Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-08
MEET ADOPTS
MINORITY PLAN
ON MARKETING
Constitution and By
Laws to Be Offered to
General Meeting to Be
Held Next September

. IArT SfEClAL ~ ne nERALD
LA FERIA, Texas, July 8.-Refusng
to adopt a motion to consider section
by section the report of the majority
committee on constitution and \bylaws,
the marketing organization delegates of
Valley farmers late Tuesday afternoon
did exactly the reverse on the minority
report, submitted by c. C. Wentz of San
Benito and t. W. Adamson Of Browns
vile. The majority report was thus
set aside.
The constitution and bylaws recon-
mended by the minority committee was
adopted section by section, with but
slight alterations, and after this con-
sideration was adopted as a whole.
The constitution and bylaws will be
submitted and recommended to a gen
eral meeting or the organization to be
held in the La Feria high school at
o'clock in the afternoon of the second
Tuesday in September. which will be
September 8.
A parliamentary tilt followed a mo-
tion by M. 7. Wiley of La Feria, chair
man Of the committee on constitution
and bylaws, to consider the majority
quickly followed with motion to con-
slder the minority report made by 0. s.
Perkins Of Mission, who had been seated
as representing j. L. Whittlesey of
the committee, seriously injured in an
automobile accident and unable to at
tend
Chairman w. c. Baker called for
vote on the majority report, over OBJ
jections from some Of the delegates,
who claimed that the minority report
should have been first considered.
Chairman Baker insisted on a vote on
the majority report, and asked for
vote of confirmation in his understand
ing of the parliamentary procedure un-
der fire. This was given, and the ma
jority report motion was taken up, and
defeated.
If, at the September meeting, 1000
members have been secured for the or
ganization, the association will be form
flcers and directors elected.
Those who join the organization will
be called upon to sign a statement read
ing as follows
We, the undersigned, hereby sub
scribe to the constitution and bylaws
of the Rio Gande Valley Marketing
Association, and hereby agree to abide
by and be governed by the rules and
regulations of said association.
We further agree to use our influ-
ence to get all growers among our ac-
quaintance to become members.
1T is understood that the first gen
eral meeting of the members of the as
| sociation shall be held at the audi
torium of the high school in La Feria,
Texas, at | p. m, the second (2nd)
Tuesday in September, and that if one
| thousand 10000 members have at that
time subscribed hereto the said associ-
alton shall be organized, and officers
and directors shall be elected at that
time.
ANY member of the association may
resign and have his membership can
celled by giving six (6) months written
| notice to the association"
The majority report was submitted by
W. c. Baker, chairman; NJ. T. Wiley,
j. T. Rogers, and cor Cured in by A. H.
Alsmeyer and j W. Kirkpatrick, mem
bers of the advisory committee. 1t fol-
lowed lines suggested by experts Of the
A. & M. College extension service.
| Speakers declared there were excellent
| suggestions in each report, and urged
that the two be coordinated as to their
! best features, and adopted. However,
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