Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-15
NCONTROL
OF SHIPMENTS
OUTOF VALLEY
Growers, Shippers and
Bankers to Cooper
ate in Orderly Mar
keting of Crop
Especial to The HeraId)

Especial TO The Herald)
HARLdNCEN. Ter. Feb. l5--Ap-
pointment Of committee of nine,
consisting Of three growers. three
shippers and three bankers, which
will start work al once 70 check the
shipments OF cabbage out Of the
Valley in order 10 remedy the pres
ent low price. and which will also
start the work of forming o perm
anent marketing organization N the
Valley, featured the marketing
meeting held here yesterday after
noon.
This was the second meeting held
here. the first having been held the
previous Monday. At the meeting
yesterday close 10 200 persons.
about twice "a many as were At the
first gathering, were present, and
IL was necessary 70 transfer the as
sembly 20 the Baptist church audi
torium from the city hall, where II
was scheduled.
Committee Checks shipments
The committee Of nine viii hold
its first meeting here tomorrow
night, and will make recommenda-
tions % growers and shippers about
the movement or cabbage. AZ the
meeting IL was decided that no cf-
fort to cheek shipments today
would be mad, but that an efforts
would he made 60 stop straight car
let shipments OF cabbage out 81 the
Valley Wednesday and Thursday %
this week, and the action after that
viii BE- governed By the recon-
mendations Of the committee.
Appointment 0f this committee
was the result oi work throughout
most Of the day by other com
mIttecs. named after the first meet
ing here last week The general
committee, composed 0f a shipper,
grower and banker from every
city IN the Valley. met here AZ 10
o'clock In the morning 20 decide on
course Of action. All Valley cities
we're represented IN this COM
mfttce meeting with the exception
Of Pharr.
The general committee decided "a
select a committee Of nine. which
body was asked to meet AZ noon,
and work out a list Of recommenda-
tions to bc presented ~ the general
gathering In the afternoon Mem
hers or this committee were n. &.
Couch Of Wcslaco. l.. III. Thnmp-
son Of Harlingen. and X. > Cham
hers Of Dcnna. bankers; W. +. Nc
Davitt uf Brownsville. Robert dol-
lownv Of Donna. and A. 4. Brooks
Of Harlingen. shippers; and H. C
Wentz of san Bcnito, Fred Rnscn-
lroetter or Los Fresnos. aud Miller
Harwood of Harlingcn. growers.
Make Recon- snendations
This committcs met al noon yes
terday. and recommended that two
permanent committees be selected
at the general meeting. One on
thcse committees. 20 CONSIST ~
three bankers. three shippers. and
three growers, would work on the
present market situation. deyising
means 0f raising the price Of pro-
duca principally cabbage. The other
70 be selected in the same manne
from credit men. growers and NJ ~
psrs. would work on the organiza-
tion OF n marketing union in the
Valley.
The committee also recommended
that a charge ~ 10 crsits a car ~
made on an produce going out 81
the Valley. in order 70 defray the
expenses Of the organization. ~
which the only salaried office
would b. 4 secretary or manager
These recommendation were pre-
Scnted at the meeting. and the
first recommendation. suggesting
the committees. was adopted, al-
though no action was taken on the
latter recommendation.
Instead Of selecting two reparats
committees. the meeting decided e
select one committee. TO handle tbs
functions recommended for both.
A committee of four was then e
lecttd ~ nominating committee
"a recommend nine names 70 ths
committee. This committee consist.
ca of II. Il. Mentz Of san Benitc
and Miller Harwood of HarlinEcn
growers. X. :. Chambers Of Donna
lingen. shipper.
The COMMITTEES which they recon.
mrnded Was adopted II consists 81
the following. q. G. Vents. san BE.
nito. Miller Harwood. Harl.nEen
and Burt Schroeder. Donna. grow
ers: LLOYD II. Thompson. Harlin.
gen. Z. ii. Couch. WeSlaco: and N
Bcnson. san Bsnito. bankers; "
r NcDasitt. Brownsville: r. X
Stahl. Neslaco: and Robert Hoyt
San Renito. shippers.
The first meeting will be held
Wednesday night In this city. a
which time the committee will make
recommendation ~ shippers ane
growers about the movement q.
cabbage next week
All those M he general gather
ing. representing farmers. bankers
and shippers expressed desire Z,
form "A refmanens nrranixatian. ans
expressed willingness "a abide y,
me rules ~ snrh an nrgnaigaticn