Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-05

The recent mcrtIn. on the hlu hrhndt
Horticultural society a tSan Benito was
also \ meeting 81 the South Texas Garden
err. which adjourned N Brownsville m
August. A. y. Tandy. vice president 81
the Gardeners association delivered IN ad-
dress at the San Bcnito meeting. IN which
hc urged the Gardeners "a attend the next
meeting VI the association. Mr.. Tandy
said:
Perhap- al III YOU are mot aware that
last August the South Texas Gardeners
mt the adjourned meeting. called the next
meeting at san Bcnito "a meet with the
'Horticuliul -ociety on November p and
.2S.
We elected officer III the adjourned
meeting and Rex f.. Willard was elected
president and ! wa- elected wee president.
Mr.. Willard resigned. - ! am acting pre-
idcnt.
am here u outline the plans we may
wish To follow for our annual meeting next
summer Int TIE organization ~ Corpus
Christi IN 1906 il wu- ruled that each per-
son should pay n membership fees before
being enrolled IVY u member.
j can say think without coutradiction
that there ha- never hceu an orgauiza-
tion IN the Valley than can IN any way
compare with il N the good that Il has
done to the individual farmer. Cut ot "
has grown all the other organizations of
thr Valley. some -ay NJ bias done j noble
work. but that IT, day II over; that We
haven't tha need tor such organization a-
NJ ala then. But I -ay that III wc ever did
need such an organization. we surely 10
now. We can IA no better ! thiHk than tn
20 hack To the principle, that were III,
foundation, which were to make the orr
.uuizJtiou y school where every one wa-
both teacher and student.
No one knows NV much but that hc cam
LEARN more. and no one knows ~ little but
that hc can teach some One something. We
were al new IVY thc VALLEY and u was al-
most Ike the blind leading the blind. but
now after cight years IN thc Valley. we
have some VT thc scales luu~pncd on our
ewes. 20 we ought 10 be- better able t. help
each other and thc newcomers than wc
F. were then.
Our program wa- then al take MN thc
growing III every crop. hig and little, live
/ stock. hGe~. poultry. etc. ~ fact. every
thing III which the farmer were Interested.
80 everyone went 10 these meeting who
1, wished ID learn something about \ par
Z %ticular crop " live stock. or who had found
+ out something new and was willing. o.
n share hi- knowledge. du uoi believe
there could ~ amy organization that would
3 b. more helpful a. the turmcr- ui South
Texas. Then let- all WI u- rally around
! the Old South Texas Gardeners a%-~ocia-
4 tipn and make II what 10 should he. the
growers organization W.T. The south.
About the only change from the old
n rule that would suggest NV to cui ont the
II membership Tee for this year. aud make
/ every one who sill attend the meeting n
member. We have about 500 in the
Z treasury and | am sure II VIII cover the
N running expense TOR another year.
+ We 10 not want too many long speeches.
( hut give every one u chance ~ say q word
7 and place a- MANY wv thc program a- pos
, -iblc for short talks. We want a. MANY
specialists u- possible on hand. such un cn-
~tomoloui-i~. drainage expert. vctcrinar-
r ian-, etc.. -o that they can help M with
amy Trouble that needs expert advice. But
We do not want 20 give the whole time a.
discussing such subjects IN long windrd
speeches. | believe NJ can find enough to
keep n busy for a whole week. bat ! be-
licvc three day viii W. long enough for