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

The American Fruit and Produce
Travellers Association, which met
yesterday in his city. adjourned last
night after one of the largest and
most enjoyable sessions held since the
association was organized.
In 1898 the American Fruit and
Produce Travellers Association was
organized in Wilmington, and since
that time the organization has held
its regular annual meeting in this
city. The association is composed of
men representing the leading produce
commission houses throughout the
eastern section of the United States,
extending as far north as Montreal,
Canada. The farthest cities west rep
resented are Cleveland and Cincinnati.
Ohio.
This was the sixth annual meeting
of this association. The different rep
resentatives of produce houses who
are located during the berry season at
ChadbOurn, OF which there are between
thirty and forty came down an a spe-
cial train, reaching Wilmington last
night a few minutes before 9 o'clock.
The business meeting of the asso-
citation was held late yesterday after
noon in the merchants room in the
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the president, Mr.. j. G.. Thompson,
OF Philadelphia. was called to the
chair n presided over the meeting
until the new president was elected.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing We III: Mr.. Harry B. Gar
rish, Of Boston, president Mr.. J. f.
Woodward, of Warsaw, vice-president;
Mr.. J. r. Franklin, OF Baltimore, Sec
rotary and treasurer, Mr.. F. B. Per
kins. Of Springfield. Mass. sergeant
alarms. After t~rdnSacting the other
routine business the meeting ad-
journed
The feature of the convention was
the banquet given by Il number of Will
mington's leading business men to the
was given at The Orion, and only
those who know what a success Mr..
j. II. Hinton always makes of every
lining, can appreciate how delightfully."-
everything passed off last night.
1t was 10 o'clock when the doors
OF the banquet hall were thrown open
and the guests entered. Covers had
been prepared for seventy-five guests.
but there were some who were unable
to be present.
Thesfollowing rpreSentat i've of the
produce houses were present: G. H.
Mills, Philadelphia: j. G.. Thompson,
Philadelphia; G. E. Ruckle, Pittsburg;
LANES w. Barnes, New York; &. e. l..
Brown, Pfttsburg; w. F. Pratt, Boston;
II. B. Gerrish, Boston; S. S. Sudler.
Boston; E. B. Eames, Boston; w. E.
Thigpen, C~hadbourne; D. A. Gaddess,
Boston; J. F. Woodward, New York:
Claude ~Bohrenburg, New York; G.. w.
Grathmohle, New York; Henry Ding
fielder. New York; J.. r.. Franklin.
Baltimore; c. r. Sterling, Baltimore;
T. n. Shelley, Buffalo. N. Y; A. E.
Mokeley, Buffalo, II. Y; r. o.. Hanson,
Boston; F. B. Perkins, Springfield.
Mass: A. Girvins, Pittsfield, Mass. +;
A. Allen, Boston; F. NJ. Battle. Phil
adelphia; j. F. Sherwood, Allegheny,
Pa; II. B. Pearson. Pittsburg, Pa;
Eugene a. Perry, Elmyra, n. Y; Clar-
ence Sturtevant,s Boston; Edward K.
Wetherell, Newark. N. j.: Don F. Gro
vo. Washington, d. c.; M. j. Daet-
wyler. Philadelphia; j. l.. Culver
Philadelphia; W. S. Miller, Pittsburg;
G. j. Muligan. Boston,; E. w. Wig
gins, Pittsburg; Charles w. Jacobs
Scranton; J.. j. Parrish, New York: E
III. Quinn, Newark, n. J.
The guests who were present
from Wilmington were: Mayor VIII
lam Springer, Messrs. u. w. White
Head, Iredell Meares, H. w. Malloy