The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-11-21
TRUCK GROWERS
HOLD MEETING
FARMERS OF LOWNDES COUNTY
WILL RAISE FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES ON BIG
SCALE NEXT YEAR.
Reports from Other Truck Growing
Communities show Big Profit
to Producers, and Local
Farmers Interested.

There was a meeting of the Lown-
des County Truck Growers Associa-
ton at the city hall last Thursday
morning. and while the attendance
was small a great deal of enthusiasm
was displayed by those present, and
each man promised to do everything
in his power to insure the success of
the venture The meeting was pre-
sided over by Mr.. w. F. Friday, and
]. A Hudson officiated as secretary.
Capt. Hudson read a report from
the Truck Growers Association at
Humboldt Tenn, which is one of the
largest SHIPPING points in the South
for fruits and vegetables, showing
that enormous profits had been made
by the truck growers of that section.
It is estimated that three hundred
truck growers live in the territory
contiguous to Humboldt, and last
season about one hundred and fifty
of them shipped through the Hum
boldt Fruit Growers Association.
During the season this association
shipped 1910 crates of tomatoes,
1915 crates of strawberries, and
69S5 crates of cabbage The toma-
toes brought on an average of fifty
four cents, the berries $2.02, and the
cabbage $1.45 per crate. The report
included statements from several diff
ferent growers showing that large
profits were made r. B. Bledsoe
netted 1925 from two and one-half
acres of cabbage, while from six
acres planted in tomatoes Thos. Will
Hams received approximately $2500,
the same ratio having been main
tanned by NJ T. B1edsoe on three
acre patch.
Mr.. G. F. Sherrod, president of the
Columbus Canning Company, was
present, and rendered the association
the use of the canning factory as
warehouse and shipping depot. The
plant is large and commodious, and
is equipped with spacious sheds and
platforms, which can be advantage
ously used by the truck growers for
storing and shipping their fruits and
vegetables.
Upon motion of Capt. w. C. Nc
Clure, the chair was authorized to
appoint a committee of five to draft
a constitution and bylaws for the
government of the association. Pres
ident Friday appointed on this COM
mittee Capt. w. C. Mcclure, Capt.
j. A. Hudson, Messrs. Geo III. Curtis,
r. B. Farrah and J. E. Slaughter, but
Capt. Mcclure stated that while he
would be glad to render this COM
mittee all the assistance in his power
he preferred not to serve as a mem
ber thereof. He was accordingly re-
lieved from service as a member of
the committee, having, at his sug-
gestion, been replaced by President
Friday. The above named gentlemen
also constitute the executive commit
tee, in which the management of the
affairs of the association is temporar-
lily vested.
While the association starts out
with small membership, its mem
bers are men of determination who |
are bent upon making a success of |
the venture, and a fairly large guam |
tity of fruits and vegetables will be |
raised for shipment during the COM
ing season. A speciality will be made |
of cabbage and tomatoes, while one
or two farmers expect to raise a large |
of canteloupes for foreign /
markets.
Dr.. w. w. Westmoreland has just