Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-03-01
Lee D. Martin, Traffic Manager Of the As
SociaiiOn, Will Talk to AIamOgOrdo
People NEXT Monday
BRANCH OF ASSOCIATION
FORMED AT LAS CRUCES
J. N. Walker Of Mountain Park is a. Director
In the Company

Ine New MeXlcO-WeSt Texas
Fruit and Truck Growers assooia-
tion has been Incorporated under
the revised statutes for 1912 of che
state of Texas, with headquarters al
Ell Paso. Mr.. Lee d. Martin, traf-
TIC manager of the association, will
be in Alamogordo, Monday, March
ord, and will talk to those interest
ed in the truck and fruit industry,
at the court house at 2:30 D. m.
A branch of the association was
organized at Las Cruces last week
with fifty members and it is ex-
pected to increase the membership
to at least 200.
Among the directors of the asso-
citation for the first year are Otis
L. Williams, Hope, N. NJ, and j. NJ.
Walker, Mountain Park, N. NJ.
For those who are interested in
having an effective organization to
handle our local produost with more
system and to better degree of CO.
operation, We quote from the arti-
cles of Incorporation as follows:
New Mexico-West Texas Fruit and
Truck Growers Association. Tin
corporated).
State of Texas,
County of Ell Paso.
Know all Men by These Presents:-
That We, the subscribers, Citi-
zens of States of New Mexico and
Texas, under the provisions of Par
agraph As, Art. 1920. Revised Stat
utes of the State of Texas, of 1912,
do harahv form ond ;n,nrno.o.o ~,,,..
selves, and such others as may as
sociate themselves with us hereaf
ter, under the terms of this Charter
Tor the protection of ourselves, as
farmers in the sale, inspection, and
proper distribution of our farm and
fruit products.
''Art. 1. This Association shall
be known as the New Mexioo-Wes
Texas Fruit and Truck Growers AS
sociation, by which name it shall
contract and be contracted, will SUI
and be sued, and transact all of lis
business.
Art. 2. This Association is
formed for the purpose of protect
Ing ourselves and associates as far
mers and fruit growers under the
provisions of Paragraph As, Article
1920 Revised Statutes of the State
of Texas for 1912. in the sale, in
spection and distribution of oul
crop, consisting of all farm and Or
chard products of every character.
art. 3. The business Of the as
sociation shall be conducted in E,
Paso. Ell Paso County, Texas, and
its principal office shall be in f
Paso. in said County and State.
Art. 4. The said association
shall exist for the period of thirty
(30) years.
art. ). The business OF the as
sociation shall be transacted by anf
under the supervision OF the BoarG
of Directors. said Board to consis
of eleven (l1D members. who shall
be elected by the Stockholders an
nually, the first Tuesday in August
and every following year during tn.
existence of the association. Tht
Board of Directors shall elect
President, first and second Vice
President, Secretary and Treasur.
er for term of one year, and thr
Board OF Directors shall further EN-
ploy such agents, inspectors, ant
other employees as may be necessary
to carry out the purposes Of the as
sociation.
Art. g. The following named
Shareholders are hereby declared hi
rectors for the first year and until
ltheir successors are elected: OTIS
l.. Williams. Hope, New Mexico:
NJ. Walker. Mountain Park. Otero
County. N. NJ: James j. Stuart. Me
silla Park, Dona Ana County, N. NJ;
A. F. Kerr. Ell Paso, FL Paso Coun.
". Texas; p. F. Brinck. FL PaSo. f!
Paso County, Texas; ]. A. Wright
FL Paso. Ell Paso County. Texas.
Art. Z. The Capital Stock OF the
Association shall be Ten Thousand
Dollars (s10.OOO) divided into ten
thousand shares Of par value of
One Dollar (S1.00) per share, and
this charter shall take effect and be
filed with the Secretary Of State
when the full amount OF ten thous-
and shares have been subscribed. and
Five Thousand Dollars for Five
Thousand shares have been paid
In cash. And II is hereby declared
that no individual grower. or other
person shall ever become the owner
or holder of more than one-tenth
OF the entire capital stock. and II
Is further understood. that any sec
tion having a corporation or asso-
citation may not subscribe to exceed
the proportion of the acreage of
that section to the entire acreage
subscribed.
art. Q. The members Of this
Association for the purpose OF de-
fraying expenses of maintaining the
same, paying inspectors. sale agent
and other expenses OF the Associa-
tion, shall fix such charges as NAV
be necessary. and the charges for
the present year for handling all
produce and fruits handled by the
Association shall be as follows: