Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-04
COOPERATIVE FAIR
PLAN IS APPROVED
Farm Bureau Committee Pre-
sents Acceptable Report
CONFIRMS LEADER STORY
Farm Bureau and Woman's
Club Will Lend Support


Cooperation for a greater Fitzger-
aid Fair, cooperative creamery, and
cooperation with Gamer now in op-
Grafton were discussed at the meeting
Saturday of the Ben Hill Farm Blu
reau. The minutes of the session
follow:
The Ben Hill County Farm Blu
reau met Saturday April 30th, at 2:3O
p. m. with M. Dickson, Chairman
presiding and ffty-two members
present. The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved and
the following business transacted.
Seek Lower Freight Rates
Among the communications read
by the Secretary, one in particular to
w. A. Adams, Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce from the
Hon. Charles R. Crisp in which he
stated he and the other Georgia rep
resentatives in Congress were using
their very best infuenne in securing
reduction in freight rates. This was
very gratifying to all members pres
emit
Mr.. I. M. Hyde, explained the op-
Grafton of his cannery and requested
the cooperation of the Farm Bureau.
This they promised and appointed
Mrs. S. M. Whitchard, c. A. New
conner, H. H. James and c. T. ~Ow-
ems, to confer further with Mr. Hyde,
as to the details to be worked out,
wherein the Farm Bureau could CO.
operate with him in this canning in
dustry and report at the next meet
ing.
| A cooperative creamery to be in
stalled in Fitzgerald was discussed
at some length and all present ex-
pressed keen interest in installing
plant of this kind. A committee
composed of ]. R. Kimble, Wesley
Swift, Raymond Davis and c. A.
Newcomer was appointed by the
Chairman to obtain information rea-
tive to the operation of co-opera-
tive Creamery and report at the next
meeting.
The committee which met the Fair
! Association cOr,DocoJ rs D S+oro
J. R. Kimble, ]. Horton Taylor, H
H. James, and Geo. Drexler made
the following report or recommends
tons which were unanimously adopt
ed after quite lengthy and interest
ing discussion:
Suggest Advisory Board
Report: "After due consideration
and deliberation, we recommend that
two representatives be appointed
from the Farm Bureau to act in con-
junction with one representative
from the Chamber of Commerce, one
from the Woman's Club, one from
the City School Board, one from the
Canning Club to be selected by the
County School Board and three rep
resentatives of the Fair Association
each representative to have equal
vote in electing general manager
and Board of Directors to govern
cooperative Fair to be held in Fitz-
gerald this Fall
1--WE further recommend that in
view of the fact, that the present Fair
Association now has considerable in
vestment in the way of fencing, build
ings, and other equipment necessary
to the holding of Fairs we agree that
all money left over after all premi-
ums and expenses are paid, be turned
over to the old Fair Association
composed of R. L. Jones, G. S. Will
cox and l. Gelders."
After an outline of the Club work
planned for the County by County
Agent, c. T. Owen an urgent re-
quest that all Farm Bureau members
cooperate in this work as far as
possible the meeting adjourned to
meet Saturday. May 9TH, at 2:30
p. m.
M. DICKSON, Chairman.
C. T. OWENS, Secretary.