The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

tion thereof IL constantly on the I'm
crease.
I notice tina the greatest building
improvements in your city Is ! bans
buildings. This being the money center
for such a large trucking country. 1
naturally suppose they are to help take
care of the farmers money, as the COM
mission houses e a great amount
of It here each year.
Nothing illustrates the coming posi-
bihties Of Wilmington better than the
fact that 1t is made the great clearing
house for an industry IN North Carolina
producing. that Of any other vocation
OIL calling In conclusion, permit me to
say that the members OF the Fruit and
Travellers Association OF
America wish to extend through me to
Mr.. Whitehead. editor OF the Carolina
Fruit and Truckers Journal, their high
appreciation OF the interest he has
shown in person and through the COL
umns Of his valuable paper coming al
ways to the front with advice. which
his long experience In looking after thu
farmers interest makes valuable and
welcome.
1t is doubtful If the people Of VIII
mington appreciate the zeal and true
value and Importance OF a paper Hike
this, with almost a national reputation,
whereby this city and section are
brought to the attention OF hundreds
Of people who otherwise might never
hear Of it except in a passing way, and
the fact that he has so ndustriously
interested himself on this occasion
shows how zealously he guards the best
interests of the community and that
he can serve both his own section n
our association at one and n same
time. Again, allow me to extend our
hankS to Mr. Whitehead.
AS it has always been a pleasure for
our members to meet here this sixth
anniversary has been left for Whining
ton to make it the climax Of our en-
joyment.
Again allow me to voice the EXPIRES
sion Of t~hankfulnesS to His Honor, the
Mayor Of Wilmington, and its generous
citizens for this hospitable reception.
May our annual meetings be held hero
in the future and a Wilmington may
prosper and grow as time rolls on is
the wish of us all.
The other speakers Of the evening and
their subjects were as follows:
1.-The Man with the Hoe, and the Re-
lation that shouh exist between the
Grower and Commission Merchant
by DR.. e. Porter, Of Rocky Point, N. c.
THE American Frurt and Produce
I lTdNGlGTS ASSDcldllCn TdS duu TTSS-
ent,' by Mr.. J. r.. Franklin of Balti-
more. Md.
1.-The Old North State Forever by
Iredell Meares Of Wilmington, N. C.
1.-THE Commission Mans duty to the
Grower" by MI. H. 3. Gerrish of Bos-
on, Mass.
THE Strawberry and Vegetable In
dustry of North Carolina. Its Distribu-
ton and Market" by H. 7. Bauman,
shipping master for the East Carolina
! Fruit and Truck Growers Association.
Wilmington. Past, Present and Flu
ture," by ]. Allen Taylor, of Whining
ton.
"Wilmington's Commercial and In
dustrial Importance on Land and Sea-"
by J. c. Stevenson, Wilmington.
The Experiences and Observations
of an Ex-President Of the American
! Fruit and Produce Travellers Associa-
tiOn," by Mr.. F. M. Shelly of Buffalo.
"Wilmington's Importance in the
Maritime World" by B.. F. Keith, COL
lectOr of customs. port of Wilmington.
"a Young Mans Experience in Fill
ing an Old Mans Shoes" by Colonel c.
c. L. Brown of Pittsburg.
development Of the Trucking Indus
try and What it Means to North Car
olina" by J.. A Brown of Chadbourn.
1.-The Press by T. w. Clawson, of
the star.
what we are Here For by Mr.
Almater Games Of Boston.
Mr.. G. J. Boney and Mr.. A. B. Ske1d-
ing also made short speeches.
(! DIR. Porter's speech was very inter
esting and brought forth much ap.
| plause. He said the produce men were
| to the truckers, what the cotton mills
were to the planters, that they could
| not do without them and that the
enormous increase in the trucking in
dustry was due largely to the Produce
merchants. He aid the, trucking in
dustry in the early seventies was in It's
infancy and that the only distributing
point of any Importance in those day.
was Baltimore. The time had already az
rived he said when North Carolina was
the garden of most of the northern
e: cities and in time he did not believe
there would be a family in the United
, States who would not feast on North
Carolina berries. He paid a high tri.
butte to Mr.. Whitehead, of The Truck
ers' Journal. and spoke of the good ac.
complished by that paper
One of the most interesting talks Of
the evening was that of Hon. J. A,
Brown, Of ChadbOurn. Mr.. Brow:
dealt in a few statistics but thel
showed UP the trucking industry il
Eastern North Carolina so well tina
they We're extremely interesting.
The year 1898, he said was the frs
time an official record was kept OF tn,
amount of berries shipped. Durin,
that season there were shipped from
Eastern Mort Carolina in round mum
bers 150, 900 crates of berries, bringin,
to the truckers about $500. 600. The 70.
lowing year the speaker said, tn
Eastern Carolina Fruit Errwers Asso
citation was organized and through thei
efforts the freight and express rate wa
reduced % per cent. This caused an in
crease the next ear of 100 per cent il
the number Of crates shipped.
Mr.. Brown aid that during the yea
1908 for the counties of Wayne, Duplir
New Hanover. Fender INT Columbus
1890 crates of berries were shipped
bringing in return to the growers tn
net amount of $1,000, 900. The actua
freight paid last year amounted t
$4,000. This was for strawberrie
lone. Including the other crops. sue
as lQttllcp r166iShnS nOf9 toes afc RI