The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-10-22
|pfN LETTER
| TO GROWERS
moral Agent f. P. Porcher Re.
oI;ps to Communications
|ppOSfD TO EXCHANGE
b.. n Coodwin's Attitude Before he
-. ,he LIGHT Gives Figures Of Ship
mso,s-Counts Expense as Profit
Cocoa, Fla, October 18th, 1908


ltor TRIBUNE; ,o..
M have very little to say, and vii
brief: - ,,.
alv Of opinions and hopes; he fails tc
hat there is another side to this
oIa question, apart from his ar
\ there are quiet a number who dis.
,se with him, as will be evidenced
their actions, which speak louder
m words-later.
Il il in error however in the matter
being charged commission on the
pight on all his shipments.
n the season of 1907, we sold prac-
ally everything of standard pack, in
n cars I. o. b. In 1908 We sold 50
cent of all we handled in same way.
1909 we sold one fifth of all we
Nailed in same way and Mr.. Good
u's accounts show where his lots
re sold f. o. b.
N 1907 we handled some of Mr.
Iodwin's fruit under three stencils;
hing him 81. 60, Sl.S0 and 81. l3.
In 1908 we handled some of Mr.. Good
h. fruit under three stencils; netting
IDS, $l.56 and Sl.68.
me past season we netted Mr.. Good
under his three stencils; n cents,
cents and IS cents; his average for the
Feestencils being 81 cents.
IN as much as Mr.. Goodwin has, |
'nk, stated that it cost him 80 cents
grow and pack his pines and place
3D., | cannot figure his losing the
lou he claims to have lost.
IS to distrihution--Mr. GOOdwin's
II went, either sold {. O. b. or sold
lvered into % markets; and as prey
sy stated, we used to sell into, eth
|. 0. b. or delivered total of lO4
Rrkets.
AS to my compensation-lt is known
be- per cent on the f. o. b. price.
the delivered price as the case may
and out of this all the expenses of
5 Office are paid, and the office is
pt open throughout the year. The
results have had on an aver
have not been as good as a very
binary salary, and in the season of
N my net for the season was just
BS0O.
But there is more to me in this work
Pn salary or commission. | was not
Pauper when | took it up-but on the
hrary found the association with
\ about $24OO in its treasury; and
very first season | financed the
plying of the nails and paper for
crop; a few of these bills lue me,
|haining to this day unpaid. ] have
Cer interests that are profitable and
)oyable-my orange groves-and
|p|d have resigned from the general
ency OF the pineapple association
Pc years ago, but that there was
nand by many strong shippers that
Fay with them-stand by them as
!! had stood by me in the initial year
|!he association work and | have re-
|lned and propose to remain while /
needed and this support given me.
/. VIII 0e instructive to refer to the
ees OF the Fort Pierce News, not
y long back, and note a letter from
GOODWIN therein-also other letters
ending the association.
nave little regard for any men or
oratlon or association not able and
Ing to stand fair criticism and it is
arkable that one side can talk, but
moment the other side says any.
e, they are slangily accused of
Helerring to Mr.. Atwater's letter, !
70 offer the following from our
u Atwater made us total ship
y OF 43 crates of pineapples; the
= oelng one 30; thirty-One 36s, and
mere is no question but that the net
WV We made for Mr.. Atwater was
por one. He brings up the question
Ivy compensation however; so that !
. % say that my gross compensation
H.uS on his total business with the
Uslatlon. and as my expenses were
over 90 per cent of the commissions
Isselved; l likely benefited to the ex-
Y OF around so cents through Mr..
usslers spasmodic use of the asso-
eon;a system of shipping that we
~ encourage do not want.
~ associations efforts to sell every
= !; o. b. was brought about by the
y lang OF the growers; also that they
y the right to sell their own fruit
o., and We have never taken this
- from them. The Exchange re.
.san absolute contract not to sell
v, MY position as to the Ex-
= w mas not been antagonistic, but
= 'he flrst Offgo have stated open.
~ plainly, when asked that would
uIn the movement either personal
y ~ advocate the association ! repre-
.su, 70 work through the Exchange.
~ ~ advocated the Exchange con,
'su on the right lines. The record