The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-12-10
ENTHUSIASTIC
|GR0WERS MEET
lanai Meeting of East Coast
fn,it and Vegetable Growers
afCTION OF OFFICERS
pob;nson is New President ". R.
a,,dee Added to St. Lucie Directors.
Next Meeting in Fort Pierce.

Tho East Coast Fruit and Vegetable
cawsrs' Association held their annua
...ting in West Palm Beach Saturday
An GOOD attendance and consider
INA interest was manifested.
The directors held Il meeting abOu
/, NJ and then the main meeting was
.Id to order at 1890 Il. M, by Pres
INT Cullen Pence in the auditorium
'fihe new school house, the use OF
,ASh was rendered the association.
President Pence said that the objects
,ilhe association would be gained but
would take perSiStency and time.
secretary Y. V. Moore read the min
liz of the previous meeting, which
Era adopted. He also read the re
mis- of the meeting of the board of
lpctors for July 22nd, August 4th,
aober LIST, November 18th, and De-
tnber 9TH merely as Il matter of in
brmatiOn.
The treasurer, j. H. Montgomery,
had his report showing a debt of about
n0 and asked that i'm auditing com
ritlee be appointed. Motion to this
Meet was carried but the appointing
vas laid over till later.
Executive committee reported hav-
~ subscribed for 800 copies of the
ueekly Miami Me ropols for distribu-
bon to members and others and recon-
rsnded that they subscribe for more
4 needed.
Senator Hudson, of Hudson & BOggs,
itOrneys for the association, explained
That had been done in a legal way up
10 the present time, the status of the
lgation now and what was still to be
@e. The matter seems to be now be-
be the state railroad commission
Which would hear the m liter later in
Mis- month.
Claim Agent Attorney H. Pierre
Bannlng stated that he had had blanks
Prepared for use in claims against
Transportation companies, copies of
|theh he showed to the members. He |
iso stated he was ready to take up all .
fasonable claims at any time for any
|hember of the association. What com.
|Psed reasonable claims was explained.
The afternoon meeting was called to
|3fer at p. M, by President Pence
1.-The court room of the court house,
he use of which had been rendered by
Serf Baker.
T. l. Goodwin was the first to OBJ
aln The floor and he stated at once
nat the biggest and most pressing
Hwl OF the association was cash to
nOllnle its work in trying to get bet
q freight rates. He held the floor for
FIe little time and succeeded in
'aaxIng about 81, 900 in subscriptions
u members to help along the work
aany members also pledged themselves
pSmp a crate Of tomatoes each the re-
aaS OF which were to be sent direct
! we secretary of the association and (
Z pineapple growing members pledged ,
to do the same with pine ,
YP'es-e each contribute a crate.
= Is. Leatl,erman spoke in favor of
atr transportation as a means to get ,
'ouciloI OF rates and suggested that !
aSe VINO were near enough to Miami t
nud patronze the Cook Steamship
%pany line and those up in this sec I
~ y WORK to get the st. Lucie inlet I
' ~, bar) opened so steamers !
VIZ come in there. /
a. resolution was offered by f. F. |
. .ae! from the l'iscayne Bay local as.
,a''on OF 100 members in favor of t
~. the Cook Steamship line, Il
"p'ea: {. A. Robinson spoke in L
aOf Oh the st. Lucie inlet proposition
"a motion was made by M. f. Spen- {
mat this ASSOCIATION memorabilia il
! Tsess through the Florida senators n
congressman asking that an APP |;
r laa he made to open this inlet |
.;Vn az possible. This motion was il
Ivy. A communication was read Il
,"a ,ae Cook Steamship company and. Il
:""llon' filed for future reference. "
Freight Agent +. w. Kirt-
" VI me Florida East Coast rail e
: was present and was called on
"',"rmation which he graci0usly Il
!; lie also learned of some trou- n
~ me way freight had been han tt
~" MS road Of which he was not il
~ NJ ana promised they would be e
a "n,'on that nominating committee
1,ppl'o'hted was made and carried b.
I president appointed G. G. Mast, t,
fa,.o oyer, ID. u. Eldred and r. +. :,
,. -. They retired and during
~, 1."sehce more discussion on freight e
, liz, ~ matters was continued. It
a. s'' y, return Of the nominating COM p
:, w. I:nalrman Mast handed in it's re- in
ic ""aen was read by the secretary p
nr PRESIDENT, C. A. Robinson; for
- rv'es'dent, j. s. Sundy; for sec e'
IT, ~, !, " Moore; for treasurer, j Il,
ss''sgomery; for directors from st. pr
county, p. G.. Eldred, II. L. II
, Ssa and W. r. Hardee; for direc- NJ
stvW Palm Rouoh oo,,ctp n w | r