Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-11-19
l1lUGE IS GROWING RAPIDLY
!. usIf Million Crates of Pine
..Dls Already Signed Up

q In Fort PleFCS MNH"J
,..l the organization and get in
.aoh with the Florida Citrus
"a tor the marketing of fruits.
''' sred Fee, president Of the tenn
I. = oraapization, acted as chairman,
n. 9. H. Glidden was secretary
.,ormAlities and routine business
Sody proceeded to elect permanent
-. who are as follows :
D,s.Ident-James E. Andrews
~ president-C. M. Hortoh'
s,cretsry-Dr. G. G. Feigle'
,...surer- Bank of Fort Pierce.
~ name adopted for the orgsniza'
(. The Fort Pierce Fruit Associ-
!. i application for charter and ar
81 Incorporation Of which appears
there In this issue Of The News.
c.versl new members were taken
4 ne Association and about 10000
4. boxes Of fruit signed up for the
rhange.
q, R. q. Rose and Mr.. r, L. Good
I, special agents Of the Florida Cit
Exchange, were present and dis
nioated valuable information for the
neft Of the growers, and Mr.. Good
Il was authorized to call meetings OF
me associations already formed and
IA each Of them elect a director as a
snber Of the Fort Pierce Sub-Ex-
lance. Mr.. G. S. Tucker was elected
sucb director from the Fort Pierce
sociation.
D. Wednesday, November "A, at 200
n, the directors so elected will meet
N Fort Pierce for the purpose of form
'bg the Fort Pierce Sub-Exchange,
sAlch will have jurisdiction over the
|stilory Of st. Lucie and Palm Beach
|tuulies and handle all Exchange ship
1,nis from the two counties.
a thoroughly competent Sub-Ex-
|snge manager who is a pineapple
pert will be put in charge, and every
|hIng possible will be done to facilitate
be handling Of the business Of this
tlion.
% Nay LIST next Mr.. r. p. Burton,
iles'mAnager of the Exchange, win
loye his headquarters to Fort Pierce
pa DO on the ground personally to look
i'ef the big summer crop. This in
.lls will be a great advantage and
W. time and expense, and 1t also
Iovs the growers tdat the Exchange
Insiders the pineapple crop important.
NJ. J. 7. Waters, of Walton, was
'esent at the meeting Monday and re-
'iled that an organization had been
Fned at that place with about 10000
PES signed up for next summer.
Besides the Walton and Fort Pierce
INVITATIONS those alreody formed in
Lucle county and applied for char
: are The Ridge, White City, White
" Station, Viking, Oslo, Atkona and
nEed, The Eve FIRST named have
'eady published articles of incorpora-
x 10 The News and the two latter
Y appear next week.
tsnrs. Rose and Goodwin spent last
'anesday In the vicinity Of Jensen,
's1e they expected to form three as
Nations, and others win follow soon.
'''s will be total Of twelve or more
relations 10 the Fort Pierce Sub
|chsnge.
Aessrs. Rose and Goodwin have Just
'pFned from a successful campaign in
oe and Palm Beach counties, where
q found the growers anxious to line
~lIn the movement. and the result
'pa' about 50 per cent. Of Dade's
'espplS and citrus crop are signed up
Exchange handling, while about 80
cent. Of the fruit of Palm Beach
'rsy % 10 liue.
.ne movement is spreading rapidly
new members are coming in every
Z Inc methods appeal to the grow
sno they are pinning their faith
! nope for future profits on the sell
A aOlllty Of the exchange.
\. Ing following is very low estimate
y. Y 4 amount Of fruit (citrus and pine
y signed TO the exchange 10 the
= eoonties up TO date
4. 11ele county ,...~........., $50, 900 crates
5. 81 beach ....... 49,. 10000 I"
4 ...,..- 49,. l25,OOO
x, Total $4,000 crates
! 1S makes about 40 per cent. OF the