Smyrna times., 1910-02-09
DELAWARE FARMERS FOR
STATE PRODUCE EXCHANGE
GROWERS FROM ALI OVER THE
STATE JOIN IN THE MOVEMENT
Many Become Stockholders and Per-
manent Organization Will be Effec-
ted and Charter Taken Out.

ted and a Charter Taken Out.
Delaware farmers and producers
from all parts of the State assembled
at Dover Thursday and in one of the
most enthusiastic meeting of agri-
cultural people ever held there, or
gained the Delaware Produce Ex-
change. James T. Shallcross, Of
New Castle county presided and Pro-
fessor Wesley Webb of Dover, was
elected temporary secretary. AS
President Shallcross put it "Hereto-
fore we have had to beg the trans
portation companies, with our little
offerings of less than a carload of
this or that product. Now, with our
aggregate products of many carloads.
running up to the hun 1reds, we will
compel them to beg u.s." J. T.
Shallcross, Merritt N. Willitts and
Julian Cochran of New Castle county /;
Gilbert j. Meredith, James P. Aron
and John j. Rose, of Kent County !;
S. Thomas Smith, Charles Freidel
and E. B. Brow, of Sussex county,
were appointed an organization COM
mittee to form big stock company.
and the mass meeting adjourned to
meet at its call. "Don't let's go
through the motion of organizing un-
less we propose to stand fast togeth-
er, was the cry that came from sew
eral points of the crowded hall all
at once.
Farmers Must Stand Fast Together.
Ex-County Treasurer Pennel
Emerson, in a speech displaying some
!. vehemence, declared it was no use fol
farmers to organize in Delaware un'
: less they proposed to tand fast to-
gether, and unless linen of character
were chosen as officers and direc
tors" Mr.. Emerson then publilcv
, assailed the Grange of Delaware, ad
mitting that he is a member of it
: and that its objects to educate, unit
, and legislate for the farmer wer
: good. He declared that a simila
pool for combine effected at Wyom
: ing in which there were a number o
grange officers, had resulted disas
: trously because the glisIen of gol
: piece or two in the hands of his as
: sociates had tempted them to "brea
y the pool. The organization com
, mittee was continued after it ha
adapted the constitution and laws G
> the Eastern Shore Produce Exchang
to suit the new Delaware Produc
,e Exchange. The first sto ekholders
Ia meeting will probably be called 500
~ and a charter submitted.
)n Prominent Men Become Stockholder
lg
|; Those who registered as stool
J. holders were: C. F. Warrington
r. Charles F. Mai, Greenwood; D.
c. H. N. Marvin, F. C. Phillips, Jess
or Hellings, James P. Aron, John Lee
ur C. W. Shelter, C. H. Marvin, ].
H. Neville, D. R Merritt, Mary
v. Brothers, G. P. Thompson, W.
o. Cosden, Rev. Alfred Smith, Walk'
n L. Miflin, w. F. Bitter, j. Frar
M Moore, James H. Hunter, Frank
Maloney, H. C. Richardson, A. Owe
Jonas r. Lenker, j. P. Kirsc
Dover; r. A. Cochran, James :
RS Shallcross, James T. Shallcross Jr
Julian Cochran, M. N. Willitts, D
at H. B. Mcdowell, Middletown; Be
jamin A. Groves, Marshailton; Pc
mel Emerson, Frank George, W.
IN Marvin, John w. Bloth, J. H. Hu
ny son, John w. Davis, Perry M. W
no liams, Wyoming; John S. Davi
as Riley Melvin, Alexander Cow, G
'e bert j. Meredith, FELTON,; T.
ee Rawlins, Seaford; John S. Dobso
u u Milsboro; E. A. Evans, Cheswol
II. n! Joseph l. Phillips, R. J. Mills, d.
lss mar: Henry Thompson, Wilmingto
'ry H. M. Short, Stockley.
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