The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-18

Resolved. That the thanks of this.
association be rendered Mr.. 2. W
Whitehead, editor of the Carolina
Fruit and Truck Growers Journal, the
chamber of commerce, Merchants AS
ISOLATION, and business men OF VIII.
mington generally, and also the Con
solidated Railways, Light and Powe--
Company, for the many courtes!es
shown us here today on the occasion
of this, our annual meeting, assuring
them, one and all, that we have found
the day pleasant and profitable alike.
To Manager Moore, of The Tarrymoor1
hotel, we would also pay our conip.i
ments for the elegant luncheon seTV-
ed
A resolution was offered by Mr.. W
F. English, of Mt. Olive, and adopted,
%instructing the secretary TO notify eacn
stakeholder two weeks previous to h
annual meeting and at the same time
notify the stockholders of the amount
of stock held ny them.
The next matter was one involving
much discussion.
On July 8th suit was instituted n
New Hanover county against the AT
lantic Coast Line for the sum of S13,-
7O3. 80. The suit was brought to re-
cover damages for berries lost during
the car famine last May. A resolution
was offered by Mr.. K. F. Long, of
Crisis, asking that the East Carolina
Fruit and Truck Growers Association
give the truck growers Of Crisis both
their moral and financial support IN
the suit brought against the Atlantic
Coast Line.
President W. L. Hill, who had tenn
Dorarily vacated the chair, said he did
not think it the proper thing to do to
give financial support to n berr?
growers of Crisis, as there was a com
mittee appointed by the truck growers
association to confer with the railroad
authorities and reach an agreement as
to a basis of settlement for the berries
lost. The growers of CRISIS, he stated
were not willing to accept the terms as
agreed upon by the other sections and
consequently he dia not think it prouer
to support them in their action finan~
cially; that he did not think the asso-
citation could consistently do so.
Mr.. J. A. Brown, of Chadbourn,
spoke in favor OF the resolution. lie
said several of the members seemed to
be labOring under a misrepresentation IN
regard to the extent the berry growers
were bound to abide by an agreement
the committee might make with the
railroad. He stated that no berry
grower was bound by the agreement
made by the committee and that he
did not think the association should
say so. The people of Crisis, the speak
er said, had paid money into the asso-
citation for the very purpose OF meet
ing such conditions as this and that
he thought they deserved the support
of the association.
Mr.. Brown said that he favored vot-
ing $3.50 to maintain the suit and he
would as willingly vote $500. (Here
President Hill remarked that if he con-
tinued to increse the amount that it
would bankrupt the association.)
Mr.. Brown warmly replied hat it did
not matter if the association was bank
rupted if the contention of the berry
as made in the suit was Sis
Editor T.. w. Whitehead, of tha
Truckers Journal, said he thought the
should not give $3.50 Or $500
but whatever amount was necessary to
larry the suit to the highest courts and
decide the question of liability in such
.ases. If this were done he said the
berry growers would have some basis
10 go on in the future.
Mr.. Whitehead stated further that
there seemed to be two values that
be named for the lost berries.
The basis as reached by the committee
rom the truckers association and one
be made by the courts.
DR. Henry J.. Faison, of Faison, said
be opposed giving financial support to
he Crisis truckers in their suit against
he railroad as it would be Il reflection
On the committee that met with the
Coast Line officials ana prepared a
basis of settlement for the berries lost
Dy reason of the car famine.
Mr. VIM. S%truthers, Of CRISIS replied
that their action could not have posi-
bly, been q reflection on the committee
for the local association around Crisis
had placed the matter in the hands OF
J.. O. Carr, their attorney, some
time before the committee had a con-
with the n. c. l.. officials.
This argument was brought to a
close by the following resolution offer
ed by DR.. E. Porter as a substitute for
the resolution or MI. Long ana when
was adopted:
Resolved. That the Crisis Truck
ers Association have the moral support
Of this association in their suit with
the Railroad company and such finan-
cal support as the executive committee
and our attorney may deem proper
This ended the resolutions and theI
chairman declared the election of d.
in order. Upon motion of MIR.
j. T. Kerr, of Wilmington, the former
board of directors with two exceptions
were elected. DR.. Henry J. Faison, Of
Faison, was elected to succeed Mr.. l..
L. Falson, and Mr.. G.. E. Horton, Of
Chadbourn, to succeed Mr.. w. E. Thig-
pen. Members Of the old board rel
elected were as follows: J.. A. West
brook, Mt. Olive: w. L. Hill, Warsaw;
D.. w. RUSSELL, Rose Hill; 8. F. Fus-
sell, Teachey; J, S. Westbrook. Wall
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