The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-08
The Growers and Shippers League

i'H MI ~ ! 4 az ni ma NeMS
~, "haV - Che fiorlda GroWefS ana
1hlPpeES League What are ITS
o9JecIs VINO are running 1t :"
Is the League an opposition move move,
menu 10 the Gurus EXchalige:
are the commission men BEHIND
II r.,
iheSe are some OF the many qLes-
VlolS 1 nave heafd asked a2o9c Tie
| ne" association OF florld2 1rult and
vegetable growers. Inc Gnestichs
S4o" COM uSloh on the part VI those
whose interest IL Is to Know the
iactS ana TO nelp a general effort
whose only OBJECT is to benefit the
growers OF FLORIDA products, and AL
OF them' large and small alike; like
wise the buyers and Shippers.
IN April largely attended conven-
tIon OF those interested IN the FRUIT
INDUSTRY was neld at tampa. There
we're present llVe or SIX representa-
yves OF crescent City. mat conven-
G'on realized that something should be
done 10 improve conditions, to secure
lalr transportation rates, to Keep the
growers informed on the state OF
tfade ana the growing crop, to watch
Ieglsiatlon affectlng the citrus indus
Try at Tallahassee and washington,
ana TO protect the growers In all other
ways possible.
Al ms meeting committee Or
tWehty,hVe members was carefully
selected from inside and outside the
eAcnahge ana from all parts OF the
SIELe, 10 formulate plans, raise money
4Le enect working organization
MS general committee met at De
Land on the Z9th OF April; An
executive committee composed OF the
Ioll0Wlng gentlemen was selected:
H. b; Skinner, dunedin; b. l.. Ham
nef' Tampa; Df; ). W. Ross, Winter
IlaHen; l. v: moore, Miami; Hon.
>: .. Taylor, Largo; II. Il. Heltman,
fort Myers; hon. II. ). Drane, Lake
lahd; j. =. chase ,JacksonVllle.
Inc o11lcers OF the FLORIDA Growers
ana Shippers League CHOSEN by the
general committee are: l.. b. Skinner,
Preslqeht; u ii. thompson OF Win
Yer maven, treasurer.
90 lar there was no membership,
[eally Ihe DackDohe Oh the organlza-
Jloh' 90 PRESIDENT Skinner, after
consulting with the members OF the
g&ecqtlVe committee, prevailed upon
VIZ D. H. hammer, OF tampa, to act
Iof the tmle beng as general mana,
ger ana secretary: MI. Hammer Is
young man Oh Vlgof and ability,
lawyer by PROFESSION, VINO has large
holdings OF FLORIDA property, and IN
TENDS TO make his home IN this state.
ne at once entered upon canvass OF
me State 1of members sending out
thousands OF letters and personally
'lSlClhg as many OF tne frult ana
VSegetaDle growing olstrlctS as posi-
Die. Inc membership fee was placed
at the low inquire OF one dollar so as
not TO MAKE the cost hardship upon
the Smallest grower. mr.. Hammer
mas peeh Successiul IN AIDING names
ny the hundred, II not by the thous-
ana, TO the rolls.
"neh the canvass Tor members II
coiilPletea' OF, faIher' gone Tar enough
10 warrant, 1t VIII be the duty of the
executive committee to elect per
III general manager VINO Is also
10 De secretary; treasurer; and to
name d place where the headquartef5
Oh Ihe League are TO be established
al, an once Always kept open. Then
!he actlye work VIII begin and the OBJ
To .acro onni toI hl ou. o+ol nt re- t are
portation to All marEets On IL
Florida fruits and varetahla opd ~,