Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-02-27

BIG MEETING OF FARMERS
HELD IN COURT HOUSE
TO ORGANIZE PRODUCE EXCHANGE AND THUS SAVE FOR
Themselves THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

There is no doubt about the attitude
of Worcester farmers toward the or
ganization in this county of Produce
Exchange along the same lines which
have proved so successful on the + St
ern Shore of Virginia. Pocom Ike City
has had two meetings, and the farmers
of that section have subscribed literally
for the stock of the Exchange Girdle
tree farmers have responded almost to "a
man, and nearly every farmer and truck
er in and around Stockton has become a
subscriber.
The meeting called last week by the
MESSENGER for farmers to assemble
here, was the means of bringing to
town last Tuesday a large number of
representative men from Snow Hill,
Stockton, Girdletree, Newark. Atkin-
sons, Coulbourn's and St. Martin 5
districts Over one hundred men
assembled in the Court House shortly
after two o'clock, and the assemblage
was of most representative character.
In the audience were, Mcssrs. John L.
Paradee. S. +. Shockley, John L. Robins,
Gordon Jones. Charles NJ. Peters.
Charles Onley. ID. +. Fooks. q. w
Gum. John Truitt. Montgomery Stagg.
Thomas p. Corbin. Thomas j. Whaley.
Thomas Williams. Turner Davis.
Hillary Davis, Jesse w. Truitt. Levin
S.Melson. Robert Stagg. ia nes Wander
grift. James Thomas. w. g. Bromley.
Stewart Hancock, Thomas Richardson.
George II. Riggin. Reese Q. Peters.
James b. Truitt, +. +. Mock. and many
others whose names we cannot recall
Everyone felt that something. which
would be of financial advantage to the
tillers of the soil. was going tn be done,
and we believe that is Just what did
happen.
Mr.. W. g. Bromley of Girdletree.
who has manifested commendable zeal
in the work of organizing this movement
and applying to the Legislature for a
charter, called the meeting to order. and
asked for the nomination of Il chairman.
Mr.. l.. Hastings, of Snow Hill, was
nominated and elected chairman, and
Mr. James Hancock secretary. Mr.
Bromley then stated the object of the
meeting. saying he had hoped some of
the officials of the Virginia Produce Ex-
change would be present, as they could
better state the working of such an or
ganiZation as was about To be effected
than he could; but to Mr.. Bromley 5
Ut u sdi,i, tudt ne iiidut GA
cellent speech. and gave much light
OH the subject, showing that he was
perfectly conversant with the objects
aud workings of the Virginia Produce
Exchange.
Mr. +. +. Mock, an intelligent farmer
of Stockton, who moved there year or
more ago, and who was formerly one of
the Directors of the Virginia Produce
Exchange and one of the organizers of
the same, also gave valuable informa-
tion to the farmers. He said the object
of this Exchange was to keep the farm
ers from being competitors of each other,
and by forming themselves into an
association. so to direct and control the
shipment of their produce as To prevent
the overstockiDg of any one market and
thereby obtain better prices. He said
the method of the Exchange was TO
have five local directors and an inspec
tor and agent at every shipping station.
one of these directors To be "A member of
the Board of General Managers in
charge of the affairs of the Exchange.
The officers of the Exchange are Presi-
dent, Vice. President. Secretary. Treas
urer. and General Manager. The Ex-
change buys the products of the stock
holders and pays them the highest OBJ