The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-12
TRUCK INDUSTRY.
Fruit Growers Association Dr.
TGCtOTS Meet

Meetings Held in Response TO Petitions
OF Citizens in Those Ward--No
Opposition TO AIr. Jesse Wilder in the
First Nard-AIr. Brady in the Fifth
Opposed and Defeated fer Iieconl-
, incubation by Mr.. j. Il Kennedy.
; Both Meetings Held Last Night.
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An important special meeting Of the
directors Of the East Carolina Truck
and Fruit Growers Association was
held in their rooms in the Masonic
Temple, last night, being presided over
By Mr.. ". E. Springer the president.
Mr.. H. T. Bauman, secretary. and a
majority Of the directors were in at
tendance.
The meeting was called to take some
:tion in regard to the bill now before
the state Legislature, drawn recently
by the attorney Of the association. and
having for its purpose the promotion
Of The trucking industry in North Car
DINA, which has met unexpected OPP
position in the house, Representative
Williams, Of Duplin opposing the
measure. and asking that DuDlin and
Pepder counties be exempted from The
provisions Of the bill. The matter Is
considered 10 be Ct prime importance
not only to the DEVELOPMENT, bat also
to the very life q be industry. the
bill having been prepared after care
ful consideration aud frequent confer
ences. during which The necessity 1ot
remedial and protective legislation vas
~abundantly realized.
After considering the subject Iast
night and discussing the objections
that have been raised against the mas .
urc, the directors stood by their dig
inal action, believing it to he the :
wisest and safest course to pursue, aud
a resolution was passed urging the
Fender representative to support the
bill and to withdraw his request for the :
exception of certain counties. Mr. J.
~ oO4So, vi 4tOShJ L O4hL NdS IhS OItN
director to express any opposition to
the bill and he voted against the res J.
luton asking the representative to
support the measure.
It will be recalled that the measure,
as drawn by the attorney of the asso-
citation, was some weeks ago submitted
to the directors. They agreed with the
general provisions that were outlined
but certain sections were not entire
~ satisfactory and the matter was left
in the hands Of a legislative committee +.
who were instructed to redraft the
bill, making whatever changes they
were wise, and to have it IN
troduced in the legislature. The bill
which the opposition Of Representa-
tive Williams was felt, is the result OF
the work of the legislative committee.
In general the measure provides for a
board of "a directors to be appointed
by the commissioner Of agriculture,
to constitute a board of berry inspect
ors. A tax Of one cent per crate is to
be levied to go into the state treas
ury for the purpose of promoting the
industry. The directors are given
to elect a secretary, who will
bear the same relation to the berry in
dustry that the commissioner Of agri- !
does to the general farming in
The secretary is to collect and dis
seminate among the growers all infor-
nation about the markets, distribution
of the berries, etc.
A system of Inspectors is provided /
for, who are to make a record and re-
port on the condition Of every car load
ed with berries, it's temperature, the
number of crates, condition of the fruit, |
be placed in every car.
The passage of this bill means the
dissolution Of the East Carolina Truck
and Fruit Growers Association, so Far
as the strawberry industry is concern
ed, the purposes for which it was es-
tablished being served in a more salts. |
factory by the method outlined |
in this measure. All the business OF
the association, its reports, Statistical !
information and other valuable matter
on that industry will be turned over |
to the new management. 1t is be-
lieved that the passage of the bill will
do more to build up the industry,
along progressive lines, than any other
thing that could be done and those who
have the interests of the industry
closely at heart are anxious that the
legislature will pass the measure with
out delay.