St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-17
TRUCKERS
NOW READY
|St. Tammany Truck Grow
ers Elect Officers.
Charter Adopted and Other
Business Transacted.
Will Plant Something this
Fall Tor Shipment.
A Large Planting i'm Prep
aratjOn for Spring.
Banks Will Lend ALI AS
SiStance Possible.
Will Plant Something this
Fall for Shipment.
Banks Will Lend ALI AS
SiStance Possible.

the St. Tammany Truck Growers As
sociation was permanently organized
at Abita Springs last Saturday and
the charter was adopted and ordered
printed in the St. Tammany Farmer.
The meeting was very interesting
one, from the fact that a keen inter-
est was shown by the farmers in the
undertaking, which was brought
more prominently by private con-
versation with individual members
than by any public demonstration
There was not much speach-m aking,
but there was general feeling of
elation at the prospects of being able
to work harmoniously and together
for an industry they felt was to bring
them good returns for their labor
and which would receive the cooper
alton of transportation companies.
! 1t is understood that there will be
some fall planting and a general
movement for putting in a good crop
next spring. There is no doubt that
the organization will lead to more
scientific and better farming and
great improvement in stock and farm
property.
| Te meeting was opened by Capt.
G. E. Millar with short addres, in
which he spoke of the necessity for
earnest work. He advised that all
think seriously CT the obligations
they were about to assume in organ
! izing the association, and not to go
into it except with the determination
| to work and to work hard for its
success Otherwise it was useless to
| attempt anything. For the worker,
the possibilities were unlimited; but
for the drone, there was nothing in
/ it. That its success depended largely
upon the business management, and
it was important in selecting the
officers that a choice should be made
of men who were interested and who
were capab1e of performing the du-
ties imposed upon them.
Mr.. E. r. Wells spoke quite at
length upon the trucking business.
He has a fine farm at Ponchatoula
and is practical truck grower. He
said that for strawberries and beans
we had soil equal to any and should
make success of it. That attention
should be given to the varieties suit
able for shipment and that the pack
ing should be done in style to suit
the market to which shipped. That
as to fertilization a study should be
made of the needs of the soil. Un.
less this was done an expense mighl
be assumed that was Improbable and
unnecessary.
He said that truck farming meant
hard work, and if man did not like
hard work he had better stay out o.
!. it. He offered to be of any assistance
.. . in his power and would be pleased
: : to have anyone visit him at his farm
: at Ponchatoula. He was well &C
auainted with different houses handl
ing truck produce. He said that /
was coming in vogue to have buyer
come to the field of operations AM
buy at the car tracks, but to get then
:, to do this required that shipment
. , should be made in carload lots.
= President Harvey E. Ellis of tn
. . ST.. Tammany Banking Company, re
y iterated his promise to render an
= assistance that the bank could con
:. sjstently do.
- Mr.. G. E. Davis, cashier of tn
Covington Bank and Trust Company
T. spoke of the interest the banks ha
), in the movement; it's great import
|
;. could not but win the sympathy an
~ assistance of the banks, and his ban
e stood ready to do what it could t
:, assist in financing the trucking in
terests.
e Both Mr.. Ellis and Mr.. Davis ar
~ stockholders in the association.
Following are the official minute
= of the meeting:
u The meeting was called to orde
q by G. E. Millar.
- 1t was agreed that this associatio
% go into permanent organization.
The following officers were. elec
u ed:
:. :. President, G.. E. Millar; vice pres
:. a.. dent, A. Kistenmacher; secretary,
- H. Dutsch; treasurer, H. A. Dutsch
= Board of Directors, J. l.. Phillips, !
Il l.. Wilbur, Jos. Schneider.
The charter was adopted as rea
Is by unanimous vote.
=, Mr.. E. R. Wells, of Ponchatoul
- gave the association very instru
.e tive talk on truck growing and shil
e ping. He also invites us to visit h
- farm and be convinced what can
'e done in truck growing.
II SdS uiofSd dLu oSCouucu tioI
'n vote of thanks be given Mr.. Wells ft
~ his vauled information.
:. 1t was moved and seconded that
~ vote of thanks be given Mr.. Ellis
= the St. Tamang Banking Compar
le and Savings Bank, and Mr.. Davis
= the Covington Bank and Trust Con
8 pany, for their generous offer of a
~ sistance through the banks. Esp
F" caly to Mr.. Ellis for his assistant
in drawing up the charter.