Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-20

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laws. The constitution and bylaws
we're read. and after some discus
sion were adopted by a unanimous
vote without change.
After considering a method of Sc
lecting a board Of directors il was
moved that a nominating committee
representing the eleven largest
vegetable shipping points in the
Valley present a list Of directors TO
the meeting.
Name Committee
The following committee was
named: Cleve Tandy, Brownsville;
+. A. Boyce, Donna; Fred Rosen-
koeter. San Benito-Los Fresnos; Joe
Yoemans. Rio Hondo; w. T. Hodge,
Harrington; 5. ID. Keiffer, La Feria;
u. W. Scoggin. Mercedes; A.. O.
Kohlberg, McAllen; ". W. Eubanks,
McAllen; Joe Burkhart, Alamo, and
W. j. Kramer. Weslaco. The report
Of the committee was unanimously
adopted.
The temporary chairmen then an
nounced that the shippers had no
further active part in the organiza-
tion except in an advisory capacity.
They can become associate members,
and the bylaws provide for licens-
ing dealers and the selection Of an
advisory board of licensed dealers.
This movement was started for
the purpose Of completing an or
%ganiZation ready 10 function, and
then turning IL over 10 the grow
ers," the chairman said. That has
been accomplished, and | believe the
organization will begin to function
next week"
Four Units Planned
While the designation Of head
quarters for the four proposed units
will be q duty Of the board Of d.
rectors, the suggestion was made
that San Benito. Harlingen. Wes-
laco and McAllen be so designated.
Tentative plans include daily meet
inEs of the shippers and growers
representatives at the district head
quarters throughout the marketing
season. and the first Of these meet
ings IS expected to be held next
week. The OBJECT of the meetings
is TO receive any report Of the
board of directors and TO discuss
all phases Of the market as we'll as
local conditions. These meetings
F'A ~ EfNh - 80 EARNNAH All
shippers.
The bylaws provide that at the
discretion Of the board Of directors
the districts so designated may hold
individual elections two weeks prior
to the general annual meeting Of
the organization, and that such cleo
tons or other action taken will be
accepted as action taken in the
general meeting. The object Of this
section, az explained BY the com
mittee. is to give every member a
voice in the affairs OF the organ
ization without going to some dis
tant point TO attend the annual or
special meetings.
Growers Only Voters
The membership fee was fixed AT
members. Members are designated
as any person engaged in the pro
duction, preservation or canning Of
agricultural or horticultural pro-
ducts. and in particular If engaged
in the production OF vegetable pro
duce and fruit" Each member is
entitled to one vote and no proxies
are permitted. the membership pres
ent at an annual or called meeting
constituting a quorum.
Those eligible 70 associate mem
bcrship. rs set forth in the bylaws
are:"Any individual, firm. corpora
ton or association t~ransacting bust
ness in fresh fruits and vegetables
or allied interests. including bank
ers and merchants" The associate
members have no vote in the asso-
citation.
Dealers will he licensed by the
board OF directors to handle the
produce Of the association, and the
bylaws provide that "the author
lied dealers or shippers employed
or licensed by the association shall
be required 10 pay into the treas
ury Of this association such sum as
may be designated by the board OF
directors from time TO time as a
license fee, and in no event shall
such license fee be in excess OF the
actual requirements Of this asso-
citation"
Distributing Committee
One Of the features OF the organ
~ization is the distributing commit
tee. which will perform practically
the same functions as the similar
committee Of the Valley Potato
ing committee will consist OF at
least three persons. and the follow
ing duties are delegated to this
committee: They shall at all times
look after the sale and disposition
If vegetables and other produce, and
shall discuss and look after matters