The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-07
PLAN OF TRUCK GROWERS.
Shipping Agency Has Been Outlined TO
EL-. Earnlers.

Shipping Agency Has Been Outlined for
the Farmers.
The following letter to the truck growers
Of South Texas LAS been issued
Galveston, Tea s., December 3.--At
meeting of the committee appointed by
the South Texas Truck and Fruit Grow
ers association which met in Galveston
on November - the following plan of Of
ganlzing the truckers OF South Texas into
n shipping agency was suggested;
To the chairman marketing committee;
We your subcommittee, appointed by your
committee, recommend
/. That our ASSOCIATION should be char
tered under the laws Of the State.
,. We recommend that Il committee OF
nine be appointed to act as an executive
committee ON the market question, whose
duty snail be To select aud employ gen.
cral manager who snail establish and main
/ tain general office iu Kansas CITY
i. said general manager may employ ad-
diri1ual agents. with the approval Of the
executive committee,
4. said general manager will be required
TO give q sufficient surety bond as re.
| uulred by the executive committee.
We recommend that 10 per cent OF gross
sales he reserved by this general manager
to create a fund for which to defray all
expenses, same to be accounted for TO the
executive committee when demanded.
We further recommend that the general
manager be required 10 render a monthly
statement to tue executive committee Of
| all business transacted, or oftener II re-
Ourcd.
We recommend each local association
composing the South Texas Truck and
Fruit Growers association organize mora
closely aud In such manner that will
ager.
We recommend that all account sales
and check be reniltted direct TO each
We further recommend that the railroad
fare and hotel bill Of the executive com.
mttee he paid out Of the fund created
as heretofore provided for.
The report OF the second committee, In
substance. was to the effect thvt man
ager be employed. with headquarters at
IN direct touch with the markets OF tho
North, East and West, and ret~esent all
torty-dve In number. To maintain this
agency II was proposed 70 assess the
smaller associations 2o cents per capita
per month.
BEFORE adiourninR the committee rec
commended that the South Texas associa-
tion hold n general meeting NJ Galveston
during carnival week, the day TO be de-
All parties Interested In growing and
SHINING truck and fruit are respectrulv
rskcd to attend the meeting OF the South
Texas Truck and Fruit Growers nssocia-
tlon, which meets I'm GALVESTON on Dccem-
Der H. 10 perfect and place I'm nperaton
the above plans. All parties desiring to
attend this Meeting shonld address the
sccretNrv, VIII G. Fields. Galveston, Texas.
notifying him. so that he may secure
board and lodalng for them. statinS whot
nrice house they want Each association
IS requested 70 send one or more delegates,
Very low rates Will he on sale FOR this
meeting, Witch VIII he during the Seawall
Carnival, Place II meeting, V. NJ C. A.
building, Twentv-third and Winnie
Trusting that yon win he present ani
lend us your assistance. We are yours
truly Y " pohcock presfaenf
Win G.. Fields, Secretary.