The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-18
ANOTHER IMPORTANT MEETING
or THE FLORIDA VEG.-
TABE BUREAU

the newly organized Florida vege-
table marketing bureau before final
adjournment was taken. The execu-
| tive committee, which will have con-
| troll of the affairs of the organization
until it is placed on firm working
! basis, spent busy morning putting
| the affairs of the bureau in order.
| This committee is composed OF DR..
r. T. Weaver, Marion County Board
| of Trade, Ocala, Chairman; j. d.
Rooney, secretary of that body and
one of the originators and most en-
thuiastic workers for this movement,
! and HI. S. Kealhofer, traffic manager
of the Jacksonville Board of Trade.
The headquarters of the bureau will
be established in Ocala and another
| meeting of the organization will be
| held in that city at an early date. IT.
oughly organize the state with a view
of getting the very best results with
reference to marketing Florida
great vegetable crops. A finance COM
mittee consisting of l.. S. Light, Fair
field, Marion county, Reddick postof-
fee; N. J. Thompson, Frostproof
Board of Trade, Frostproof; c. j. i
Krautter, president OF the Growers
Association of Baker county, Glen st. !
Mary; w. A. Riddle, Eustis Truck and
Fruit Association, Jacksonville: Leo
Majewski, Jefferson County Produc-
ers' Association, Monticello, and w.
K. Halle, Superintendent of the South
ern Express Company, Jacksonville,
was also named.
In connection with the work of the
executive committee yesterday in ref
erence to a statewide campaign to en-
list all interested bodies in the move.
pared and it will be sent to all boards
of trade, chambers of commerce and
shippers and growers, organization:
1t will of much interest to you
know that We have already arranged
for 100 trained statesmen under bond
in the section of the country where
your products are marketed. These
agents are already in the field and
will start to work as quick as we can
get an organization perfected. Until
further advised, please address Flori-
da Vegetable Marketing Bureau,
Ocala, Fla.
If you have no organization in your
community won't you please get to-
gether and form some kind of an or
ganization so that you can be eligible
to membership. If you need any as
sistance in perfecting such organiza-
ton please let us know.
Following the resolution adopted at
the meeting Of farmers and truck
growers in cooperation with the /,
Marion County Board of Trade, and
the meeting which was held in Ocala,
Fla, on August %, at which time
there was present representatives of ,
board of trade, vegetable growers, ex-
press and railroad representatives, it
was decided that a general meeting
be called for the purpose of forming
a permanent organization.
Aaatched hereto is a copy of the ,
constitution adopted at the meeting ,
which was held in Jacksonville on .
the date mentioned. 1t is requested !
that you endeavor to convene as early :
as possible such organizations as you ,
have in your county for the purpose ,
of fostering the interest of the truck ,
growers, and select someone to act
as a director from your county to
represent you in the bureau which
has been established.
Please endeavor to have this meet
ing as soon as possible and also furn- ]
ish US with the name of each organ |
ization in your county together with
the number of members therein, and ,
as soon as these organizations have !
been perfected and we are advised ]
OF all of the directors Of the bureau ]
from the different counties. it is ex- !
pected a meeting will be held at a ,
central point in Florida to complete
the arrangements for this organiza-
ion. 1t is very importtnt that
prompt action be taken on this mat
ter. We have assurance that it will
be the most beneficial thing that has
ever happened to the truck growers
in Florida.-Thursday's Times Union.