The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04

|iiIlsTRucK GROWERS
~ snow LITTLE ., Pro
ssr IN LOWER RATES.
~. Adopted Asking
! w.. W. from Railroads
''ss',-s''' BY Members
s,v s.-The following
ia' ',,,s Of the South Texas
'a'I ,s,Ociation, which con-
=, IL tuesday morning. .,,.|
Y ~ called to order in the
Ss ~ Ut. At 1880 o'clock by
". Horton of Mathis
Y, !. sullivan IN Of T ,1''nI then
g and the following iocai
~ ...rersd present through
'.sI,sd delegates; skidmore
, s.,',aSls growers association
,',susptal Melon and vese,a.
1900 Watermelon Growers
WI Island Truckers club
N. ~, brewers association Ma
I, n, r,pl,a Truck Growers asso-
sa.sp county Truck Growers
nucat then introduced Or.
mo On behalf OF the CIT.
itin' W." sssI,yered the address oil
81. ras responded to on behalf ,,I
I'LL l',, vi ~ j. f. Sullivan. N.Y.
sal!,ss' NJ ~ fact "a that SO few del
Isle y s, 'I on the meeting
sF y Jason when the attend
y s.ss been as large II no'
NJ ' snother season of the YEAR
a \ ~, su slim attendance to the
'as ,s ~ srowing has fallen some
wv ,'s,sv : among a certain class
a 'lsss he price Of cotton h y;
w.. W. palm Of high figures. He
" Us ,sllef however, that tuck
" ~ the principal industry
w.. WV. within few years, even
y a, y cotton did remain high
lriss,, X very much its doing
ag aI,, with the whole of South
A u mere was a natural garden
4. world that spot was located
4 l !, ma meeting held at Beeville
L..',v we're read and approved.
/. Il committees was then calieu
,'a,s ". R. Hayes on behalf OF
. y ,nnoInted at the last regu-
H.. .' a see what could be done
| ~ The railroads pass a mar
|. .' y more cars OF vegetables thu
s,v NOW do with cattle, asked
n, sims. stating that the commit
n N h ready to report at the after
|xon, a., ,,or,
AM the association had a bal
i, treasury Of S2l.6s.
\ Rust read a letter from E. J
rprsral freight agent of the Sal
,nd Arkansas Pass railroad, o
4, iolcwlng "a the substance:
n ssrss with you that the interes
'nelon growers of Texas can b
ND by a free discussion and full
l,t,u q the results achieved. A
I, tine feel that we have NJ
,iye information to anyone IS {
,!rsx Of our patrons without thei
!. i you can not get the desire'
NJ, irom the members OF your as
= W can and will give you tn
Il cars Of melons shipped fror
rlucng point on our line. II thi
1 answer your purpose. then
Iargsst that your association at 1t
isting pses a resolution requestin
d 10 give you any information 20
sIr, IS to the shipments made r
,snbsrs. With such a resolutio
ia Of your members before us W
ihout criticism, and will chez
Ave our records gone over alt
iT The desired data"
udon, the chair appointed the fol
tdnmlttee to draft resolutions ;
'a with the suggestion of MI
ID the above letter: A. D. Rus
Hayes and Colonel Pickett.
lsioclatlon then adjourned to re
Iit p m.
Itkgates we're a little tardy abo,
4 after dinner and in consequence
osition was not called to ordC
ittefnoon session until 3 o'clocl
tamittee which had asked for ful
u at the morning session an
ready to report and submittc
sEing;
yuur committee appointed Fer
last to confer with the railror
nd the railroad commission reli
passing man with one or mo-
produce shipped, beg leave to r,
follows.
considerable correspondence vii
agents OF different roads we ha'
aat they generally claim that
Y request would lay them lab
y law prohibiting discriminate
! rates. With this report we SUI
lefs from the chairman of II