The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-20

EAST CAROLINA TRUCK-FRUIT
GROWERS ASSOCIATION
The Sixth Yearly Convention of the
day - President Hill Reelected
The strawberry Shipments this
Season Were Something Over
10000 Crates-Increased Markets.

Yesterday morning at the rooms Of
the Merchants association in the Sea-
board Air Lin building the board of
and Fruit Growers Association held a
meeting TO make up the reports for the
annual meeting Of the association. The
committee received the report of the
executive committee. the report of Mr..
S. II. Strange, the treasurer, and the
report OF Mr.. H. T. Bauman, the asso-
cations business agent.
The report Of the executive committee
gave an account of the work done the
past year in furthering the work on
the association. The report was very
gratifying, showing hat good work
had been accomplished in the interest
of the truckers and berry growers. The
report of the treasurer showed that the
finances Of the association are in a sat-
isfactory condition.
The report of Mr.. Bauman, who as
business agent has charge of the distri-
button of strawberry shipments to the
various markets, gave an account of
the shipments his season. He has not
yet DSeH dDle 10 get up MS detailed re-
port but he m that the crop will
be short about Is. 900 rates compared
with the crop of 1901 when shipments
amounted to 325, 900 crates. While the
shipments from most points were slight
ly decreased, C~hadbourn shipped about
$4,000 crates this season, an increase of
about 10000 crates. The report shows,
however. that the market for berries
grown in this section has increased
from 40 m 20 nninfc of 6nctina tinp on
increase of nearly % per cent, including
markets from North Carolina to Canada
on the east and as far west as Chicago.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSO-
CATION.
The sixth annual meeting of the East
Carolina Truck and Fruit Growers as
ISOLATION was called to order at the
court house yesterday at II m. Presi-
ent w. l.. Hill, of Warsaw, presided,
and Treasurer S. H. Strange, of Fay
~etteville, was present. There was a
fair attendance of h members from
several counties.
The report of the board of directors
covering the operations of all the de-
partments was presented along with
the reports of the executive committee,
the treasurer and the business agent,
allusion to which is made above.
The matter of contracting for the sys-
TEN OIL refrigerator transportation was
left to the directors, as the contract
with the Armour lines does not expire
till mex December. The term is for
three years.
In accordance with a recommended
ton from the directors, the date for the
annual meeting was changed from the
third Wednesday in June to the third
Wednesday in August of each year
A recess was taken till 2 p. m. and
at the afternoon session he following
directors were elected for the ensuing
year: J.. A. Westbrook, of Mt. Olive;
J. B. Oliver, of Mt. Olive; /. l.. Faison,
of Faison: w. l.. Hill, of Warsaw; D.
w. Russell, of Rose Hill; B. F. Russell,
of Teachey; J. S. Westbrook, of Wal
lace; J. H. Moore, of Burgaw; DR.. E.
Porter, of Rocky Point; w. E. Springer,
Of Wilmington; H. T. Bauman, of Will
DR.. George F. Lucas, of Currie; w. E..
Thigpen, of Chadbourn; NJ. F. Leon
beart, of Chadbourn, and H. L.. Struth-
ers, of Grist.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
After he association adjourned the
newly elected board of directors met
and elected the following officers for
the ear:
President-w. L. Hill, of Warsaw.
Vice President-W. E. Springer, of
Wilmington.
Secretary-H. T. Bauman. Of Will
mington.
= Treasures. H. Strange, of Fayette-
Vile.
Executive Committee-W. l.. Hill
chairman, w. E. Springer, j. A. West
brook, w. E. Thigpen, and j. S. West
brook.