The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17
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MEET
|..Iut;oos Took Positive Stand
AGAINST the Exchange
fPORT OF Mr.. CHASE
Adams Poured hot DenuuCiation
=, Ranks of Growers Organized
Under the Exchange
jacksonville, Fla, Nov. 10, 1911

jacksonville, Fla, Nov. 10, 1911
Nor TRIBUNE: A.. o.,,
'a ssr If Nov. 4th. Will it be pos.
s' y, YOU to have it appear in the
;,s;e of The ST. LUCIE COUNTY
ss,wr? j. &. CHASE, secretary.
s l1Ss citrus fruit growers of Floridf
,sserve the right to protect them
y and who feel confident that they
r,srd their own interests best by
H. their product when, where, t.
~ and for what they think right
W. time: who do not believe in pay.
.slsrjes, one of which is as large
d SSs 30 annually, with heavy per
i EXPENSES, regardless of whether
4 srop is large or small, the price
~ low: who know that their fruit
oot carry deadly contagion, though
,apsI NAV not be as yellow as a new
anted gold piece; who are loyal tc
!, state and do not think it ought to
aerifced to build up California;
resent Indignantly being calico
M, liars and scoundrels" because
will not wear the yoke made for
N, who desire to remain indepen-
n md free-these fruit growers have
themselves on record.
The meeting was held at Orlando,
rrisy, Nov. 4, 1911, at the Armory.
call clearly stated the object of the
hhering and confined the attendance.
call said:
IN view of the libelous course pur-
d by the Florida Citrus Exchange in
rnstizing Florida oranges when
wed at this time, as poisonous, and
view of the injury that the industry
Slely to suffer from the gross mis-
sssentalion and mis-statements that
h been spread throughout the Unit
States, a convention of citrus grow
i called to consider the matter and
nwnt true facts. y
There were in actual attendance, be-
Hn forty and fifty representative
mers, and letters were received and
from 2S6 other growers who, on
bunt of distance, the day of the
TX on which the convention was
" business and other good reasons.
~ not attend. These personally
bed letters, gave addresses, and en-
tot grove property owned and con-
Ned By the signers. More than 81
acres of bearing grove property
m represented; estimating 300 pack
Dyes per acre, would aggregate two
Won four hundred thousand packed
ds Of Florida citrus fruits, against
rt eight hundred thousand boxes
teted last season by the Florida
bus Exchange. Each letter stated
the writer wished to join in the
tat outlined in the call and author
The use of his name in the action
Ma.
here were quite as many spectators,
ading members of the Citrus En-
!hse, in the hall as delegates. Those
came TO take part under the eau
De meeting were asked to give their
as; the others were requested not
occupy seats on tire floor.
ne meeting was called to order by
Chase, secretary of the Florida
htand Vegetable Growers Protec-
Association, and the call read.
W motion j. Dew. Hazard. of EustiS,
tenOsen temporary chairman; Mr.
l,sell, secretary.
Halor Abrams, by invitation of the
addressed the meeting for an
Ia more. With great ability and
y earnestness he reviewed the con-
as Of citrus fruit growing. He de-
eed 10 strongest terms the action
= Exchange in sending scores OF
nms to governors of states and
o. trade warning them against
s'ure oranges as poisonous, with
. distributors and growers, as the
snms allege, had plotted to endan-
ne lives of the public. Mayor
we condemned the bride offer Ut
= tne Inspector in each of 400 or
e1'es who would destroy the first
Of Florida fruit. He showed
u no time does an orange cont ain
and quoted the highest author
- prove it, stating that 1t had
1en the custom with children IN
70 eat oranges ut all stages OF
~ DE charged that the tele-
we're inspired by malicious mo-
@e Intention being to prevent
q all other fruit except that
- ueu BY The Citrus Exchange.
speaker was loudly cheered by
Tgag, and frequently interrupt
T.L. Palmer, of Orlando, who ad-
was a member of the En-
~ and WHO refus ed to approve
under which the convention
After several attempts to
sne meeting, which efforts
plauded by the galleries, Mr.:
was allowed the courtesy OF
and abused it for an hour.
euage that WAS unbecoming.
gee during the proceedings
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