The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-17

mans Report.
The annual meeting Of the Eastern
Carolina Truck and Fruit Growers
association was held yesterday after
noon in the county court house. The
attendance was not near as large IS
was expected but meeting was more
harmonious than last season. Last
year it was nothing in the association
that caused the trouble but the farmers
gave vent TO their feelings in regard
to the great loss by the car shortage.
This year they had no such matter to
worry them and although the crop was
not a lucrative one it was due to q great
extent TO the berries being of an in
friOr quality.
Yesterday the directors met and re-
ceIVed the annual report of Secretary
Bauman and also got their report in
shape to submit to the stockholders
Both contain much interesting data.
The directors were in session for sew
eral hours.
1t was expected that at the meeting
Of tn stockholders that transportation
matters would be discussed and also
mat something would be said about
the car line. There was some dis
'2uSSlOn about the railroads but moth
ing was said about the Armour Car
'a4lne which would indicate that the
berry growers had no compliant 10
lodge against the line.
The meeting was called to order bv
the president, Mr.. VIM E. Springer aud
he began TO call out the order of bus
iness. All of the growers sat immova-
bic until unfinished business" vas
reached and then they began to sit
up and take notice. Some expected to
hear warm discussion like last year but
they were doomed to disappointment.
DR.. FaisOn, of the Duplin Journal.
spoke at length on q motion to amend
the bylaws. He offered a resolution TO
this effect last year and it was taken
PIP ut this meeting. He thought the
association should have a mDa
organization and that instead of the
stockholders coming in a body that
they should elect delegates from the
various stations to attend the annual
meeting. In this mannr he thought
the truckers as Il whole would be bet
ter represented. After some discuss
ion on the part of several other mem
berS the matter was referred to the
executive committee.
Mr.. A. S. Root, of Carolina and De-
velOpment company made d short talk
in which he stated that the State
Horticultural society had decided to
hold two fairs in the state and that
n would be held in this city about
the middle of next April. He OK
planned what would be exhibited al
these fairs and was of the opinion
that they would be Of great benefit TO
the farmers and give them an Opp0r-
tunity Of putting before the public
what they are doing. Ate" he had
concluded his remarks MIR. J. \. Brown
stated that he thought the middle of
April a rather inoppOrtune lime for a
fair in this section as none Of the crops
could be exhibited that sOcn in he
spring. He thought May better. The
date may be changed.
The next BUSINESS was that Of elect
ing directors for the ensuing year. The
death of DR.. E. Porter caused a vacancy
in the board of directors and some one
had to be named to succeed Linn. Mr..
j. c. Jones, of Rocky Point. Il elect
ed. Upon the motion all the members
of the board were reelected. This
ended the stockholders meeting and
the directors then met.
With the exception of the vacancy
caused by the death of DR.. Porter no
other changes were made. Mr.. S. H.
Strange asked that the bard of d.
rectors name someone else as treasur-
er but they would not heed his request
SO he was reelected.
The officers of the association for the
ensuing year are:
President-W. E. Springer, VIII
mington.
Vice President-J. S. Westbrook,
Wallace.
Secretary and Business Agent-H.
T. Bauman, Wilmington.
Treasurer-S. H. Strange, Fayotte-
vile.
Attorney-James o. Carr, Whining
ton.
Executive Committee-W. E. Spring
er, w. l. Hill, J. A. Westbrook, J. S.
Westbrook and J. A. Brown.
Board of Directors-J. a. West
brook, Mt. Olive; H. ]. Faison, Faison;
L. Hill. Warsaw. D. w. Russell,
J. S. W~estbrook, Wallace; ].
II. Moore, Burgaw; M. F. Leonilart,
G. e. Horton, Chadbourn; j. A. Brown,
D.. Boughner and H. l..