Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-24
VALLEY FORMS
ASSOCIATION TO
GROW MORE FOOD
C. L. JESSUP OF BROWNSVILLE NAM.
Ed CHAIRMAN, AND LEROY LATIN
TER OF M'ALLEN IS SECRETARY.
ORGANIZATION ADOPTS RESOLUTION
ASKING CAMERON COUNTY TO
APPOINT A FARM AGENT.

The Magic Valley Food Products Asso-
citation has the honor of being the first
society with a patriotic motive to be or
|ganized in the Valley. The association
was formed AT a mass meeting of farmers
and business men held in Harrington yes
terday and is a further step in the CO.
operation between the farmer ana 20 the
government movement, inaucuratel by }.
W. Doyle, agricultural commissioner of the
Gulf Coast lines, a week ago.
BY unanimous vote, &. l.. Jessup of
Brownsville was elected chairman of the
association and Leroy Latinier of Meal
len its secretary. Mr.. Jessup il manager
of the Piper Plantation company at
Brownsville and has for the past several
years been identified with progressive Val
ley movements. Although a newcomer in
the Valley, Mr.. Latinier bears a reputation
a. a ''doer' in his nome state, Oklahoma,
and has held several state offices wherein
the farmers of the state were the bene-
ficiaries.
Yesterdays meeting, held in a motion
picture theatre, was attended by more than
ItiEoA's - t1AAVA ~
the Valley. The morning session was called
at eleven o'clock and a nominating com
mittee to suggest Il name and officials for
the permanent organization was selected
and instructed to report nj the afternoon
lsession.
DIR. ii. III. Harrington, agricultural agent
of the Gulf Coast lines, was among the
speakers. DR.. Harrington took the posi-
ton that there was a misrepresentation go
ing forth a. 10 the part the government
was To play in the movement. lie claimed
that an erroneous idea that the government
would finance the growing OF additional
crops was becoming current. The speaker
said that if the meeting was for the grow
ing of more food crops he was heartily in
favor Of il, but that he was against gov
ernment supervision.
Ed l.. Ayres, a government citrus fruit
expert who j. cooperating with the state
authorities in the combating of citrus
canker, made an interesting address, but
Explained that he was not authorized to
speak on behalf of the government.
The committees of two men from each
town in the Valley appointed at the
Brownsville meeting a week ago, were con-
tinued in office a. the representatives OF
each of the several communities and to
constitute an executive board. A meeting
of this board will probably be called by
Mr.. Jessup nj an early date to secure re-
ports on the available acrege in each COM
munity and at the same time, II l. hoped,
receive communications from the govern
ment a. 10 what products should be plant
led.
A resolution advising the government
that the Valley farmer are ready TO co
opratc along such lines a. the government
may Indicate and l. waiting instructions
of the government n to what 10 plant, was
adopted. The meeting also adopted a res
%olutlon 10 the governor of Texas and both
houses Of the Texas legislature requesting
that an appropriation be made TO continue
the services of government experts in the
fight against citrus cankcr and other in
sect pests.
The meeting also drew up a resolution
addressed to the county commissioners
court petitioning that steps be taken 10
see that Cameron county has a farm agent.
In behalf of the different resolutions and
IN behalf Of government cooperation many
interesting speeches were made during the
afternoon. Among the speakers were ".
J. Doyle, c. l.. Jessup, DIR. j. j. Morton Of
the Department of Agriculture, Mr.. Ayre>
of Houston, and DIR. Harrington of Kings
willie.