The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-07-16
[lILORGAN|ZE
To WIN FIGHT
| !, O,oduce Growers Meet in
';,ri and Discussed Plans
Ii MEETING JULY u
.,,,o will Embrace Producing Sec
.,r.s, Cosst-WiIi Affiliate with
s,.,. ORGANIZATION of Growers.

Safe Ofganhd'o' "
Elemental plans for the organi
20 y the East Coast Fruit ant
le 'a.S II Growers Association wa
s,sS last Thursday by IA meeting O
iva iva hundred growers representing
.y,nniias of st. Lucie, Dade ant
\ Reach Reach held in Miami. .
a,. u If the volume of discussion
ss sst't on BY the various points to b'
WA in the organic articles Of th'
Y '' i was necessary to postpone the
!;. ~ If the constitution and bylaws
\ n'' a subsequent meeting which il
" dstermined to hold July % at Mi
E,om the Miami Metropolis the fol
;o Sy account of the meeting is clipped
TS ~ were two sessions of the
.tios. which was called to order at
n'sIock by W. A. Filler. After de.
MINING upon the desirability of or
ri,ation and discussing the scope
/ should cover and the objects to
sajned a committee of five was APP
MED to draft an outline to be fol-
nd in perfecting the permanent or
p,aon. The committee on organi-
jOn was composed of w. A. Mont
uer T. V. Moore. 7. A. Winfield.
n. Holding and John Bryan.
his committee reported in the after
u, and the report was taken up by
lions and adopted in this manner
but few changes. The points
sred in the report of the committee
bw.
NE name is to be the East Coast
bit and Vegetable Growers Associa-
Growers for market only will be en-
I'D to full membership with the vOt-
privileges; others interested and
Jed may become honorary members.
he objects are to promote the in
sb Of the members; to secure
bitable freight rates and united ac-
among the growers in the manage
nt Of labor, the purchase of crate
|terial and fertilizers.
AaiIatOn with the Florida Fruit and
getable Growers Protective AssO-
ton was recommended.
IN initiation fee of two dollars and
paaI dues of two dollars will be col
He'd.
he first annual meeting will be held
baary |, 1910.
committee of three, composed of
Moore, A. A. Boggs, and w. A.
was appointed to draft
fstl'utlon and bylaws to report at
enext meeting.
he officers of the association to be
E!ed at the next meeting will be a
sdent, vlce.president, secretary,
(asurer and seven directors.
list OF those present desiring to
EVne members was taken, and the
||naDershlp fee collected. The char
lst contains the names of seventy
PSers Of the three counties.
y e. erecting the temporary organiza-
"; A; Filler was elected chairman
NJ Holding secretary.
! opening the meeting, Mr.. Filler
naa issued the call, stated that the
'sment Tor an organization had or
! y meeting held some weeks
. Lemon City at which he was
'leu to call general meeting of
2 70 such an end.
ki'er laid the burden of the
y the growers at the doors of
s1uon companies and showed by
compilation of figures that
~ charges paid by the Flor
over the freights paid on
products coming from Cuba
ateo during the past year to
NV. The average diff
!d on a crate of pine
fplt or oranges as be-
d ena and Florida points was
lsvor OF Havana. He esti-
about $3.50, 900 had been
sess curing the year on these |