Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
CROWERSFORM
CO. OPERATIVE
ORGANIZATION
Twelve Local Units
Comprise Rio Gran
de Valley Vegetable
Growers Exchange

principal shipping points Of the Val
ley with a central organization
known as the Rio Grande Valley
Vegetable Growers exchange. which
maintains offices In Mercedes.
The cooperative movement, which
was inaururated during the summer
gained considerable impetus during
the early fall months. and the organ
ization now has a membership ex'
ceeding 1000. all Of whom are vege-
table growers, and controls approx
lmately 10000 acres.
Units Of the organization have
been formed az Alamo, Brownsville
Donna, Harrington, La Feria, McAllen,
Mercedes, Pharr, San Juan, Mission
and Edinburg, and the organization
also includes the Asparagus Asso-
citation Of the Valley. The C~alifornia
Vegetable Union. one Of the largest
national distributors Of vegetables,
has been employed as the marketing
agent for the organization. This
agency maintsins offices in ell the
largest market centers and has repre-
Eentatives az practically every dis
tributirg point in the United States.
Last year the organization handled
over rs, 900 cars Of vegetables and
fruit from the Rio Crande Valley,
California, Idaho and other vegetable
and fruit producing sections. APP
proximately 5000 cars n Valley
vegetables viii be marketed through
the organization this year.
Organize Local Units
The cooperative movement was
started with the organization Of To-
cal units. a membership fee Of $40
being charged. When a membership
Of several hundred had been Sc
cured the central organization, or
exchange. was formed. J. r. Brothers
OF Mercedes was elected president; III.
Caldwell Of Brownsville, vice-presi-
dent; II. o. Wyland OF la Feria.
second vice-president; ?. o. Fleuriet
OF Donna, secretary, and A. 3. Cron
of San Juan. treasurer. The central
body consists OF two members from
each unit elected by the membership,
and the personnel Of the c~ranizaticn
Is e. follows
Alamo-Buri stugard. T. r. seelye.
Brownsville-H. G. Stiles, H. Cald-
we'll.
Donna-L. ". Dillon, 2. o. Fleur-
let.
HarlinFen-A. r. Harwood, j. T.
Czll.
L. FerIs-H. ". Vessels, q. o.
Wyland.
MeAllen-J. B. Agnew. c. W.
Rogers.
Mercedes. r. Brothers, Martin
hamilton.
Pharr-J. Young. =. A. Gilbert.
San Juan-A. B. Cron, u. y. Boehn-
Mission-c. F. whittIesey, Al.
Eoltz.
Edinburg-Doc Hanley. o. y. Ken
pon.
Asparagus Ass'n-H. O. Englert,
WI ". Copeland.
The function Of the exchange a
70 make all contracts for the vari-
Gus units, 70 direct the harvesting
and marketing Of vegetables and "a
act in a general advisory capacity
between the local units and the mar
agency. All disbursements are
made through the local units.
viii COL valley-wide
One Of the principal features OF
re cooperative policies adopted ~
che organization "a the Naliev-wide
pool, which viii assure equal returns
members IN all parts Of the VAL
lev. Pools will he formed upon ail
commodities during the shipping sea-
Son, these pools 20 be weekly or
semi-weekly as the exchange NAV
At the termination ~ the
pool the returns will be prorated
among the members pa~rticiratinr
assuring equal returns to ali mem
1ers in an units.
A uniform accounting system has
,een adopted for all units. but Tire
accounting for the pools will IVA
handled through the exchange with
III disbursements made through the
units. This system. officials |
= the organization state. will siwnli- |
the pool accounting and win en-
bile the exchange 20 keen in close |
.ontact with the marketing agency
or the duration of each pool.
Adopt Standard Pack
The organization viii shin rrS.~
Rec Owl brand. which has been
Icopted IS the organization label /
standard pack has been adopt-
e. through the exchange a care
u inspectinn III the pack I'm each
4 the local packing sheds viii ~
n~aintained. and u II the object 81
he organization 70 make au rscts
imilar N every detail. This feature.
fficials state, viii tend 10 create
fider market for the o~reaniration's
rodDcts.
Through The exchange TIE mem
ers are also kept in constant toueh
nth the marketing situation through
ne medium ~ bulletins. They will
Q advised when to harvest ir order
, secure the most profitable returns.
nd II Is probable that acreare con-
rol will be adopted IN the future
perations Of the organization.
Al OF the local units have secured
acklng Sheds and the respertive
nits viii thoroughly grade rrs
tancardize their pack. Thrnnob
heir central body they will keen n
lose touch with the acreage. kar
and grading IN al other parts
the Valley, and efforts will be
lade to prevent the "gluttinr of
which has beer enc ~ 49,
sources Of loss ~ Yaiier
IN former years. Through
ieir marketing agency the members
rpect e secure . wide distribution
their production. ard the creation
new markets which viii assure
LetlfnSs
Representative A Mercedes
r. L. Hall. manager Of the Tex.s
Of the California Vegetable
nicn, has opened offices AZ Ner-
ides and will keep in close touch
Ith the Valley organization through
II the marketing season. Mr.. Hall
Il had extensive experience IN Tire
srketing cf vegetables. is well
iown throughout the Valley. and
4 work Is 20 direct the movement
vegetables from the various ship-
M points snd - keer the mem-
RS fully informed relative 70 the
arket situation.
The Valley organization. c~ocperat-
with their marketing agency, has
a movement 10 secure
material reduction or vegetable
eirht rates and 20 eliminate the So
lied ~bnleed pack Data is now
ing sampled BY the California;
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