Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-05-29
SOUTH TEXAS
GARDENERS
WILL HOLD SMITH ANNUAL CON
VENTION AT BROWNSVILLE,
JULY IL. Is AND 19-PLANS ARE
AFOOT FOR EVENT.
TO CONSIDER MANY QUESTIONS
OF A PRACTICAL NATURE OF
GREAT IMPORTANCE TO TRUCK
Frs AND FARMERS

The South Texas Gardeners will hold
their annual convention in Brownsville
on Thursday. Friday and Saturday, July
IL, Is and 10. These dates were decided
ut a meeting of officers If the association
held in Brownsville last night. Among
the plans discussed at the meeting were
the form of entertainment that will be
rendered the guests, and the topics to be
discussed during the convention.
Those present at the meeting were J..
w. Bray, and Lindsay Waters, president
and secretary of the South Texas Gar
dencrs. They were assisted by Stanley
Watson. editor Of The Valley Farmer and
Secretary Dave O'Bricn,o of the Chamber
Of Commerce.
This will be the sixth annual meeting
of the South Texas Gardeners. which is
one O. the oldest associations Of truck
growers III South Texas. TIL attendance
IT the c.nycnti0nS runs in various NAM
hcrS from ~ to 10 and the meetings
have always proved most interesting
and valuable to those having to do with
the trucking industry in the Valley. The
conventions have invariably been held
in Brownsville
This wear the Chamber Of Commerce
probably will arrange some form of en-
tcrtainmcnt for the guests. Among 9th
er things it is planned to have all the
members of the association 90 on an
excursion to Point Isabel on the last
day f the convention.
The officers expect that the next meet
ing will bc one Of the most interesting
that has yet been held, and n radical de
parture from the usual form of program
is to be made. Instead of discussing meth
odS of growing crops, as has always been
the case heretofore the association viii
discuss topics that have never before
been discussed in public gatherings in
the Lower Rio Grandc Valley.
Secretary Waters believes this fact
will bring 4 larger attendance to the
meeting this wear than has ever been
had. and he believes also that aSt0niSh-
inc facts will he brought out for the
benefit Of the valley. Growing methods
will not be left entirely ont Of the pro
gram, but some topics on these questions
Nill be had.
The questions that will occupy the
attention Of the convention principally
will BE- economic questions, and the Of
fcers plan that both sides Of any prop
osition under discussion shall be heard.
The program to be formed later will
have to DO with questions along the lines
IF the following:
Are land prices too high? Are
water rents tcO high? Are freight rates
too high? Are we producing the right
crop in proper quantities." Are our
systems Of marketing cficient?" is Gus
systems of marketing e%ficient?" is our
hOmc.T
According to Secretary Waters, these
subjects have been evaded by everybody
in this section, and the officers Of the
South Texas Gardeners have come to
believe that the time is pr0pitious for
4 discussion of the questions outlined.
The officers of the association will at
promise to have 4 number If speakers
who Will be well able to handle the top
les they will DO chosen to discuss The
discussion Of topics will not be confined
to the leader. but when he completes his
talk the membership viii have oppor-
tunity to discuss any question that may
arise.