Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-12-04
C21taL0NDGS
'1'eoest Revived in Prepara'
N for Next Year..LiyeIy
Debate.


An important meeting Of the Canta
loupe Association was held in the County
Court room last Saturday afternoon
ith j. @. Maught President, and A. @.
pudy Secretary presiding. The pur-
pose of the meeting being to select and
place orders for seed, this matter was
9rst taken up. It was easily manifest
a1at the growers are not going to pledge
wsmselyes for any crop whatever, until
Tne satisfactory method of handling
the crop is decided upon. The seed
question was postponed until the ques-
ton Of how to place the melons on the
market TO the best advantage of the
growers was settled. This question was
thereupon entered into, and lively
and sharp discussion ensued on the mo.
tion TO turn over the entire business of
handling and marketing the output to
Coggins q Co, of Pittsburg, allowing
them 10 per cent for this service. This
motion was quite forcibly defended by
Messrs Hardy, Clauson and others, and
opposed with vigor and earnestness by
Messrs Teske, Bashor, Caldwell, Baxter
Manght and others.
Mr.. Teske carried off the honors for
cratory, both in the vigorous force of
his reasoning and the eauestness of
presentation.
Dr. Stockard moved the appointment
of a committee of five to hear propo-
sitions from different commission houses,
and to determine the most advantageous
and profitable plan Of marketing the
melons, and report to later meeting to
be held on Saturday, December Is. w
s Dustin, A G Hardy, J @. Maught,
DIR, w. S. stockard and Mr. Caldwell
were elected by the Asso"is'''-- IS this
Committee, after the motion had been
adopted by vote OF IL 10 z.
Mr.. Coggins, of Pittsburg, being pres
ent was invited TO address the meeting,
which he did presenting a contract
which be wished to make with the Asso-
citation. He said that we have the soil,
climate, etc., to raise good melons, and
spoke glowingly of the ability of his
house to handle the melons better than
the Association could. He took rap
at the new Rate Bill, declaring that
while it pretended to benefit the farm
ers it benefited only the railroads. He
said that our freight rates were not ex-
cessive, but that refrigeration charges
were so, aud knew of no way Of obtain
ing relief He said that kilograms were
not to be depended upon in determining
the best markets, but that careful
study of what each market would need
was a safer guide.
Mr.. Maught stated that the railroad
demanded the removal of the canta-
loupe platform, built by the Association
for loading the melons last season, and
asked the meeting to authorize him to
do so.
Mr. Baxter said that he was opposed
TO it being built last year and paid fol
by the Association merely to aid the
railroad in handling freight which they
were paid to handle at their regular
rates, and moved that the President have
It removed any way he could If he had
to give it to somebody for firewood.
MIR. Teske said that he understood
that the platform was not on railroad
property, and was in favor of some 10
vestigation being made of their right tC
order its removal. He said that The
Association would need platform next
year and as this one was already paiC
for, the Association ought to go SLOW
about ordering it being torn away.
On motion, J. G, Maught, A, G
Hardy and J. w Garrett were appoint
Ell to make such investigation and ar
range for the future disposition of h
platform,
If there was one thing that was NOR
manifest than any other, in the deliber
ations it was that every member realizes
that some sad blunders were made il
the arrangements for handling last sea
sons crop, and an earnest desire t.
avoid these in future arrangements. L
some satisfactory plan can be devised
there will be large crop planted.
not. cantaloupes will be scarce in Law
renee next year.