The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-06-25
TO GROWERS
OF P|NEAPPES
George f. Andrews Appeals to All
interested to Attend Meeting
METHODS ALL WRONG
Desires Every Grower to Hear an Address
On Plans to Win Back the F. o. B.
Buyer and Re-establish Business.

Read this and then show or tell your
neighbor for fear he will not see it.
Our business is being ruined. Our
homes and occupation will soon be
thing of the past if we do not use some
Of the brains and energy we possess
and change our methods of supinely
sitting down and swallowing the spec
iOus tales of people interested only in
getting hold of our fruit.
Some one has to start the ball roll
ing. | have an address prepared
that | wish every genuine pineapple
grower in Florida, large or small, to
hear. This address explains plan to
win back to US the legitimate buyer,
to establish our business on strictly
F. o. B. basis, to give every grower
telegraphic truthful reports OF condi-
tions, to find market for hard ripe
apples. to put in every growers possess
sion absolutely true reports OF every
thing of vital Importance to him, to
give immediate relief for our fall crop
and long lift upward for our next
summer scrOp.
do not wish to fool away my time
and money unless the people are inter-
ested enough to come and hear what
have to say. Before setting the day
and to feel the sentiment of the peo-
pie, say. WRITE ME- A LETTER I'M
MEDIATELY, assuring me of your in
terest and the moral support OF your
presence. STATE PLAINLY if you will
or will not be on hand. This notice
will appear again as it will be neces-
sary to wait until everyone can get
away. Make up your mind to come to
Fort Pierce. If necessary Will go
south to meet the people of the south
ern district after the Fort Pierce meet
ing. Let nothing keep you from at
tending this meeting. Let us make
the fight of our lives to save our bust
ness, our homes and our property val
ues. This is not to be fight against
ANYBODY or any organization so called
IT is TO BE A FIGHT TO THE LAST DITCH
for our business and our prosperity
which we deserve.
Let us start this ball rolling and then
watch it grow. Under the present
conditions our results OF hard work. OF
our investment, of our future there IS
only one finish. The final result is in
tolerable. Will you attend Mass
Meeting il call one later? Write me
plainly, and do it as soon as you receive
this. wish to list every reply by DIS
tr;cts rom ~. nr
For twenty two GYtjjt5 3ea. 81 have been in the
pineapple business. l have watched It
slowly but surely, contract at both
ends. Namely, lower prices (approach-
ing this year to ruin,) steadily every
wear, higher prices for everything con-
nected with the industry; crates, paper,
labor. fertiizer-unti at the present
time we face a loss fearful to contem-
plate for a small community such as
we are. Our credit as community
is in serious danger through no fault
of ours, except the crazy methods we
are using. A..
viii YOU listen to something that
tends to improve these unfortunate
conditions? Will you give move,
ment the support Of your presence, ana
your solemn pledge to forget all the
Tast. all chickering's, all persuasion OF
people with NOT A DOLLAR at stake TO
divide our interests? IF so, WRITE ME-
AT ONCE.
DO not come to this meeting except
with the determination to see 1t TO
finish. DO NOT come with indifference
or any excuse as has been the custom
Of ali meetings held heretofore. COME
PREPARED TO see it to a successful
finish. Sleep in the street if necessary
and fight the mosquitoes, but come
with all interest and concern for our
rutnre and come TO WIN, SOMEHOW,
Watch the local papers. Watch for
circulars at your postoftice ealing tnls
meeting and giving the day and date :,
YOURS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT anu
ultimate success of the pineapple IN
Jnstrv GEO. E. ANDREWS.
Walton, Fla. June goth, 1909.