Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-08-06
THE PINEAPPLE ORGANIZATION
Enthusiastic Meeting of Growers
Held Here Monday Afternoon,

Pursuant to call published in last
weeks News mass meeting of the
pineapple growers of st. Lucie county
was held at the Fort Pierce Improve
ment Club hall Monday afternoon, and
it proved to be the most enthusiastic
gathering of the pineapple men ever
held in this section. Every man pres
ent realized that conditions among the
/ producers of this luscious fruit were
such as to demand concentrated action
on their part to effect remedy.
One hundred and ten persons, seven
of whom were ladies, responded to the
call and it proved a representative ST.
Lucie county gathering. They came
from the north and southern portions
of the county and among those present
were citizens of Sebastian, Quay, Vero,
Oslo, Viking, st. Lucie, Fort Pierce,
White City, Eldred, Ankona, Walton,
Eden, Jensen and Rio.
Mr.. II, L. Goodwin who is one Of the
St, Lucie county directors of the re-
Gently organized East Coast Fruit and
Vegetable Growers Association, and
who was the live wire behind this meet
ing, called the house to order, and after
stating the object of the meeting called
on Mr. p. c, Eldred, another ST. Lucie
county director in the same organiza-
ton. Mr. Eldred gave "a good, sound
talk on the object of the association
and it's plans and hopes.
Mr., Goodwin then proceeded to en-
large and emphasize on the necessity
of organization among the pineapple
growers of this county, citing incidents
and cold facts in way that brought
the matter home to each one. He read
the Constitution and Bylaws of the
Association and when he called for new
members there was general rush that
spoke more than any amount Of oratory
could have expressed. When count
of the new signers was made 1t was
found that one hundred and ten names
had been added to the roll Of the East
Coast Fruit and Vegetable Growers
Association. including nearly every
business man in Fort Pierce, who are
enrolled as honorary members.
The following are the names of those
who signed the Constitution and paid
in the two dollar initiation fee to assist
in the work of promoting the interest
of the pineapple industry on the East
Coast:
Fort Pierce News E e Rollins, M D
A N Hoofnagle OF Olmstead
r Z Minis PIP Cobb
A j Drawdy A G Dittmar
Faber Bros Fee-Stewart Co
Ed Edge E Coast Cattle Co
st. Lucie Drug Co j P Costs q Go
Hendry & Penney P H Hendrix
eel & S Co w r Jackson
r r Gladwin K M Tedder
w G Braddock A b Lowry
r Whyte Bank Fort Pierce
P Chr Bronnum M e Card
w H Robinson FL Hemmings;
F NJ Tyler N Hammer
A Lamont w Nesbitt
Frank s Waters Chas Lord
P E Robinson B F Cook
1 z Christensen CHI Glidden
II Larsen M B Daniels
E P Trip H G Stouder
G Dutton 7 ] O'Brien
VIM Fredericksen G A Killer
N G Jorgensen G Ringdahl
] Larsen 90 Helseth
Geo Saunders Mrs M E Goldsmith
F C Poppell: IN Swain
B F Hardesty ] Helseth
SD Daniels DIR G G Feigel
r M Chase & Son Chas L Glass
Jas A Nelson Andrew Ericsen
N Burk Ivey Lawson
E Hartman HIS Thomas
A o Helseth w 6 Gilmore
A w Christensen Hy Gage
w r Hardee ECB Tyndall
II r Olmstead Chas Bemenderfer
F G McMullen w N Reams
VIM Pomeroy A K Wilson
Mrs S H Andrews Hamor Bros
Chas Moore 7 D Summerlin
Edgar Lewis John Miller
@ P Stanford, Jr p Kroegel
J M Orrel A W James
r d Hoke Co F NJ Sherman
] W Shipe w Perry
John Fl Wynn Benz Frombach
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