The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-04-07
THE TRUCK INDUSTRY.
Some Timely Suggestions and AdmOntiOns by
Manager R. E. Fleming.

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ing plow, and then throwing the
dirt back to them. They should be
plowed often to keep the land loose.
Don't let it stand after a rain any
longer than you can possibly help.
Go around them with the side har-
row and in a few days follow light
ly with the sweep, and they should
be ploWed Immediately after each
picking.
We feel that to promote th< BEST
interests of the community in this
enterprise we should never let an
opportunity pass to say something
to impress our people with the
great Importance of grading and
packing properly. We know that
our success depends upon this one
thing. Quality is the one thing
that will win for us a place in the
hearts of the men who buy the
goods. They are the people we
want to win and do not forget that
Quality is the only inducement we
want to hold out. The only other
would be a reduced price, but in
stead of that we want a quality
that will get us better prices than
any one else can get.
The writer knows full we'll that
no man can grow a crop of tomatoes
that will class all firsts or seconds
that is, 48 to the crate or so to
the crate. Many of them will be
smaller, but WE at BROOKHAVEN
should not ship anything smaller
than I'd, for we are going to
make reputation this year, going
to place the brand "Brookhaven"
on the very top in the esteem Of the
maketmen everywhere. There will
be quantities of tomatoes that are
too small and they should not be
wasted. Every trucker should have
a canning outfit and can the under
sized fruit. They will be a great
help on his own table during the
winter and the surplus can be sold
so as to net about SOC a bushel for
his small tomatoes. A small can
ming factory in Brookhaven might
be paying business for the owner
and great help to the community
in furnishing a maket for the un-
dersiZed tomatoes, as we'll as for
truck crops throughout the season.
We should like to see some man
or set of men put this enterprise i'm
operation 1t would be a great
benefit to this town and commun-
ity, in making a market for other
and more paying crops than cotton.
Brookhaven is going to be the
largest trucking point in Mississip-
pi and a canning factory ought to
do we'll here.
We think the Truck Growers
Union should meet often, every
week or two, and every man inter-
ested should join the union and
attend the meetings. 1t is a good
place to discuss ways and means in
the growing of truck. There are
a number of experienced men here
who will take pleasure in giving
their experience in growing, fer
tilizing, cultivating, packing, etc.
We fully believe that a large meas
ure of the success of the enterprise
depends upon the fidelity of the
members of this organization. The
business has been started right, in
that it is to be handled by or
through the Association, and now
we should stick together and care
about this business and try to in
spire each member with a determi-
nation to do all in his power to
help build for Brookhaven that
reputation that will sell every car
on track as fast as it is loaded.
Let US have the Best Name, the
Best Quality and the Best Prices.
r. E FLEMING.