The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19
Produce Growers of Kenosha
and Racine Counties Hold
Annual Meeting
REPORT MADE BY OFFICERS
Association Composed of Leading Ship
pers of the Two Counties Accomplish
ss Good Work During the Past Year
New officers Named.

. The annual meeting of United Pro-
duce Growers and Shippers association
Of Southern Wisconsin, was held at
Smith Is hall in Racine Thursday after
noon, for the purpose of electing OIL
GERS and transacting any other business
that might come up for consideration.
The association is composed Of lead
ing farmers and produce growers in
Racine and Kenosha counties and any
other adjoining counties that desire to
come in. President w. J. Hansche call
ed the meeting to order and briefly
stated it's objects and the minutes of
the last meeting were read by Secre-
tary All. Piper and were approved.
The treasurer's report was read and
accepted and it showed the total re
ceipts of the year to have been $751;
As; disbursements 1926, leaving a bal
ance of $l99.32.
BY acclamation the association pro-
ceeded to the election of officers and
the following were selected for one
year, or until their successors are elect
ed:
President-F. w. Gunther, Racine.
Vice Pres.-Wm. Braid, Berryville.
Secretary-W. R. Taylor, Racine.
Treasurer-W. F. Hansche, Berry
vile.
Directors A. P Nelson, Union
Grove; VIM. Ulrich, Ives; M. A. Her
zog, Corliss; A. J. Piper, Berryville; J
A. j. Hanley, Racine.
After completing the routine business
of electing officers, etc, the matter of
continuing work for future develop
ment of the association was discussed.
Inquiry was made as to what had
been accomplished since the organiza-
tion of the association. A review of
the correspondence and the records
since the last meeting and the endorse
ments of the principles Of the organi-
cation by leading business men gave
its members reason to continue the
work with new zeal and a fixed deter
mination that shall result in the NUT
ual interest Of both producer and ship
per.
By correspondence to Washington, D.
c., the following letter from VIM. B.
Mckinley, chairman Of committee on
coinage, weights and measures in an
swer to letter written by the secre-
tary of the Produce Growers associa-
,tion, was received:
'Gentlemen:-I have your letter sug-
costing a standard legal weight for a
bushel. AS I know the weights vary
considerably in the different states,
your suggestion seems to be a very
good one. I will be very glad to hear
from you such information and conclu-
sions as you have come to after full
Investigation.
Very truly yours,
"Wm. B. Mckinley"
1t developed since the first meeting
of the association representative of
the United Produce Growers and Ship
pers' association has personally visited
several cities of other states, Chicago,
Grand Rapids, Detroit, Bay City, Sag
anaw, and numerous other cities in
Michigan, Elmira, Binghamton, and
Buffalo, New York, consulting some Of
Che leading shippers in their respective
cities and all were unanimous in en-
doEsing the principles of the associa-
tion,
From local standpoint, an item of
some Importance is the concession on
rates on manure by one of the rail
roads from Chicago to Racine of one
(l) cent per cwt., making a net saving
of five dollars per car on minimum cars.
This was considered good work as far
as it goes, not only for the producer
but the transportation company as well.
For every car of manure shipped to
Racine, will be the cause of one or
more cars of produce shipped out.
The idea of the association is to en-
ter into correspondence with various
associations for the purpose of acquir-
ing data of crop and market conditions
in other states. Producing like var
ieties of farm products were consider
ed. The feasibility of securing place
in suitable location, where reports
can be issued for the benefit of the
association was also considered. This
particular feature to be used during
che harvesting and storage season.
The matter If having drafted bill
to be presented to congress, consider,
ing the uniform system of weights
in all farm products, received due con-
sideration, but it was decided that the
object of the association could be Sc
cured to better advantage at this time,
through correspondence.
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