The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-12-19
Meeting of the Executive
Committee and Dr.
reCtOrS Yesterday
REFRIGERATION
The Arnou Line Will Again Trans
port the Strawberry and Truck of
this Sectional Contract for Five
Years Has Been Made With the
Company - Transportation Rates
VIII be the Same ms Inst Season.

The exes Itive committee OF the board
and Truck Growers Association met in
the rooms Of the Merchants Associa-
,tion yesterday at 1920 a. III. The men,
bers of the committee in attendance
were President W. L. Hill. of Warsaw,
and NessIs. w. E. Springer. of Will
mington, w. E. Thigpen, .: Chadbourn,
j. 8. Vest. ook. Of Wallace, and j. A.
Westbrook. # Mt Olive. The commit
tee discussed the matter OF transporta-
ton rates and refrigerator car service,
and formulated a re Iort covering the
same to b. laid before the beard IF di-
~rectors.
TIE DIRECTORS.
At 1850 the board OF directors met
with the executive committee and re
ceived their report. The directors pres
ent were the members Of The executive
committee named above and Messrs. j.
III. Moore, of Burgaw, L. w. Russell, of
Rose Hill. j. B.. Oliver. Of Mt. Olive. H.
L. Struthers, of Grist. NJ. f. Leonhart,
of ChadboFun, and S. H. Strange, of
Fayetteville. Mr.. H. T.. Bauman was
secretary Of the meetings.
After the report of the executive COM
mittee had ueen received ii discussed,
the directors proceeded to the general
office OF the atlantic Coast Line and
had a conference with Third Vice
president T. M. Emerson concerning
rates of height and the refrigerator
car service for the movement of the
strawberry crop of the coming season.
Mr.. Emerson informed them that the
Atlantic Coast Line had closed the con-
tract with tie Armour refrigerator line
for it's service for a term OF five years,
the three Il contract with the same
company having expired with the past
season. Mr.. Robbins. OF Chicago, gen
eral managoTAof the Amour reirigera-
tor line. was present ana discussed the
service with them.
After the conference Will; Mr.. Elmer
son, Mr.. b came down town and
conferred with the directors. The di-
%rectOrs requested a reduction of trans
~portation rs tes for berrits and other
truck, but he stated for various reasons
that is was impossible fo- tn company
to make any furthar concession in
rates. He. however, assured them that
the servics would be made more salts
factory than heretofore and did make
the concession that hereafter the COM
pany will load and strip all shipments.
Heretofore they only stripped berries
and shippers were put to the expense
and time Of stripping any other ship
ments of t'uCk- By stripping is meant
the lacking of narrow strips of wood
across the Crates in a Cur 10 hold them
fast in transit.
The directors did the best thing DOS
ISible for the interest of the association,
and the truckers car nov base their
calculations on the rate in force last
season. a season the q any made
"a reduction of Z cents a barrel on al
truck packed in barrels and his rate
holds good the comm" tason This
reduction -csulted in I biz saving ir
the aggregate. n wont 4 long ways
to encourage a great industry that is
VERY valuable to the CoasC In and is
worthy of the most CarcfuI considera
ition of the railroad people.