Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-09
TRUCK SHIPPERS
OF THE VALLEY
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS URGING
CAMERON AND HIDALGO co
TO ESTABLISH JOINT FARM
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
WORK OF RIO GRANDE AND
COAST ASSOCIATION MAKES
FINE CONFIRMATION OF GOOD
WORK ASSURED.

The Rio Grande & Gulf Coast Asso-
citation. an association of truck farm
crS in IIidalgO and Cameron counties.
comprising 1.0O9 members. i'll annual
session at Harlingen yesterday endors-
ed by the unanimous vote of members
in attendance the proposed establish
mont If farm demonstration agent to
work in Cameron and IIidalgo cOln-
ties. The board Of county commission
ers Of each county il asked to appro-
pirate 600 year for the purpose. The
res pluticn was offered before the meet
Brownsville Chamber ~ Commerce and
was IN follows:
Whereas. Their. il movement 10 e.
tabliSh farm demonstration agency i'll
the Rio Grande Valley. the expense Of
maintaining which il 10 be borne by
the counties Of Cameron and Hidalgo
and the United States Department Of
Agriculture. therefore b. il
Resolved. that We the members Of
the Rio Grande and Coast Association,
numbering 1909 farmers. residing in
the two counties named. i'll annual con
yentiOn assembled, DO respectfully
urge the honorable board of county
commissioners Of the said counties 10
appropriate each the sum Of One
thousand (SlOOO.00) dollars OF such
portion thereof a. may BE- necessary to
carry On The said work which We deem
10 be essential TO the more rapid devel-
opment and greater prosperity Of the
Valley. and that the secretary Of this
association be instructed to send copy
Of this resolution TO the county Judge
Of each county named. with a request
that it be- submitted at the next rgu-
lar or called meeting Of his board
Supplemcnting the resolution. pc
titiOn having the same purpose adj
dressed ID the county commissioners, in
view was circulated at Harlingpn. at
the meeting and among the business
men, bankers and professional men
1t was signed by every man ap-
preached. Several copies of this pcti
ton are now i'll circulation in Hidalgo
county. and i'll other Cameron county
towns and several are being circulated
among the business men. lawyers, bank
trs. etc. of Brownsville. The same sue
cess in securing signcrs j. being met
Ill along the line The petition. ad-
dressed To the county judges and conf
mi~SioncrS. reads:
ut having come to our knowledge
that there il movement tO establish
2 farm demonstration agency in the Rio
Grande Valley under the supervision of
the United States Department Of Agri-
culture for With purpose the
United States government will con
tribut,. the sum Of Four Hundred
$i0Ol dollars per annum provided
Cameron and IIidalgo counties will each
contribute Eight Hundred tSS0Ol dol
lars per annum toward the expense Of
maintaining such agency; and there be
ing an absolute need for the employ
mont Of man competent to instruct our
farmers. many Of whom are without the
experience essential 10 success in this
section. We. the undersigned petition
your honorable body To appropriate the
amount necessary TO defray Cameron
county'S share Of the sum required to in
sure the establishment Of the agency in
question and the employment Of a man
to fill the position
Rex. +. Willard, Of the farm manage
mcnt division Of the United States De
partmcnt of Agriculture, has been in the
Valley since last February working for
the establishment Of this demonstration
agency. lie sometime ago outlined the
proposed work. and he, in line with his
present work in the valley, will cooper
ate with whoever il selected for the dem
onstration agent III furthering the dem
onStration and educational work.
OTHER WORK OF MEETING.
The Rio Grandt ana Coast Association
annual meeting was adjourned AT Ilar
Ingcn yesterday afternoon, after a day
spent in going over the progress made
and work done by the association dur
ing the past wear. Three hundred and
fifty Of the 1.OO9 members attended,
which j. considered a healthy attend
ancc. i'll view Of the fact That many far
merS are hurrying % get their corE from
the fields before the rains.
The meeting unequivocally endors-
ed the work Of the association for the
past year. endorsed the personnel Of Of
fncrs and managers Of the association,
and reelected practically its entire board
of directors. w. a. Duncan of Browns
vile il the only new member added to
the board.