The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-29
TRUCK GROWERS
MEETING HELD
Much Interest Shown - Good
Talks Made-AnOther Meet.
ing Saturday, Nov. 1st.

In response to a published call, a
large crowd of representative farm
ers of Lincoln County and business
men of Brookhaven met at the City
Hall on Monday, October 27th, at
1000 o'clock a. m, to discuss plans
for organizing Truck Growers AS
sociation in this county.
F. F. Becker was appointed chair
man of the meeting.
c. L. Ivy acted as secretary.
Mr.. V. c. Youngblood, who has
had experience in the trucking in
dustry for years, was present in an
swer to an invitation to deliver an
address at this business meeting
spoke at length on the advantag-
es and disadvantages of truck
ing. He said that the re-
mark that he had once heard
that Trucking was IS per cent hard
work and Is per cent. genius" is a
very true one. He showed the farm
er that the expense of getting start
ed was such that it would not pay
him to go into this business for one
season only, but that if he was will
ing to have trucking as a side line
on his farm, and intended to stay in
this work in spite of reverses, and
was willing to cooperate in shipping
carload lots, that he would fnd
trucking as good a risk as cotton.
He particularly advised going into
this line of industry in a small way,
and making haste slowly. No man
should undertake more than two
acres unless he could furnish him
self. Mr.. Youngblood's talk was
straight from the shoulder and
was much enjoyed and appreciated
by all present.
]. M. Wood advised that every
farmer should make up his mind to
stay in the business for three or
five years, in order to profit by his
mistakes. Go in to win in spite of
everything. Mr.. Wood spoke on the
necessity of getting an experienced
man to do the marketing Of produce.
S. P. Oliver said that trucking had
not succeeded sooner in this county
on account of lack of cooperation
and financial backing. Mr.. Oliver
stated that hard work in general
farming, live stock, or along any line
is bound to succeed.
f. F. Becker showed that men in
the dairy business would never COM
pletely fail in trucking, because all
refuse could be fed to the stock. Mr..
Becker suggested that a Truck Grow
ers' Association be organized at this
meeting. j. w. McGrath moved that
a temporary organization be formed,
and that meeting be called for Sat
urday, November LIST, at the City
Hall at 1880 a. m, to organize a
permanent Truck Growers Associa-
tion for Lincoln County, and that a
copy of the bylaws which A. C. Da-
Wis had secured for this meeting, be
published and spread on the minutes,
thus giving our people a chance to
amend same as they see Mt. The mo-
tion was seconded, and duly carried
A. G. Davis stated that the time
had come when it was necessary to
make two blades of grass grow where
one had grown before, and that with
trucking as a side line, he saw nc
reason why Lincoln county should
not make great success in the bust
ness. He suggested Mr.. Meade Math-
is as good man to handle the ship
ping of truck.
w. M. Turnbough's talk was most
optimistic. Mr.. Turnbough insisted
that 1--WE are as good-looking, and as
smart as the people of Copiah, and
have just as much money, and there
is no reason why we should not dc
even better than they have done.'
He asked that each man constitute
himself committee of one to work
in this cause between now and Sat
urday, the LIST.
Mr.. Youngblood stated that he
would come here and take truck
from the farmers provided it is prop
erly packed and Grated according tc
specifications.
A rising vote of thanks was theT
given Messrs. Youngblood and Davis
and on motion duly carried, the
meeting adjourned, after which de-
lightful buffet luncheon was served
F. F. Becker Pres.
G. L. Ivy, Sec.