The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-27
BERRY CROP PAID
A LARGE PROFIT
Half a Crop Better Thar
a Full One
TRUCK GROWERS MEET
Reports show Improvement In Trans.
porfatton-Offc~rs and nsr~ssorS
Elected After Providing
Means for Carrying on
the Work

Means for Carrying on
the Work.
Wilmington. Aug 2l-The eleventh
annual meeting % the East Carolina
Truck and Fruit Growers Association
was held here this afternoon and MAS
well attended. President W +. Sprin-
ger presided and ali officers were
present except vice-Presideat : A
Brown The important business trans
acted was providing means for carry
ing on the work OF the Association In
view OF the destruction OF the ma
chinery OF collecting the one cent
per crate tax or berries by the Hep
burn bill. passed by Congress. and
the failure OF the bill providing this
machinery before the late session OF
the General Assembly.
President Springer made a personal
appeal TO members TO maintain the
/ organization. reviewing the great good
accomplished during its existence and
declaring that without the ~organiza-
ton the industry in this section Nas
doomed.
DIR. John NJ. Faison made a SPLEEN
did appeal for a reorganization with
the local association as the unit. these
to appoint delegates to a county asso-
citation or the basis OF packages ship
ped, and the county association TO
send delegates to the general associa-
ton with the collection OF an equal
revenue for all purposes: but this
failed of adoption In spite OF the fact
that it was urged strongly at the last
meeting. The suggestion OF the presi-
| dent 10 aSSpcQ p3rh Sharp Of SsncE
of the 81 per year allowed under the
charter was accepted and the assoc
citation Will be maintained for the
present at least by this method with
a balance of some $4,000 in the treas
ury.
A resolution by z. w. Whitehead
was passed, setting forth that a recent
ruling of the interstate
commission seems to indicate that
tennessee berry growers are receiv-
ing a lower rate than those given
North Carolina producers, and the
president is instructed to investigate
fully the situation and if discrimina-
ton is found that the board Of direct
orS first take the matter UP with the
Atlantic Coast Line Company. and In
the event Of failure Of redress there
to appoint a committee of five to
bring action within sixty DAYS after
September 1st before the Interstate
Commerce Commission
Election Of Omcers.
Practically all members of he
board Of directors and members OF the
executive committee and subsequently,
the officers, were unanimously elected
as follows:
President. w. E. Springer. Whining
ton; Vice-President J. A. Brown. Chad
bourn; Secretary and Business agent,
H. T. Bauman, Wilmington: Treasur-
or G II
ney, Robert Ruark, Wilmington; CMr.
Carr declining re-election.) Directors,
j. B. oliver, ]. A. Westbrook, Mount
Olive; II. j. Faison, Faison, n. c.: w.
L. Hill. Warsaw; D. w. RUSSELL, Rose
hill; B. F. RUSSELL, Teachey; j. S.
WestbrOok, Wallace; j. H. Moore.
Burgaw; T. J. Armstrong Rocky Point
W, e. Springer, H. T. Bauman, Will
mington; DR.. G.. F. Lucas, Currie; S.
H. Strange, Fayetteville; r. G. Powell,
Whiteville; j. A. Brown. NJ. F. Leon
hardt and G. F. Horton, Chadbourn;
]. L. Williamson. Cerro GOrdo; w. NJ.
Struthers, D. Boughner. Crisis: j. G..
White, Wards, s. J. Sarvis, Mount Ia
bor; Geo. Albritton, Calypso. Exec
utive Committee. w. E. Springer. w.
L. Hill, J. A. Brown, j. A. Westbrook.
j. S. Westbrook.
Transportation Service.
The report of the executive com
mittee to the board of directors. and
through them to the stockholders
carefully reviews the work of the As
ISOLATION during the past year, taking
up first the negotiations with the
railroad officials in regard to the mini
mum car load statement for straw
berries. The transportation people
at the beginning of the season had
established a minimum of 800 crates
when 23- and 224 crates on the two
I -rnr nf -n-n wa ~4aI 49,
the association. These minimums
could not be had so ESQ crates waq
finally accepted as a comprOmsS e.
This minimum was based IN the
usual average crop and had the out
put been anything like rs per cent.
even this load would not have worked
the hardShips 1t did when the crop
actually fell below so per cent. As
the season progressed the secretary
and business agent saw the difficulty
the growers were undergoing with
the $50 crate minimum and addressed
a letter in view of the circumstances
TO the freight traffic manager Of the
Atlanti Coast Line. asking that a
carload OF 200 crates to certain mar
kets be allowed shippers which would
in some degree relieve the hardships
of loading $50 crates TO the car to
all points, but this was not allowed
and with the detention charges by the
refrigerator company and paying full
freight Oh $50 crates, increased the
charges on nearly every car oaded
out, considerably over the regular
rate. The committee does not think
the proper consideration was shown
in this matter by the Atlantic Coast
Line, when il was clear to every one
that it was almost impossible ven at
the largest shipping points to load
$50 crates promptly. The minimum
was not satisfactory under the cir
cumstances and regret is expressed
that the Atlantic Coast Lin officials
did not meet the conditions as they
should.
With very few exceptions the
transportation for the season was de-
cIared good and but for the strike Of
freight hsndlers at pier 90, New York,
and at Montreal for a short time, the
movement and deliveries would have
been satisfactory. Happily the un-
easiness Of many on account Of the
congested freight conditions before
the movement of berries was allayed
by the anticipation of the association
Of these troubles and preparations for
the same 1t is hoped under normal
conditions next year, a perfect service