The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-08-06

| AS ADOPTED
n ,he FAST Coast frui! and Vege-
n ,ahIe Growers Association
|pfDUCJ|ON OF EXPENSE
!. u,,,srs Of Marketing and Distributing
Y. Embraced in this Association
,.,sue With State Organization

:. the Fruit and Vegetable Growers;
y The ts accompanying constitution of the
~. .'u Coast Fruit and Vegetable Grow
10y Association will give you the plan
"a scope of the Association. Its
s A. are confined to lines on which
!. III ssn apree-a reduction of expense.
No matters of marketing and distri-
Aat;ng are not embraced; nor is it con-
,smn|sted to include any subject on
r ,.S there can be two opinions as to
Method of attaining the end desired.
The intelligent grower who has been
!, the business long enough to form an
annion now realizes that both cost of
induction and marketing must be ma
ttstisly reduced or he must go to the
WALL 49, A.,
The agricultural no more than the
commercial business can stand discrlm-
mating rates. Discrimination is an
other form of rebate and is rs disas-
trous, il not as criminal, to the section
mDOsed upon. These inequalities do
DOt adjust themselves, nor can one in
dyidual or one community correct
them, nor can they be righted at once
nor in one or two years.
Everyone interested should aid with
the full determination to expend time,
perseverance and money in the effort.
II the fruit and vegetable growers
condition is unsatisfactory and his peri
odical and short lived efforts at better
nent have made him an object of rldi-
eule and derision, he has only himself
10 thank. He is trying to do business
without adopting the methods of the
age and times and recognized as essen
tisl to success by laborer as we'll as
capitalist. The Individual grower is a
nonentity and powerless; united he
would prove an irresistible force and
would get what he went after. Separ-
stelv he is poverty, combined capital.
This organization, to he effective
should develop a strength OF not less
than one thousand members within the
next three months. No citizen in the
territory concerned can Justly or hon
stly stand aside and permit his neigh
boz 10 contribute towards an undertake
Ing from which he himself reaps an
equal benefit. Something cannot be
accomplished with nothing. The pres
tige anil moral force incident to num-
bB while effective and necessary
must be reinforced by the sinews OF
wa-ample funds to conduct the cam
paign to successful termination.
The Florida Fruit and Vegetable
Shippers Protective Association, with
which this association proposes to af-
hiate, has been operating for two
years. Through its regularly employed
attorney it has secured two or three
hearings before the Interstate Com
merce Commission. This organization
has accomplished something; had it had
even the moral support Of the people 1t
sproposing to help it would have &C
eomplished more. OF the several thou
sand dollars which it has expended, the
larger part of it has come from the
growers and shipper Of the interior
ana west coast. Of the fruit and veg
cable interests of st. Lucie, Palm
Beach and Dade COUNTIES, representing
I'VE or six million dollar, there are two
OF three dozen member who have con-
lfiouted towards an effort to protect
ms large investment.
Offcers-Cullen Pence, President,
61oynton; j. M. Holding, Vice-Presi'
cent, DANA; T. V. Moore, Secretary
nnaml; DR.. Jas. H. Montgomery
treasurer, Buena Vista.
Dlreetors-W. A. Filler, Lemon City
I. I. Eldred, Eldred; K. l.. Goodwin
tort Pierce; John NJ. Bryan, Jr.
Gana; W. J. Dyer, West Palm Beach
!. d. Hopkins, Deerfeid; M. s: Bur
palk, Miami; j. T, Waters. Walton
u.s. Sunday, Delray.
CONSTITUTION OF THE EAST COAST
Fkulr AND VEGETABLE GROWERS
ASSOCIATION. ,
! The name of this Association shall
C q the East Coast Fruit and Vegetable
uiowers' Association.
All growers of fruit and vege
nno'es In the counties Of Dade, Pain
peach and st. Lucie, shall be eligibl,.
y membership in the organization. Al
os y interested or desiring shall D
sIglole to honorary membership, with
wy power to vote, on payment OF dues
IT'S purpose is to secure equitabi
s'es OF transportation to all market
- y. fruits and vegetables and on mater
:. and supplies pertaining thereto; I
sseure 9 fair and just scale of wages
p.ce OF material and supplies; to pro
NY NY speedy adjustment of claim
'as'oent to transportation, and to othe
We protect and advocate the interest
= Me fruit and vegetable growers an
The officers shall consist Of
PRESIDENT, q vice-president, a secretary
! treasurer and nine directors; each @
g. S.e counties Of Dade, Palm Beach an
Lucle, to have at least three diret
said officers and directors to b