
~ an cultivation and family on every
far-y ar eighty acres, what money mar =
mo and money spending population flo'9-
ton would have. -.,,.,,
There are some questions 10 De soi'Vu
before tnis viii be done, promlheH,
among which is drainage. the market ana
the lana question Ihe Sou'I ~, =
Truck ana Fruit Growers association rs
demons. rating by practical experience
that South aud Southwest Texas can pro
.iura fruits and vegetables at profit NOW
n Houston. the transportation lines ano
The land owners VIII unite and solve the
land drainage and market question
Houston will quickly become the city o.
the South.
The business Interests Of Houston nave
nor realized nor appreciated the value
of the fruit and truck business. Wl
they do so?
Among the important measures adopt
ed bv the association was making tho
Texas Industry the official organ Of th'
association"
President Mally and Secretary Wilson
we're appointed a committee on behalf o
tha association 10 confer with the man
asemcnt Of The Fruit Flower and Vese
table Festival TO secure suitable
premiums for exhibits from the asso
cation and arrange for a proper elassi
acs!.cn.
while the time is limited, II the fcs
tivll management viii meet this com
mittee on a liberal basis the association
will actively take up the work OF max
ing an exhibit This is important. no
only TO the festival but TO every in
terest OF Houston. The South Texa
Truck and Fruit Growers association !
the largest and most Influential asso
citation OF truck and fruit growers in IN
South With membership covering th
entire gulf coast and with the full de
yslopment OF this territory It viii b
one ~ the leading factors In Houston
development
TIE next meeting win he at BeevilI
the drst Tuesday In February. 1901.