The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-05-19
MELON GROWERS MEET.
Farmers of Four Counties Meet to
Organize Marketing Bureau.

Quite an enthusiastic meeting OF
produce growers from Allendale,
Barnwell, Bamberg, and Hampton
counties met in Fairfax on last
Wednesday, May II, to organize
bureau for the purpose of giving TO
farmers better marketing conditions
for the products of this county. An
other meeting to perfect the plans OF
the association will be held at Falr-
fax on May 25, just after the conclus-
ion of a membership campaign that
the organization plans to begin on
next Monday, May 16. At that time
definite plans will be perfected and
permanent officers elected by the
association to serve the following
year.
The meeting at Fairfax on Wednes-
day was only temporary organiza-
ton. The county agent of Allendale
county, z. D. Robertson, presided at
the meeting. The morning session
was taken up with the discussion Of
different phases of the work of the
organization. W. W. Long, of Glenn
son, who was to have addressed the
meeting was unable to come on &C
count of a serious accident suffered
by his wife and necessitated her re-
moval to the hospital. District Agent
Johnson was present. He made a short
talk on the advantages of such or
ganizations to the farmers interested
in a product After Mr.. Johnson
talk the meeting was thrown open
for a general discussion. The ques-
tion of contracts came up and was
discussed from all angles. The bone
of contention was the idea of pooling,
or the stipulation in the proposed con-
tract that all melons be Jumped &C
cording to size, condition and quality.
It seemed to have been mistaken
idea that all melons regardless OF
these conditions would be pooled and
the price of all be the same. This
was obviously objected to strongly
because Of the fact that it would have
a tendency to destroy the incentive
to grow better stock of produce. The
fact was brought out however that
this was not the case but that the
principle of pooling would be guided
entirely by the size, quality and con-
dition of the product, and products
only of the same grade would be
pooled
AS a result of the contract discus
sion committee on contracts was
appointed at the morning session con-
sisting of the members of the Fair
fax organization of last year, Newton
Loadholt, Geo. D. Sanders, and j. f.
Lightsey, and, in addition, Bar
ney Owens, Dunbarton; J. D.
Brabham, Bamberg, and R. H. Walk
er, Appleton. This committee met
and went over the situation and re-
ported their conclusions at the after
noon session. The contract adopted
will be placed in the hands of the
printers at once and will be ready
for distribution in very short while.
A committee on organization con-
sisting of the officers of the Fairfax
organization and the county agents
of Allendale, Bamberg and Barnwell
counties together with J. E. Stead !
man, Denmark: r. H. Walker, Apple
ton; J. o. Griffin, Ulmer; H. ]. Hair,
Blackville; J. H. Hanna, Clifford, W.
H. Wilkie, Elko, W. B. Chitty, Olar,
and J. C. Mayer, Sycamore. This
committee will have charge of the
membership drive that will begin on
next Monday as stated. A handbook |
consisting of a copy of the contract
and other information in regard to |
the organization is now in the hands |
of the printers and will be ready for
distribution when the drive for new
members begins. A large member
ship is necessary to the real success
of the organization and it is the hope
of the association to sign up every
melon grower in this section, and they
ask the cooperation of everyone when
their drive begins.-Allendale Cltl-
zen.