Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-03
MARKET PLANS
RECOMMENDED
BY COMMITTEE
Report Will Be Present.
ed to Valley-Wide
Gathering at La Feria
Next Wednesday

LA FERIA, Texas, June 3.-Recom-
mendations for a complete marketing
organization of Valley growers to be
presented at the Valley-wide marketing
meeting on June 10, were agreed on
here at a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee yesterday afternoon.
The recommendations which will be
presented to the authorized delegates
for approval, include the formation of
commodity organizations to include at
least 80 per cent Of the growers in
the Valley, inspection Of all commod-
tiles, representatives in the eastern
market center, and many other import
ant provisions.
The organization is to be known as
the Lower Rio Grande Valley Market
ing Association Of Texas, according to
the recommendation of the committee.
commodity organization is to be
formed as soon as 80 per cent Of the
growers sign the agreement.
Officers Work Free
Other recommendations are that all
officers of the organization serve with
out pay, that cooperation between the
growers and the business interests Of
the Valley be promoted, that all prod
ucts be packed and loaded only after
competent and uniform inspection. that
the national and state governments be
asked for a regulation of the spread
between the grower and the consumer.
1t will also be recommended that a
committee of five be named to inyesti-
gate all truck acreages in the Valley,
and competing truck acreages during
the present season. Private capital en-
ployed in the building Of canning
plants, kraut and pickle factories and
cold storage plants will be encouraged,
and it is also recommended that all
members of the organization sell only
through the association or suffer ex-
pulsion.
The association would establish
agencies and statesmen in all the prin-
cpal markets throughout the country,
and all products will be sold for cash
at the loading point in the Valley.
Much Discussion.
1 All of the points which were finally
adopted met with discussion from the
committee members who were present,
| in order that they should be thoroughly
understood by all members of the COM
| mlttee. The provisions that all ship
ments be inspected, and that assistance
| of government inspectors be sought in
this respect was opposed at first, but
finally agreed upon.
| The committee of farmers came to
the conclusion that there should exist
/ cooperation between the shippers and
the growers in general way, although
| the marketing organization is to be
one of the growers only.
| Members of the committee present at
the meeting were T. w. Adamson Of
Brownsville; s. G. Whittlesey of Mis-
sion; c. c. Wentz Of San Benito; NJ.
T. Wiley Of La Feria, who is chairman
of the committee; and w. G. Baker of
4 Edinburg. Louis H. Alsmeyer and J. w.
Il kirkpatrick, county farm agents OF
Cameron and Hidalgo counties, attended
as advisory members Of the committee
and visitors present were o. s. Perkins
of Mission, w. H. Steffins of La Feria
and Harry L. Sexton of Mercedes.
\ The next meeting OF the delegate,
from Valley points will be held at the
La Feria high school building at 1C
o'clock Wednesday morning, June 10
with the public invited, but only tbs
delegates will have vote.